signed first edition hardcover
1942 · New York
by MERRILL, James
New York: Privately Printed, 1942. First. hardcover. very good. 72pp., cloth backed buff boards, lettered in gilt; edges & corners rubbed, binding faded. New York: Privately printed, 1942. First Edition. Internally fine copy of Merrill's remarkable first book, written at the age of 16 and published by his father. Presentation copy, reading "Best Christmas wishes to Mrs. Giller from James Ingram Merrill, 1942).
(Inventory #: 268448)