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THE SEVEN STOREY MOUNTAIN
by MERTON, Thomas
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Spine gilt dull but still readable. Near Fine in a Very Good dustwrapper
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc, (1966). Hardcover. Spine gilt dull but still readable. Near Fine in a Very Good dustwrapper. Later Printing of Merton's monumental autobiography SIGNED by the author on the front endpaper: "best wishes/Thomas Merton." Merton tended to sign as "Father Louis" in most of the trade editions of his books that we have seen, and we have not seen any copies of this title, his best known, in any printing signed by him.
Synopsis
This memoir follows author and social activist Thomas Merton through his life as a young man and his subsequent spiritual journey, as he chooses to leave society behind and join the Trappist monks in the Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani, in Kentucky, USA.
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- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014754
- Title
- THE SEVEN STOREY MOUNTAIN
- Author
- MERTON, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Spine gilt dull but still readable. Near Fine in a Very Good dustwrapper
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- (1966)
- Keywords
- Signed, Modern First Editions, Trappists, Religion, Catholicism, Autobiography, Thomas Merton, Southern Literature, Modern Firsts
- Bookseller catalogs
- Catholicism;
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
All books subject to prior sale. Payment with order; institutions may be billed. Postage additional: $11.00 for the first book, $6.00 each thereafter. Overseas postage billed at approximate cost. Pennsylvania residents must add 6% sales tax. Mastercard, Visa, and American Express accepted. We are also open to reasonable payment terms. A book may be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason provided it is in the same condition as sent and prior notice is given. Please insure returns for their full value.
About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
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- Fine
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- Gilt
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- Dustwrapper
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- Spine
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