HARDBACK "UNCOMMON," SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st.* Imp: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1976* Publisher: The Macmillan Press.* Binding and cover condition: Crimson cloth covered boards, gilt title to spine. No bumps or rubs, minimal shelf wear to head and tail of spine, no other visible faults. VG++.* Jacket condition: B/w illustrated dust wrapper showing a scene of Schloss Duino, Triesta by Alan Hood. NOT PRICE CLIPPED, showing shelf price of £7.95. Some slight age and a scratch to the back cover. VG* Contents condition: Coloured end papers, (light flesh colour), PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight and bright with no reading wear, no marks to text, slight marks to top edge, otherwise no visible faults. VG++.* Illustrations: None.* Pages: 106 pp. text. xii pp. references & indices at rear.* Description: One hundred years after Rilke?s birth his reputation is a puzzle: is he still the supreme German poet of the century or has he fallen out of favour? The more recent trend is to concentrate on the craft and technique of the poetry itself, in reaction against the older cult of Rilke the seer and mystic. The author suggests an overall view of Rilke?s poetic vision.* A NEAR VG++ copy of the 1st./1st. with NO MAJOR FAULTS.*

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Bookseller: Cocksparrow Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 2688
Title: Rainer Maria Rilke: A Centenary Essay
Author: Casey, Timothy J
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - VG++/VG++/VG
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition, 1st. Imp.
ISBN 10: 0333195256
ISBN 13: 9780333195253
Publisher: Macmillan
Place of Publication: London UK 128
Date Published: 1976-12-01

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