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New York: Simon and Schuster, 1961. First edition in a first issue dust jacket. 443 pp. 8vo. Publisher's blue cloth. Somewhat sunned, with spotting along bottom edge; dust jacket with some closed tears, but very good. First edition in a first issue dust jacket. 443 pp. 8vo. Burgess 99, p. 79

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.

Look for the statement 'First printing' and absence of additional printings listed, dust jacket priced at $5.95, published by Simon & Schuster.