Rainer Maria Rilke: A Centenary Essay
Language: English
Published by Macmillan, 1976
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Cocksparrow Books, Salisbury, Wiltshire, United KingdomCocksparrow Books
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HARDBACK "UNCOMMON," SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st.* Imp: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1976* Publisher: The Macmillan Press.* Binding and cover condition: Crimson cloth covered boards, gilt title to spine. No bumps or rubs, minimal shelf wear to head and tail of spine, no other visible faults. VG++.* Jacket condition: B/w illustrated dust wrapper showing a scene of Schloss Duino, Triesta by Alan Hood. NOT PRICE CLIPPED, showing shelf price of £7.95. Some slight age and a scratch to the back cover. VG* Contents condition: Coloured end papers, (light flesh colour), PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight and bright with no reading wear, no marks to text, slight marks to top edge, otherwise no visible faults. VG++.* Illustrations: None.* Pages: 106 pp. text. xii pp. references & indices at rear.* Description: One hundred years after Rilke?s birth his reputation is a puzzle: is he still the supreme German poet of the century or has he fallen out of favour? The more recent trend is to concentrate on the craft and technique of the poetry itself, in reaction against the older cult of Rilke the seer and mystic. The author suggests an overall view of Rilke?s poetic vision.* A NEAR VG++ copy of the 1st./1st. with NO MAJOR FAULTS.* 1976-12-01.…
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- Title
- Rainer Maria Rilke: A Centenary Essay
- Author
- Casey, Timothy J.
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Publication year
- 1976
- Condition
- VG++/VG++/VG
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0333195256
- ISBN 13
- 9780333195253
- Edition
- y First Edition, 1st. Imp.
- Seller catalogs
- Drama & Criticism, Poetry
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Cocksparrow Books
Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
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Cocksparrow Books is a small on-line second hand book store selling for the last 25 years following the closure of our small bookshop in Wadhurst, East Sussex. We specialise in non-fiction and hard to find titles in a number of fields. We also sell early impression fiction in VG condition avoiding more recent best sellers and airport editions. Our condition notes are as detailed as possible to allow purchasers to fully appreciate what they can expect when they buy. We are open to queries and will do our best to respond quickly to text messages and e-mails. Our offerings may not be the cheapest but if you are looking for a positive outcome to a purchase on-line, do consider ordering from us.…
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