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Early numbered French edition of post-symbolist poet Paul Valéry's Charmes- no. 2226 (v. 200/3445) on Madagascar. No wear to cover. Interior pages clean and bright.

Clean copy of first German Edition of Der Opfergang (Way of Sacrifice), an acclaimed pacifist work by German Expressionist writer and son of a General who served near Verdun. Cloth boards. Some scuffing to cloth binding.

Very good copy of Hugo von Hofmannsthal’s play Electra, which was first performed in Germany in 1903. Elektra is a free adaptation in verse of the play of the same name by the ancient Greek dramatist Sophocles,

First Edition of Hofmannsthal's 1905 first drama in five acts, an adaptation of Thomas Otway's 1682 English drama Venice Preserved, in which he made use of George's physical and intellectual traits, as a model for his characters. Many critics have commented that the 1905 drama Das gerettete Venedig not only has "homosexual undertones, " but that the relationship of Pierre and Jaffier, the two main characters, is a direct mirroring of the conflict between George and Hofmannsthal. Work is dedicated to Stefan George, "In Bewinderung und Freudnschaft." Very slight soiling to bottom left corner of front wrap, bottom of spine crimped, pages clean and bright.233 pp.

One of three hundred copies, in original yellow boards with title page illustrated by Ludwig von Hofmann under Stefan George's historic imprint. Binding tight. Some soiling to boards, minor bumping to corners, some wear to spine. Interior immaculate.

One of four hundred copies, in original dark green boards under Stefan George's historic imprint. Binding tight. No soiling to boards, minor bumping to corners, no wear to spine. Interior immaculate.

Third German Edition of dramatic works including: Die Frau Im Fenster; Die Hochkeit; Der Sobeide; Der Adenteurer  und Die Sangerin. Bound in olive green linen, lettered and decorated in gilt. Top edge gilt, silk marker. Slight. No wear to cover. Interior clean and bright. Binding tight.

Like new. Slight wear to cover. In this brilliant meditation on memory, loss and mourning, evoking a stroll with a young poet thought to be Rainer Maria Rilke and writer and psychoanalyst Lou Andreas-Salomé, Matthew von Unwerth explores Freud's provocative ideas on the connections between creativity and mortality.