Lot 104 Die Geister meiner Freunde. …

Die Geister meiner Freunde. Mit 46 orig. Rorschach-artigen Klecksographien in Tinte oder Tusche. Hamburg, Kimmelstiel, um 1910. 1 w., 2 Bl., 46 Bl., 1 Bl. Kl.-8°. Grüne OLwd. mit Rotschnitt u. mont. Deckelillustration (gering berieben).

Baden-Württemberg - Occulta

Manuskripte und Urkunden – Sehr selten. Nicht im KVK u. derzeit kein deutsches Exemplar im Handel nachweisbar. - In London erschien in etwa zur gleichen Zeit ein ähnliches, von Cecil Henland zusammengestelltes, Autogrammbuch mit "Geisterunterschriften", dass das damals beliebte Autogrammsammeln mit der Faszination für Spiritismus verband. Man unterschrieb in Tinte entlang eines vertikalen Falzes, faltete die Seite wieder zusammen, wodurch die Unterschrift verwischte und die Tintenkleckse, die stark an den späteren Rorschach-Test (1921) erinnern, gestaltet wurden. - Mit Einträgen und "Geisterunterschriften" von 1909-1931 u.a. aus Heidelberg, Mannheim u. Schloss Wiesberg von Otto von Schmeling, Emmy, Hilda u. Marianne von Heemskerck, Alice, Emma Maria, Otto, Herm. u. Fritz Landfried, Carl Krauss aus Düsseldorf, Ruth, Cecile, Louise u. Albert Ellmer aus Cannes. - Buchblock angebrochen, Farbe tls. leicht verwischt, sonst insgesamt gut erhalten.

Manuscripts – The Ghosts of My Friends. With 46 original Rorschach-like inkblots. Orig. green cloth with red edges and mounted cover illustration (slightly rubbed). - Very rare German edition, not listed in the KVK and currently no copy available on the market. - Around the same time, a similar autograph book with "ghost signatures" compiled by Cecil Henland was published in London, combining the then popular hobby of autograph collecting with a fascination for spiritualism. Signatures were made in ink along a vertical fold, then the page was folded back together, smudging the signature and creating ink blots similar to the later Rorschach test (1921). - With entries and "ghost signatures" from 1909-1931, as listed above. - Book body cracking, colour slightly smudged in places, otherwise good condition.

Startprice: 200 €
Estimate: 300 €

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