The Black Swan

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Merrill, James. 1945. “The Black Swan”. Rare Books Catalogued Items. Athens [Greece]: Icaros, James Merrill's Poetry Manuscripts, accessed February 11, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/james-merrill-poetry-manuscripts/item/38724

Title: The Black Swan
Description: The Black Swan, Kimon Friar's privately printed book of James Merrill's college poetry, probably at least partially financed by Merrill, himself. This copy inscribed to "Jonnie."
Subject: Merrill, James, 1926-1995
Creator: Merrill, James
Source: Cataloged item: PS3525 E6645 B55 1946
Relation: Rare Books Catalogued Items; Exhibit Cases 1-2: Love and Money; James Merrill: Life and Art, pp. 97-9; James Merrill's Poetry Manuscripts: "The Black Swan"
Language: English
Type: Poetry
Publisher: Athens [Greece]: Icaros
Date: 1946
Format: Book
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Item sets: Merrill

Site pages: "The Black Swan"

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