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TRAUMGEKRÃNT. NEUE GEDICHTE
by Rilke, René [later Rainer] Maria
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
Leipzig: P. Friesenhahn, 1897.. 64,[4]pp. Small octavo. Original printed wrapper (silked on verso). Spine and lower edge of rear wrapper chipped, upper portion of front wrapper stained, along with upper forecorner of rear wrapper, as well as lightly the upper forecorners of several first and last leaves. The majority of the text block is clean and unsullied. Folding cloth clamshell box with morocco label. First edition of Rilke's third published collection of verse (translated into English as "Dream-crowned"). This is a presentation copy from Rilke, signed in full and inscribed by him to his Munich friend, the German- American writer and future chemist/inventor, Nathan Sulzberger. The inscription incorporates four lines of verse: "...Und müssen Sie auf durch lhr Leben [/] fremd aller Schöpferfreude gehn -- [/] ist lhnen doch die Gift Gegeben, [/] ein frohes Schaffen zu verstehen!". The designation 'Band I' appears in the upper margin of the title leaf. Rilke's friendship with Sulzberger is treated in Schoolfield's YOUNG RILKE AND HIS TIME and this inscription is there referenced. RITZER E53. OCLC: 24088096 (12 copies located).
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- Bookseller
- William Reese Company - Literature ABAA-ILAB
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- WRCLIT88088
- Title
- TRAUMGEKRÃNT. NEUE GEDICHTE
- Author
- Rilke, René [later Rainer] Maria
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 6
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- P. Friesenhahn
- Place of Publication
- Leipzig
- Date Published
- 1897.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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William Reese Company - Literature ABAA-ILAB
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New Haven, Connecticut
About William Reese Company - Literature ABAA-ILAB
Since 1975, William Reese Company has served a large international clientele of collectors and private and public institutions in the acquisition of rare books and manuscripts and in collection development.
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With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization.
Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Clamshell Box
- A protective box designed for storing and preserving a bound book or loose sheets. A clamshell box is hinged on one side, with...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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