Collection
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Record Number
524
Reference Type
Manuscript
Picture
Year
1968
Title
Monks Pond #2 / mimeograph Place Published: Privately printed at Gethsemani (Trappist, Kentucky)
Notes
2nd of 4 soft cover mimeographs; fine condition and limited to approx. 150 copies and distributed among friends.
Label
M
Date
Summer
Pages
36
Type of Work
Partly printed, partly mimeographed, with photographic illustrations. Collection of material devoted to poetry and some unusual prose. Short Title: Monks Pond #2 / mimeograph
Record Number
520
Reference Type
Book
Picture
Year
1957
Title
Pax #4 / Five Poems by Thomas Merton / "Wisdom"; "Song: In the Shows of the Round Ox"; "Birdcage Walk"; "Nocturne"; "Landscape". Place Published: New York
Publisher
Pax #4
Number of Pages
1 page, 12"x18
Edition
First broadside edition. Short Title: Pax #4 / Five Poems by Thomas Merton / "Wisdom"; "Song: In the Shows of the Round Ox"; "Birdcage Walk"; "Nocturne"; "Landscape".
Notes
Newsprint broadside. Pax was a "magazine" of poetry and art in which the work was the free contribution of the artists themselves "as their way of working toward an appreciation of the ideal of an enduring peace: the work of justice, the fruit of love". Pax was edited and published by Robert Lax (close friend to Merton) from the offices of Jubilee magazine starting in the mid-1950’s to the early 1960’s and was revived for a few minor issues in the 1980’s. This item is part of a portfolio of Pax items in this collection that contains the following:
Label
UOP
Record Number
519
Reference Type
Magazine Article
Picture
Year
?
Title
Green Island Place Published: Chesire, England
Publisher
David Kilburn
Notes
soft cover Ink drawing and "Dramas of the Evening" by Merton.
Label
PA
Pages
1 page, twice folded into the centre. Short Title: Green Island
Record Number
517
Reference Type
Book
Picture
Year
1955
Title
The Tower of Babel Place Published: New York
Publisher
Jubilee
Edition
Offprint soft cover from Jubilee. Short Title: The Tower of Babel
Notes
Offprint soft cover; this item was received with deepest gratitude from the personal collection of Jim Forest.
Label
JM
Record Number
514
Reference Type
Book
Picture
Year
1962
Title
Two Articles by Thomas Merton / The Root of war; Red or Dead: The Anatomy of a Cliche Place Published: New York
Publisher
Fellowship Publications
Number of Pages
11
Edition
First Fellowship reprint soft cover edition. Short Title: Two Articles by Thomas Merton / The Root of war; Red or Dead: The Anatomy of a Cliche
Notes
Soft cover.
Label
U
Record Number
507
Reference Type
Book
Picture
Year
1957
Title
The Tower of Babel / signed Place Published: Norfolk
Publisher
New Directions
Edition
First hard cover, numbered, signed, limited edition. Short Title: The Tower of Babel / signed
Notes
Cloth in slip case; signed by Merton and contains woodcuts by the famed German artist Gerhard Marcks; limited edition - 231/250.
Label
SL
Record Number
510
Reference Type
Book
Picture
Year
1966
Title
Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander / signed Place Published: New York
Publisher
Doubleday & Company, Inc.
Number of Pages
328
Edition
First hard cover edition. Signed by Merton. Short Title: Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander / signed
Notes
Cloth and dust jacket; signed and inscribed by Merton, "For Archbishop Pocock congratulations on the congress! Thomas Merton
Label
S
Record Number
511
Reference Type
Book
Picture
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
SOL
Record Number
512
Reference Type
Book
Picture
Year
1962
Title
Original Child Bomb / signed Place Published: New York
Publisher
New Directions
Edition
First soft cover edition. Signed by Merton. Short Title: Original Child Bomb / signed
Notes
soft cover; inscribed by Merton, "To Jim cordially Tom Merton". Jim is known to be Jim Hollaway, Professor of Religion and Philosophy at Berea College (from Andrew Franklin, Chestnut Street Bookshops).
Label
SO
Record Number
425
Reference Type
Book
Picture
Year
1965
Title
Monastic Life at Gethsemani Place Published: Trappist, Kentucky
Publisher
The Abbey of Gethsemani
Edition
First soft cover edition. Short Title: Monastic Life at Gethsemani
Notes
Soft cover; this item was received with deepest gratitude from the personal collection of Jim Forest.
Label
U
Record Number
427
Reference Type
Book
Picture
Year
1995
Title
The Harmonies of Excess Place Published: Lexington, Kentucky
Publisher
The Literary Renaissance
Edition
First soft cover special numbered limited edition - # 97/100. Short Title: The Harmonies of Excess
Notes
Soft cover. From Colophon - "The Harmonies of Excess first appeared in The Sewanee Review LXXV (July-September 1967). The poem later appeared in New Directions' Eighteen Poems in 1985. One hundred numbered copies are sewn into Canson Vert Amande wrappers." Limited edition - # 97/100.
Label
L
Record Number
431
Reference Type
Book
Picture
Year
1947
Title
Cistercian Contemplatives Place Published: New York
Publisher
Marbridge Printing Company, Inc.
Number of Pages
62
Edition
First hard cover limited edition. Short Title: Cistercian Contemplatives
Notes
Cloth (no dust jacket as issued); limited edition - one of 10000.
Label
L
Record Number
432
Reference Type
Book
Picture
Year
1962
Title
Original Child Bomb: Points for Meditation to be Scratched on the Walls of a Cave Place Published: New York
Publisher
New Directions
Edition
First soft cover limited edition. Short Title: Original Child Bomb: Points for Meditation to be Scratched on the Walls of a Cave
Notes
Soft cover; limited edition - one of 8000.
Label
LO
Record Number
435
Reference Type
Book
Picture
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
OU
Record Number
436
Reference Type
Book
Picture
Year
1971
Title
Early Poems Place Published: Lexington, Kentucky
Publisher
Anvil Press
Number of Pages
27
Edition
First hard cover limited edition. Short Title: Early Poems
Notes
Cloth and dust jacket; limited edition - # 38/150.
Label
OL
Record Number
437
Reference Type
Book
Picture
Year
1971
Title
Early Poems Place Published: Lexington, Kentucky
Publisher
Anvil Press
Number of Pages
27
Edition
First hard cover limited edition. Short Title: Early Poems
Notes
Cloth and dust jacket; limited edition - # 119/150. This item was received with deepest gratitude from the personal collection of William H. Shannon.
Label
OL
Record Number
412
Reference Type
Book
Picture
Year
1962
Title
Loretto and Gethsemani Place Published: Trappist, Kentucky
Number of Pages
8
Edition
First soft cover edition in commemoration of the 150th Anniversary of the founding of the Congregation of The Sisters of Loretto at the Foot of the Cross. Short Title: Loretto and Gethsemani
Notes
Soft cover.
Label
U
Record Number
409
Reference Type
Book
Picture
Year
1967
Title
Blessed Are the Meek Place Published: New York
Publisher
Catholic Peace Fellowship
Edition
First soft cover printing. Short Title: Blessed Are the Meek
Notes
Soft cover.
Label
U
Record Number
410
Reference Type
Book
Picture
Year
1956
Title
Praying the Psalms Place Published: Collegeville, Minnesota
Publisher
Liturgical Press
Number of Pages
32
Edition
First soft cover edition with drawings by Grailville Art Center. Short Title: Praying the Psalms
Notes
Soft cover.
Label
U
Record Number
411
Reference Type
Book
Picture
Year
1974
Title
Cistercian Life Place Published: Spencer, Massachusetts
Publisher
Cistercian Book Service
Edition
First soft cover edition. Short Title: Cistercian Life
Notes
Soft cover.
Label
6U
Record Number
404
Reference Type
Book
Picture
Year
1971
Title
The Zen Revival Place Published: London
Publisher
The Buddhist Society
Number of Pages
20
Edition
First soft cover edition. Short Title: The Zen Revival
Notes
Soft cover.
Label
U
Record Number
397
Reference Type
Book
Picture
Year
1957
Title
Basic Principles of Monastic Spirituality
Publisher
Burns & Oates
Number of Pages
71
Edition
First British soft cover edition. Short Title: Basic Principles of Monastic Spirituality
Notes
Soft cover.
Label
U
Series Title
Paternoster series: #15A Place Published: London
Record Number
391
Reference Type
Book
Picture
Year
1967
Title
Monastery of Christ in the Desert Place Published: Abiquiu, New Mexico
Publisher
Monastery of Christ in the Desert
Edition
First soft cover edition. Short Title: Monastery of Christ in the Desert
Notes
Soft cover.
Label
U
Record Number
392
Reference Type
Book
Picture
Year
1964
Title
Come to the Mountain Place Published: Snowmass, Colorado
Publisher
St. Benedict's Monastery
Edition
First soft cover edition. Short Title: Come to the Mountain
Notes
Soft cover; this item is a precurser to the Cistercian Life pamphlet series.
Label
6U
Record Number
393
Reference Type
Book
Picture
Year
1961
Title
Spiritual Direction and Meditation / A Paraclete Book
Publisher
Anthony Clarke Books
Number of Pages
102
Edition
First British Paraclete Book soft cover edition. Short Title: Spiritual Direction and Meditation
Notes
Soft cover; edges stained red.
Label
U
Abstract
Soft cover.
Record Number
394
Reference Type
Book
Picture
Year
1951
Title
A Balanced Life of Prayer Place Published: Trappist, Kentucky
Publisher
The Abbey of Gethsemani
Number of Pages
22
Edition
First soft cover edition. Short Title: A Balanced Life of Prayer
Notes
Soft cover; this item was received with deepest gratitude from the personal collection of William H. Shannon.
Label
U
Record Number
395
Reference Type
Book
Picture
Year
1962
Title
What think you of Carmel? Place Published: Trappist, Kentucky
Publisher
The Abbey of Gethsemani
Number of Pages
11
Edition
First soft cover edition. Short Title: What think you of Carmel?
Notes
Soft cover; this item was received with deepest gratitude from the personal collection of William H. Shannon.
Label
U
Record Number
396
Reference Type
Book
Picture
Year
1950
Title
What is Contemplation?
Publisher
Burns, Oates and Washbourne Ltd
Number of Pages
31
Edition
First British soft cover edition. Short Title: What is Contemplation?
Notes
Soft cover.
Label
U
Series Title
The Paternoster Series #7 Place Published: London
Record Number
385
Reference Type
Book
Picture
Year
1958
Title
Monastic Peace Place Published: Trappist, Kentucky
Publisher
The Abbey of Gethsemani, Inc.
Number of Pages
57
Edition
First soft cover edition. Short Title: Monastic Peace
Notes
Soft cover; limited edition - one of 5000 copies.
Label
L
Record Number
387
Reference Type
Book
Picture
Year
1948
Title
What is Contemplation? Place Published: Notre Dame, Indiana
Publisher
St. Mary's College, Holy Cross
Number of Pages
25
Edition
First soft cover edition. Short Title: What is Contemplation?
Notes
Soft cover.
Label
U
Record Number
388
Reference Type
Book
Picture
Year
1958
Title
Life at Gethsemani Place Published: Trappist, Kentucky
Publisher
The Abbey of Gethsemani
Edition
First soft cover edition / signed. Short Title: Life at Gethsemani
Notes
Soft cover; this item was received with deepest gratitude from the personal collection of Jim Forest and was signed by him.
Label
YU
Record Number
308
Reference Type
Book
Picture
Year
1975
Title
He Is Risen Place Published: Niles, IL.
Publisher
Argus Communications
Number of Pages
59
Edition
First soft cover edition. Short Title: He Is Risen
Notes
Soft cover.
Label
U
Record Number
294
Reference Type
Book
Picture
Year
1963
Title
Emblems of a Season of Fury Place Published: New York
Publisher
New Directions
Number of Pages
149
Edition
First soft cover edition. Short Title: Emblems of a Season of Fury
Notes
Soft cover.
Label
O
Record Number
183
Reference Type
Book
Picture
Year
1985
Title
Eighteen Poems Place Published: New York
Publisher
New Directions
Number of Pages
unlisted
Edition
First limited edition printing. Short Title: Eighteen Poems
Notes
Cloth in slipcase; limited edition - # 220/250.
Label
OL
Record Number
188
Reference Type
Book
Picture
Year
1996
Title
Four Poems in French Place Published: Lexington, Kentucky
Publisher
The Anvil Press
Number of Pages
53
Edition
First hard cover limited edition.
Notes
Cloth; composition: Carolyn R. Hammer; Presswork: Paul E. Holbrook; limited edition - # 47/100.
Label
OL
Translator
Pickens, Rupert E. Short Title: Four Poems in French
Record Number
189
Reference Type
Book Section
Picture
Year
1939
Title
Graduate School (poems)
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
First hard cover edition Short Title: Graduate School (poems)
Notes
Blue cloth, no jacket as issued. Contains the first published work of Thomas Merton, written when he was a graduate student at Columbia.
Label
UO1
Pages
60-67
Book Title
Columbia Poetry Place Published: New York
Record Number
127
Reference Type
Book
Picture
Year
1950
Title
Selected Poems of Thomas Merton Place Published: London
Publisher
Hollis & Carter
Number of Pages
113
Edition
First GB hard cover edition. Short Title: Selected Poems of Thomas Merton
Notes
Cloth and dust jacket.
Label
O
Record Number
121
Reference Type
Book
Picture
Year
1969
Title
The Climate of Monastic Prayer
Publisher
Cistercian Publications, Inc.
Number of Pages
154
Edition
First hard cover edition. Short Title: The Climate of Monastic Prayer
Notes
Cloth and dust jacket.
Label
TU
Series Title
Cistercian Studies Series - number one Place Published: Kalamazoo, Michigan
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
39
Reference Type
Book
Picture
Year
1960
Title
The Wisdom of the Desert Place Published: New York
Publisher
New Directions
Number of Pages
81
Edition
First hard cover edition. Short Title: The Wisdom of the Desert
Notes
Cloth and dust jacket.
Label
T
Record Number
40
Reference Type
Book
Picture
Year
1961
Title
The Wisdom of the Desert Place Published: London
Publisher
Hollis & Carter
Number of Pages
81
Edition
First UK hard cover edition. Review Copy. Short Title: The Wisdom of the Desert
Notes
Cloth and dust jacket; review slip laid in.
Label
TR
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
20
Reference Type
Book
Picture
Year
1950
Title
What Are These Wounds? Place Published: Milwaukee
Publisher
The Bruce Publishing Company
Number of Pages
191
Edition
First hard cover edition Short Title: What Are These Wounds?
Notes
Cloth and dust jacket.
Label
U
Record Number
19
Reference Type
Book
Picture
Year
1948
Title
Exile Ends in Glory Place Published: Milwaukee
Publisher
The Bruce Publishing Company
Number of Pages
311
Edition
First hard cover edition. Short Title: Exile Ends in Glory
Notes
Cloth and dust jacket.
Label
U
Record Number
15
Reference Type
Book
Picture
Year
1949
Title
Seeds of Contemplation Place Published: Norfolk
Publisher
New Directions
Number of Pages
201
Edition
First hard cover edition. Short Title: Seeds of Contemplation
Notes
Cloth and dust jacket.
Label
U