Delphi [Signed] by Seferis, George [Seferiádes, Georgios; Seferis, Giorgos] - 1962

Munchen [Munich]: Knorr & Hirth, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. A Very Good + copy of the first edition, first printing (spine ends a touch pushed, rear board's right front corner modestly bumped), in a Very Good dust jacket with some general wear and light soiling as well as the unnecessary addition of a piece of tape to the spine's verso/interior), SIGNED BY GEORGE SEFERIS on the title page and with the word "Dephi" written by George Seferis in Greek characters on the title page under the book's printed title. The book contains text by Seferis (translated to German --- the work was published in book form only in German), 33 photographs in color and black & white, and one city map of ancient Delphi, and a section providing information on the images by photographer Herbert Kreft. The caption to each photograph is presented in German, Greek, French, Italian, Spanish, and English. A Greek Diplomat and Ambassador to the UK, and one of the Twentieth Century's most important Greek Poets, George Seferis won the 1963 Nobel Prize in Literature for "his eminent lyrical writing, inspired by a deep feeling for the Hellenic world of culture", making him the first Greek ever to have received the Prize. Having an excellent Provenance, this copy belonged to Actor Jack Palance and carries the bookplate from the 2006 sale of his personal property to the rear pastedown. Signed copies of Seferis' works are extraordinarily scarce in any language. The book itself is quite uncommon, and signed copies of this book are as scarce as hen's teeth. A Very Good copy, SIGNED AND TITLED BY GEORGE SEFERIS. EXTRAORDINARILY SCARCE.