The Lay of Love and Death of Cornet Christopher Rilke
by Rilke, Rainer Maria
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Lindsay Drummond, 1948 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Limited/Numbered Edition. Small Octavo. Small 8vo. 81 (3) pp. This Edition is Limited to 500 Copies of which this is No. 232. Only the faintest toning, else, Pristine, no wear. No markings, tight binding, clean, white and bright. 5" x 8". Gilt illustrated black paper-covered boards with cream cloth backstrip and fore-edge corners, and gilt lettering to spine. In glassine protector..
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Details
- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005987
- Title
- The Lay of Love and Death of Cornet Christopher Rilke
- Author
- Rilke, Rainer Maria
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Limited/Numbered Edition
- Publisher
- Lindsay Drummond
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1948
- Keywords
- POETRY GERMAN POETS VERSE SACRED SONG OF YOUTH
- Size
- Small Octavo
Terms of Sale
West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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About the Seller
West Side Book Shop, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Ann Arbor, Michigan
About West Side Book Shop, ABAA
West Side Book Shop, Located in downtown Ann Arbor, was established in 1975 by Jay Platt, a member of the ABAA. West Side Book Shop offers a wide selection of used and rare books.
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....