Catch-22

by Joseph Heller 

First printing.  New York:  Simon and Schuster, 1961 

Hardback is overall in VERY GOOD condition, with a GOOD DJ under Mylar.

• Mid-blue covers are mostly clean, with white title at spine.  Boards show some exposure at periphery, edgewear.  Lower corners are bumped.  See photos.  
• Spine has white text and is bright with softened ends.  See photos.  
• Binding is strong. 
• Pastedowns and feps have some light foxing, staining. 
• Interior exhibits minimal signs of age and wear.  Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks.
• Text block edges have publisher's ink at head, untrimmed fore edges with foxing.  
• DJ is nicely preserved behind Mylar and is backed with archival paper.
• Illustrated DJ has some edgewear, chipped corners, closed tears and bumping, soiling and foxing, rubbing.  See photos. 
• PS2026.0701

443 pages. 5 5/8 x 8 3/8 inches

First printing.  Publisher's mid-blue boards with white title at spine, beneath original uncut dust jacket.  Complete, original, unmarked.  Binding is square and supple, boards clean apart from a little exposure around periphery.  Some light staining to end papers, interior is very fresh.  Text block edges are foxed.  Unclipped jacket shows price of $5.95, is now preserved behind archival Mylar.  Book condition is Very Good with a Good jacket.

Joseph Heller (1923-1999), an American World War II veteran who flew sixty combat missions, wrote Catch-22 over a period of eight years while working in advertising and teaching English at Penn State.  This anti-war novel, which masterfully critiqued military bureaucracy, war, and the absurdities of modern institutions, became a massive countercultural touchstone.  It is also the source of the phrase "catch-22," meaning a paradoxical, no-win situation.

Jacket design by Paul Bacon.

First printing, as per the copyright page. 

Please see photos. More photos available upon request.

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