Description
The first edition, third state of “Raise High the Roof Beams, Carpenters” and “Seymour an Introduction” by J.D. Salinger.
Octavo, [8], 248pp. Blue cloth, title in gilt on spine. Stated “First Edition” on copyright page. This is the third state, which includes the dedication page inserted after the title page, opposite the copyright information. Includes the error “Seymore” for “Seymour” on page 173, line 13. Solid text block, dust remnants to top edge, faint foxing to endpapers.
In the publisher’s first state dust jacket, $4.00 retail price on front flap, rubbing to corners, light shelf wear. (Starosciak A42)
From Starosciak: “Three states have been described for this first edition. First: About thirty advance copies without a dedication page. Second: Dedication page tipped in before the first half-title page. Third: Dedication page tipped in after the title page. This is the common state.”Â
Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters was first published in 1955 in The New Yorker magazine.
