美国国家公共电台 NPR--A rare signed copy of 'Catcher in the Rye' is for sale for $228,000

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A rare signed copy of 'Catcher in the Rye' is for sale for $228,000

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It is nearly impossible to find a first edition copy signed by author J.D. Salinger. Only one signed first edition had been auctioned² off. Now a second copy is for sale at a rare book fair in London.

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

Good morning. I'm Steve Inskeep.

It's nearly impossible to find a first-edition copy of "Catcher In The Rye" signed by the author, J.D. Salinger. He didn't like people making money off his book's popularity, and only once up to now has anybody ever auctioned off a signed first edition. Now, a second copy is for sale at a rare book fair in London for $228,000. Salinger signed his childhood nickname, Sonny - the only copy known to be signed that way.

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