Catch-22

Catch-22Catch 22 by Joseph Heller First edition, first printing, first state $1850. 00 Simon and Schuster, New York, 1961. A major highspot of 20th century book collecting. The book and dust jacket are in very good condition, clean internally, no owners signatures, bookplates or other marks. The back panel of the dust jacket has about a half inch chip to the top and the back of the dust jacket has also been scuffed on the back. Overall a very clean bright

References: Eckel pp

New Directions

Collectible very good condition

The Basketball Diaries by Jim Carroll

Author’s signature is laid in on purple paper with the usual multicolor and flourish which Kesey’s signature is known for and says “For Don: ‘Be your own tribe

Inscribed by the author “To Bill

Straus and Giroux

Far scarcer than the second state which has 18 pages of ads

The book is clean with no owner’s signatures with a slight roll to the spine

Inhale et Exhale by William Saroyan

The book has a very small bookseller label to the right corner of the front pastedown otherwise very clean

A Death In The Family by James Agee First edition