"A Slight Rebellion Off Madison" [story in] The New Yorker, December 21, 1946

New York: The New Yorker Magazine, 1946.

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Softcover. The complete story "A Slight Rebellion Off Madison" in *The New Yorker* for December 21, 1946. Quarto. A newsstand edition, not obscured by a mailing label. Wrappers rubbed with wear along the spine including a half-inch split at the crown, very good. Salinger's first appearance in *The New Yorker* and the first story he wrote about the character of Holden Caulfield. This short story was written and accepted by the magazine in 1941 under the title "Am I Banging My Head Against the Wall?" but held back from publication by the magazine until after the war. During that lag time a second story featuring Caulfield ("I'm Crazy") was written and published a year earlier in *Collier's*. This story is a variation on chapter 17 from *The Catcher in the Rye*, in which Caulfield, home from "Pency" prep school, meets up with Sally to go ice skating, has some drinks with a friend, and places two drunken calls to her at night's end. Issues of *The New Yorker* with Salinger appearances are always in demand and this issue doubly so due to its connection to his classic novel.

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Item #350844 "A Slight Rebellion Off Madison" [story in] The New Yorker, December 21, 1946. J. D. SALINGER.

J.D. Salinger
birth name: Jerome David Salinger
born: 1/1/1919
died: 01/27/2010
nationality: USA

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Famously reclusive American writer who so despised the 1949 film My Foolish Heart, an adaptation of his short story "Uncle Wiggly in Connecticut," that he never again allowed any of his works to be adapted to film. Ironically, a movie poster for the 1947 film Dear Ruth starring William Holden and Joan Caulfield inspired the name for the hero of his most famous work and only published novel. The Catcher in the Rye (1951) won critical acclaim and devoted admirers, especially among the post-World War II generation of college students. His entire corpus of published works consists of one novel and 13 short stories.more

Collecting tips:

Salinger's first book The Catcher in the Rye (1951) is his most eagerly sought after. Contrary to what some sources will tell you, early reprint jackets also have Salinger's photo on the back. The trick to spotting early reprint jackets (which are also taller than the first edition jacket but could have been trimmed by someone) is in the price on the front flap - see our notes about The Catcher in the Rye to learn the difference.

The magazine printings of his stories are desirable and can be relatively expensive. The author's obsession with privacy (booksellers, including us, routinely received nuisance mail from his representatives whenever we offered something he objected to - I mean who has the time?) has helped to make whatever he objected to more desirable - the proof of the Ian Hamilton biography (which quotes Salinger letters without his permission) was suppressed and consequently sought after, and the pirated Uncollected Stories of J.D. Salinger (1974 - two volumes in wrappers) might get you some mail from a genuine Salinger representative if you offer them for sale.

Email us to request a printed copy of our catalog of J.D. Salinger Rare Books and First Editions (or download it via the link as a 2.72 MB pdf file). We also offer a comprehensive J. D. Salinger Bibliography and Price Guide.more