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RILKE, Rainer Maria. Requiem and Other Poems.London : 1935
First edition thus, first impression, of Rilke's poems as translated by Leishman, and including "The Panther" and "Archaic Torso of Apollo". The second edition of this work was published, revised and enlarged, in 1949. One of 1,075 copies only, copies of this edition are scarce, and especially so in such good condition.
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RILKE, Rainer Maria. Autograph letter signed to Paul Thun-Hohenstein, one of the last to be written by the poet.Hôtel Bellevue Sierre (Valais), Switzerland : 4 November 1926
An emotionally-charged autograph letter signed from Rilke to his fellow Prague poet, the Austrian essayist and translator Count Paul Thun-Hohenstein (1884-1963), in which he laments his inability to host his friend at Muzot due to a sudden sickness and divulges his desire to travel to the Mediterranean - content made poignant in light of the seriousness... Learn More£12,500.00Stock Code: 132323
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RILKE, Rainer Maria. Ewald Tragy.Munich : 1929
First edition, number 87 of 95 copies; this the copy of Dr Arno Ed Lampe, with his name printed to the colophon and his bookplate to the front pastedown. Lampe was a Munich based doctor and scientist who published a number of works on the treatment various ailments such as anaemia and Basedow's disease with his wife Lavinia. Rilke wrote Ewald Tragy... Learn More£3,500.00Stock Code: 134127
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RILKE, Rainer Maria. Die Sonette an Orpheus.Leipzig : 1923
First edition, presentation copy, inscribed by the author on what is believed to be the original binder's blank, "Â Madame Cella Delavrancea Lahovary, hommages dévonés Rainer Maria Rilke (Paris, en mars 1923)". Cella Delavrancea was a Romanian pianist and member of Rilke's literary coterie; a sketch of him is included in her collection of writings... Learn More£4,500.00Stock Code: 132293
