"Last Day of the Last Furlough" [story in] The Saturday Evening Post, July 15, 1944

Philadelphia: Curtis Publishing, 1944.

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Softcover. The complete story "Last Day of the Last Furlough" in *The Saturday Evening Post* for July 15, 1944. Folio. Remnants of a mailing label on the front wrapper. Rubbed and worn at the extremities, very good or better. This issue contains one of only a handful of Caulfield-family related stories. The tale of Babe Gladwaller on his last day before shipping out, which he spends with his little sister and Vincent Caulfield (renamed D.B. in *The Catcher in the Rye*), who informs them that his brother Holden is missing in action. Aside from piracies, the story has never been reprinted. A scarce issue much coveted by Salinger collectors for its connection to the Caulfield family.

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Item #350880 "Last Day of the Last Furlough" [story in] The Saturday Evening Post, July 15, 1944. 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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Biography

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