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Thomas Merton

63 copies for sale · $20–$4,500 · 8 first editions · 1 signed

Notable copies for sale

The Silent Life (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$4,500
Thomas Merton in Alaska. Prelude to The Asian Journal: The Alaskan Conferences, Journals a (first edition) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$35
Tears of the Blind Lions (first edition) — Bauer Rare Books$25
The Monastic Journey (first edition) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$20
The Ascent to Truth / Thomas Merton (first edition) — MW Books€32
The Seven Storey Mountain by Thomas Merton True First Printing 1948. Errors (first edition, 1948) — eBay$475
Photograph of Thomas Merton with Seymour Freedgood and Dan Walsh — James Cummins Bookseller$450
THE WATERS OF SILOE — Rare Book Cellar$223
THE WAY OF CHUANG TZU — Rare Book Cellar$153
DAY OF A STRANGER By Thomas Merton — eBay$152
DAY OF A STRANGER By Thomas Merton *Excellent Condition* (1981) — eBay$147
THE SIGN OF JONAS; The Journal of Thomas Merton — Rare Book Cellar$139

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Works on the market

THE WATERS OF SILOE7 copies · $35–$223
THE WAY OF CHUANG TZU3 copies · $47–$153
THE LIVING BREAD3 copies · $48
Thomas Merton Book Lot Vintage Religion Christian Paperback Hardcover Collection2 copies · $120
NO MAN IS AN ISLAND2 copies · $47–$88
Seven Storey Mountain2 copies · $30–$79
THE WISDOM OF THE DESERT: SAYINGS FROM THE DESERT FATHERS By Thomas Merton *VG+*2 copies · $46–$51
A VOW OF CONVERSATION; Journals 1964-19652 copies · $47–$48
The Silent Life1 copy · $4,500
The Seven Storey Mountain by Thomas Merton True First Printing 1948. Errors1 copy · $475
Photograph of Thomas Merton with Seymour Freedgood and Dan Walsh1 copy · $450
DAY OF A STRANGER By Thomas Merton1 copy · $152
DAY OF A STRANGER By Thomas Merton *Excellent Condition*1 copy · $147
THE SIGN OF JONAS; The Journal of Thomas Merton1 copy · $139
IF YOU SEEK A HEAVENLY LIGHT1 copy · $125
Emblems of a Season of Fury by Thomas Merton1 copy · $78
THE HARMONIES OF EXCESS A Poem1 copy · $75
THE ROAD TO JOY; Letters to New and Old Friends1 copy · $75
THE CLIMATE OF MONASTIC PRAYER (CISTERCIAN STUDIES SERIES) By Thomas Merton *VG*1 copy · $73
THE COURAGE FOR TRUTH; Letters to Writers1 copy · $73

Market context

70 copies of Thomas Merton's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $71 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).

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