Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1963. First Edition. First Printing, third state, with dedication page following the title page. Octavo (21cm); grey cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; [viii],248,[2]pp. Gentle sunning to spine, upper, and lower board edges, upper corners gently bumped, with some faint foxing to covers and endpapers, and upper edge of textblock just starting to sag; Very Good. Dustjacket shows modest wear, gentle sunning to spine, a few tiny tears, faint foxing on verso, with some corresponding wrinkling at upper corners; Very Good+. Two long stories which first appeared in The New Yorker in 1955 and 1959. STAROSCIAK A42.

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Bookseller: Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 61617
Title: Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction
Author: SALINGER, J.D
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Place of Publication: Boston
Date Published: 1963
Bookseller catalogs: Modern Fiction;

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