The Catcher in the Rye by Salinger, J. D - 1951

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1951 First edition, first printing. Publisher's black cloth stamped in gilt to spine, with front flap of original dust jacket mounted to front pastedown, rear panel and flap of original dust jacket mounted to rear pastedown. A good copy with loss to bottom of p. 51 and 52, affecting a few inches of text, light soiling to boards and a touch of wear to extremities, spine gilt worn, front hinge cracked but holding at title page, rear hinge starting, rubber stamp of previous owner to front pastedown and front free endpaper, various pages with dog-eared creases, now flattened. A presentable copy of Salinger's first and only novel. The Catcher in the Rye tells the story of protagonist and anti-hero Holden Caulfield, a disillusioned teenager who flees his prep school to wander the streets of New York City. Almost immediately after publication, The Catcher in the Rye became both extremely popular and highly controversial. While many young people identified with Caulfield's teenage rebellion, critics were wary of the protagonist's explicit language and open questioning of his own sexuality. In 1981, The Catcher in the Rye was simultaneously the second most taught novel in American public schools and the one of the nation's most censored books.. 1st Edition.. Hard Cover. Good.