New York, NY: Thomas Merton, 1962. Stapled Wrappers. “CLEMENT OF ALEXANDRIA who was converted to Christianity in the Second Century, might well be called the father of Christian Humanism. One of his major works, The Protreptikos (from the Greek word 'to persuade'), was a masterpiece of philosophical writing. In explaining Christianity to the cultured Greek pagan, Clement ranged from acute social satire to the loftiest religious contemplation. With a biographical..... More

Washington DC: Paycock Press, 1981. First Edition. Large-Format Softcover. “The first decent history I ever read on the local literary scene was Jack Foley’s “A Bank of Violets,” published in Aleph no. 1 in 1975. The piece was good at putting the 60s explosion of local magazines and literary presses into perspective, but hardly touched on what had gone before, save to trot out Walt Whitman, Charles Olson, Ezra Pound..... More

St. Louis, MO: Student Assembly of Washington University, 1967. First Printing. Large-Format Softcover. “This is the first issue of the “new” free lance. It was assembled by a skeleton staff over the summer and during the first weeks of school. But we feel it is a substantial issue—one that represents a significant break with the past,” (editor’s note). A student publication from Washington University at St. Louis, this edition of..... More