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First edition, first printing (stated). 443 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Inscribed "To Joseph Collins, a victim & Survivor of Catch-22, Joseph Heller." General Joeph Collins fought in WW II and was Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Publisher's blue cloth. VG+ in iconic Paul Bacon dust jacket which has some light chipping and old water stain (visible only from verso). Bookplate. Laid into a half blue morocco dropbox.

Catch-22 is a satirical war novel by American author Joseph Heller, first published in 1961. The novel is set during World War II, from 1942 to 1944, and follows Captain John Yossarian, a U.S. Army Air Forces B-25 bombardier, and the other airmen in the camp, who attempt to maintain their sanity while fulfilling their service requirements so that they can return home.