Chris and Valerie Combs
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"Rainer Maria Rilke: His Last Friendship: Unpublished Letters to Mrs. Eloui Bey." With a study by Edmond Jaloux and an introduction by Marcel Ravel. Published by the Philosphical Library, New York. 1952. Scarce. Original green hardcover in good- condition. Cover has soiling and shelfwear. Top edge of back cover is worn, exposing coverboard. Spine is faded. Top of spine is frayed. End pages have light aging. Text pages have light aging, but otherwise clean. Binding tight. Black and white illustration of Eloui Bey on backside of frontispiece, black and white of Rilke on frontispiece. Actual size of book: 8 by 5 1/2 inches. 115 pages. These letters are the last existing evidence of the friendship between Rilke adn Eloui Bey, an "enchanting," cultured young woman who "read him like a book." Scarce. Literature.