catcher rye de j d salinger, Tapa dura, Original o primera edición (77 resultados)

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing. A spectacular First Issue dustjacket that has the publisher's $3.00 printed price correctly aligned on the front flap. This ORIGINAL dustjacket is vibrant in color with NO restoration. The book is bound in the publisher's black cloth and is in fabulous condition. The book appears UNREAD. The pages are exceptionally clean. There is NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A superb copy.

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. First Edition. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. Salinger, J.D. THE CATCHER IN THE RYE. Signed. Boston: Little Brown, 1952. A fine SIGNED copy of the March, 1952 reprint of the first edition. [The first issue was July, 1951]. 8vo., 277pp., black cloth, gilt. Salinger's remarkable first book, neatly signed in black fountain pen at the top of the title page. An excellent example of Salinger's elusive signature - The binding is fine; the dustwrapper very good or better with the $3.00 price present & nine reviews on the back panel replacing Salinger's photo after the first few early printings at his insistence. Custom clamshell case in very fine condition. The probable High Spot in Modern American Lit collecting, "The Catcher In The Rye is undoubtedly a 20th-century classic. It struck a popular note, particularly with young readers, who strongly identified with Holden Caulfield and his yearning for lost innocence. Salinger's novel was, and continues to be, a phenomenal success" (Parker, 300). "This novel is a key-work of the nineteen-fifties in that the theme of youthful rebellion is first adumbrated in it, though the hero, Holden Caulfield, is more a gentle voice of protest, unprevailing in the noise, than a militant world-changer. The Catcher in the Rye was a symptom of a need, after a ghastly war and during a ghastly pseudo-peace, for the young to raise a voice of protest against the failures of the adult world. The young used many voices-anger, contempt, self-pity-but the quietest, that of a decent perplexed American adolescent, proved the most telling" (Anthony Burgess, 99 Novels , 53-4).

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing with the words "FIRST EDITION" printed on the copyright page. Later editions do not state "First Edition" on the copyright page. This copy is SIGNED by J.D. Salinger on a sales receipt for four books that he bought from the Dartmouth Bookstore in Hanover, NH on August 22, 2001. The bookstore was near his home. This ORIGINAL dustjacket that is rich in color with minor repair. The book is bound in the publisher's cloth and is in excellent condition with minor wear to the spine and edges. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning and the pages are clean. There is NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A wonderful copy SIGNED by the author with a Letter of Authenticity examined by PSA/DNA on February 27, 2020. We buy Salinger First Editions. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Jerome David Salinger (1951) The Catcher in the Rye , US first edition, first printing, published by Little, Brown and Company. Together with an original Salinger letter, signed by him. First issue dust jacket fullfilling all three first issue points: 1) Salinger s photograph appearing slightly cropped on the rear panel; 2) the photograph portrait is credited to Lotte Jacobi; and 3) the $ and 3 of the price is positioned directly above the shoulder of the R. The letter: typed letter signed in full as J.D. Salinger , written to his copy editor John E. Woodman at Little, Brown and Company. Measuring 8.5 inch x 11 inch; on one leaf of watermarked Corrasable Bond paper, R.D. 2, Windsor, VT, dated October 14, 1962. Within, the author acknowledges receipt of page proofs for Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction . Accompanied by the original transmittal envelope bearing philatelic markings and letter-opened at left. Featuring expected letter folds to typed leaf, with minor creasing throughout. Together with a photocopy of Woodman s original letter to Salinger dated four days earlier describing the proofs as remarkably clean , and praising its contents. Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: an Introduction , was the final book-length work of fiction published in Salinger s lifetime. It is comprised of two novellas set seventeen years apart, and are both concerned with Seymour Glass, the eldest son of Salinger s fictional Glass family. Originally published in the New Yorker in 1955 and 1959, the two stories were reprinted as an anthology by Little, Brown and Company in 1963, just months ahead of the present correspondence. Condition of the book: a near fine copy and very close to fine for the harshest of judges. There are no previous owners inscriptions, no stamps, no bookplates. No bumps to the boards, no lean. The lettering on the spine is NOT rubbed out and clearly legible. Endpapers clean. The dust jacket is in amazing condition and one of the best we have ever seen. Crucially, this is in the original state with NO restorations whatsoever. It is not price clipped, clean with no tears, no chips, no rubbing. Light browning to spine commensurate with age and no fading of the red colour. A beautiful copy. The Catcher in the Rye needs no introduction. Being read in schools, it is one of the landmark novels of 20th century American fiction with global sales exceeding one million copies anually. It has defined and captured the timeless mood of teenage existential angst and that is why the novel has retained its fascination to young readers around the globe to date. First and Fine. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. First edition. Fine in near fine dust jacket with some toning at the spine, a minute scrape near the bottom of the spine and light general edgewear, mostly at one rear corner. Salinger's first book, a post-war highspot and one of the most widely read and beloved coming-of-age novels ever written. *Burgess 99*.

Hardback. Condición: Near Fine. First Edition. A First Edition, First State copy of the iconic American classic, the famed coming of age novel. A solid, collectible copy in its Very Good Plus original dust jacket. Beautifully presented in a custom clamshell box which duplicates the book's iconic dust jacket. Very Good Plus with minor chips.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing, First State Jacket A superb copy of this title in an also superb unrestored FIRST STATE first printing dust jacket. Beautiful vibrant clean fine book with a beautiful FIRST STATE near fine vibrant original dust jacket. With all relevant issue points, including original price (in the correct place on the flap, the dollar sign is above the shoulder of the letter "R" instead of being on the heel of the "R"), Salinger's hair touching the upper edge of the rear panel, and "First Edition" stated on the copyright page. The book is in exceptional condition for this title which otherwise is normally found with the gilt completely faded/oxidized to brown. The book has sharp corners and no edgewear. The binding is tight and square. The end papers are clean and bright. The end papers have no inscriptions, no book plates and no bookstore stamps. The interior pages are clean, and unusually bright, with no marks, no stains, no handling marks, no bent pages and no writing, and the outer page block remains bright. An overall solid, beautiful, clean book. Please see images. The original unrestored stunning first edition, FIRST STATE jacket is the correct first issue with the cropping of Salinger's head on the rear panel, with Salinger's hair barely touching the upper edge and the correct placement of the price on the front flap. The jacket has strong vibrant colors with the spine color remaining a strong, vibrant red. The jacket has no edgewear but a few tiny chips to the top of the spine and upper tip of one flap fold, otherwise, no chips, no stains, no rubbing, no rips, no fading and no foxing. The dust jacket is NOT Price clipped and has a stated price of $3.00 on the inside front flap, and is the FIRST state with no space above Salinger's head. Striking dust jacket! Please see detailed images. A superb example of this title with a stunning first state dust jacket. Presents beautifully on the shelf. ADDITIONAL IMAGES AVAILABLE UPON REQUETS. Please see our ABE store for other landmark first printing titles.

Review copy of the first edition of Salinger's debut novel, a cherished portrait of adolescence and one of the most widely banned books ever published. Octavo, original black cloth with gilt-lettered spine. Review copy, with the release slip laid in, near fine in a very good first issue dust jacket with the rear panel photograph of Salinger. Jacket design by Michael Mitchell. Author photograph by Lotte Jacob. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box by the Harcourt Bindery. Founded over a century ago in 1900, the Harcourt Bindery is the oldest and largest traditional bindery in America exclusively devoted to fine traditional leather bookbinding by hand. An exceptionally rare review copy. "The Catcher in the Rye is undoubtedly a 20th-century classic. It struck a popular note, particularly with young readers, who strongly identified with Holden Caulfield and his yearning for lost innocence⦠Salinger's novel was, and continues to be, a phenomenal success" (Parker, 300). "This novel is a key-work of the 1950s in that the theme of youthful rebellion is first adumbrated in it, though the hero, Holden Caulfield, is more a gentle voice of protest, unprevailing in the noise, than a militant world-changer⦠The Catcher in the Rye was a symptom of a need, after a ghastly war and during a ghastly pseudo-peace, for the young to raise a voice of protest against the failures of the adult world. The young used many voicesâ" anger, contempt, self-pityâ" but the quietest, that of a decent perplexed American adolescent, proved the most telling" (Burgess, 99 Novels, 53-4).

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. "Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger. Little Brown, Boston. 1951 first American edition first printing. Book and first issue dust jacket in very good condition. 8vo. Original black cloth (some spotting and discoloration to pastedowns and gutters, block edges very slightly spotted); original first issue dust-jacket printed in red, black and yellow with cropped photograph of Salinger on rear cover, flap priced at $3.00 (a few repairs to verso along top edge and front flap fold, spine panel lightly faded with small dampstain near foot, flap folds a little rubbed, some light spotting on verso); housed in quarter morocco folding case. The novel's protagonist, Holden Caulfield, has entered the pantheon of American literary heroes. "The Catcher in the Rye was a symptom of a need, after a ghastly war and during a ghastly pseudo-peace, for the young to raise a voice of protest against the failures of the adult world. The young used many voicesanger, contempt, self-pitybut the quietest, that of a decent perplexed American adolescent, proved the most telling" (Anthony Burgess, 99 Novels, pp. 53-54). One of the most important modern novels to collect, especially rare in first issue dust jacket and in good condition.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st Edition. The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger First Edition in original dust jacket Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1951. First edition, first issue dust jacket. 277 pp. Bound in publisher's black cloth with gilt spine lettering. Near Fine with typical rubbing to spine lettering and very subtle bow to front board, in a pictorial dust jacket with no fading. Minor scuff marks on the back of the dust jacket, as can be seen in the photos.

First edition, first printing; 8vo; ownership inscription to front free endpaper, else unmarked internally; publisher's black cloth, design and titles to spine gilt, with the unclipped pictorial dustjacket, corners and spine ends chipped with loss, small nick to front fold, slightly toned, particularly to spine, some creasing to extremities, else very good. The author's landmark first novel and truly one of the great American classics. Salinger spent the rest of his career trying to live up to this extraordinary 'coming-of-age' novel.

1919-2010). The Catcher in the Rye. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1951. First edition, in first issue dust jacket. Octavo (7 11/16 x 5 1/4 inches; 196 x 135 mm). [8], [1]-277, [1, blank] pp. Publisher's full black cloth. Spine lettered in gilt. Boards with some light glue residue to top and bottom edges. Glue residue from bookplate removal on front and back pastedown. Library stamps for "Beverly Book Shelves Rental Libraries" on front and back free endpapers as well as to bottom margin of page 71, only touching page number. Some very light soiling to top margin of page 3, not affecting text. In a first issue dust jacket printed in red, black and yellow with cropped photograph of Salinger on rear cover, flap priced at $3.00. Some wrinkling to front panel and small minor chipping along top edge. Some minor toning to bottom edge. Old adhesive remnants to front sides of both flaps and some minor paper damage to inside of flaps. Still a very good copy in a very good, unfaded jacket. HBS 68504. $7,500.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. 1st Edition. First edition (so stated), first issue with back panel portrait of Salinger credited to Lotte Jacobi and "$3.00" on the front flap. Octavo. Original black cloth stamped in gilt. Dust jacket designed by Michael Mitchell (unclipped; tiny chips to head and tail of spine and to corners; few small chips; front flap detached at fold). Very good. 277 pages. Enclosed in a red and black leather drop box. No signatures or bookplates.

Black Cloth. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine Dustjacket. First Edition (stated). Stated First Edition, 8 1/8" Tall (Taller Than Some Other Copies Stating "First Edition"), 1 5/16" Thick (Thicker Than Some Other Copies Stating "First Edition"). The Book Is Tight And Clean, No Marks, Without Marks Or Damage, Just A Tiny Point Of Fraying Of Cloth At Each Of The Two Lower Tips, A Little Wear/Dulling To The Spine Gilt And A Little Rubbing/Bumping To The Ends Of The Spine. Dust Jacket With The Portrait Of Salinger On The Rear Panel, And With The $3.00 Price On The Front Flap, Second State With Slight Space Between Top Of Head And Top Of Dust Jacket (Apparently The First Issues Of The "First Edition" Were Slightly Shorter And With Cropping Of Salinger's Head In The Photograph On The Dj). The Dust Jacket Is Spectacular, No Chipping Or Tears, Without Restoration Or Cleaning Of Any Kind: No Fading To Orange-Red Or Yellow Colors On Spine And Front Panel, The Red On Both Spine And Front Panel Being An Even Bright Red, And The Author's Name On Spine Being The Same Bright Yellow As The Title On The Front Panel. There Is Not Any Sign Of Wear At The Top Of The Spine Panel, And It Is Still Crisp. The Jacket Has 1/8" Light Age Toning To The White Color Along The The Lower Edge Of Front Panel, To Top And Lower Edges Of White Flaps, And Within A Somewhat Larger Area Around All Edges Of The Photograph. There Is A 1/8" Rub At The Upper Right Tip Of The Front Panel, But No Other Rubs To The Color. There Is Almost Imperceptible 1/8" Bumping To Lower Edge Of Spine, And Slight Waviness Along The Very Bottom Edge Of The Front Panel (Without Damage To The Paper] In The Area With Age-Toning (Possibly Due To Storage In An Older Dust Jacket Protector). Scarce In This Un-Restored, Un-Torn And Un-Chipped Jacket.

Hard Cover. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Dust Jacket. First Edition. (London: Hamish Hamilton 1951). First UK Edition in First Issue dustwrapper priced 10s 6d net to the inside flap. Publisher's blue boards with silver lettering to the spine. A bookseller's ticket to the front paste-down otherwise a fine (or better) copy in a in a fine dustwrapper with the back panel creamy-white. No wear, tears or pieces missing. A particularly nice copy. Surprisingly, given its status in American literature, "Catcher in the Rye" has never been made into a movie. Time magazine included the novel in the list of the 100 Best English-language novels written since 1923, and publisher Modern Library included it in its list of the 100 Best English-language novels of the 20th century. A classic novel that explores the themes of alienation, rebellion, and identity in post-war America. Photographs/scans available upon request.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st Edition. HARDBACK - A fine book, bound in the publishers blue cloth boards with bright silver lettering present to the spine. Internally, the page block and inner text are very clean indeed with no foxing or finger marks inset. Free of any previous owner names or inscriptions. The dust wrapper is also in fine condition with no loss or tears, and with no fading to the spine. Miniscule rubbing to the spine tip, else a super example with the publisher's printed price of 10s.6d net present to the front flap.

First Edition. Faint tape marks on the cover cloth; bookplate on the rear endpaper; very good in a jacket with minor wear and chipping and a thumbnail-sized chip at the bottom of the back panel. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Scarce pirated edition from 1967 with the original jacket. Very nice. Far less common than the US first edition.

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. 1st Edition. Bound in publisher's black cloth with gilt spine lettering. Toned strip on back pacge from former bookmark having been left there. Clipped first issue dust jacket with the rear panel photograph of Salinger credited to Lotte Jacobi with Salinger's hair touching upper edge of DJ in archival cover,edge wear, chips, spine slightly sunned.

First printing. First UK edition of this enduring portrait of adolescent angst. Divisive since it was published (when James Stern famously mocked CATCHER in his NEW YORK TIMES review by writing in the voice of Haulden Caufield), Salinger's novel of a teen's adventures and alienations in New York City remains equally beloved and denounced. One of the most widely banned books ever published, it has been both scapegoated as a template for deranged gunman (like Mark David Chapman) and praised as a "perfect book" (Adam Gopnik). These tensions continue to drive its popularity and importance, and CATCHER regularly appears on the lists of the best novels of the 20th century. This first UK edition includes Fritz Wegner's evocative illustrated jacket design. 7.25'' x 4.75''. Original full blue cloth. In original unclipped (10s. 6d. net) jacket designed by Fritz Wegner. 256 pages. Jacket mildly edgworn, some minor foxing. Rubbing to folds and spine panel. Boards slightly bowed, some touches of foxing and shelf soil to edges. Else sound and bright overall. Very good plus in very good plus jacket.

159 pp.277 pp. 8vo, publisher's black cloth in dust jacket priced $ 3.00. First edition, second printing. Corners bumped; gilt lettering on spine oxidized; tiny areas of insect damage to the surface of the cloth; otherwise very good. The jacket, a few millimeters shorter than the volume, has not been supplied. There is a chip at the top of the backstrip (not affecting any lettering), a snag to the backstrip below the author's name, and a short closed tear at the bottom of the front joint fold. Nevertheless, a bright attractive example of the second printing, which appeared in the same month as the first.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. 1st Edition. Stated first edition, 8vo, 277 pp. Ex-library copy of this classic from Salinger. Good condition with ffep removed and front pastedown partially torn at hinge. Library copy stamp to bottom of page block edge else clean and complete internally. Jacket good with a large chip from top edge of front panel, measuring approximately 2.5 x 1.5" and consisting of "Catc" of Catcher. A small portion of this is laid in for potential conservation. The jacket is also trimmed 1/4" along top and bottom edges, and glued to the boards at flaps. There are a few tears and some toning to flaps. The spine is darkened and shows some rubbing along the joints. The front panel colors remain bright. Original price of $3.00 in tact. An honest copy of the first edition of this iconic work. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

A splendid copy in gleaming finely woven black cloth stamped brightly in gold on the spine. Clean and crisp throughout, printed on white creamy paper; with the exception of a faint thumb- smear in the margin of p. 215, not affecting any text. This is a Lending Library Copy from "University Libraries of Cambridge, MA." With 3 rectangular stamps on the front paste-down and the front endpaper: (University Libraries) and (5Cents a day). The rear paste-down shows some abrasion where the dust jacket was removed. In the original, dust jacket with the iconic Lotte Jacobi photo of J.D. Salinger on the rear panel. The jacket has been trimmed along the botom edges but not at the top. With some tape residue at the bottom of the spine. A striking jacket, nonetheless. The volume presents handsomely upon the shelf. The Catcher in the Rye is a 1951 novel by J. D. Salinger. A controversial novel originally published for adults, it has since become popular with adolescent readers for its themes of teenage angst and alienation. It has been translated into almost all of the world's major languages. Around 1 million copies are sold each year with total sales of more than 65 million books. The novel's protagonist Holden Caulfield has become an icon for teenage rebellion. The novel also deals with complex issues of innocence, identity, belonging, loss, and connection. The novel was included on Time's 2005 list of the 100 best English-language novels written since 1923, and it was named by Modern Library and its readers as one of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. In 2003, it was listed at #15 on the BBC's survey The Big Read. (Wikipedia) First Edition with "First Edition" slug on the copyright page and no subsequent printings listed.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st Edition. Franklin Watts Inc. New York. 1951 (1967). 277 pages. First Large Print edition, first printing. The reason this is so rare is because Franklin Watts made these editions for libraries, so to find one without library markings is uncommon. To find one in Fine condition in its rare original DJ in like condition, it's just unheard of. Book and DJ are fine. Binding and hinges are strong and sound. Orange cloth is bright. Pages and endpapers are bright and clean. Pre-barcode and ISBN, as edition was using sbn. Original DJ with $8.95 price intact on flap. A minor, tiny touch of shelf-rubbing at tips (barely.) DJ has a tiny, tiny closed edge tear. An absolutely stunning, rare first printing of the Large Print edition; in Fine/Fine condition. Rare.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good+. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good+. 1st Edition. HARDBACK - A very good or better book bound in the publisher's navy blue cloth boards with bright silver lettering to the spine. There is a slither of fading to the spine tips where the dust wrapper has chipped slightly over the years, also with a little ghosting to the spine. Internally, the pages are clean and fresh, free of any previous owner names or inscriptions. There is light foxing to the closed text block that encroaches slightly to the edges of a couple of the inner pages, but the inner text is clean also with no page toning. The dust wrapper is also in very good or better condition with shallow chipping to the spine tips, more so to the upper spine tip. There is also light chipping to the corners of the front and rear flap folds. A very clean dust wrapper with the publisher's printed price of 10s.6d net present to the bottom corner of the front panel.

First Edition, First Printing. First edition, first printing - with "FIRST EDITION" stated on the copyright page. Comes with a brand new facsimile (reproduction) dust jacket for protection and display. Measuring approximately7.5" x 5", with 252 numbered pages. This book is in good plus condition. Gilt lettering on the spine is partially faded. Moderate surface wear and staining to the original black cloth boards. Cup ring stain on the front board. Moderate foxing to the endsheets. Interior pages are clean and well preserved. "The Catcher in the Rye" is an American novel by J. D. Salinger and was originally intended for adults but is often read by adolescents for its themes of angst and alienation. About one million copies of The Catcher and the Rye are sold every year. The novel was included on Time's 2005 list of the 100 best English-language novels written since 1923. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(P1-86).

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. 1st Edition. "Catcher In The Rye" by J.D. Salinger. 1951 First Edition Large Print. Hardcover with original dust jacket. Ex-library book. Spine is intact and tight. Some pages are frayed and darkened, foxing, sunning. Other than that, this rare book is in good condition.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1951. First UK Edition. 252pp. Book is free of marks and inscriptions; a little softness to the spine and some toning to the boards; modest spotting to the text block. The striking, unclipped wrapper, designed by Fritz Wegner, has some loss, primarily at the head and tail of the spine. A nice, collectible copy. The Catcher In The Rye is undoubtedly a 20th-century classic, and since his debut in 1951, Holden Caulfield has been synonymous with the "cynical adolescent." Holden narrates the story of a couple of days in his sixteen-year-old life, just after he's been expelled from prep school, in a slang that sounds edgy even today. It is one of the most censored books in American literature.

Hardcover. Condición: Very good. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo. 5.25 x 8 in. 277 pp. Very good in original black cloth boards, with a firm binding that has a barely-visible lean and a small scratch located on the spine, just across the bottom of the publisher's name. The pages are bright, clean, and free of foxing or other marks. Stated "FIRST EDITION" copy with no further mention of printing dates on the copyright page. The back board is clean and lacks the blind-stamp typical of the book club editions and later printings. A beautiful copy kept in great condition, even without a dust jacket.

Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 277 pages. In Good condition. Missing issued dust jacket. Boards wrapped in publisher's black cloth with chipped lettering along the spine, mild shelving wear, a small tear along the front tail edge, mild fraying along the fore corners and spine head and tail edges, and stains throughout. Textblock is splitting to gutter from the second free end-page to page 22, light soiling on some pages, stains on the end-pages and pastedowns, mild wear along the edges, stains along the edges, mild age-toning along the edges, and light foxing along the head edge. DL consignment. Shelved Room C. Jerome David Salinger was born January 1, 1919 in New York City. Salinger began writing while enrolled in various private schools, but would really begin writing in earnest in 1941, submitting several stories to "The New Yorker". Though his short story "Slight Rebellion off Madison", the first of nine stories to feature Salinger's iconic protagonist Holden Caulfield, was accepted it went unpublished until 1946 due to the Pearl Harbor attack. Continuing to write through and after the war, Salinger saw greater success postwar, a particular breakthrough coming with the 1948 short story "A Perfect Day for Bananafish". "Catcher in the Rye" would be published in 1951, the culmination of years of work throughout the 1940's. It has remained an iconic novel despite several censorships and bans in and beyond the U.S., in 1981 being both the most censored and second-most taught book in the U.S. 1393579. Special Collections.