Das Buch der Bilder
by RILKE, Rainer Maria
- Used
- Condition
- Slight staining and rubbing at top and bottom of spine, otherwise a very good copy, preserved in a full brown morocco clamshell
- Seller
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Deep River, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Leipzig: Insel Verlag, 1913. Fifth edition, in deluxe binding. Inscribed by Rilke on the second blank leaf to Milan Morgenstern, the manager of Heller's Bookshop in Vienna, where Rilke was a customer: "Gute Wünsche eingeschriben für die Eigentümer diesen Bücher in den Wiener Tagen 1916. Rainer Maria Rilke, July 16, 1916." On the title-page Morgenstern has written: "Mir selbst zum Geburtsag 1914. 13/xi, Milan." The inscriptions, in English, state: "Kind wishes inscribed for the owners of these books in the Vienna days 1916" and "Happy Birthday to myself.. Slight staining and rubbing at top and bottom of spine, otherwise a very good copy, preserved in a full brown morocco clamshell box. 8vo, original quarter-calf over decorative boards, gilt lettering to spine, t.e.g., in the original publisher's slipcase. Slight staining and rubbing at top and bottom of spine, otherwise a very good copy, preserved in a full brown morocco clamshell box.
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Details
- Bookseller
- James S. Jaffe Rare Books LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23417
- Title
- Das Buch der Bilder
- Author
- RILKE, Rainer Maria
- Book Condition
- Used - Slight staining and rubbing at top and bottom of spine, otherwise a very good copy, preserved in a full brown morocco clamshell
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Fifth edition, in deluxe binding. Inscribed by Rilke on the seco
- Publisher
- Insel Verlag
- Place of Publication
- Leipzig
- Date Published
- 1913
Terms of Sale
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James S. Jaffe Rare Books LLC
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Deep River, Connecticut
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- 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....
- 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...
- Inscribed
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...