Selected Collection
Merton's Poetry Books
68 records, showing 50 per page
Record Number
665
Reference Type
Book
Year
1947
Title
Figures for an Apocalypse Place Published: Norfolk
Publisher
New Direction
Number of Pages
111
Edition
2nd hard cover printing. Short Title: Figures for an Apocalypse
Notes
Cloth and dust jacket.
Label
O
Record Number
1069
Reference Type
Book
Year
1962
Title
Original Child Bomb / signed Place Published: New York
Publisher
New Directions
Edition
First hard cover, signed, limited edition. Short Title: Original Child Bomb / signed
Notes
Cloth in cellophane wrapper; limited edition 1 of 500; signed by Merton.
Label
SO
Record Number
1018
Reference Type
Book
Year
1969
Title
The Geography of Lograire Place Published: New York
Publisher
New Directions
Number of Pages
153
Edition
First soft cover edition. Short Title: The Geography of Lograire
Notes
Soft cover.
Label
O
Record Number
927
Reference Type
Book
Picture
Year
1947
Title
Figures for an Apocalypse / signed Place Published: Norfolk
Publisher
New Direction
Number of Pages
111
Edition
2nd hard cover printing Signed and inscribed by Thomas Merton and James Fox (Merton's Abbot at the time). Short Title: Figures for an Apocalypse / signed
Notes
Cloth and dust jacket. This item was inscribed and signed by Merton and James Fox (Merton's Abbot at the time). Merton writes, "with my prayers + best wishes in Jesus and Mary, Fr. Louis" (his religious name). Fox writes, "With gratitude and a rememberance in our prayers and sacrifices, fM James Fox" which is rubber stamped "All for Jesus through Mary with a smile" between his name and the inscription. This item is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.
Label
SUOY
Record Number
873
Reference Type
Book
Year
1980
Title
The Collected Poems of Thomas Merton Place Published: New York
Publisher
New Directions
Number of Pages
1048
Edition
First soft cover edition. Short Title: The Collected Poems of Thomas Merton
Notes
Soft cover.
Label
O
Record Number
2457
Reference Type
Book
Year
1950
Title
Poesie / limited edition Place Published: Brescia, Italy
Publisher
Morcelliana
Number of Pages
59
Edition
First limited edition - #425/1000
Notes
Soft cover in glassine jacket; selected poems in Italian.
Label
NFLO
Translator
Guidi., Translated and selected by Augusto Short Title: Poesie / limited edition
Record Number
2458
Reference Type
Book
Year
1950
Title
La Poesia E La Vita Contemplativa / Italian edition of "Poetry and the Contemplative Life" Place Published: Brescia
Publisher
Morcelliana
Number of Pages
31
Notes
Soft cover in glassine jacket.
Label
NOF
Translator
Guidi, Translated by Augusto Short Title: La Poesia E La Vita Contemplativa / Italian edition of "Poetry and the Contemplative Life
Record Number
1085
Reference Type
Book
Year
1957
Title
The Strange Islands Place Published: New York
Publisher
New Directions
Number of Pages
102
Edition
First hard cover edition. Short Title: The Strange Islands
Notes
Cloth and dust jacket.
Label
O
Record Number
2456
Reference Type
Book
Year
1995
Title
Veinte Poemas / limited edition Place Published: Segovia, Spain
Publisher
Instituto de Bachillerato, "Francisco Giner de los Rios
Number of Pages
65
Edition
1995 limited edition - #133/300 Short Title: Twenty poems selected and introduced by Jose Maria Valverde.
Notes
Soft cover; Spanish translation of twenty Merton poems.
Label
NLFO
Record Number
866
Reference Type
Book
Year
1980
Title
The Collected Poems of Thomas Merton Place Published: New York
Publisher
New Directions
Number of Pages
1048
Edition
Fifth soft cover edition. Short Title: The Collected Poems of Thomas Merton
Notes
Soft cover.
Label
O
Record Number
790
Reference Type
Book
Year
1944
Title
Thirty Poems: The Poets of the Year Place Published: New York
Publisher
New Directions
Edition
First hard cover edition. Short Title: Thirty Poems: The Poets of the Year
Notes
Cloth and dust jacket.
Label
O
Record Number
740
Reference Type
Book
Year
1944
Title
Thirty Poems: The Poets of the Year Place Published: New York
Publisher
New Directions
Edition
First hard cover edition. Short Title: Thirty Poems: The Poets of the Year
Notes
Cloth and dust jacket.
Label
O
Record Number
757
Reference Type
Edited Book
Picture
Editor
Szabo, Lynn R.
Year
2005
Title
In the Dark Before Dawn: New Selected Poems of Thomas Merton Place Published: New York
Publisher
New Directions
Number of Pages
253
Edition
First soft cover edition. Short Title: In the Dark Before Dawn: New Selected Poems of Thomas Merton
Notes
Soft cover.
Label
O
Record Number
509
Reference Type
Book
Year
1971
Title
The Jaguar and the Moon
Publisher
Unicorn Press
Number of Pages
38
Edition
First hard cover edition.
Notes
Cloth (no dust jacket as issued).
Label
jaguarmoon
Translator
Merton, Thomas Short Title: The Jaguar and the Moon
Series Title
Unicorn Keepsake Series Place Published: Greensboro
Record Number
1957
Reference Type
Book
Year
1967
Title
Selected Poems of Thomas Merton Place Published: New York
Publisher
New Directions
Number of Pages
140
Edition
5th printing enlarged soft cover edition. Short Title: Selected Poems of Thomas Merton
Notes
Soft cover.
Label
O
Record Number
307
Reference Type
Book
Picture
Year
1959
Title
Selected Poems of Thomas Merton Place Published: New York
Publisher
New Directions
Number of Pages
239
Edition
First New Directions soft cover edition. Short Title: Selected Poems of Thomas Merton
Notes
Soft cover.
Label
O
Record Number
261
Reference Type
Book
Year
1967
Title
Selected Poems of Thomas Merton Place Published: New York
Publisher
New Directions
Number of Pages
140
Edition
4th printing enlarged soft cover edition. Short Title: Selected Poems of Thomas Merton
Notes
Soft cover.
Label
O
Record Number
2117
Reference Type
Book
Year
1941-1944
Title
Thirty Poems: The Poets of the Year / as part of full "Poets of the Month" series 1941-1944. Place Published: New York
Publisher
New Directions
Edition
Full soft cover edition in slip cases (1941-1944). Short Title: Thirty Poems: The Poets of the Year / as part of full "Poets of the Month" series 1941-1944.
Notes
This extremely scarce item is the full run of the Poets of the Month series (complete with introductory pamphlet) containing 42 issues in original printed wraps (some illustrated) from 1941-1944. Each year is housed in a specially labelled slip cases (4 in all). For the first three years, 12 issues were published annually while in 1944, 6 issues were published (including Merton's poetry book). Each issue was printed by a different free press. Included are works by Thomas Merton (first book), M. Cowley, R. Eberhart, J. Berryman (first book), K. Patchen, Dylan Thomas, G. Barker, V. Nabokov, C. Aiken, D. Schwartz, C. Rakosi, J. M. Brinnin, E. Prokosch, W. C. Williams, F. T. Prince, W. Townley Scott, M. Van Doren, Hopkins, Rilke, etc. This collection comes from the personal library of James Laughlin, founder and publisher of New Directions, the press that printed this series (with his ex-libris sticker inside front cover of introductory pamphlet).
Label
UO
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