Re: Salinger's covers
Peggy F. Jean-Louis (pfj6868@is.nyu.edu)
Sun, 01 Feb 1998 13:45:47 -0500 (EST)
On Sat, 31 Jan 1998, Tim O'Connor wrote:
> Regardless of how impure it is to feel this way 8-), I just love the
> original paperback of Catcher, with the picture of Holden in Times Square
> done by Jim Avanti, with all that text on the cover ("This unusual book may
> shock you, will make you laugh, and may break your heart -- but you will
> never forget it.") Hype aside, that little sentence is quite prophetic.
>
Wow, I never knew there was a copy with an illustration on the cover! The
first copy I ever had was hardbound with a maroon cover. I remember
thinking how unusual it was for a book to have such a plain cover.
After I read the story, I understood why. But now, new information! I'd
love to see the original cover sometime.
Peggy