Thirty Poems
MERTON, Thomas
Published by New Directions, Norfolk, Connecticut, 1944
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Softcover
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First edition, wrappered issue. Slim octavo. Plain stapled wrappers with printed dust jacket. Owner signature on the front free endpaper, plain wrappers lightly toned, a bit of creasing at the crown, very good or better in a very good dust jacket with a large stain across the front wrapper not affecting the interior, and a small tear to the crown of the spine. Merton's first book. Issued as "The Poets of the Year.". Seller Inventory # 561221
Bibliographic Details
Title: Thirty Poems
Publisher: New Directions, Norfolk, Connecticut
Publication Date: 1944
Binding: Softcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Edition: 1st Edition
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Thirty Poems
Published by
New Directons, 1944
Used
Paperback
First Edition
Seller: Bibliodisia Books, IOBA, MWABA, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Published as The Poets of the Year for 1944, this was Merton's first book, issued before The Seven Storey Mountain. Original staled wrappers in the rare dust jacket, A very well preserved copy, unmarked and free of chipping or fading. Protected by a thick custom-made archival Mylar jacket cover. Seller Inventory # BN029627
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THIRTY POEMS
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New Directions: The Poets Of The Year,, Norfolk, Connecticut, 1944
Used
Paperback
First Edition
Seller: Burwood Books, Wickham Market, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. Pages unnumbered (32).First edition pamphlet with decent original wrapper. Books in this series are generally fragile and the dj is prone to splitting. This copy, however, is very good, only let down by slight handling stain on back cover (two dusty, faint fingerprints). Trappist monk MertonÕs first book, scarce in both pb and hb formats. Very good. Seller Inventory # C90716
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THIRTY POEMS
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New Directions, Norfolk, Connecticut, 1944
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Soft cover
First Edition
Seller: All Booked Up, Louisville, KY, U.S.A.
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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Tan heavy paper jacket over cream paper cover with red lettering on front cover. One of New Directions "The Poets of the Year" series printed below title and author. Price of "50 cents" on front flap lower corner. Merton's first stand alone published work. Downgraded to "Near Fine" due slight creasing of ten or so pages on lower back corner. No other damage or marking noticed. Seller Inventory # 45363
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THIRTY POEMS
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New Directions, CT, 1944
Used
Paperback
First Edition
Seller: Andre Strong Bookseller, Blue Hill, ME, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: Very good +. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. first edition. 6 x 9 in. Not paginated. Tan paper DJ over paper wraps. New Directions "The Poets of the Year." First edition. Condition is VERY GOOD+ ; covers extremely clean, minimal wear to edges. Stapled binding tight. Text clean and unmarked. DJ is VERY GOOD ; tiny ink spot on front, a hint of toning, rear very clean. Minor wear to edges. Not clipped $1 at top, 50 cents at bottom of flap. Poetry/Case. RGR. Seller Inventory # 51448
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Thirty poems
Published by
New Directions
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paperback
Seller: Griffin Books, Stamford, CT, U.S.A.
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paperback. Condition: Like New. Very clean jacketed slender staple bound softcover preserved in mylar jacket. Clean tight and unmarked with square corners. D73 Please email for photos. Larger books or sets may require additional shipping charges. Books sent via US Postal. Seller Inventory # 116555
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THIRTY POEMS
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Connecticut: New Directions., 1944
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: LUCIUS BOOKS (ABA, ILAB, PBFA), York, United Kingdom
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First edition, first printing. Julien Green's copy. Original paper covered boards, lettered in red to the front panel, in the matching pale brown paper dustwrapper. A fine copy, the binding square and firm, the contents clean throughout. Small bump to the upper edge of the spine. Complete with the dustwrapper, a touch rubbed to the spine and folds, nicked with a little loss to spine tips and to the outer corner of the front panel. Small closed tear (c. 1 cm) to the upper edge of the front panel. Not price-clipped ($1 to the upper front flap). A lovely copy of Merton's first book, once owned by the French-American novelist and diarist, Julien Green. With the ownership inscription of "Julian Green / March 1945" in black ink to the front free endpaper. Green's real first name was Julian, the Gallic variant, Julien, applied by the author's French publisher in the 1920s. Although he generally signed his (mainly French) books Julien, he evidently continued to use Julian for the books he owned. Green was the first non-French national to be elected to the Académie française. A prolific novelist, his reputation owes more to his extensive diaries (in nineteen volumes), which provide a rich chronicle of his literary and religious life as well as the Parisian literary world, than to his fiction. Thomas Merton, the American writer and theologian (also born in France), conducted a correspondence with Green and wrote an essay on his fiction ('To Each His Darkness', collected in 'Raids on the Unspeakable' [1966]). 'Thirty Poems', Merton's first book, was written and published at a crucial point in the author's life. He had completed the manuscript in 1943. In March the following year, he made his temporary profession of vows as a Trappist monk. Uncertain about publishing the book, he was persuaded by his superior at the Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani to go ahead with publication. The book was issued by James Laughlin at New Directions in November 1944. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers. Seller Inventory # 23232
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