J.D. Salinger: Holden Caulfield Short story in The Original First Publication

Salinger, J.D.

First Edition

J. D. Salinger. "The Stranger" in Collier's (a Caulfield story) Crowell-Collier Publishing Company, NY, December 1, 1945. Soft cover.- Babe Gladwaller goes to visit Vincent Caulfield's former fiancé to tell her how he died in the war. His younger sister Mattie comes along and her innocence helps him get through the ordeal. In the first story of the trio, Vincent had revealed his brother Holden Caulfield is missing in action. Condition: Good. Entire issue, December 1, 1945, in original pictorial wraps, a bit of rubbing along spine edge with occasional discrete loss. Light rippling. A scarce issue. This is chronologically the last of the Caulfield stories as by now all three of the Caulfield brothers are dead or missing in action.

Item #16614

Price: $450.00