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Chicago: Consolidated Book Publishers, 1943. Humorous anthology for the troops; most noted for containing the first book appearance of a J. D. Salinger story, "The Hang of It". Second printing, 1943; first published the previous year. Blue & red hardcover, no jacket - as issued. Light wear to the corners, light stain to front cover, pages tanned; poignant inscription on dedication page: "Thanks for the book honey, it was very nice, you keep it for me now, Love Carl". Text clean; 336 pages, color & b/w drawings.. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good. 4¾" by 6¼".

Chicago: Consolidated Book Pub, 1943. Hardcover. Good. This hardcover book is square and tight. The paper covered boards have wear to the edges and extremities. The pages have uniform toning, having no marks or folds. No dustjacket, as issued. J.D. Salinger's first appearance in print, "The Hang Of It". Front hinge is split, but strong. Color and B/W cartoons.

Very good copy with rubbing on the spine edge. The second issue (1943) containing J.D. Salinger's first publication - " The Hang of It"

Chicago: The Consolidated Book Company, 1943. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition, second printing. 336 pp. Illustrated boards. Very Good with small chip to spine, light wear. No jacket, as issued. A WWII anthology that contains Catcher in the Rye author Salinger's first appearance in print, the short story "The Hang of It.

Chicago: Consolidated Book Pub, 1943. Hardcover. Very Good. This hardcover book is square and tight. The paper covered boards have a bit of wear to the edges and extremities. The pages have uniform toning, having no marks or folds. The text is easily legible throughout. No dustjacket, as issued. J.D. Salinger's first appearance in print, "The Hang Of It". Color and B/W cartoons. Mylar protected.

Chicago: Consolidated Book Publishers, 1943. Hardcover. Near Fine. Second issue (first was in 1942). This is J. D. Salinger's fisrt commercial appearance in print. Near fine condition with a trace of wear to the corners and spine ends, and some browing to page edges (as usual for this book).

Chicago: Consolidated Book Publishers. (1942). Salinger's first book appearance, this being the first issue (1942), the state without the head and toe bands. Rubbing to the front cover and several abrasions or scrapes to the spine; a good copy in a very good, later issue mailing box, being the red, pink, and navy issue, listing 96 cartoons. Unless otherwise noted, our first editions are first printings. First Edition. Hardcover. Good.

Chicago: Consolidated Book Publishers. (1942). Salinger's first book appearance, this being the first issue (1942), the state without the head and toe bands. Rubbing to covers; near fine in a near fine, lightly faded mailing box, (printed in red, black and orange rather than the later red, white and blue), which has a revised page count stamped over the original page count. The "2" in the copyright date, which in our experience is always battered, is more clearly visible in this copy than in most other copies of the first issue that we have seen. Unless otherwise noted, our first editions are first printings. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine.

Chicago:: Consolidated Book Publishers. Inc.,, 1942.. First edition.. original illustrated paper-covered boards in publisher's color printed cardboard shipping box.. Some light rubbing to boards as usual; but a tight, fresh copy. The box is addressed to a soldier in Camp Lee, Virginia and has a few bumps and some light rubbing, but is in nice condition. . 12mo,. The 1942 first edition is extremely uncommon, and particularly so in the original case.

Chicago: Consolidated Book Publishers, 1942. Hardcover. Fine. First edition, first issue. Page edges a little browned as usual, a bit of rubbing to the boards, else about fine in papercovered boards (without dustwrapper as issued) and in the rare original illustrated shipping carton, which shows evidence of having been mailed, but is otherwise in about fine condition. This book of cartoons and short stories was intended to be shipped to fighting men away from home. Salinger's story represents his first appearance in a commercial book. Both issues are very uncommon in the original carton, the first issue much more so than the second.

Chicago: Consolidated Book Publishers, 1942. First edition, first issue. Numerous color and black-and-white cartoon illustrations. Oblong 8vo. Publisher's illustrated boards with some rubbing from being housed in mailer, some darkening to pages otherwise near fine. Original printed pictorial mailing carton; some spots of soiling, but generally very good and never used for mailing. Housed in custom burgundy half-morocco slipcase and chemise. First edition, first issue. Numerous color and black-and-white cartoon illustrations. Oblong 8vo. Salinger's first Book Publication, RARE IN MAILER. Salinger's contribution, the short story "The Hang of It," marked his first appearance in a book. He had written it to appeal to a wide audience with a new appetite for army stories. The story was first published in Collier's magazine in a full page illustrated spread, which he took as an omen of worldly triumph, before it was accepted in The Kit Book, a collection of cartoons and stories by Jack Leonard, Kipling, O.… Read More