Catch-22

and Over the Hills and Far Away RESERVED MH

Author

Joseph Heller

Publisher

Jonathan Cape, London, 1962

Printing Details

First UK edition, first printing, in second state dustwrapper (with five pieces of blurb to the rear). Hardback in dustwrapper. 20.5 × 13.5cm, 443pp.

Set in the closing months of World War II, this is the story of a bombardier named Yossarian who is frantic and furious because thousands of people he has never met are trying to kill him. His real problem is not the enemy—it is his own army which keeps increasing the number of missions the men must fly to complete their service. If Yossarian makes any attempts to excuse himself from the perilous missions then he is caught in Catch-22: if he flies he is crazy, and doesn't have to; but if he doesn't want to he must be sane and has to. That's some catch...

Condition

The book itself is in very good condition, with clean pages and secure binding. There is some light finger-marking and gentle tanning to the page edges. The dustwrapper is n good condition, it has not been price-clipped but there is some tanning to the spine, bumping and creasing to the spine ends and some surface marking to the rear. Neat previous owner's signature to ffep, dated 1962.

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