Catch-22 by Joseph Heller - 1962

First UK Edition/First Impression with no mention of subsequent printings, housed in a later state dust jacket with 5 reviews instead of the 28 lines of text; A Very Good book in a Very Good dust jacket. A handsome and presentable copy of this first UK edition of the seminal World War II novel, consistently ranked as one of the great works of fiction of the 20th Century, and of course the origin of the term "Catch-22". This copy is in very good condition with a square tight binding, bright spine lettering over red boards, and clean, white pages throughout; the book does show some minor fading to the spine, some light shelf wear to the board edges, some mild soiling to the text block, and a few miniscule black dots to the back board, else near fine or better. Housed in a clean and bright very good dust jacket that shows some minor foxing to the back panel and flap edges, and some mild age-toning to the spine, else near fine or better. Overall, a nice, tight, collectible copy of this title; not price clipped (21s. net intact), and not ex-library; protected in a Mylar cover and will ship in a sturdy box.