Catholic writer and mystic (1915–1989) known for his bestselling autobiography The Seven Storey Mountain. Signed book: The Tower of Babel. Limited edition, numbered 11/250. NY: New Directions, 1957. Hardcover with slipcase, 10.5 x 15.5, 31 pages. Signed on the colophon in ink by Merton, “Thomas Merton,” and in pencil by the artist Gerhard Marcks, “G. Marcks.” In fine condition. Another example of this gorgeous limited edition is held by the Museum of Modern Art in New York—a highly sought-after book and scarce autograph in combination. Pre-certified PSA/DNA.
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