J D Salinger – The Catcher in the Rye – First UK Edition – 1951 – Rebound In Full Leather
£950.00
A first edition, first printing, of The Catcher in the Rye, published by Hamish Hamilton in 1951. A very good book without inscriptions – sumptuously bound in full blue leather with five raised bands with gilt titling to the spine. Blue endpapers
A superb item and a beautiful production.Â
Partially published in serial form from 1945–46 before being novelised in 1951. Originally intended for adults, it is often read by adolescents for its themes of angst and alienation, and as a critique of superficiality in society. The novel also deals with complex issues of innocence, identity, belonging, loss, connection, sex, and depression. The main character, Holden Caulfield, has become an icon for teenage rebellion. Caulfield, nearly of age, gives his opinion on just about everything as he narrates his recent life events.
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A first edition, first printing, of The Catcher in the Rye, published by Hamish Hamilton in 1951. A very good book without inscriptions – sumptuously bound in full blue leather with five raised bands with gilt titling to the spine. Blue endpapers
Partially published in serial form from 1945–46 before being novelised in 1951. Originally intended for adults, it is often read by adolescents for its themes of angst and alienation, and as a critique of superficiality in society. The novel also deals with complex issues of innocence, identity, belonging, loss, connection, sex, and depression. The main character, Holden Caulfield, has become an icon for teenage rebellion. Caulfield, nearly of age, gives his opinion on just about everything as he narrates his recent life events.
