Item #1232712 CISTERCIAN CONTEMPLATIVES: Monks of the Strict Observance at Our Lady of Gethsemani, Kentucky; Our Lady of the Holy Ghost, Georgia; Our Lady of the Holy Trinity, Utah. Thomas Merton.

CISTERCIAN CONTEMPLATIVES: Monks of the Strict Observance at Our Lady of Gethsemani, Kentucky; Our Lady of the Holy Ghost, Georgia; Our Lady of the Holy Trinity, Utah

Trappist KY: Our Lady of Gethsemani, 1948. 1st Edition. Paperback. Softcover issue. Bound in blue-gray wraps lettered in maroon. 64p, illustrated with b/w photographs. Former owner's private library name stamped on endpapers and title page else a clean booklet in very good condition. Item #1232712

Written anonymously by Thomas Merton. This is Merton's fourth book, issued shortly before THE SEVEN STOREY MOUNTAIN, The book is noted as "A Guide to Trappist Life" and is effectively a recruiting piece for the Trappist Order. Ten thousand copies were printed in both hardcover and softcover. Dell'Isola A4.

Price: $100.00

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