Sonnets to Orpheus
- SIGNED Quarter leather with cloth covered boards, cloth covered clamshell box lined with ultrasuede
- New York: Limited Editions Club, 1997
Printed by Michael and Winifred Bixler. Illustrated by the great French-Polish artist Balthus. Rilke was a childhood friend of Balthus, who did these watercolors as a tribute to Rilke. Keiji Shinohara reproduced the illustrations as multi-colored woodcuts. One of an edition limited to 300 numbered copies, signed by the artist.
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Details
Title
Sonnets to Orpheus
Author
Rilke, Rainer Maria
Binding
Quarter leather with cloth covered boards, cloth covered clamshell box lined with ultrasuede
Condition
Fine
Publisher
Limited Editions Club: New York
Date
1997
Size
16 x 13 inches
Pages
Unpaginated