Books

CATCH-22, Simon & Schuster, 1961, first edition, small brownish stain to the base of the spine, else a just about vg+ copy in a vg dust-wrapper with some light rubbing and wear and some minor professional restoration. The authors first and highly collectable book and of course the source for the film of the same name.

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.