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Better World Books: West, Reno, NV, U.S.A.
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AbeBooks Seller since March 14, 2016
Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. Seller Inventory # 9631683-6
A biography of the German poet combines detailed interpretations of his life with an intimate reading of his verse and prose and shows how he grew from an ambitious versifier into a great poet
About the Author: Ralph Freedman is Professor Emeritus of Comparative Literature at Princeton University.
Title: Life of a Poet : Rainer Maria Rilke
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Publication Date: 1996
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Edition: 1st.
Seller: Daedalus Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. A nice, bright copy. ; B & W plates; 6.25 X 1.75 X 9.5 inches; 639 pages. Seller Inventory # 338586
Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA, Wadsworth, IL, U.S.A.
Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First Edition. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 639 pages. Biography of the important Austrian poet Rainer Maria Rilke. A close to near fine copy in paper covered boards with a cloth spine with some minor wear to the top rear corner and in a near fine dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 199781
Seller: B-Line Books, Amherst, NS, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition; First Printing. Tight square unmarked book in mylar protected dust jacket.; 6.25 X 1.75 X 9.5 inches; 639 pages. Seller Inventory # 64495
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Ed Buryn Books, Nevada City, CA, U.S.A.
Stated 1st Edition. Outstanding biography. Mint copy of 1st. 6-1/2 x 9-1/2, 640 pp, index, sources & notes, b/w photos & illus. Fine unmarked, in Fine unclipped jacket. Hardcover in green boards & black cloth spine, in color illus jacket. Seller Inventory # 15604
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. 640pp. Illustrated with black and white plates. Fine in an about fine dust jacket with some edgewear. Compliment card from Robert Giroux laid in. Seller Inventory # 544036