Jack Kerouac - On the Road
Penguin Books, 1976
Cover Design: Daniel Rembert
Cover Photographs by Allen Ginsberg

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J.D. Salinger - The Catcher in the Rye
Bantam Books 25025-6, 1964; 69th printing 1989
Cover design uncredited

Since its first publication in 1951, “The Catcher in the Rye” has become one of the most iconic American novels — and not only because of J.D. Salinger’s words. The original art, by Salinger’s friend E. Michael Mitchell, depicts an angry red merry-go-round horse against a black-and-white cityscape — and it remains one of the most recognizable book covers of the 20th century: violent, visually arresting and beautiful.

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Salinger was highly opinionated about the jacket design of his book. Being notoriously uncomfortable with fame, he asked to have his image taken off the dust jacket, and he objected to James Avati’s art for the paperback (he didn’t want any art on it at all).

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When Salinger switched to Bantam Press, the book was published with just a red cover, title and author name.

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J.D. Salinger - The Catcher in the Rye
Signet Books S1001, 1958
Cover Artist: James Avati

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J.D. Salinger - L'attrape-cœurs
Livre de Poche
Traduit par Jean-Baptiste Rossi
Printed 1972

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Herman Melville - Moby Dick
Airmont Books CL33, 1964
Cover Artist: unknown

Introduction by Dr. Lauriat Lane

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