Catcher in the Rye, The – J. D. Salinger
NF Later Paperback

For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first paperback edition, later printing of The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger. First Edition stated, January 2001 Back Bay Books. Later Printing with single digit number line.

The exterior of this paperback edition is in Near Fine condition, with clean, illustrated covers with no creases, clean page blocks, mild surface wear, strong title on a square spine, a tight binding with no spine cracks, lightly rubbed spine ends, mild edge wear and lightly rounded corners. The interior of the book is in Near Fine condition with no marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership. The inside covers and the interior pages are clean and lightly toned.

The hero-narrator of The Catcher in the Rye is an ancient child of sixteen, a native New Yorker named Holden Caulfield. Through circumstances that tend to preclude adult, secondhand description, he leaves his prep school in Pennsylvania and goes underground in New York City for three days, grappling with feelings of loneliness, grief, and alienation. His search for something genuine in a world that feels insincere and superficial remains urgent and unmistakably modern.