Rilke, Rainer Maria. The Lay of the Love and Death of Cornet Christopher Rilke. Translation by M.D. Herter Norton. First revised Norton edition. New York, W.W. Norton, 1963. 13 cm x 19,5 cm. 69, (10) pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with some minor signs of external wear. From the library of swiss - american - irish poet Chuck Kruger. [The Norton Library]. Rainer Maria Rilke (1875–1926), the author of Sonnets to Orpheus , Duino Elegies , and Letters to a Young Poet , was one of the greatest poets of the German language. M.D.H. Norton (1894–1985) was cofounder of W. W. Norton & Company, now the oldest and largest publisher owned wholly by its employees. THE LAY OF THE LOVE THE DEATH OF CORNET CHRISTOPHER RILKE RAINER MARIA RILKE 1963 EDITION