SEEDS OF CONTEMPLATION
SEEDS OF CONTEMPLATION.
Merton, Thomas. Norfolk: New Directions [1949]. First trade edition. 8vo.
A remarkably fine, fresh copy in dust jacket. Because of this title’s highly abrasive woven cloth binding, collector’s copies in jacket are seldom seen. “I will lead you into solitude. I will lead you by the way that you cannot possibly understand because I want it to be the quickest way.”
Uncommon in jacket, a book usually subjected to considerably more wear.
Theology: Merton’s fourth work, called ‘a (minor) classic’.
Thomas Merton (1915-1968) was a Trappist monk, political activist, social critic, and one of the most-read spiritual writers of the twentieth century. He is the author of many books, including The Seven Storey Mountain, Thoughts in Solitude, and The Way of Chuang Tzu.
$200.00