The first edition of this classic J.D. Salinger book was published by Little, Brown and Company in 1951. It was 277 pages long, and the original retail price was $3.00 . The first edition identification points are as follows: Black cloth decoratively stamped and lettered in gilt on spine. First issue jacket has Salinger's black-and-white photograph portrait credited to Lotte Jacobi on rear panel (very small, just above author's name.) Dust Jacket lacks Book-of-the-Month Club statement on front flap.
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 | Picture of the 1951 first edition dust jacket for The Catcher in the Rye. |
 | Picture of the first edition copyright page for The Catcher in the Rye. |
 | Picture of dust jacket where original $3.00 price is found for The Catcher in the Rye. |
 | Picture of the back dust jacket for the first edition of The Catcher in the Rye. |
 | Picture of the first edition Little, Brown and Company boards for The Catcher in the Rye. |
 | This is the first edition paperback published by SIGNET in 1953. |
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