[Rarebooks] FS: Rilke's SONNETS TO ORPHEUS Illustrated with 2 Original Woodcuts and SIGNED by Balthus

[Charles Agvent]

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 on the colophon page. Fine in slipcase, as issued. (#013475) 
$2,500.00

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