Lot 101 Gottfried Benn. Eigenhändiger Brief mit …

Eigenhändiger Brief mit Unterschrift an den Verleger Karl Rauch (1897-1966) in Düsseldorf. Berlin, 3. April 1955. 2 S. auf 1 Bl. Briefpapier mit Benns Adresse auf dem Briefkopf. Blattmaße ca. 21 x 14,8 cm).

Autographen – Sie sandten mir einige Bücher. 1) de Haas, Lineaturen. Ein ernst zu nehmender Band. Wenn der Autor sich von seinen Modernitäten gereinigt hat, werden die jungen Leute von heute glauben, als inter national zu wirken, wieder einige schöne Gedichte machen können, 2 oder 3 sind schon in diesem Band. 2) Ferner las ich mit Interesse Das Gold von Neapel" 3) Denken Sie mal: aus dem ganzen de Saint-Exupery kann ich mir nicht soviel machen, wie es viele tun." - Eingangsstempel des Verlags. - Horizontaler Mittelfalz, vereinzelt winzige Stockfleckchen im Rand, insg. wohlerhalten.

Autographs – Autograph letter signed to the publisher Karl Rauch in Düsseldorf. With Benn's address on the letterhead. - "You sent me some books. 1) de Haas, Lineaturen. A volume to be taken seriously. When the author has purged himself of his modernities, the young people of today will believe ... that they can write some beautiful poems again ... 2) I also read with interest 'The Gold of Naples' 3) Think about it: I can't make as much of the whole de Saint-Exupery as many do" (transl.). - Receipt stamp of the publisher. - Horizontal centrefold, scattered tiny foxing spots in margin, overall well preserved.

Startprice: 1000 €
Estimate: 1500 €

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