The Catcher in the Rye

Description

First modern library edition with second state dust jacket with $1.65 price and 385 titles listed on the verso. Red cloth, gilt titles on black backgrounds, top edge stained gray. 19.3×12.3×2.4 cm. Modern Library. New York. 1958. 277 pp. + [3] pp. ads. Near fine with a very slight bump to the lower corner of the rear cover, tight and unmarked, in a near fine dust jacket. A nice early edition of Salinger’s famous American coming-of age novel. In 1960, an English teacher was fired for assigning this book to students, and it continues to be challenged for language, sexual content, and promoting rebellious behavior. weight: 0.7 lb.