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James Merrill's The Black Swan was published in 100 numbered and signed copies (none for sale) in Athens, Greece in 1946. It was regarded by Merrill as his first book. It is Merrill's scarcest publication, and considered among the rarest of 20th century English literary collectibles.

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(del) (cur) 22:47, 17 April 2005 . . Sandover (Talk | contribs) . . 399×512 (13,997 bytes) ({{bookcover}} James Merrill's '''The Black Swan''' was published in 100 numbered and signed copies (none for sale) in Athens, Greece in 1946. It was regarded by Merrill as his first book. It is Merrill's scarcest publicati)