[Milton Hindus Provenance] Various.

Columbia Poetry 1939 – [Personal copy of poet Milton Hindus, with his poetry published in this Anthology. The book contains the following poems by Milton Hindus: “For the Lover of Walks” / “Summer Nights” / “Self Wears Vanity to Make Itself Invisible” / “Prayer to My Muse” / The Anthology also includes six first edition poems by Thomas Merton.

New York, Columbia University Press, 1939. 13 cm x 19.5 cm. XIX, 93 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent condition with minor signs of external wear. From the library of poet and critic, Milton Hindus, with his name on the front free endpaper.

Includes poems by the following writers: Victor Barnouw / Mary Bidgood / James H. Brown / Elizabeth J. Buchtenkirk / Sophie Himmell / Catherine Haydon Jacobs / Margaret Mc Garvey / Thomas Merton / Harry Rosenstein / Milton Hindus etc.

″Thomas Merton (1915-1968) is arguably the most influential American Catholic author of the twentieth century. His autobiography, The Seven Storey Mountain, has sold over one million copies and has been translated into over fifteen languages. He wrote over sixty other books and hundreds of poems and articles on topics ranging from monastic spirituality to civil rights, nonviolence, and the nuclear arms race.”(Wikipedia)

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• Keywords: American Literature · American Literature – Rare · American Poet · American Poetry · American Poetry Collection · Anthology · Jewish Poetry · Poetry · Poetry – Rare · Poetry Collection
• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 72265AB

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