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Catch-22
Joseph Heller
1962
Jonathan Cape : London
8" by 5.5"
443pp
SUMMARY
A bright first impression copy of Joseph Heller's culturally important World War Two novel.
First Edition,Publishers' Original Binding,With Dustwrapper
Overall Condition: Near Fine
This book weighs 0.75 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
US Postage: £ 19.99
EU Postage: £ 15.99
European Postage: £ 16.99
Asia Postage: £ 21.99
Worldwide Postage: £ 25.99
DESCRIPTION
A first edition, first impression.
In the original unclipped second issue dust wrapper dust wrapper.
'Catch-22' is a significant war and bureaucracy satire novel, set during the Second World War. The title of this book has know become a synonym for an absurd or contradictory choice.
Written by Joseph Heller, who is best known for this novel.
'Catch-22' is considered to be one of the most significant novels to be published in the twentieth century, and follows the anti-hero Captain John Yossarian, a U.S. Army Air Forces B-25 bombardier from 1942 to 1944.
CONDITION
In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Very light bumping and fading to the head and tail of the spine. Mark to the recto of the front endpaper. Dust wrapper is smart, with very minor edge wear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Institutional stamp to the verso of the title page.
Overall Condition: Near Fine Fine
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them
attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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