Books

Chicago: Consolidated Book Publishers. (1942). Salinger's first book appearance, this being the first issue (1942), the state without the head and toe bands. Rubbing to the front cover and several abrasions or scrapes to the spine; a good copy in a very good, later issue mailing box, being the red, pink, and navy issue, listing 96 cartoons. Unless otherwise noted, our first editions are first printings. First Edition. Hardcover. Good.

The Kit Book, For Soldiers, Sailors and Marines: Favorite stories, verse, and cartoons for the entertainment of servicemen everywhere

Identification of the first edition of 'The Kit Book' can be determined by its cover, which has a red and yellow design, and by checking the publishing details in the book's front matter for the 1943 Consolidated Book Publishers imprint.