Catch-22 (Modern Library #375.1) by HELLER, Joseph - [c.1969-70]

New York: The Modern Library / Random House. Good in Fair dust jacket. [c.1969-70]. Hardcover. A Modern Library edition of Heller's first novel: a hilarious and insightful take on of the futility of war, the title of which brought a new phrase into the English language. In red jacket with image of a large hand holding down a disrespectful figure with its thumb. --- In Toledano spine 14 / black cloth / silver spine titling / blindstamped front cover ml logo / blue and yellow Fujita endpapers / jacket style m, verso is blank. Though listed as a 1966 first Modern Library edition, this was published c.1969-70. ML #375.1. --- A partial split at rear of volume has been carefully reinforced prior to this listing, and with some sunning to upper edges of jacket and some soiling and foxing to textblock edge, else a sound copy. Fair-only jacket with a large open tear at head of spine, a little additional chafing to edges, otherwise a bright copy in removable archival mylar protector.; 12mo - 7 to 7-1/2 in. tall; 443 pages .