signed first edition
1982 · New York
by MERRILL, James
New York: Antheneum, 1982. First Edition. Erratum slip laid in. Octavo (23.5cm); black cloth-covered boards, with titling stamped in metallic red on spine and blind embossed to front cover; red topstain; photographic endpapers; dustjacket; [x],[2],3-560,[6]pp. Signed by auhtor on half-title page. Designed by Harry Ford. Light sunning to spine ends and board margins, else Near Fine. Dustwrapper, unclipped (priced $25), lightly tanned, with 0.5" tear to upper front spine fold, crease to rear flap, and tiny tears and creases to upper spine panel; Very Good. First published as three separate volumes (1976-1980), this edition also includes a new coda, "The (truncated)