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a brown leather bible cover with a gold emblem on the frontan open book on a white surface with a black border
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1264 - Rilke, Rainer Maria
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Estimate €600 - €800
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Rilke, Rainer Maria Larenopfer. (Poems). Prague, Dominicus (Th. Gruss), 1896. III, 106 pp. Small 8vo. Later full leather binding with gilt title and gilt-embossed floral vignette. Ritzer E 27. – First edition of the third publication, which was already very rare during Rilke’s lifetime, still credited to René Maria Rilke. – The poet’s second book, published as early as Christmas 1895, but backdated to 1896. The cream-coloured cover bears a blue-printed vignette, signed ‘Vally’ – by Valerie von David-Rhonfeld (1874–1947), Rilke’s fiancée at the time. The cycle, dedicated to his birthplace, Prague, brings together poems on Hradčany and St Vitus Cathedral, Lesser Town, parks, fountains and the Jewish cemetery, Rabbi Löw and the Thirty Years’ War – an early, culturally and historically as well as literarily remarkable view of the ‘Golden City’ around 1895. At the end is the advertisement for the even rarer *Wegwarten*. 1 leaf with a discreetly restored tear. With the original cover label from the original paperback enclosed. – A good copy. First edition of the poet’s third publication, which was already very rare during Rilke’s lifetime, still credited to René Maria Rilke. – The poet’s second book, published as early as Christmas 1895 but backdated to 1896. The cream-coloured cover features a blue-printed vignette signed ‘Vally’ – by Valerie von David-Rhonfeld (1874–1947), Rilke’s fiancée at the time. The cycle, dedicated to his birthplace, Prague, brings together poems about Hradčany and St Vitus Cathedral, Lesser Town, parks, fountains and the Jewish cemetery, as well as Rabbi Löw and the Thirty Years’ War – an early, culturally and historically remarkable – as well as literary – view of the ‘Golden City’ around 1895. At the end is an advertisement for the even rarer *Wegwarten*. 1 leaf with a discreetly restored tear. Includes the original cover label from the original paperback edition. – A good copy. This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is payable on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This lot is subject to the standard margin scheme. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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