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Sat, Sep 14, 2019 09:00AM EDT
Lot 1297

Catch-22

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
by Joseph Heller, New York: Simon and Schuster, 1961, hardcover in dust jacket, signed by the author, bookmark and information card from Royal Books included, from card "First Edition, Fine in an extremely bright and fresh, Near Fine dust jacket, signed by the author on the title page. Jacket is Fine but for a couple of tiny chips to the crown. Author's scarce first book, a twentieth century highspot, basis for the Mike Nichols film of the same name. $6000" Provenance: Private Collection, Maryland

Condition

some paper loss to dust jacket, light staining, foxing, very faintly bumped corners

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