Merton, Thomas — The Seven Storey Mountain

New York Harcourt, Brace and Company Early Printing pp. [10], 3-429. Octavo (8.5" x 8.25"). Bound in publisher's original black cloth over boards with gilt title and rules to the spine. Trifle wear to the spine ends, contents uniformly without blemish with bright, clean, and unmarked leaves and firm, sound binding. Housed in its original, price-clipped, second-state dustjacket (indicated with the "Author on the left" caption rather than "Author is second from the left" to the rear panel), bearing a printed quote from a review by Evelyn Waugh to the lower-centre of the front panel within bold red borders. A few minor chips along the edges of the panels (now housed in protective mylar cover). Lacks the typo present on the imprimatur leaf in first printings, namely "Ex Parte Ordnis" (Ex Parte Ordinis), nor any indication of the printing state to the copyright leaf. A splendid early printing of one of the most popular religious works of the 20th century, frequently appearing on lists of the best books. Overall, very good+.