![]() ![]() By the fourteenth printing (and perhaps earlier), J.By the nineteenth printing (and perhaps earlier), the price listed at the top of the front flap of the dust jacket is “$4.00” later printings increase the price further.Front flap of dust jacket still has the price “$3.00” at the top the exact horizontal placement of the price varies by printing.Instead it simply lists the printing number in italics like so: “ Nineteenth printing” By the nineteenth printing (and perhaps earlier), the copyright page no longer lists the initial publishing and later reprint dates.For example, the third printing looks like this: It also lists the number of reprints that month in parentheses if there were more than one. Through the fourteenth printing at least, the text lists the initial publishing month and year followed by the re-print month and year.The copyright page does not state “FIRST EDITION”.The applicable printing numbers are listed in brackets when known. 8vo black cloth boards with gilt lettering on the spine.Back flap of dust jacket lists “THE CATCHER IN THE RYE is a Book-of-the-Month Club selection” at the bottom (all versions have this, not just Book Club Editions).The back cover has a photograph of the author taken by Lotte Jacobi, and the top of Salinger’s head is slightly cropped off.Front flap of dust jacket has the price “$3.00” at the top, with the “$”, the “3” and the “.” directly above the “R” in SALINGER. ![]() HUNDRED WORDS MAY BE REPRODUCED IN ANY FORM WITHOUT The copyright page has the following text at the top:ĬOPYRIGHT 1945, 1946, 1951 BY J.– Book Club Editions’ Identification PointsĪll of the following points must be present to ensure a true first edition / first printing. ![]()
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