Autograph letter signed ("Rainer Maria Rilke").

Published by Godesberg am Rhein, Villa von der Heydt, 21. VIII. 1906.

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Seller: Antiquariat INLIBRIS Gilhofer Nfg. GmbH, Vienna, A, AustriaAntiquariat INLIBRIS Gilhofer Nfg. GmbH

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8vo. 2 pp. on bifolium. To a journalist, whose letter, which was delivered to him at the very moment of his leaving Paris, he just rediscovered, regretting his having missed out so honourable an opportunity as to contribute to the October issue of the journal "Deutsche Arbeit", and announcing to enclose a poem that might appear in another issue: - "Durch den Umstand, dass Ihr Brief mir im Augenblick meiner Abreise von Paris übergeben wurde, konnte es geschehen, dass er bei mir ganz in Vergessenheit gerieth, so sehr, das ich ihn eben erst wiederfinde. Ich muss Sie deshalb sehr um Entschuldigung bitten und Sie versichern, dass ich ganz und gar nicht mit dieser Handlungsweise identisch bin: im Gegentheil, es entspricht meinem Gefühl, jede derartige Aufforderung der Deutschen Arbeit als Ehrung und freundliche Beziehung zu empfinden, und Sie wissen, dass Sie mich jederzeit bereit fanden, mich an Ihrer Zeitschrift zu betheiligen. Diesmal ist es nun allerdings zu spät geworden, aber ich sende Ihnen gleichwohl noch ein Gedicht, das, wenn auch im Oktober-Heft nicht mehr unterzubringen, Ihnen doch vielleicht für später nicht unwillkommen ist [.]". - "Deutsche Arbeit" was edited between 1901 and 1918 by the Society for the Advancement of German Science, Art and Literature in Bohemia, later by the "Verein für das Deutschtum im Ausland". - On mourning paper.

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Title
Autograph letter signed ("Rainer Maria Rilke").
Author
Rilke, Rainer Maria, Bohemian-Austrian poet and novelist (1875-1926).
Publisher
Godesberg am Rhein, Villa von der Heydt, 21. VIII. 1906.
Binding
Soft cover
Item weight
350 grams
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Antiquariat INLIBRIS Gilhofer Nfg. GmbH

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We have been dealing in valuable books, manuscripts, and autographs since 1883. As members of the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB), the Verband der Antiquare Österreichs (Austrian association of antiquarian booksellers), as well as the Verband deutscher Antiquare e.V. (German association of antiquarian booksellers), we are bound by these organizations' code of ethics. A large proportion of our customers is made up of institutions, including renowned international universities and major state libraries. We keep contact with our private customers at international book fairs and through our online catalogues. You are welcome to visit us on our business premises from Monday to Friday, 10 AM to 6 PM. We are happy to take buying orders for the important book auctions in Germany and Austria, which we attend regularly. We dedicate special attention to the estates and archives of important personalities of the arts and sciences in European and world history. Through specially prepared archive catalogues we have been able to sell the archives of Viktor Léon (librettist, 1859-1940), Leo Fall (operetta composer, 1873-1925), Lotte Lehmann (singer, 1888-1976), Otto Tressler (actor, 1871-1865) and Max Reinhardt (director, 1873-1743), as well as the last privately owned important original manuscripts by Ludwig Wittgenstein (philosopher, 1889-1951). Along the lines of this specialization our buying policy concentrates especially on these fields.

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