Signed book: The Big Sea. Later printing. NY: Hill and Wang, 1963. Hardcover, 5.75 x 8.25, 335 pages. Lengthy green ink inscription and signature on the first free end page, “Especially for Louis Hertex—who helps to make the big sea of life a nicer place for all the fish that are in it—Sincerely, Langston. During rehearsals of ‘Tambourines to Glory,’ October 9, 1963.” Scattered soiling, heavier along the spine, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.