Tom's book : to Granny with Tom's best love 1916 / Ruth Merton ; edited by Sheila Milton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Merton, Ruth, 1887-1921, author.

Contributor:

Milton, Sheila, editor.

Shane, Leslie, printer.

Zeitz, Gray, printer.

Whitesel, Carolyn, binder.

Larkspur Press, publisher, printer.

Merrick Printing Co., printer.

Jean-François Vilain and Roger S. Wieck Collection of Private Presses, Ephemera, & Related References (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Merton, Thomas, 1915-1968.

Merton, Thomas.

Genre:

Private press books (Printing)

Typefaces (Type evidence) -- Garamond.

Mohawk Superfine (Paper).

Somerset (Paper).

Penn Provenance:

Vilain, Jean-François, 1942- (donor) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)

Wieck, Roger S. (donor) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)

Physical Description:

1 volume ([80] pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Monterey, Ky. : Larkspur Press, 2005.

Summary:

This collection of entries taken from the diary of Thomas Merton's mother, Ruth Jenkins Merton, concern him as a child (from birth to the age of two).

Notes:

"This book was handset in Garamond type and printed on a hand-fed C & P by Leslie Shane and Gray Zeitz at Larkspur Press. The photographs were printed at the Merrick Printing Co. 425 copies were printed on Mohawk Superfine paper. 50 copies were printed on Somerset Book paper and handbound by Carolyn Whitesel."--Colophon.

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Vilain-Wieck Collection of Private Presses copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2018.

Kislak Center Vilain-Wieck Collection copy retains dust jacket.

OCLC:

61895551