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Lot 147
Sale 2065 - Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana
Nov 14, 2024
9:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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500
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$445
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[LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB]. BALTHUS (1908-2001), illustrator. -- RILKE, Rainer Maria (1875-1926). The Sonnets to Orpheus. New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1997.
Folio. 2 color woodcuts by Balthus. Original morocco-backed cloth; publisher’s folding case.
LIMITED EDITION, number 300 of 300 copies, SIGNED BY BALTHUS. The Sonnets to Orpheus comprises a cycle of 55 sonnets written over the course of three weeks in what the author described as “a savage creative storm.” It was inspired by the death of a childhood playmate of Rilke’s daughter, Ruth, and was intended as a memorial to her.