Signed, Limited Edition of Thomas Merton's Original Child Bomb

Thomas Merton; Emil Antonucci, illus. ORIGINAL CHILD BOMB: points for meditation to be scratched on the walls of a cave. New York: New Directions, [1962; colophon states printed in December, 1961]. Hardcover. Publisher's black boards with white paper labels printed in black with title and author information on upper board and publisher and price ($7.50) on lower board. Square 8vo; [28pp]. One of 500 copies bound in Fabriano paper and signed by the author. Signed by Merton in blue ink on rear limitation statement/colophon. Dell'Isola A38b.

9 1/4 x 9 in.

Boards with light scuffing, one corner bumped, light residue on paper labels, and mild wear at spine ends including small paper loss at tail; interior with very subtle toning and an occasional minor crease, grime, or faint mark in the upper corner, otherwise pristine; lacking original plain cellophane wrapper; an about near fine copy.