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HELLER, JOSEPH. Catch-22. 8vo, publisher's blue cloth, spine lettered in white, slightly shaken, corners soft, scattered soiling, spine tanned with minor fraying to head and foot; dust jacket, unclipped, spine panel faded slightly with chip to head, some corner rubbing and overall dustsoiling; small diminishing dampstain to bottom of blank margins of approximately first 15 pages. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1961
first edition, first printing, presentation copy, evocatively inscribed by heller in the year of publication, referencing a key character in the book: "To Sue Fox - / With all best wishes and / with the hope that / we'll meet again soon. / Hungry Joe Heller / November 14, 1961 / New York."
