early printing, 1953.
published in 1953 by the reclusive j.d. salinger, this is a collection of short stories that 'all pertain to the lack of something in the world[...] and, owing to that absence, comes the spoiling of innocence, or else the triumph of innocence in death over the.....
twelfth printing, 1951.
in facsimile dust jacket.
boston: little, brown and company. 5.5 x 8.5 inches. 275 pages. hardcover. bound in black cloth-covered boards. toning to text block. scrattling throughout. very good. jacket condition: closed tears and staining to front panel.. 1.5 x 4.5 inch loss.....
first edition, 1961.
compiles j.d. salinger's short stories "franny" and "zooey" which were originally published in the new york times in the 1950s. the works follow the respective coming-of-age experiences of two sisters in the glass family. upon publication the book spent 26 weeks at the top of the.....