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Heller, Joseph (1923-1999) Catch-22, the author's personal copy.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1961.
First edition, octavo; with a touching inscription by Heller to New York restauranteur and artist Sheldon Fireman: "This is the only copy of a first edition I possess. Had I known 38 years ago that someone might want it today, I would have taken better care to preserve the book jacket," dated the year of his death in East Hampton, NY, in blue ink on the front flyleaf; bound in blue publisher's cloth, lettered with white, red topstain (lacking the original jacket as per the inscription; faint sunning to spine and front board, minor losses to lettering); 8 1/4 x 5 1/2 in.
