[Rarebooks] FS: Rilke's SONNETS TO ORPHEUS Signed with Original Color Woodcuts by BALTHUS

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RILKE, Rainer Maria. THE SONNETS TO ORPHEUS. New York: Limited Editions 
Club, (1997). Folio (12-1/2" x 16") handbound in morocco-backed linen by 
Carol Joyce and printed on handmade Kozo Uwazen paper. Translated by 
Stephen Mitchell and illustrated with two ORIGINAL MULTI-COLOR WOODCUTS 
by Balthus cut and editioned by Keiji Shinohara. This beautiful 
bilingual edition prints Rilke's original German text on pages opposite 
the English translation. Copy #110 of 300 numbered copies SIGNED by the 
illustrator. Fine in slipcase, as issued.                $2,500.00	
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