Assassin of ex-Beatle John Lennon (born 1955). Among the more notable details associated with his crime was the fact that he was carrying a copy of J. D. Salinger’s classic The Catcher in the Rye at the time of Lennon’s murder. Signed book: Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger. NY: Bantam Books, 1981. Paperback, 4.25 x 7, 214 pages. Signed in ballpoint on the half-title page, “Mark David Chapman, The Catcher in the Rye.” The signature was originally obtained by a Riker’s Island prison guard in the first year of Chapman’s incarceration. In very good condition, with expected light toning to interior, small edge tear to front blank, creasing, rubbing, and small tears to covers, and spine slightly cocked. R&R COA.
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