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RARE copy out of an edition of 1250 copies of R. M. Rilke`s prose poem "The Lay of Love and Death of Cornet Cristoph Rilke", printed in commemoration of the 10-year anniversary of the Tarshish publishing house. The book is accompanied by 31 highly-expressive drawings created by French-Israeli artist Avigdor Arikha specifically for this edition. 280x220mm. Unpaginated. Softcover. Illustration and lettering on front cover. Cover yellowing and stained. Cover edges/corners and spine edges bumped and worn. Spine torn, tattered and partly missing. [SUMMARY]: This lovely edition of Rilke`s poetic prose with original drawings by an eminent Israeli artist is otherwise in good condition.