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North Star: A Book of Poems

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Title

North Star: A Book of Poems

Subject

Merrill, James, 1926-1995

Description

North Star: A Book of Poems, a privately printed book (first edition, with only 1 printed copy) containing poems by James Merrill and Frederick Buechner dedicated to and donated to this collection by Gerrish Thurber. Merrill and Buechner made the book at Lawrenceville, and the copy is signed by the authors. It contains 12 unpublished Merrill poems. Merrill and Buechner had established themselves as the school's top writers, and Thurber--school librarian and advisor to The Lit--took their work seriously.

Creator

Merrill, James

Source

PS3525 E6645 N67 1943 - http://catalog.wustl.edu:80/record=b1189912~S2

Date

Circa 1943

Contributor

Buechner, Frederick

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Relation

Rare Books Catalogued Items

Exhibit Cases 1-2: Love and Money

James Merrill: Life and Art, p. 78

Format

Book

9 jpegs. 600 ppi.

Language

English

Type

Poetry

Identifier

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Citation

Merrill, James, “North Star: A Book of Poems,” WUSTL Digital Gateway Image Collections & Exhibitions, accessed April 28, 2024, http://lib-lslv126.wulib.wustl.edu/omeka/items/show/12744.