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Chicago, Consolidated Book Publishers, (1942). Salinger's first book appearance, this being the first issue (1942), the state without the head and toe bands. Rubbing to covers; near fine in a near fine, lightly faded mailing box, (printed in red, black and orange rather than the later red, white and blue), which has a revised page count stamped over the original page count. The "2" in the copyright date, which in our experience is always battered, is more clearly visible in this copy than in most other copies of the first issue that we have seen. [#914680] $2,500

Chicago, Consolidated Book Publishers, (1942). Salinger's first book appearance, this being the first issue (1942), the state without the head and toe bands. Rubbing to the front cover and several abrasions or scrapes to the spine; a good copy in a very good, later issue mailing box, being the red, pink, and navy issue, listing 96 cartoons. [#035616] $2,000

Boston, Little, Brown, 1951. The second printing (July, 1951; same month as the first printing) of Salinger's classic first book, which stands as one of the great fictional accomplishments of 20th century American literature. Small strips of black tape attached to black boards, possibly from a previous jacket protector; still a near fine copy in a very good, supplied, early printing dust jacket with small chips at the corners and spine ends, a small blended stain at the spine base, and a light, illegible pencil note on an upper corner of the rear panel. A very presentable early printing, with a dust jacket from a similar early printing, being the correct height and with the Lotte Jacobi photograph of Salinger on the rear panel of the jacket. [#035617] $1,250

[Boston], [Little, Brown], [1951]. The Book of the Month Club edition of Salinger's classic first book. Includes the now-uncommon Clifton Fadiman promotional pamphlet, reprinted from the Book-of-the-Month Club News, and with two line drawing illustrations of passages from the book. Salinger was notoriously touchy about images of his writings, and he forced the paperback publisher to change its original cover that showed Holden Caulfield carrying a suitcase to the now-famous plain-text-on-a-red-background, so it is unusual to see visual images of Salinger's text. A fine copy in a bright, very good dust jacket with a small, internally tape-mended chip at the crown. [#035618] $1,000

NY, American Society of the French Legion of Honor, 1930-1938. The first 32 issues (Vol. 1 #1 through Vol. 8 #4) of this magazine edited by W. Francklin Paris and dedicated to fostering understanding between France and the U.S. Four volumes: half bound in green leather and marbled boards, with marbled endpages. Contents fine, but the leather is rubbed at the joints and ends, thus a very good set. [#600041] $450

Boston, Little Brown, (1963). Salinger's fourth and last book, two long stories of the Glass family. This is the third issue, with the dedication page tipped in after the title page. Spotting to top edge; boards mildly sunned and splayed; very good in a very good, spine-sunned dust jacket with a little wear to the spine. [#024185] $250

(n.p.), (Marble Arch), (1979). Dialogue continuity script for Kanin's television screenplay based on C.D.B. Bryan's 1976 nonfiction book. Friendly Fire chronicles the radicalization of a patriotic Midwestern family after their son is killed by "friendly" (i.e., U.S.) fire, and they try to get the details from a balky government, seemingly more interested in protecting those responsible than in honoring the dead. An important book, and film, for depicting the tide of mainstream political opinion in the U.S. turning against the war effort in Vietnam. Claspbound photocopied sheets; first page creased, otherwise near fine. [#035691] $175

Richford, Samisdat, 1980. An omnibus volume collecting the poems in his three earlier Samisdat pamphlets, along with new poems. Fine in wrappers. [#010351] $40

NY, Knopf, 2006. Signed by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#916044] $35

NY, (Brentano's), 1912. Seventh edition, revised and improved. Apparently, inscribed by the author: "Katharine Remsen Hunter/ with love from the author/ M.D. Hugen." If so, Faber is a pseudonym, and, in fact, Hugen has penned next to the printed author name, "happy to know," as though this were the translation of Felix Faber (felix meaning happy, in Latin; although faber does not mean to know, but then 1912 lacked Google translate). Dampstaining to boards; a good copy. [#035922] $35

NY, Viking, 1932. Letters of D.H. Lawrence, edited and introduced by Aldous Huxley. From the library of Horace and Gertrude Middleton, bearing Gertrude's name in pencil on the front flyleaf and with penciled notations in the text. A very good copy, lacking the dust jacket. [#035156] $35

NY, Simon and Schuster, (2013). Second printing. Inscribed by Shields.: "For Robert -- a good friend and wonderful writer -- Always, David." One light corner tap, else fine in a near fine dust jacket. [#035170] $30

(Perkasie), East River Anthology, 1976. Subtitled "Veterans After Vietnam," this anthology of poems by veterans focuses on their experiences after the war rather than on the war itself. Contributors include Bruce Weigl, Stephen Sossaman, Michael Uhl, Simon Ortiz, Gerald McCarthy, Ehrhart, John Balaban, and many others. Very near fine in wrappers. [#010323] $25

London, Chatto & Windus, (2000). Signed by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#916040] $21

London, Chatto & Windus, (1996). Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#916039] $21

London, Chatto & Windus, (1994). Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#916038] $21

(NY), Delacorte, (1992). Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#914877] $21

NY, Farrar Straus Giroux, (1993). His first novel, a mystery. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#914951] $21

(NY), Simon & Schuster, (1999). Signed by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#913077] $21

(NY), Simon & Schuster, (1997). A review copy, with review slip and promotional page laid in. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#916201] $21

NY, Simon & Schuster, (1996). Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#916200] $21

Chapel Hill, Algonquin Books, 1995. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#916389] $21

NY, St. Martin's/Minotaur, (2001). Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#913424] $21

(Pittsburgh), University of Pittsburgh Press, (1985). Winner of the Drue Heinz Literature Prize. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#915686] $21

London, Routledge & Kegan Paul, (1967). A novel set in the Caribbean island of Nevis. Inscribed by the author. Fine in a very good dust jacket with several internally tape-strengthened edge tears. [#022271] $20

NY, Warner, 2001. Advance Reading Copy. Very Good in wrappers. [#700778] $20

NY, Henry Holt, 1999. Advance Reading Copy. Very Good in wrappers. [#700779] $20

NY, Alfred A. Knopf, 2001. Advance Uncorrected Proof. Very Good in wrappers. [#706687] $20

NY, HarperCollins, 1993. Advance Uncorrected Proof. Very Good in wrappers. [#701033] $20

Lewiston, ID, Confluence, 1987. Advance Uncorrected Proof. Very Good in wrappers. [#701091] $20