Item #16900 Letters to Merline 1919-1922. Rainer Maria Rilke, Violet M. MacDonald, J. B. Leishman.

Letters to Merline 1919-1922

London: Methuen & Company, 1951.

First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good- in Good+ dust jacket. Item #16900

Spine head sunned, otherwise light wear; Dust Jacket 1" spine head chip, spine lettering faded, light tone, edgewear. Solid hardcover. ; First Edition, First Printing of this new collection of German poet Rilke's letters to Baladine Klossowska, whom he affectionately called Merline. The lyrical letters reflect Rilke's craving of personal intimacy conflicting with his need for isolation while completing his major poems including The Duino Elegies. ; 149 pages.

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