Item #16616 J. D. Salinger. "The Hang of It" in Collier's. J. D. Salinger.
J. D. Salinger. "The Hang of It" in Collier's
J. D. Salinger. "The Hang of It" in Collier's

J. D. Salinger. "The Hang of It" in Collier's

First Edition

J. D. Salinger. "The Hang of It" in Collier's July 12, 1941 The Crowell-Collier Publishing Company, New York, 1941. First appearance of "The Hang of It" by J. D. Salinger in the Short Short Story segment. The story was reprinted in book form in 1942 in "The Kit Book for Soliders, Sailors and Marines". A commercial tale of a soldier who just can't seem to get "The Hang of It" . The positive ending to the story was fitting for the countries upcoming involvement in World War II and popular with the magazines of the time. First Edition. A near fine copy with light wear to wrappers and original mailing label on front cover. Small tear at bottom left corner of front cover, affecting "Biggest warplane ever built"

Item #16616

Price: $300.00