Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Slightly scuffed, front board cracked, pages darkened from age; Generally a fragile but readable copy. Contains stories from O.Henry, Rudyard Kipling, Ellery Queen, J.D. Salinger and others. This is a WW II book published for the military members. Comics included. Decorated end papers.
Seller: Sheafe Street Books, Portsmouth, NH, U.S.A.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: This hardcover book is square and tight. The paper covered boards have wear to the edges and extremities. The pages have uniform toning, having no marks or folds. No dustjacket, as issued. J.D. Salinger's first appearance in print, "The Hang Of It". Front hinge is split, but strong. Color and B/W cartoons.
Seller: Next Chapter Books SC, LLC, Lexington, SC, U.S.A.
Price: US$43.60 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very good first edition, second printing. Free of former owner writing or bookplates. Moderate rub/wear to boards for age and some tone to contents, else very good. Contains "The Hang of It" by J. D. Salinger, his first commercial publication. Illustrated with color and bw pages. Small book, approx 4 1/2 x 6". Issued without a jacket. * (THIS BOOK IS IN OUR POSSESSION. WE SHIP MOST BOOKS SIX DAYS A WEEK AND WILL CONFIRM WITH TRACKING NUMBER FOR DOMESTIC ORDERS OR CUSTOMS NUMBER FOR NON DOMESTIC) *; Cartoons; 8vo; 336 pages
Seller: Abound Book Company, Overland Park, KS, U.S.A.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Humorous anthology for the troops; most noted for containing the first book appearance of a J. D. Salinger story, "The Hang of It". Second printing, 1943; first published the previous year. Blue & red hardcover, no jacket - as issued. Light wear to the corners, light stain to front cover, pages tanned; poignant inscription on dedication page: "Thanks for the book honey, it was very nice, you keep it for me now, Love Carl". Text clean; 336 pages, color & b/w drawings. Size: 4¾" by 6¼"
Seller: Bookworks [MWABA, IOBA], Beloit, WI, U.S.A.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardcover. 1943. Consolidated Book Publishers. 336 pages. The Hang of It story by Salinger. Numerous stories by known authors. Some wear to cover, else Very Good Minus condition. ; 24mo 5" - 6" tall; 336 pages
Seller: Book Gallery // Mike Riley, Phoenix, AZ, U.S.A.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Spine worn & chipped at head and heel; corners bumped and worn; rear hinge is cracked but strong. First J. D. Salinger appearance in print "The Hang of It". Missing original mailing box. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 336 pages
Seller: First Edition ,too Inc Bookstore, Moran, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: 4 ½ in. x 6 ¼ in. Second issue. Pictorial front cover, dark blue rear panel. Both black and white and color illustrations. The paper over the hinges is torn, and there are chips to the paper over most of the margins. The paper has browned over the years. Some pages have stains, and a few have small tears. There is a fair-to-middling chip to the rear free end-paper. The covers appear to have been pasted to the endpapers. This book was probably carried by a soldier as he performed his duties and no doubt read in the quiet hours.
Seller: Peter Keisogloff Rare Books, Inc., Brecksville, OH, U.S.A.
Price: US$77.25 + shipping
Description: 12mo. 336pp. Favorite stories, verse, and cartoons for the emtertainment of servicemen everywhere. frorm authors; Vincent Starrett, Rudyard Kipling, Damon Runyon, J. D. Salinger Ellery Queen, O. Henry, Elbert Hubbard and more. Comically illustrated in color and in black and white. The first edition was published in 1942. Bound in pictorial red and blue papr covered boards, lettering in red and white, spine lettering red. A very good copy with rubbing to spine edns and corners. , toning to leaves as usual.
Seller: Alcuin Books, ABAA/ILAB, Scottsdale, AZ, U.S.A.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition, second printing. 336 pp. Illustrated boards. Very Good with small chip to spine, light wear. No jacket, as issued. A WWII anthology that contains Catcher in the Rye author Salinger's first appearance in print, the short story "The Hang of It."
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Price: US$110.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: This hardcover book is square and tight. The paper covered boards have a bit of wear to the edges and extremities. The pages have uniform toning, having no marks or folds. The text is easily legible throughout. No dustjacket, as issued. J.D. Salinger's first appearance in print, "The Hang Of It". Color and B/W cartoons. Mylar protected.
Seller: Next Chapter Books SC, LLC, Lexington, SC, U.S.A.
Price: US$133.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Second issue (first was in 1942). This is J. D. Salinger's fisrt commercial appearance in print. Near fine condition with a trace of wear to the corners and spine ends, and some browing to page edges (as usual for this book).
Seller: Bruce Davidson Books, Arlington, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition, Second Issue. small octavo, red, white and blue pictorial boards, in original scarce printed mailing carton. 336 pp. Consolidated Book Publishers, Salinger's 4 1/2 pp. story, "The Hang of It," starts on p. 332. Also featuring contributions from, among others, Elbert Hubbard, Ellery Queen, O' Henry, Vincent Starrett, Ernest Thayer ("Casey at the Bat."), Rudyard Kipling, and Damon Runyan. The printed mailing container is addressed from 2nd Lt. Charles P. Inman to Pvt Harold H. Inman. Then 1st Lt Charles P. Inman was awarded a Silver Star with Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster for gallantry in action while serving with the 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division, on 2 February 1945, in Germany. The half-title has been inscribed and signed by the recipient, Harold H. Inman at the "Medical Detachment Station Hospital, Camp Reynolds, Greenville, Penna." With black and white, and color, illustrations and cartoons. Top one inch of front inner hinge weak, else fine, Mailing box scuffed but without tears. small octavo, red, white and blue pictorial boards, in original scarce printed mailing carton
Seller: Colophon Book Shop, ABAA, Exeter, NH, U.S.A.
Price: US$439.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition, second issue (with 1943 copyright), of this World War II-era collection of "favorite stories, verse and cartoons for the entertainment of servicemen," including Salinger's first appearance in book form. Small 8vo: 336pp, with numerous color and black-and-white cartoon illustrations. Publisher's red, white, and blue pictorial boards (issued without dust jacket), in original pictorial shipping carton. About Near Fine, rubbed with minor loss of color to corners and tips and browning to wartime paper; Very Good or better shipping box (unused), reproducing book's cover image, rubbed along all edges. Not uncommon, except in the shipping carton (as here), very few of which have survived. Slawenski, p. 38. Originally published in the July 12, 1942, issue of Collier's. Salinger's story, "The Hang of It," begins on p. 332, and was carried into battle by countless soldiers." (Slawenski) Also featuring contributions from, among others, Elbert Hubbard, Ellery Queen, O' Henry, Rudyard Kipling, Damon Runyan, and Ernest Thayer ("Casey at the Bat.") N. B. With few exceptions (always identified), we only stock books in exceptional condition. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. (Fine Editions Ltd is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association, and we subscribe to its codes of ethics.).
Seller: Fine Editions Ltd, Lancaster, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$448.30 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Second Edition 1943. "Favorite stories, verse and cartoons for the entertainment of Service men everywhere" This was a special publication issued for all US servicemen during the second world war. This issue is in it's original mailing box. This includes "Wine with a Lady" W E Johns. "The Hang of it" by J. D Salinger. Tiny rubs to the top and bottom of the spine from the box. This copy is unread. The box has some minor rubs but is clean and without tears. Complete including flaps. ***** MARCH 2023 OFFER. 10% DISCOUNT ON ALL OUR LISTINGS. CONTACT US.
Seller: Barely Read Books, Limpsfield, United Kingdom
Salinger, J. D.. The Kit Book. Consolidated Book Publishers, 1943.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Second edition, 1943. Near fine in paper covered boards (without dust wrapper as issued) and in the rare original illustrated shipping carton, which shows no evidence of having been mailed and is in near fine condition.
Seller: Bookbid, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$650.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: ____Starosciak=A.5.(2)____The first edition, second issue (1943 copyright vs. 1942) of Salinger's story "The Hang of It", representing his first appearance in a book._____ . _____ An anthology of stories and cartoons intended to be sent to members of the armed forces during WWII. _____ It is a fragile production and is usually found in marginal condition._____ . _____ The red, white and blue pictorial boards on this copy are fine and bright with just light wear to the spine heel. _____ The extraordinary condition of the book can be ascribed to its preservation in the very rare original mailing box._____ Designed as a self-mailer, the box repeats the cover design, though in more muted tones._____ . _____ This example was indeed sent through the mail and is therefore moderately edge worn._____ ._____There are a pair of birthday greetings written on a preliminary blank of the book. _____
Seller: Watermark West Rare Books, Wichita, KS, U.S.A.