Novels. First book edition of "The Catcher in the Rye" in Russian.

Salinger, J.D. [Novels]. Povesti. Translation and preface by R. Rait-Kovaleva.Book design by B. Zhutovskii (and Andrew Wyeth). [Moskva], Izdatel’stvo TSK VLKSM “Molodaia gvardiia”, 1965.8vo, 253, [3] pp., portrait. In publisher’s pictorial hardcover.In good condition, lightly wear to edges, owner’s mark to front free endpaper ('Esli by v sovetskom soiuze / i ne prochitali etoi kni- / zhitcy - bedy bolshoi ne / bylo by. / T. Stepanov / polza ot etoi knizhe- / tcy tolko odnomu cheloveku / - perepodchiku. / T.S. / 27 dekabria 1965 g.'. [If they hadn't read this little book in the Soviet Union - there wouldn't have been a great disaster. T. Stepanov. The benefit from this little book is only for one person - the translator. T.S. December 27, 1965]). First book edition of 'The Catcher in the Rye' in Russian.   This book contains two novels and four stories by J.D. Salinger (1919-2010): 'The Catcher in the Rye', 'Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters', 'A Perfect Day for Bananafish', 'The La