Geschichten. Vom Lieben Gott
by RILKE, Rainer Maria
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Offsetting from laid in newspaper clipping between pages 160-161, otherwise a fine copy, preserved in a full brown morocco clams
- Seller
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Deep River, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Leipzig: Insel-Verlag, 1904. First edition. Von Mises 13. Presentation copy, inscribed by Rilke to his cousin on the first blank leaf in the year of publication: "Meinem lieber [name] in freundlichen gedanken Rainer Maria Rilke, Borgeby gard, im August 1904." Translated, the inscription reads: "my dear . . . in friendly thoughts." In August of 1904, Rilke was staying in Borgeby Gard, Sweden. From which some of his "Letters to a Young Poet" are dated. Offsetting from laid in newspaper clipping between pages 160-161, otherwise a fine copy, preserved in a full brown morocco clamshell box. 8vo, original flexible black cloth with yapped fore-edges. Offsetting from laid in newspaper clipping between pages 160-161, otherwise a fine copy, preserved in a full brown morocco clamshell box.
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Details
- Bookseller
- James S. Jaffe Rare Books LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23411
- Title
- Geschichten. Vom Lieben Gott
- Author
- RILKE, Rainer Maria
- Book Condition
- New Offsetting from laid in newspaper clipping between pages 160-161, otherwise a fine copy, preserved in a full brown morocco clams
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition. Von Mises 13. Presentation copy, inscribed by Ril
- Publisher
- Insel-Verlag
- Place of Publication
- Leipzig
- Date Published
- 1904
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
James S. Jaffe Rare Books LLC
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Deep River, Connecticut
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