Description: WRITER/ARTIST: Jerome David Salinger (Manhattan, New York City, Cornish, New Hampshire, 1919-2010TITLE: Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: An IntroductionPUBLISHER: Little, Brown, 1959DESCRIPTION: First edition, first printing of J. D. Salinger's short stories Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction published by Little, Brown and Co. in 1959. This is the third state of the first edition with the dedication page coming after the copyright page. 8.75" x 5.75" 248 pages. CONDITION: The book is in Near Fine condition with a Good+ Dust Jacket. The spine is square and straight. The gilt lettering on the spine is bright and clean. The unclipped dust jacket is in good condition with a rip to the front top edge and loss and chipping to the upper and lower edges of the dust jacket, particularly at the spine, see photos. There are no internal markings, very bright and clean inside. There is no previous owners bookplate or markings. Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Dark gray covers on this stated 1st edition. Gilt lettering on the spine. The binding is tight, the book and text are clean and without previous owners' markings. Seymour on page 173. Not price clipped and in archival sleeve. First edition of this collection of two novellas by the author of The Catcher in the Rye. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters is written with a dazzling, almost showy, technical brilliance. Its dialogue is expert, it's satirical comedy amusing, its style fluid and graceful. Photos are of the actual item being sold and they are to be considered part of the description. We consider all offers in relation to current market values and we try to respond almost immediately. Your purchase will be packed carefully and shipped quickly. We are available 7 days a week. Please see other listings for books and collectibles that might be of interest to you and follow North*Star*Collectibles as we post new items every week. Thank you for looking and come again soon,North*Star*Collectibles
Price: 250 USD
Location: Newton Center, Massachusetts
End Time: 2024-05-04T18:58:54.000Z
Shipping Cost: 7.95 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket
Author: J.D. Salinger
Publisher: Little Brown
Topic: Literature
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Original/Facsimile: Original
