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The Secular Journal of Thomas Merton
by Thomas Merton
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine, some fading along extremities, some fading to gilt lettering on spine, light foxing to top of text block./Very Good jacket, light soiling, darkening to jacket spine, chipping along crown of jacket spine and front panel, general handli
- Seller
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Ridgewood, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1959. 8vo, quarter bound in grey paper boards with guilt lettering on blue cloth spine, 270 pp. Near Fine, some fading along extremities, some fading to gilt lettering on spine, light foxing to top of text block./Very Good jacket, light soiling, darkening to jacket spine, chipping along crown of jacket spine and front panel, general handling wear..
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- Bookseller
- Better Read Than Dead
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 411
- Title
- The Secular Journal of Thomas Merton
- Author
- Thomas Merton
- Format/Binding
- 8vo, quarter bound in grey paper boards with guilt lettering on blue cloth spine, 270 pp
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine, some fading along extremities, some fading to gilt lettering on spine, light foxing to top of text block.
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good jacket, light soiling, darkening to jacket spine, chipping along crown of jacket spine and front panel, general handli
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Cudahy
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1959
- Keywords
- thomas merton, zen, spirituality, diary
Terms of Sale
Better Read Than Dead
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About the Seller
Better Read Than Dead
Biblio member since 2023
Ridgewood, New York
About Better Read Than Dead
Better Read Than Dead has been selling used books and other printed materials in Brooklyn, NY since 2012. We currently operate two open storefronts and an ever-growing online inventory.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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