Letters to a Young Poet
by Rilke, Rainer Maria
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/VG with Red, Blue and Green design.
- Seller
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Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Burgundy cloth with gilt initials on front board plus title, author and publisher gilt on spine. Decorated endpapers. A very good d.j. with considerable rubbing of top and bottom edges but still very attractive. Translated and with a Foreword by Stephen Mitchell. "Rilke's 'Letters to a Young Poet' are arguably the most famous and beloved letters of our century." (From the d.j. flap.)
Synopsis
Rilke's powerfully touching letters to an aspiring young poet At the start of the twentieth century, Rainer Maria Rilke wrote a series of letters to a young officer cadet, advising him on writing, love, sex, suffering, and the nature of advice itself. These profound and lyrical letters have since become hugely influential for generations of writers and artists of all kinds, including Lady Gaga and Patti Smith. With honesty, elegance, and a deep understanding of the loneliness that often comes with being an artist, Rilke's letters are an endless source of inspiration and comfort. Lewis Hyde's new introduction explores the context in which these letters were written and how the author embraced his isolation as a creative force. This edition also includes Rilke's later work The Letter from the Young Worker .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Stillman Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 167SB
- Title
- Letters to a Young Poet
- Author
- Rilke, Rainer Maria
- Format/Binding
- Little bumps to ends of spine binding; very minimal.
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- VG with Red, Blue and Green design.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition, 2nd printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- N.Y.
- Date Published
- 1984
- Pages
- 111 pp.
- Size
- Sm. 8 vo.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Previous owner's name and date on f.e.p.(very discreetly).
Terms of Sale
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children's and other illustrated books, along with aviation, sea and naval and other categories. I'm still plugging along after 42 years of book-selling.
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