Catch-22; 50th Anniversary Edition by Joseph Heller - 2011

New York, NY: Simon and Schuster , 2011 Simon and Schuster, New York. 2011. Softcover/Trade Wraps. 13th Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; shallow crease to front wrap; three small dogeared pages. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased; text is secure in binding. 523 pp 8vo. Set in Italy during World War II, this is the story of the incomparable, malingering bombardier, Yossarian, a hero who is furious because thousands of people he has never met are trying to kill him. But his real problem is not the enemy—it is his own army, which keeps increasing the number of missions the men must fly to complete their service. Yet if Yossarian makes any attempt to excuse himself from the perilous missions he’s assigned, he’ll be in violation of Catch-22, a hilariously sinister bureaucratic rule: a man is considered insane if he willingly continues to fly dangerous combat missions, but if he makes a formal request to be removed from duty, he is proven sane and therefore ineligible to be relieved. A clean presentable copy.