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Duineser Elegien Elegies from the Castle of Duino Translated from the German of Rainer Maria Rilke

RILKE Rainer Maria 1875-1626. SACVILLE-WEST V [Victoria] 1892-1962 and SACKVILLE WEST Edward 1901-1965 translators

  • Publisher: Cranach Press by the Hogarth Press
  • Published: 1931 , 52 Tavistock Square, London WC1
  • Condition: Near Fine
52 Tavistock Square, London WC1: Cranach Press by the Hogarth Press, 1931. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. GILL Eric 1882-1940. SIGNED by both translators, the uncommon first edition in English, one of 230 copies, in the original quarter vellum over boards, gilt spine title, patch of faint browning to upper board. In the plain dust jacket, a few light spots. Internally, [3], 4-132 pp, [1], [1] limitation signed by both Sackville Wests, t.e.g., others uncut, light offsetting to 2 blanks, on handmade Maillol-Kessler paper, text in English & German, designed by Count Harry Kessler, printed in red & black in Edward Johnston italic cut by E.Prince & G.T.Friend, wood-engraved initials (20) by Eric GILL, some spotting to edges. printed at the Cranach Press for the Hogarth Press. (249*152 mm). (Cross & Ravenscroft-Hulme A25. Woolmer 268. Evan Gill 347 p220). The Duino Elegies are a series of lyrical, philosophical poems in which Rilke confronts the mysteries of human existence-love, death, beauty, and the unseen-through rich imagery and profound emotional insight. *** An excellent copy of this handsome production, the first published English translation of this collection that ranks among Rilke's most significant work.

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