Catch-22 by Heller, Joseph - 1961

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1961. 443pgs. Stated first printing. Blue Cloth, white lettering on spine. Darkening to the top and bottom edges of the spine, light toning to the pages, top edge has minor soiling. Unmarked, clean copy. Unclipped blue and white jacket with red figure has original $5.95 price on the lower front flap.There are chips on the top and bottom edges as well, another 1/4 of the way up from the spine bottom, and loss along the top of the front and rear panels..In mylar sleeve. "Catch-22 follows Captain John Yossarian in his exploits as a bombardier (that is, a member of a fighter plane crew that is in charge of aiming and releasing bombs) in the U.S. Air Force during World War II. Yossarian has one wish: to survive the madness of war. . Often cited as one of the most significant novels of the twentieth century,] it uses a distinctive non-chronological third-person omniscient narration, describing events from the points of view of different characters. The separate storylines are out of sequence so the timeline develops along with the plot." . First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Octavo.