Sonnets To Orpheus

The Sonnets To Orpheus by the greatest writer of poetry in German since Goethe. Rainer Maria Rilke endowed the words of his native tongue with a new and unique significance. Rilke "rarely describes a thing straightforwardly," explains a biographer. "Instead, he uses the methods of a painter…He hints at parallels in other, unrelated realms, until the object stands before us,… Read more about this item

London: Leonard & Virginia Woolf at the Hogarth Press, 1936 Book. Good. Orange Cloth Boards. First English Translation. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Collection of poems first published in German with the title 'Sonette an Orpheus', written as a monument for Wera Ouckama Knoop. This volume has the German text alongside an English translation, notes and introduction by… Read more about this item

New York: Wittenborn & Co, 1944. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. publisher pale blue boards, spine lettered in gilt in matching dust wrapper. Fine in very good original black slipcase with mottling to spine. Roesch, Kurt. [76] pages, 9 unnumbered leaves of plates. 41 x 26.5 cm. Limited edition, copy XX of XXXV numbered and signed copies designed by… Read more about this item

First printing. Translation by Stephen Miller of "Die Sonette an Orpheus" (Insel, 1923), with translator's introduction and notes. Volume, measuring approximately 5.75" x 9.75", is bound in quarter black cloth and light blue paper-covered boards, with stamped silver lettering to spine. Book displays very light shelfwear. Binding is firm. Interior is clean and bright. Dust jacket, with price of $13.95… Read more about this item

First printing. Translation by Stephen Miller of "Die Sonette an Orpheus" (Insel, 1923), with translator's introduction and notes. Volume, measuring approximately 5.75" x 9.75", is bound in quarter black cloth and light blue paper-covered boards, with stamped silver lettering to spine. Book displays very light shelfwear. Binding is firm. Interior is clean and bright. Dust jacket, with price of $13.95… Read more about this item

London : The Hogarth Press, 1967. 4th Impression. Hardcover. Library copy. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 174p. ; 22cm. Subjects: Orpheus (Greek mythology) ; Poetry.

New York: Shambhala Pubns, 2004. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/Wraps. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition stated, First Printing. Trade PB in illustrated wraps. Near Fine w/seller sticker on lightly soiled front cover, bumped crown, else book Fine and unmarked. Bilingual edition, translated by Willis Barnstone. 228pp. Poetry.

New York: North Point Press, 2004. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good +. First printing. Bilingual ed. with German and English versions on facing pages, selected and translated, with introduction, by Edward Snow. Includes bibliographical references. A clean unmarked copy.

Thin, black line drawn across bottom edge. Interior pages are clean and unmarked, slightly age-tanned. Dual-language text with original German on the left side, with English translation on the facing page.

London: Hogarth Press, 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No D/J. 9x6x0. First English Edition. Text in English and German. No D/J. Darkening to boards and spine. Pencil underlining and annotation to text. Darkening to pages. Two previous owner inscriptions to ffep, one crossed out. Some spotting.

Printed by Michael and Winifred Bixler. Illustrated by the great French-Polish artist Balthus. Rilke was a childhood friend of Balthus, who did these watercolors as a tribute to Rilke. Keiji Shinohara reproduced the illustrations as multi-colored woodcuts. One of an edition limited to 300 numbered copies, signed by the artist. Please note: this book is very large and heavy. Extra charges… Read more about this item

Wesleyan University Press, 1987. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York:: W. W. Norton,, [1942].. original cloth in dust jacket.. Annotated and underlined in ink and pencil; owner's embossed name stamp in corner of title page; moderate wear to jacket.. 8vo,.

London: The Hogarth Press. 4th imp. (1967). 174pp. VG+/VG+ copy but for jacket spine slightly sunned, now preserved in archival jacket protector . Very Good. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. 1967.

Norton. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1985. Book. Near Fine. Wraps. First Edition, First Printing.. Uncorrected proof of this translation by Stephen Mitchell with his introduction and notes.

Shambhala, 1985. 1st Edition . Soft cover. New. Excellent Condition Barely Read If That. No Highlighting Or Writing. For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos

New York: W.W. Norton, 1942. First Edition (stated). 1st Printing. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition stated, First Printing. Hard cover 8vo in stamped black cloth w/gold spine titles. Very FGood book in like clipped DJ. Dust at spine tips and corners, owner name 1/2 title page, check mark on p.… Read more about this item

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

NY: Norton, 1942. First American edn. 8vo, pp. 160. Notes. Translated by M. D. Herter Norton. Cover spotted, o/w a VG tight copy.