120 pages, prologue Thomas Merton on monastic life, captions for the 104 color photos by Nicolas Sapieha including nuns as well as monks, oblong 4to, tan tweed cloth. Red end paper inscribed in ink all blessings & joy Basil. Faint foxing 1st few pages; priced dust jacket crease on front panel , l light edge wear, very good.

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Title: Monastery: Prayer, Work, Community
Publisher: Harper & Row, San Francisco
Publication Date: 1983
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0060664959
ISBN 13: 9780060664954
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: Stated First Edition
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)

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Presents an illustrated look at the ancient traditions and modern realities of cloistered life and discusses numerous schools of spirituality including the Benedictines and Cistercians

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