Signed limited first edition


New Directions, 1957. First edition. Limited issue, one of 250 copies signed by Thomas Merton and Gerhard Marcks. Bound in original paper-covred boards over vellum spine. Rubbing to boards and light toning to spine. Small bookseller ticket to rear pastedown. In publisher's original slipcase, lightly marked, rubbed, and some exposure at the joints. With woodcuts by Gerhard Marcks.