A Catch of Anti-Letters
Published by Andrews and McMeel, Kansas City, 1978
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Hirschfeld Galleries, Saint Louis, MO, U.S.A.Hirschfeld Galleries
AbeBooks seller since June 17, 2005
Condition: Used - Fine
£ 195.11
Quantity: 1 available
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Andrews McMeel Publishing, 1978. Private Press edition and 1st. 1978 signed and inscribed first edition Sheed, Andrews and McMeel, Inc. (Kansas City, Missouri), 6 1/8 x 9 1/4 inches tall tancloth hardbound in publisher's unclipped dust jacket, viii, 128 pp.on fine wove paper. nicely preserved in a clear archival sleeve. Dust jacket with original calligraphy by Thomas Merton, frontispiece by Thomas Merton. Lax (1915-2000) was an American poet, known in particular for his association with the co-author of this collection, famed twentieth century Trappist monk and writer Thomas Merton (1915-1968). Lax's most famous book, Circus of the Sun (1959), a meditation on creation, was heralded by The New York Times as 'perhaps the greatest English language poem of this century.' Because of the simplicity of his later work, he has been called one of the patron saints of literary minimalism; some of his poems can go on for several pages using no more than four words and a punctuation mark. Robert Lax has signed over the printed signature on the front endsheet quite clearly, this was a possibly personal copy lost or given away after his death, as he lived as something of a hermit on the Greek island of Patmos for most of the last 35 years of his life.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- A Catch of Anti-Letters
- Author
- Thomas Merton and Robert Lax
- Publisher
- Andrews and McMeel, Kansas City
- Publication year
- 1978
- Condition
- Very Fine
- Dust jacket
- Very Fine
- Signed
- By the Author
- Binding
- Cloth
- Illustrator
- Thomas Merton
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Dimensions
- Royal 8vo
Hirschfeld Galleries
Saint Louis, MO, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since June 17, 2005
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Hirschfeld Galleries, Established in 1930, is a full-line used, collectible, rare, and antiquarian book dealer located in Saint Louis, Missouri. Our collection comprises over 100,000 items, collected over 5 generations. We specialize in fine bindings, first editions, private press, early printed, and incunabula. We are happy to consult to institutions, private collectors, and the trade. We can offer appraisals, rare book searches, and collection advice.
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Early Printed Books., Fine Art., Modern 1sts., Illustrated Books In All Fields, Childrens And Illustrated., Fine Bindings And Fine Sets, Fine Graphics., Hand Colored Engravings, Fine Press Books., 17, 18 and 19th Century LiteratureSeller's business information
Hirschfeld Galleries
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