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The Road to Joy: Letters to New and Old Friends
by Merton, Thomas (Robert E. Daggy, ed.)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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About This Item
New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1989. Stated First printing. HC w DJ. MV NF/VG+. Maroon & tan cloth, gilt titling bright, lightest wear, leaves bright, unmarked, binding tight. Unclipped DJ ($27.95) light edgewear, in protector. Selected and edited by Robert E. Daggy. PLEASE NOTE: We are happy to provide photos. Please contact us for any specific requests. BUYING AND SELLING USED AND RARE BOOKS FROM HISTORIC EAST NASHVILLE SINCE 2012.
Synopsis
Opening with Merton's twenty-nine-year correspondence with the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mark Van Doren, this book continues with his letters to relatives and friends on a rich variety of topics. Selected, edited, and with an Introduction by Robert E. Daggy; Preface by William H. Shannon; Index.
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- Bookseller
- Refuge Books: Used & Rare
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 240006
- Title
- The Road to Joy: Letters to New and Old Friends
- Author
- Merton, Thomas (Robert E. Daggy, ed.)
- Format/Binding
- HC w DJ
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- Stated First printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus, Giroux
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1989
- Pages
- 383
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- Leaves
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.