No photographs should be used in promotional copy or advertising. Salinger entitled: Franny and Zooey,' in which the author grants the 'sole and exclusive license to translate, print, publish and sell the said work in volume form only in a regular trade edition in the Catalan language.' Especially interesting are the additional terms added at the end of the standard form which reflect Salinger's demands for privacy: 'It is understood by the Publisher that no photographs may be used on the cover or jacket or in any connection with the book. Agreement between Salinger and the publisher Ediciones AT of Barcelona regarding 'the work by J.

Salinger,' one page both sides, 8.5 x 14, February 25, 1964. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.ĭS, signed 'J. Salinger in Retreat Writers Bloc, June 1979) Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request.

For the green and white jacket of Franny and Zooey, published in 1961, Williams thinks he sent out 27 samples of white before the precise shade was found to suit Salinger. 'A very particular man' was Salinger, exceptionally fussy about type faces and the quality of paper and design. Randall Williams, who managed the New York office of Little Brown, was one of the very few people permitted to maintain some contact with the author - by telephone and mail only - to deal with the physical details of bringing out the books. A remarkable and unique artifact from the publishing history and hand of one of the most reclusive authors in twentieth century literature.

All housed within in a bespoke navy blue quarter morocco solander case. Together with a fine copy, in fine dustwrapper, of the first edition, first printing. Salinger in pencil 'This is the one I like, but with the diagonal stripe removed. The second artwork is what would become the actual design used for the first edition and is annotated by J. I feel, too, that the red-line border is better, livelier than the black'. This design was evidently under early consideration by the author and is referred to in a letter to his editor Ned dated May, 10 1961 'That's a very nice blue. The first is a trial design in blue, orange and black, folded as a dustwrapper with blank flaps. Two dustwrapper designs on gloss white card. Original dustwrapper designs produced for the 1961 first edition of Franny and Zooey, annotated by J.

Franny and zooey by jd salinger