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Publisher: Simon and Schuster., New York, 1961.Advance Reading copy of Heller's first book in stiff wrappers with the publication date of October 10, 1961 printed at the bottom of the front cover. VERY GOOD moderately soiled wraps.Book ins enclosed in a FINE blue cloth-covered clamshell box with the title and author stamped in silver on the spine. A handsome copy of one of the most important works of American fiction.

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.