Duino Elegies German Text (8 results)

22 cm, Leineneinband (cloth). Mit einem Bildnis, 160 S., In German and English. In englischer und deutscher Sprache. Deckel mit großem Wasserfleck, weiteren kleinen Flecken und Randläsuren. Vorsätze und hinterer Innendeckel stark gebräunt und stochfleckig. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 450.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Reprint. Originally published in this edition in 1939, this is an undated reprint. A Fine copy in grey cloth, in a Near Fine cream, brown and blue dustwrapper, price-clipped, with tiny tears to crown. 130pp. Bi-lingual text layout. Clean with no writing or other problems. Q21039.

Hardback. Rainer Maria Rilke, Hogarth Press. Edition: 3rd., ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed , price clippedMarkings: No markingsDuino Elegies presents a monumental cycle of ten poems that grapple with profound existential questions concerning human existence, the nature of beauty, and the inevitability of death. This seminal work of 20th-century literature chronicles a spiritual journey, illustrating the poet's struggle to reconcile the earthly and the divine. The verses, rich with symbolic imagery, uncover the complexities of human emotion and the search for meaning in a transient world. It offers a deeply contemplative and often melancholic reflection on the human condition, ultimately pointing towards a transcendent understanding of life's mysteries. This edition further enriches the experience by providing the original German text alongside a meticulous English translation, introduction, and commentary, offering invaluable insights into its intricate layers. Hardback.

Condition: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Very Good Hardcover with Dustjacket DJ chipped, German text with English Translation, Introduction, and Commentary by J.B. Leishman and Stephen Spender.

Hardcover. Condition: vg. First side-by-side German and English editionLondon: The Hogarth Press, 1939. Octavo. Publisher's orange cloth (lightly rubbed). Original unclipped blue dust jacket (toned and faded, chipping with some loss). Bookseller's ticket ("THE/HOLLIDAY BOOKSHOP/49 E. 49th ST. NEW YORK") to rear pastedown. Minor foxing to first few leaves, else clean. 160 pp. (and 1 frontispiece plate). VG in G dust jacket. First side-by-side German and English editionLondon: The Hogarth Press, 1939. Book.

Condition: good. This book is in Good condition. There may be some notes and highligting but otherwise the book is in overall good condition.

First edition thus. 8vo. 160 pp. Publisher's coffee cloth, gilt lettered to the spine, dust jacket. Frontispiece reproducing "Les Saltimbanques" by Picasso in black and white. Uneven fading to the jacket with losses to the ends and corners, foxing to the front and rear leaves, the book itself otherwise very good. Woolmer, 457.