Autograph letter signed.

Rilke, Rainer Maria, Bohemian-Austrian poet and novelist (1875-1926).

Published by Munich, 17. XII. 1918.

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8vo. 2 pp. on bifolium. With autograph envelope. To the composer Casimir von Pászthory (1886-1966) in Vienna, who in 1914 set to music his 1906 poem "Die Weise von Liebe und Tod des Cornets Christoph Rilke", a copy of which composition he received some time ago, apologizing for not having thanked him earlier, mentioning that his desk is piled high with unanswered correspondence; also, acknowledging the receipt of 100 Marks and asking von Pászthory to send the balance to the "Insel" publishing house, who administer all his business affairs: "Schon als mir, vor einiger Zeit, Ihr Verleger ein Exemplar Ihrer Musik zur 'Weise von Liebe und Tod' zu übersenden die Aufmerksamkeit hatte, wäre ein Wort des Dankes an Sie am Platze gewesen, verzeihen Sie, dass ich mich, im Gedräng einer arg rückständigen Correspondenz, die meinen Schreibtisch buchstäblich überhäuft, erst heute dazu aufraffe, und nehmen Sie dieses kurze Wort wenigstens als ein herzliches. Inzwischen habe ich Ihnen auch noch hundert Mark zu bestätigen, die mir, auf Ihre Postanweisung hin, gestern ausgezahlt worden sind. Was den Rest des Betrages angeht, den Sie mit meinem Verlage seinerzeit vereinbart haben, so bäte ich Sie, ihn nach Leipzig an den Insel-Verlag senden zu wollen, der alles Geschäftliche für mich verwaltet [.]". - With 2 small marginal tears.

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Title
Autograph letter signed.
Author
Rilke, Rainer Maria, Bohemian-Austrian poet and novelist (1875-1926).
Publisher
Munich, 17. XII. 1918.
Item weight
350 grams
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Antiquariat INLIBRIS Gilhofer Nfg. GmbH

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We have been dealing in valuable books, manuscripts, and autographs since 1883. As members of the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB), the Verband der Antiquare Österreichs (Austrian association of antiquarian booksellers), as well as the Verband deutscher Antiquare e.V. (German association of antiquarian booksellers), we are bound by these organizations' code of ethics. A large proportion of our customers is made up of institutions, including renowned international universities and major state libraries. We keep contact with our private customers at international book fairs and through our online catalogues. You are welcome to visit us on our business premises from Monday to Friday, 10 AM to 6 PM. We are happy to take buying orders for the important book auctions in Germany and Austria, which we attend regularly. We dedicate special attention to the estates and archives of important personalities of the arts and sciences in European and world history. Through specially prepared archive catalogues we have been able to sell the archives of Viktor Léon (librettist, 1859-1940), Leo Fall (operetta composer, 1873-1925), Lotte Lehmann (singer, 1888-1976), Otto Tressler (actor, 1871-1865) and Max Reinhardt (director, 1873-1743), as well as the last privately owned important original manuscripts by Ludwig Wittgenstein (philosopher, 1889-1951). Along the lines of this specialization our buying policy concentrates especially on these fields.

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