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Sold on Oct 16, 2009 for: Not Sold
[J. D. Salinger]. The Crossed Sabres of Nineteen Hundred and Thirty-Six. Wayne: Valley Forge Military Academy, 1936....
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Description
Inscribed and Signed J. D. Salinger Military Academy Yearbook
[J. D. Salinger]. The Crossed Sabres of Nineteen Hundred and Thirty-Six. Wayne: Valley Forge Military Academy, 1936.First edition. Inscribed and signed by Salinger over his senior portrait, "Best of luck to the guy that will put Hilden out of business, Jerome Salinger". Octavo. 220 pages.
Publisher's black buckram with gilt stamping on the front and spine. Rubbing to the spine ends and corners with some general light soiling to the boards. Endpapers are mildly toned along the edges with previous owner's name in pencil on the front free endpaper and student inscriptions on the rear endpapers. A very good copy.
As a cadet at Valley Forge Military Academy, upon which Holden Caulfield's school Pency Prep is based, Salinger was literary editor of The Crossed Sabres. He contributed the Class Poem and certainly some, if not all, of the text to this yearbook. In a broad context, this could be considered Salinger's first published book. Known today for his reclusive nature, it is fascinating to get a glimpse of Salinger in his younger, more social years as a member of The Mask and Spur dramatic society and the Glee Club. This is Salinger before the fame of The Catcher in Rye drove him into seclusion. The addition of his difficult-to-acquire signature makes this an incredibly rare and desirable item.
Auction Info
2009 October Grand Format Rare Books Auction #6030 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
October, 2009
16th-17th
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