Die Weise von Liebe und Tod des Cornets Christoph Rilke By Rainer Maria Rilke
(The Way of Love and Death of Cornet Christoph Rilke) – In German
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One of the most successful of Rilke’s poems, written after finding a document in Rilke’s uncle Jaroslav’s papers and first published in 1899. The poem recounts the adventures of Christopher Rilke who travels in a company of soldiers, fight and dies in a war in Turkey. This edition is number one in Insel-Bucherei series printed in Leipzig.
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Leipzig, Insel-Verl, 1927.
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Pp.: Â 31
Size: 18 x 12 cm
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Binding: Original cardboard binding. Spine joints damaged, signs of wear along the edges.
Condition: Ex libris (Hans Hochberg). Clean copy.
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