The Kit Book For Soldiers, Sailors and Marines

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,… Read more about this item

Chicago: Consolidated Book Publishers, 1942. First edition, first issue. Numerous color and black-and-white cartoon illustrations. Oblong 8vo. Publisher's illustrated boards with some rubbing from being housed in mailer, some darkening to pages otherwise near fine. Original printed pictorial mailing carton; some spots of soiling, but generally very good and never used for mailing. Housed in custom burgundy half-morocco slipcase… Read more about this item

Chicago: Consolidated Book Company. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1942. First Edition. Hardcover. Pictorial paper covered boards are rubbed/frayed to extremities. PO name/writing to front endpages. Tiny hole to fep. Toned pages. No original mailing box. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 336 pages .