Book is in Very Good condition. Dust jacket is in Fair to Good condition. Dust jacket shows significant soiling and small tears to the corners. Inside of book looks unread. Very clean and solid. This story is set around the 1950s and is narrated by a young man named Holden Caulfield. Holden is not specific about his location while he's telling the story, but he makes it clear that he is undergoing treatment in a mental hospital or sanatorium. The events he narrates take place in the few days between the end of the fall school term and Christmas, when Holden is sixteen years old.