Selected Poems of Rainer Maria Rilke.
Rilke, Rainer Maria; Robert Kipniss [Illustrator]
Published by The Limited Editions Club, New York, 1981
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The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of this finely curated selection of Rilke's verse in both the original German and English translation. Octavo, bound in full modern morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe / Zaehnsdorf with gilt titles to the spine, all edges gilt, gilt inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, illustrated with black and white lithographs. Boldly signed by illustrator Robert Kipniss on the colophon page at the rear. One of 2,000 numbered copies, this is number 106. English translations by C.F. MacIntyre. Preface by Harry T. Moore. Illustrated by Robert Kipniss. Rainer Maria Rilke (1875â "1926) was a pivotal figure in early 20th-century European literature, whose poetry is renowned for its lyrical intensity, philosophical depth, and spiritual introspection. Writing primarily in German, Rilke explored themes of existential solitude, the transformative power of art, and the presence of the divine in everyday life, most notably in works such as The Duino Elegies and The Sonnets to Orpheus. His distinctive poetic voiceâ "marked by fluid imagery and metaphysical inquiryâ "helped shape modernist sensibilities and continues to exert a profound influence on contemporary poetry and thought. Seller Inventory # 148692
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Title: Selected Poems of Rainer Maria Rilke.
Publisher: The Limited Editions Club, New York
Publication Date: 1981
Binding: Hardcover
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: 1st Edition
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Selected Poems of Rainer Maria Rilke
Seller: Strand Book Store, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. LIMITED EDITION. 8vo. LIMITED SIGNED EDITION, one of 2,000 signed by illustrator. SIGNED by Kipniss on limitation page. Faintest bumping to fore corners of covers. Mild sort tearing to spine tail of glassine dust jacket. Slight chipping to fore corners of front d.j. and upper joint end of rear d.j. Slight darkening to spine and joints of glasssine d.j. Mild sun fading to margins and spine of faintly scratched slipcase. Small dent to front panel of slipcase. Light fraying to cloth slipcase corners. VG/VG in VG slipcase. Illustrator. Seller Inventory # 3870222
SELECTED POEMS OF RAINER MARIA RILKE
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The Limited Editions Club, 1981
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Hardcover
Seller: Sage Rare & Collectible Books, IOBA, Livonia, MI, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Signed by the illustrator. Limited edition of 2000 copies, this being copy #869. Quarter navy cloth cover with medium blue boards is sunned on spine and rubbed along top and bottom edges of boards else fine. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Publisher's notes laid-in. Pages are clean and pristine. Slipcase is sunned with wear to corners but in very good+ condition. ; 0 pages; Signed by Artist. Seller Inventory # 20285