Boston: Little Brown & Co., 1959. Front board has light cupping. Cloth lighty faded at extremities. Front endpaper has small stamp at right top saying Reglee. Text clean and unmarked. Endpapers and page edges clean. Jacket still has price of $4.00 on front flap but has two small .1/2" inch chips at spine ends and light soiling. First edition stated with dedication page preceding final title page. First state had no dedication page and is rare. This is 2nd state and also not common. 3rd state has dedication page after copyright page. In mylar. . First American Edition. Cloth. Good Plus/VG-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bookseller: Timothy Norlen Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 002829
Title: Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour an Introduction
Author: Salinger, J. D
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good Plus
Jacket Condition: VG-
Edition: First American Edition
Publisher: Little Brown & Co.
Place of Publication: Boston
Date Published: 1959
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Bookseller catalogs: Modern First Editions; Modern Classic Author's;

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