Selected Collection
Merton's Poetry Books
68 records, showing 50 per page
Record Number
111
Reference Type
Book
Picture
Year
1977
Title
The Collected Poems of Thomas Merton Place Published: London
Publisher
Sheldon Press
Number of Pages
1046
Edition
First GB hard cover edition. Short Title: The Collected Poems of Thomas Merton
Notes
Cloth and dust jacket.
Label
O
Record Number
110
Reference Type
Book
Picture
Year
1977
Title
The Collected Poems of Thomas Merton Place Published: New York
Publisher
New Directions
Number of Pages
1046
Edition
First hard cover edition. Short Title: The Collected Poems of Thomas Merton
Notes
Cloth and dust jacket; laid in is a review slip "With compliments of the publisher".
Label
RO
Record Number
101
Reference Type
Book
Picture
Year
1962
Title
Original Child Bomb Place Published: New York
Publisher
New Directions
Edition
First hard cover edition. Short Title: Original Child Bomb
Notes
Cloth no dust jacket (as issued).
Label
O
Record Number
94
Reference Type
Book
Picture
Year
1968
Title
Cables to the Ace Place Published: New York
Publisher
New Directions
Number of Pages
60
Edition
First hard cover edition. Short Title: Cables to the Ace
Notes
Cloth and dust jacket.
Label
O
Record Number
95
Reference Type
Book
Picture
Year
1949
Title
The Tears of the Blind Lions Place Published: New York
Publisher
New Directions
Number of Pages
32
Edition
Second hard cover printing. Short Title: The Tears of the Blind Lions
Notes
Orange cloth and dust jacket.
Label
O
Record Number
89
Reference Type
Book
Picture
Year
1969
Title
The Geography of Lograire Place Published: New York
Publisher
New Directions
Number of Pages
153
Edition
First hard cover edition. Short Title: The Geography of Lograire
Notes
Cloth and dust jacket.
Label
O
Record Number
42
Reference Type
Book
Picture
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
43
Reference Type
Book
Year
1957
Title
The Strange Islands Place Published: London
Publisher
Hollis & Carter
Number of Pages
88
Edition
First UK hard cover review copy edition. Short Title: The Strange Islands
Notes
Cloth and dust jacket; review copy; laid in are slips from Hollis and Carter and the Manchester Guardian.
Label
URO
Record Number
3
Reference Type
Book
Year
1946
Title
A Man in the Divided Sea Place Published: New York
Publisher
New Directions
Number of Pages
155
Edition
2nd Printing Short Title: A Man in the Divided Sea
Notes
Cloth.
Label
O
Record Number
4
Reference Type
Book
Picture
Year
1946
Title
A Man in the Divided Sea Place Published: New York
Publisher
New Directions
Number of Pages
155
Edition
First hard cover edition. Short Title: A Man in the Divided Sea
Notes
Cloth and dust jacket.
Label
O
Record Number
5
Reference Type
Book
Picture
Year
1948
Title
Figures for an Apocalypse Place Published: Norfolk
Publisher
New Directions
Number of Pages
111
Edition
First hard cover edition. Short Title: Figures for an Apocalypse
Notes
Cloth and dust jacket.
Label
O
Record Number
6
Reference Type
Book
Year
1948
Title
Figures for an Apocalypse Place Published: Norfolk
Publisher
New Directions
Number of Pages
111
Edition
First hard cover edition. Short Title: Figures for an Apocalypse
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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