THE CATCHER IN THE RYE [Carl Van Vechten's copy]

FIRST EDITION, 8th Reprint, August 1951 (First Printing, July 1951) 8vo. black cloth hardback, gilt, in unclipped dust jacket with $3.00 price to front flap and Author photo to rear cover. 277pp. Bookplate of American author Carl Van Vechten to front pastedown. Light foxing to prelims, heavier to endpapers and foredge. Gilt titles to spine rather dulled but still legible. Light wear to top and base of spine. Original dust jacket sunned to spine and edges with some rubbing and edgewear including small areas of loss, creases and closed tears (please see photos). A VERY GOOD COPY in Good Dust Jacket.