‎Autographs‎

‎"WIED, GUSTAV.‎

‎Egenhændigt brev til Hr. Juncker. Dateret 22-8.07.‎

‎Kastellet, Roskilde, 1907. Lille 4to. 2 sider. Juncker har ikke afregnet salg af Wieds bøger hurtigt nok, både overfor Gyldendal og overfor ham selv. Wied laver regnestykker over gælden og slutter brevet med ""...men samtidig vil jeg ikke undlade at fortælle Dem, hvor meget Deres, ja skal vi sige: Distraktion i Forretningssager pine mig. Herregud, at De ikke kan spare baade Dem selv og mig for alle de enerverende Ubehageligheder.""‎

Bookseller reference : 51026

‎"WIED, GUSTAV.‎

‎Egenhændigt brevkort med udskrift ""Hr. Dr. phil. Paul Levin.."" dateret 24-XII-9.‎

‎Kastellet, (Roskilde), 1909. Postkort med udskrift, frimærke og poststempel. ""De bedste Jule- og Nytaars-ønsker fra Kastellet"". Kortet forside viser et foto af Wied, hans kone og deres tre børn på en stige med teksten ""2 x 2 = 5"" Både Wied og hans kone holder en cerut i hånden.‎

Bookseller reference : 51045

‎"WIED, GUSTAV.‎

‎Egenhændigt brevkort med udskrift til ""Hr. Student Hakon Wied"". dateret 31-1-08.‎

‎Kastellet, Roskilde, 1908. Postkort med udskrift, frimærke og poststempel. Wied aflyser et møde og unerskriver sig ""Hilsen !/ G.W."" Forsiden prydes af Wieds eget foto fra Kastellets tårn med Domkirken i baggrunden.‎

Bookseller reference : 51047

‎"WIED, GUSTAV.‎

‎Egenhændigt brevkort med udskrift ""Hr. Dr. Paul Levin..""dateret Dec. 1910.‎

‎Kastellet, Roskilde, 1910. Postkort med udskrift, frimærke og poststempel 23.12.10. En Jule-og Nytårshilsen ""fra/ Familien/ Wied"". På postkortets forside er reproduceret Wieds egen forografiske gengivelse af hans besynderlige ""Min egen Pegasus"".‎

Bookseller reference : 51049

‎"HOLST, H.P. - MED EGENHÆNDIGT BREV.‎

‎Den lille Hornblæser. Fjerde uforandrede Udgave.‎

‎Kjøbenhavn, Bing & Søn, 1850. Samtidigt hldrbd. Rig rygforgyldning. Holsts egenhændige brev er indsat forrest. På hans eget brevpapir, 5 linier med underskrift ""Deres hengivne/ H.P. Holst"". Takkeskrivelse for en invitation, uden addressat og datering.‎

Bookseller reference : 56851

‎"KANT, IMMANUEL.‎

‎Die Religion innerhalb der Grenzen der blossen Vernunft. - [ONE OF NO MORE THAN A HANDFUL COPIES ON SPECIAL PAPER, GIVEN BY KANT TO HIS CLOSE FRIEND HASSE]‎

‎Königsberg, Friedrich Nicolovius, 1793. 8vo. In the original bluish cardboardbinding, with handwritten title to spine. Binding very neatly restored at spine and extremities. Previous owner's inscriptions to front free end-paper and title-page as well as pasted-down front end-paper. One leaf with a tiny closed tear to blank outer margin and some leaves with a single hole to the blank outer margin. Light pencil-underlinings and -markings to a few leaves. Internally clean and fresh. Printed on very heavy paper (about three times the thickness of the normal paper) and with wide margins. XX, (2), 296, (2, -errata) pp. Housed in a beautiful marbled half calf box in pastiche-style, with splendidly gilt spine and gilt morrocco title-label.‎

‎Extremely rare presentation-copy inscribed by the recipient, a close friend of Kant, Johann Gottfried Hasse, to whom Kant gave the present copy. The copy is one of no more than perhaps five copies printed on special paper of the first edition of Kant's ""Religion Within the Boundaries of Mere Reason"", the seminal work in which he develops his religion of reason and most fully accounts for his philosophy of religion.This magnificent copy is completely unique. Not only is one of only four or five presentation-copies printed on special paper - perhaps less - that Kant himself requested from the printer, to be given to a handful of recipients"" we also know to whom it was given, namely his close friend and professor of religion Johann Gottfreind Hasse. And Hasse has not only put his ownership signature in the book, he has also noted that it was given to him by Kant in the year of publication (""Donum auctoris 1793"").We have not been able to find information anywhere about the presentation-copies of ""Religion innerhalb der Grenzen der blossen Vernunft"" specifically. There is nothing in the Kant-correspondence about that at all, and no letters to/from the publisher about them have been preserved. But we know that Kant commissioned four or five copies of ""Critik der Urtheilskraft"" on special paper and four copies of ""Critik der reinen Vernunft"". The present copy is clearly on special paper as well (about three times the size of copies on normal paper), so even though it is not mentioned anywhere, it is fair to assume that Kant also ordered about a handful copies of ""Religion..."" to be printed on special paper as well. However, this number might be smaller. As opposed to the other two books that we know he commissioned these copies of, the publication of ""Religion..."" was caught up in a controversy over censorship, and Kant was given a reprimand in the name of the Prussian emperor, Friedrich Wilhelm II. Kant was forced to pledge not to publish on matters of religion. Furthermore, copies of the ""Religion..."" on special paper seem not to have appeared anywhere, as opposed to the very few copies of the two other works that have surfaced"" so all in all, there is absolutely no reason to think that he should have commissioned more than four or five copies of this book either. The inscription to the front free end-paper is in Hasse's hand and reads ""(Donum auctoris 1793.)/ J.G. Hasse"". The name of Hasse has been crossed out by the later owner, who has written his name underneath ""N. Grosch...(?)/ stud. Theol./ Som[mer]. Semest[er]. [18]05"" and on the title-page.The Königsberg professor J.G. Hasse (1759-1806) was a close friend of Kant and a frequent guest at his dinner table. He was a then famous German evangelist theologian and orientalist. After having graduated from the University of Jena in 1784, he became assistant professor at the faculty of philosophy there. Due to his very respected publications within science of religion, he became professor of oriental languages and later professor of theology, which is the position he possessed, when Kant gave him the present copy of his own main work on religion. A few years later, in 1801, he took over Kant's position at the academic Senate, after Kant retired from academic life. And in the last years of Kant's life, Hasse grew even closer to him. He was a frequent guest in his home and a close friend. Hasse was furthermore one of the first to publish a biography of Kant. This biography became particularly famous, because it was written by someone in the inner circle of friends. There is no doubt that Kant had tremendous respect for the renowned professor of religion, to whom he gave one of the only four or five copies printed on special paper of his own definitive work on religion. This is presumably the best presentation- or association-copy of a Kant-book that one can hope to come across. Warda: 141.‎

Bookseller reference : 58186

‎"CAMUS, ALBERT.‎

‎L'Été. Les essais LXVIII. - [PRESENTATION-COPY]‎

‎Paris, Gallimard, 1954. Uncut in the original printed wrappers. A very nice copy housed in a beautiful brown half morocco box with gilt lettering to spine and gilt super ex-libris to front board.‎

‎First edition, Service de presse-copy, i.e. review-copy (""S.P"" to bottom of title-page and to verso of back wrapper), of Camus' magnificent and highly influential collection of essays entitled ""Summer"", inscribed to the famous critic of literature and drama, the writer Guy Dumur (1921-1991): ""à Guy Dumur/ l'une des/ [ÉTÉ]s [ÉTÉ being printed an L' crossed out in front, with s added in Camus' hand]/ son vieil et fidele ami/ Albert Camus"" on half-title.The younger Guy Dumur was a close friend of Camus, who hired him to work on ""Combat"" with him. It is reported that he had a great talent for discovering new talent. Since childhood, he was extremely passionate about the theatre and came to work with all the great dramatic figures in Paris at the time. He is also famous for a number of well respected novels. The essays in ""L'été"" are devoted to Algiers and represent a very personal side of Camus, who provides a marvelous poetic and humorous picture of the provincial simplicities of Oran and Algiers. For many Camus-devotees, ""L'Été"" constitutes one of the most beloved works, as it gives the feel of a certain intimacy with the author that few of his other works does. ""In ""Return to Tipasa"", perhaps the most confessional essay in ""Summer"", which dates from a long trip to Algeria in December 1952, Camus issues his now famous testimony of survival - ""In the depths of winter, I finally learned that within me lay an invincible summer"" (Hawes: Camus, A Romance, 2009, pp. 181-82).‎

Bookseller reference : 58313

‎"BORN, MAX.‎

‎Original handwritten and signed postcard for ""Lieber Puzl"" (i.e. Puzl Born, Max Born's grandson), poststamped and postmarked, and with address in Max Born's hand. - [ORIGINAL HANDWRITTEN POSTCARD FROM MAX BORN]‎

‎Dated ""14.2.29"" (poststamped ""15.02.29""). Postcard depicting Hohenluftort Königsfeld, 763 m ü. M. bad Schwarzwald, with 12 handwritten lines on the verso as well as the address, all in Max Born's hand and signed ""Max Born"".‎

‎This lovely postcard written by Max Born at the height of his career, for his grandson, is in German and reads thus: ""Lieber Puzl,/ Ich gratuliere Dir sehr herzlich/ zum Geburtstag und hoffe, dass/ Du recht viel geschenke kriegst./ Grüss Deine Eltern Gustav und/ Gritli, auch alle andern Bärrchen/ und deine Geburtstagsgäste./ Dein Opapa/ Max Born./ Sage Omama Hedi, sie soll mich/ mal gelegentlich hier telephonisch/ ausrufen. Die Nummer ist:/ Königsfeld Nr. 75."" (I.e. Dier Puzl, I congratulate you on your birthday and and hope that you will recieve a lot of presents. Greetings to your parents Gustav and Gritli, and also to all other little bears and to your birthdayguests. Your grandfater Max Born. Tell grandma' Hedi that at some point she should call me by telephone. The number is: Königsfeld 75).This is a warm, lovely, peronal card from the pioneer of quantum mechanics, written at a crucial time in his career.‎

Bookseller reference : 58762

‎"BRØCHNER, HANS.‎

‎Egenhændigt brev til ""Hr. Prof. chem. E. A. Scharling, Ephorus for Professorernes Enkekasse"" signeret ""Prof. H. Brøchner"".‎

‎Kbhvn d. 3. Marts 1866. 1 side 8vo. ""Hr. Prof. chem. E. A. Scharling, Ephorus for / Professorernes Enkekasse / Jeg tillader mig at gjøre Deres Velbaarenhed / Meddelelse om, at min Hustru, Ingeborg / Dorothea Emilie, født Ipsen, den 20de Februar / er afgaaet ved Døden. / Med Høiagtelse / Prof. H. Brøchner / Kbhvn d. 3 Marts 1866.""‎

‎Et nydeligt håndskrevet og signeret brev fra den danske filosof Hans Brøchner til kemikeren E. A. Scharling. I brevet underretter Brøchner Scharling om sin hustrus død.‎

Bookseller reference : 59966

‎"PRONY, (GASPARD CLAIR FRANCOIS RICHE de).‎

‎Mécanique Philosophique, ou Analyse Raisonnée des diverses parties de la Science de l'Équilibre et du Mouvement. - [FROM NAPOLEON'S LIBRARY]‎

‎Paris, Imprimerie de la République, an VIII [i.e. 1800]. 4to. Bound in a lovely full mottled calf binding with fine, gilt ornamental borders to boards, double gilt line-borders to all edges of boards and a richly gilt spine. Spine with gilt red leather title-label and with the gilt monogram of Joséphine and Napoléon - ""JB"" - to lower spine. Neatly rebacked. With a handwritten inscription for Napoleon to title-page ""Au Citoyen Bonaparte/ premier Consul de la République francaise/ De la part du Conseil [de]/ L'Ecole Polythechnique"", with a signature underneath and the stamp of the Ecole Polytechnique. The inscription is slighly cropped at the outer margin. A bit of brownspotting here and there. (4), VII, (1), 477, (3) pp.‎

‎First edition, original offprint from Journal Polytechnique, Tome III, Cahiers 7 & 8, of Prony's magnum opus ""Mécanique phlilosophique"". The three parts here are all that appeared, as the planned two parts announced on the verso of the extra title-page never appeared. A truly splendid copy from Napoleon's library, with the gilt monogram of him and Joséphine from the library at Malmaison and with a presentation-inscription for Napoléon, which is rare. Books from the library at Malmaison do occasionally appear on the market, although they are rare. They are usually taken to be mainly Joséphine's, as she spent more time there. This, however, is a rare exception. First, we know that Napoléon actually did spend time at Malmaison at the time that he was given the present volume, around 1800, second, it bears an inscription for him, which is rare, determining for a fact that this was one of his books, not Joséphine's. Together with the Tuileries, Malmaison was the French government's headquarters from 1800 to 1802, exactly the time that Napoleon will have been given the present book and incorporated it in his library. Many of the books at the Malmaison library were books on things like gardening that Joséphine cared a great deal about. These were clearly her books. And some of the books, like the present, were clearly those of Napoleon himself. Napoleon was a voracious reader and he spent much time in his library studying his books. He had a personal librarian, always travelled with books, and took pride in constructing portable libraries as well as the rooms for his own actual library. On 9 July 1800, he gave the commission for a study to be built in place of the three small rooms situated on the south corner pavilion of Malmaison. Fontaine removed the partition walls and commissioned the Jacob brothers to make the teak woodwork. On 18 September, Fontaine wrote: “Everything is now in place, and even though the First Consul found that the room looked like a church sacristy, he was nevertheless forced to admit that it would have been difficult to do better in such an unsuitable space”. The paintings of the great ancient and classical authors which surround Apollo and Minerva on the ceiling were probably executed by Lafitte. Napoleon had been an avid reader since he was quite young, and when he began studying at the École Militaire in Paris, he continued to read classics, literature, and philosophy, as he would throughout his life, but he also read more scientifically and strategically aimed books. “His appetite for reading books continued as he rose in power. In 1798, about to depart on the Egyptian campaign, he gave Bourrienne a list of books he wanted in his camp library. These included works in Sciences and Arts (e.g., Treatise on Fortifications), Geography and Travels (e.g., Cook’s Voyages), History (e.g., Thucydides, Frederick II), Poetry (e.g., Ossian, Tasso, Ariosto), Novels (e.g., Voltaire, Héloïse, Werther and 40 volumes of “English novels”), and Politics and Morals (the Bible, the Koran, the Vedas, etc.)” (Shannon Selin: Bonaparte the Book Worm), giving us a great insight into his preferences at the time. Prony, with his great Mechanical Philosophy, will have fallen perfectly amongst these great writers, when Napoleon returned to Malmaison, combining politics, science, and philosophy. It is not difficult to see how Napoleon will have been intrigued by mechanical philosophy, which is a form of natural philosophy that compares the universe to a large-scale mechanism. Mechanical philosophy is associated with the scientific revolution of Early Modern Europe, and one of the first expositions of universal mechanism is found in the opening passages of Hobbes’s Leviathan. Prony, in the present work, argues that mechanical principles in the practical arts themselves call for philosophical analysis. Baron Gaspard de Prony (1755-1839) was a French mathematician and engineer. He was educated at the Benedictine College at Toissei in Doubs. From there, he entered the École des Ponts et Chaussés in 1776, where he studied engineering until graduating in 1779. “In 1780 he became an engineer with the École des Ponts et Chaussés and after three years in a number of different regions of France he returned to the École des Ponts et Chaussés in Paris 1783. This was the same year he published his first major work in the Académie des Sciences on the forces on arches. Monge was impressed with this paper and realised that de Prony was someone of great potential. In 1785 de Prony visited England on a project to obtain an accurate measurement of the relative positions of the Greenwich Observatory and the Paris Observatory. Two years later he was promoted to inspector at the École des Ponts et Chaussés. Around this time he was involved with the work on the Louis XVI Bridge in Paris which is now called the Pont de la Concorde. Further promotion in 1790 was followed the next year by his being appointed Engineer-in-Chief of the École des Ponts et Chaussés. This promotion was as a result of the opening of the Louis XVI Bridge. Also around 1791 de Prony was working on geometry with Pierre Girard. Then in 1792, de Prony began a major task of producing logarithmic and trigonometric tables, the Cadastre. With the assistance of Legendre, Carnot and other mathematicians, and between 70 to 80 assistants, the work was undertaken over a period of years, being completed in 1801. […] In 1794 the École Centrale des Travaux Publics was founded by and was directed by Carnot and Monge. It was renamed the École Polytechnique in 1795 and de Prony was certainly one of the main lectures by this time. He is listed among the first teachers at the university […] In 1798 de Prony refused Napoleon's request that he join his army of invasion to Egypt. Fourier, Monge and Malus had agreed to be part of the expeditionary force and Napoleon was angry that de Prony would not come. It did mean that de Prony was to fail to receive the honours he deserved from Napoleon but de Prony's wife was a close friend of Joséphine and this probably saved de Prony from anything worse. In 1798 de Prony achieved his ambition of being appointed director of the École des Ponts et Chaussés. His desire for this post was almost certainly a main reason for his refusing to join Napoleon. As director he began producing a number of important texts on mathematical physics.” (From University of St. Andrews scientific biographies). The present book and its presentation to Napoleon comes from this time, linking the two even closer. After Napoleon was defeated, the reorganization in France included a reorganization of the École Polytechnique, which was closed during 1816. De Prony lost his position as professor there and was not part of the reorganization committee. However, as soon as the school reopened, de Prony was asked to be an examiner so he continued his connection yet only had to work one month per year.‎

Bookseller reference : 60104

‎"HAMSUN, KNUT.‎

‎Sult. - [ASSOCIANTIONSEKSEMPLAR MED INDKLÆBET KORT FRA HAMSUN]‎

‎(København, 1888). Pænt senere (ca. 1920) halvlæderbind med forgyldt titeletiket på forperm (Anker Kyster). Læder slidt ved kanter og øvre kapitæl. Indvendig frisk. Med Max Lesters ex libris på indersiden af forpermen og Indklæbet 10 liner langt håndskrevet kort fra Hamsun til Max Lester på verso af forreste friblad, dateret ""Larvik, 12/6. 18."" Nice later (ca. 1920) half calf with gilt title-label to front board (Anker Kyster). Leather worn at edges and upper capital. Internally fresh. With Max Lester's ex libris to inside of front board and verso of front free end-paper with a visiting card from Knut Hamsun, with a 10 lines long handwritten note for Max Lester, dated ""Larvik, 12/6. 18."".‎

‎Et spektakulært eksemplar af originaltrykket af den først publicerede del af en af den moderne litteraturs hovedværker, Hamsuns ""Sult"", hvori trykkes for første gang de berømte linier ""Det var i den Tid, da jeg gik omkring og sulted i Kristiania”, indledningen til den roman, der gjorde Hamsun berømt og til det værk, der indvarslede en ny litterær epoke i Europa. Publikationen af Sult-fragmentet indvarsler ikke alene et vendepunkt i Hamsuns liv og karriere, det indvarsler også et vendepunkt i europæisk litteratur. Dette banebrydende uddrag af tidsskriftet ”Ny Jord”, fra andet bind, 1888, har tilhørt Max Lester (1866-1956), som på verso af fribladet har indklæbet et håndskrevet kort fra Hamsun, som han har modtaget sammen med (formentlig i retur) denne første trykte del af ”Sult”. På kortet har Hamsun i mest vidunderlig, karakteristisk stil skrevet ”Hr. Max Lester,/ dette maa være noget som for 30/ Aar siden stod i Tidsskriftet ”Ny Jord” - / Redaktør Carl Behrens vil kunne si Dem/ Aargang og Nummer./ Forøvrig maa De være Samler for at/ kunne gjemme paa slikt noget, jeg ville brænde/ det levende op./ Med Tak for Deres venlige Hilsen/ Deres ærbødige/ Knut Hamsun/ Larvik, 12/6. 18.” ""Sult"" kom først i bogform to år senere, i 1890, og det er med publikationen af denne del i Ny Jord, at Hamsuns ry som en forfatter i verdensklasse bliver slået fast og at hans dage som sultende endegyldigt ophører. ""Knut Hamsuns debutroman fra 1890 er en af de bøger, der har sat skel. Den har virket med til at forme et nyt menneskesyn og en ny skrivemåde. Hamsun hentede stoffet fra sine egne trængselsår, da han uden slægt og venner gik arbejdsløs i Kristiania og kæmpede mod skuffelser, nederlag og sult."" (Johannes V. Jensen). Som 27-årig i 1886 blev Hamsun for anden gang reddet fra en sultende tilværelse og sendt til Amerika, denne gang til Chicago, hvor han bl.a. arbejdede som sporvognskonduktør. Da han blev fyret fra dette job og vennerne havde skillinget sammen til en billet hjem, tog Hamsun i forsommeren 1888 tilbage mod Norden, -men han stod ikke af i Kristiania, han tog skibet videre til København. Da han stod og så skibet sejle fra Kristiania, tænkte han på sine nederlag i denne by, og en af den nyere litteraturs vigtigste sætninger indfandt sig i hans hoved: ""Det var i den tid, da jeg gik rundt og sultede i Kristiania"", -kimen til et af det 20. århundredes litterære hovedværker var lagt, og Hamsun satte sig med det samme på den nærmeste skibskiste og begyndte at skrive. Påvirket af Nietzsche og Dostojevski sad Hamsun i sit loftsværelse på Nørrebro og arbejdede døgnet rundt på sit første mesterværk. Efteråret 1888 stod den første del af monumentalromanen ""Sult"" færdig, men da Hamsun ikke turde risikere en afvisning fra Danmarks førende kulturperson, Georg Brandes, opsøgte han dennes bror, Edvard, som var chefredaktør på ""Politiken"". Edvard Brandes fik således æren af at være den første, der anerkendte Hamsuns talent. Til den stærkt forhutlede forfatter sagde han som den første: ""Der venter Dem en meget stor Fremtid!"" og om det manuskript, han præsenterede ham for: ""det var ikke bare talentfuldt som så meget andet, det var mere, noget, der rystede mig."" Edvard Brandes var ikke i tvivl om, at dette manuskript skulle trykkes, men da det var for langt til at stå i ""Politiken"", blev det trykt i tidsskriftet ""Ny Jord"", og med ét var en ny litterær gigant skabt. ”Tidsskriftredaktør Behrens havde lovet at udstyre fragmentet med følgende underskrift: ”Af en ukendt forfatter”. Samme dag i første halvdel af november 1888 som tidsskriftet nåede frem til sine nogle hundrede abonnenter, holdt det dansk-norske forfatterpar Amalie og Erik Skram i Kroghs gade I i København et selskab. Til stede var blandt andre forfatteren Herman Bang og hans norske kollega Gunnar Heiberg. Efter at have spist blev man enig om at man trængte til åndelig føde, altså højtlæsning. En af de tilstedeværende havde lovet at læse et stykke i Ny Jord som havde gjort et stærkt indtryk på ham. Eftersom handlingen foregik i Oslo, og værtinden og andre nordmænd var til stede, måtte det være en rigtig anledning til at læse ”Sult” højt. Forfatteren og teatermanden Gunnar Heiberg rømmede sig og begyndte. Efter godt en time var han færdig. Ingen af dem var i tvivl: Norden havde fået en ny digter. Derfor dannede der sig spontant kø foran Amalie Skrams skrivebord i samme rum. Det var skrivende mennesker, de blev nødt til straks at sætte ord på hvilken virkning de ord de netop havde hørt, havde haft på dem. Forfatteren skulle have det at vide med det samme. Men hvem havde skrevet stykket?... Mindre end en uge efter udgivelsen måtte Carl Behrens bestille et nyt oplag. Alle 1000 eksemplarer var solgt! I Nordens kulturcentrum ville enhver der foregav at være kulturelt opdateret, nu læse ”Sult” – stykket i Ny Jord. Det var mange år siden noget tilsvarende var sket. Både stilen, temaet og det man opfattede som forfatterens hensynsløse selvudlevering, fascinerede og chokerede. Hysteriet forplantede sig til Norge… ” (Kolloen, Hamsun, pp. 64-66). Er det virkelig muligt, Hamsun har glemt, hvad der må betegnes som det største vendepunkt i hans liv, publikationen af Sult-fragmentet, som Kolloen kalder ”Triumfens øjeblik”? Eller er det rent koketteri fra den da (1918) anerkendte litterære gigant, som netop havde udgivet sin 26. bog samme år, Markens Grøde, og var fejret i hele Europa som et af de største litterære genier? Det er svært at forestille sig andet end, at udgivelsen af Sult-fragmentet har stået prentet lysende klart ind i hovedet på den 59-årige Hamsun. Det er aldeles unikt at finde denne skelsættende publikation i et eksemplar, der har association til Hamsun, og hvor han selv kommenterer sit banebrydende litterære gennembrud. Os bekendt har der aldrig været lignende til salg. ___________________________________________ A spectacular copy of the first printing of the the first published part of one of the main works of modern literature, Hamsuns’ groundbreaking novel ”Hunger”. It is here that the famous lines “It was in those days when I wandered about hungry in Kristiania, that strange city which no one leaves before it has set his mark upon him…” appear for the first time, the opening lines to the novel that made Hamsun famous and invoked a new literary era in Europe. The publication of the “Hunger”-fragment not only heralds a turning point in the life and career of Hamsun, it also heralds a turning point in European literature. The groundbreaking extract of the periodical “Ny Jord” (which one of Hamsun’s later famous novels was interestingly to be named), from vol. 2, 1888, has belonged to Max Lester (1866-1956), who has inserted a visiting card from Hamsun to the verso of the front free end-paper. Max Lester had received this card from Hamsun, together with this first printing of the first part of Hunger (presumably sending it in return to Max Lester). The card is inscribed in wonderfully characteristic Hamsun-style: ”Hr. Max Lester,/ dette maa være noget som for 30/ Aar siden stod i Tidsskriftet ”Ny Jord” - / Redaktør Carl Behrens vil kunne si Dem/ Aargang og Nummer./ Forøvrig maa De være Samler for at/ kunne gjemme paa slikt noget, jeg ville brænde/ det levende op./ Med Tak for Deres venlige Hilsen/ Deres ærbødige/ Knut Hamsun/ Larvik, 12/6. 18.” (i.e. Dear Max Lester,/ this must be something that 30/ years ago was printed in the periodical “Ny Jord” - / Editor Carl Behrens will be able to tell you/ the year and the number./ You must be a collector, by the way, in order to/ be able to keep something like this, I would burn it/ up alive./ With thanks for your kind regard/ your faithfully/ Knut Hamsun/ Larvik, 12/6. 18.). “Hunger” only appeared in its entirety two years later, in 1890, and it is with the publication of the present part that Hamsun’s reputation as a premier league author is established and that his days as a starving, striving author finally end. “One of the most important and controversial writers of the 20th century, Knut Hamsun made literary history with the publication in 1890 of this powerful, autobiographical novel recounting the abject poverty, hunger and despair of a young writer struggling to achieve self-discovery and its ultimate artistic expression. The book brilliantly probes the psychodynamics of alienation, obsession, and self-destruction, painting an unforgettable portrait of a man driven by forces beyond his control to the edge of the abyss. Hamsun influenced many of the major 20th-century writers who followed him, including Kafka, Joyce and Henry Miller. Required reading in world literature courses, the highly influential, landmark novel will also find a wide audience among lovers of books that probe the ""unexplored crannies in the human soul"" (George Egerton). ”Hamsun is considered to be ""one of the most influential and innovative literary stylists of the past hundred years"" (i.e. 1890–1990) (Robert Ferguson). He pioneered psychological literature with techniques of stream of consciousness and interior monologue, and influenced authors such as Thomas Mann, Franz Kafka, Maxim Gorky, Stefan Zweig, Henry Miller, Hermann Hesse, John Fante, James Kelman, Charles Bukowski, and Ernest Hemingway. Isaac Bashevis Singer called Hamsun ""the father of the modern school of literature in his every aspect—his subjectiveness, his fragmentariness, his use of flashbacks, his lyricism. The whole modern school of fiction in the twentieth century stems from Hamsun"".” In 1886, Hamsun was saved from starvation for the second time and was sent to America, this time Chicago, where he worked as a streetcar conductor. When he was fired from his job, his friends had joined forces and all chipped in to buy him a ticket home. This, in the spring of 1888, he set sail back North" but he did not get off in Oslo as planned, he sailed on to Copernhagen. It was when he was standing on deck watching the ship sail away from Oslo (the Christiania, contemplating the defeats he had suffered here that one of the most important sentences of modern literature popped into his head: “It was in those days when I wandered about hungry in Kristiania, that strange city which no one leaves before it has set his mark upon him…” – the seed for one of the main works of the 20th century had been sown, and Hamsun sat down on the nearest sea-chests and began writing. Influenced by Nietzsche and Dostojevski, Hamsun sat in his loft chamber in Nørrebro (part of Copenhagen) and worked around the clock on his first masterpiece. In the autumn of 1888 the first part of the monumental novel “Hunger” was finished. But Hamsun was afraid of being rejected by the leading cultural persona in Denmark, Georg Brandes, and went to his brother Edward, who was chief editor of the paper “Politiken” instead. Thus, Edvard Brandes got the honour of being the first to recognize Hamsun’s talent, famously bursting out in front of the grossly shabby author: “A great future awaits you!”, adding, about the manuscript he had been presented with (i.e. the first part of “Hunger”): “It was more than just talented as so much else, it was more, something that shook me.” Edvard Brandes had no doubt that the manuscript needed to be printed, but as it was too long to be printed in “Politiken”, Edvard Brandes had it printed in “Ny Jord”. “The editor of “Ny Jord” Behrens had promised to the piece accompany by the lines “By an unknown author”. On the same day that the periodical reached its few hundred subscribers, in the first half of November 1888, the Danish-Norwegian author couple Amalie and Erik Skram had one of their saloon evenings in their home in Krogs Gade in Copenhagen. Among their gusts were some of the most famous Scandinavian authors of the period, eg. Herman Bang and Gunnar Heiberg. After having eating, the ensemble decided that it was time for spiritual nourishment, i.e. reading aloud. One of the gusts had promised to read a piece from “Ny Jord” that had made a strong impression on him. And seeing that the piece tool place in Oslo and that the hostess and several other guests were from Norway, it seemed appropriate for him to read “Hunger” aloud to the other guests. The author and theatre man Gunnar Heiberg began his reading. After about an hour he had finished. None of the guests had a shadow of a doubt: The North had been given e new, world class author. A spontaneous lined formed in front of Amalie Skram’s desk. They were all people of the pen. They had to put their emotions to paper. The author had to know immediately how strongly they felt. But who was he? Who had written the piece? Less than a week after the original publication, Carl Behrens had to have another printed. All 1.000 copies had been sold! In the cultural centre of the North, anyone who had just the slightest wish to be culturally up to date had to read the “Hunger”-piece in “Ny Jord”. It had been years since something like this had happened. The style, the theme, and what was comprehended as the crude self-exposition fascinated and shocked. The hysteria traveled to Norway…” (Own translation from Kolloen, Hamsun, pp. 64-66). Is it really possible that Hamusn could have forgotten what is arguably the greatest turning point in his life, the publication of the ”Hunger”-piece, which Kolloen appropriately calls “the moment of triumph”? Or is it pure coquetry from the 20 years older now world-wide famous, extremely succesful literary giant, who was celebrated all through Europe as one of the greatest literary geniouses, and who had just published his 26th celebrated book, Marken Grøde, that same year (1918). It is difficult to imagine that the publication of the Hunger-piece in “Ny Jord” could have been anything but a event that was clear as the light of day in the head of the 59-year old Hamsun, who wrote to Max Lester. It is utterly unique to find this epoch-making publication in a copy associated to Hamsun, and in which he even comments on his groundbreaking literary breakthrough. As far as we know, nothing like it has ever been for sale.‎

Bookseller reference : 60732

‎"NIELSEN, CARL‎

‎Original handwritten and signed letter addressed to 'Hr Harder'.‎

‎14 - 4 - [19]07. 1 page, 8vo. ""Kjære Hr Harder! - De skal meget snart / høre fra mig. Jeg har ikke kunnet skrive / før. Min Hustru har været meget syg / de sidste Tre Uger, er bleven opereret / flere Gange. Desuden har vi af andre / Grunde ikke kunnet faa Tid at se ordentlig / paa Deres Ting. Paa Gensyn Deres / Carl Nielsen.""‎

‎Original handwritten letter from the most prominent Danish composer, Carl Nielsen (1865-1931), addressed to his friend and colleague Knud Harder (1885-1967). Letters from Nielsen's hand are of utmost rarity.‎

Bookseller reference : 61375

‎"ESTRUP, J. B. S.‎

‎Originalt håndskrevet brev til ""Hr Landsthingsmand Larsen R af D"".‎

‎Skafø, 27/10, [18]95. 2 sider 8vo. ""Jeg har tilladt / mig at sende Dem / 80 Kr paa Postanviis- / ning og beder Dem / mig at undskylde, / at jeg ikke for længe / siden har berigtiget / min Gjæld til Dem / for det smukke Væder- / lam, De har overladt / mig. Grunden / dertil er, at jeg / først nu hører af / min Søn, at / han ikke, som / jeg antog, har / berigtiget Sagen / paa mine Vegne. / Med venlig / Hilsen til Deres / Mand / Deres ærbødige / JBS Estrup.""‎

‎Nydeligt egenhændigt brev fra konseilspræsident J.B.S. Estrup (1825-1913). Breve fra Estrup er yderst ualmindelige.‎

Bookseller reference : 61378

‎"THOMSEN, VILHELM.‎

‎Originalt håndskrevet postkort til ""G.E.C. Gads Universitetsboghandel"", signeret ""Vilh. Thomsen"".‎

‎Vedbæk, 27/6 [19]04. Postkort. 5 linjer. ""Jeg beder Dem skaffe mig: / A. Dirr, Grammatik der modernen / georgischen Sprache. Wien u. Leipzig / Hartleben. / Ærb. / Vilh. Thomsen.""‎

‎Nydeligt egenhændigt brevkort fra den prominente danske sprogforsker Vilhelm Thomsen (1842-1927).‎

Bookseller reference : 61381

‎MØLLER, NIELS.‎

‎Annabella og andre Digte.‎

‎1931. Lille 4to. M. orig. for- og bagomsl. i hldrbd. Forreste fals revnet.‎

‎Med dedikation til forlæggeren. Nr. 1 af 400 ekspl.‎

Bookseller reference : 640

‎"CAMUS, ALBERT.‎

‎L'Exil et le Royaume. nouvelles. - [PRESENTATION-COPY FOR HENRY HELL]‎

‎(Paris), Gallimard, (1957). Bound with the original printed wrappers in beautiful, elegant emerald green full morocco binding with gilt line-decoration in various heights and distances to boards and spine as well as vertical gilt lettering to spine. Top edge gilt. Binding signed A. Coutret. Wrapper a bit soiled, mostly the back wrapper. Otherwise very nice and clean. Paper evenly browned due to the paper quality. Gilt super ex-libris to inside of front board.‎

‎First edition, Service de Presse-copy (""S. P."" punctured to bottom of back wrapper) - with signed presentation-inscription for Henry Hell to half-title - of Camus' great collection of stories, which are considered among the best of his works. Together, these stoires cover the entire variety of existentialism - or absurdism. There is general consensus that the clearest manifestation of the ideals of Camus can be found in the present work. Henry Hell, a psudonym for José-Henri Lasry, was a law student in Algiers, where he met Camus and acted for the Théatre du Travail. He was a literary critic for several periodicals, and he reviewed sevearl of Camus' works. He is the author of ""Francis Poulenc, musicien francais"", and he later worked for a publishing house in Paris.‎

Bookseller reference : 58824

‎"NODIER, CHARLES - LETTER TO ALEXANDRE DUMAS.‎

‎Autograph letter signed ""Charles Nodier"" written out to his friend Alexandre Dumas ""Mon cher ami,...""‎

‎Undated, around 1836. 1 leaf 8vo. on light-blue paper. 16 lines and signed ""Tout á vous et de coeur/ Charles Nodier"" The letter seems to deal with Alexander Dumas' novel ""Voyages de Gabriel Payot"". On verso of the letter is transscribed in Nodier's hand ""Monsieur Alexandre Dumas,/ cour d'Orleans No 3./ Paris"". Marks after folding. Faint scattered brownspots.‎

Bookseller reference : 59408

‎CHABROL (Jean-Pierre).‎

‎LETTRE AUTOGRAPHE SIGNEE ET ILLUSTREE.‎

‎1 feuillet 21 x 27 cm, papier pelure, daté du 8 février 1965, expédié de Saint-Cyr sur Morin (enveloppe jointe). Large signature ornée d'un dessin en rouge (stylo et crayon).‎

‎"Faux frère, mes projets, moi je les réalise. Imprudent, je vais profiter de ton invitation : tu m'auras sur les reins 1 jour ou 2 dans la 1ère quinzaine de février ! Pour la photo, je t'expliquerai mon projet alors seulement car il y faut la chaleur des voix et des présences"... On joint, adressé aux mêmes destinataires :Un billet autographe : "Vous ne pouvez pas rater ça ! (ni moi !)" auquel est joint le programme de la "Fête cévenole" à Chamborigaud et Pont-de-Rastel qui aura lieu du 9 au 12 septembre 1965. Avec l'enveloppe d'expédition, signée au dos "JP Chabrol". Une photographie aérienne de la "Chabrolerie" maison l'écrivain à Saint-Cyr sur Morin, avec un mot manuscrit de son épouse Noëlle ; une lettre manuscrite signée de Noëlle, et un télégramme à propos de la santé de "Jean-Pierre" (16/09/1967).‎

Bookseller reference : 7552

‎ADAM (Juliette, née LAMBERT). 1836-1936.‎

‎DEUX LETTRES AUTOGRAPHES.‎

‎LAS, Paris 17 novembre 1897, à une Dame à laquelle elle signifie son refus de "présider d'honneur une uvre qui contiendrait dans ses premières manifestations un acte de concurrence pour une uvre féministe, ce serait aller contre mes principes et cela je ne le puis". Elle évoque le "Théâtre féministe", fondée en 1897 par l'écrivain d'origine polonaise Marya CHELIGA (Mirecka Szeliga), militante féministe, auteur de romans et de deux pièces : "L'ornière", 1896, "Les déblayeurs", 1905, et de ''L'Almanach féministe", 1900. (Dictionnaire biographique des mouvements féminins et des féminismes, p. 562)LAS, Château de Saint-Estève, par Orgon (Bouches-du-Rhône), le 8 octobre 1896. A Monsieur BLONDEL. Enveloppe jointe."Je vous remercie d'avoir pensé à moi pour le gala de l'Opéra. Je n'assisterai pas aux fêtes. J'ai fais le vu de consacrer dans la retraite ces jours glorieux et bénis aux morts avec lesquels j'ai tant travaillé à les préparer. Je veux aussi que la pensée d'une femme française qui y a le plus de droit aille toute entière à l'auguste absente, à l'Impératrice Marie. "‎

Bookseller reference : 9271

‎DES ESSARTS (Emmanuel LANGLOIS). 1839-1909. Professeur de lettres à la Faculté de Clermont, auteur d'ouvrages sur la littérature et de recueils de poèmes.‎

‎3 L.A.S. Clermont-Ferrand, 10 décembre 1881 - 1 et 4 février 1882, 6 pp. in-12. (15,5 x 9,5 cm) Au même correspondant, il évoque sa collaboration à la revue Fantaisie. Des rousseurs.‎

‎Il évoque avec son correspondant (Chassin, gérant de la revue ?) sa collaboration à la revue lyonnaise "La Fantaisie", hebdomadaire, il en paru 8 numéros entre le 18 décembre 1881 et le 12 février 1882. Emmanuel des Essarts y publia au moins un article : "Perrault et ses contes", et un article critique de son oeuvre poétique lui fut consacré. Parmi les autres collaborateurs on y trouve Théodore de Banville, Léon Cladel, Jules Clarétie, Joséphin Soulary... Des Essarts évoque aussi Louisa Siéfert, pour laquelle il a composé une poésie qu'il envoie à la revue : "... Louisa Siefert, votre muse lyonnaise, pure et belle femme qui fut mon intime amie et comme ma soeur."‎

Bookseller reference : 9783

‎GANNE (Louis).‎

‎Carte de visite autographe signée à l'entête du Casino de Monte Carlo - Concerts Louis Ganne.‎

‎Carte 10,8 x 13,8 cm, sur laquelle le compositeur et chef d'orchestre donne une entrée permanente à ses concerts qui ont lieu tous les jours à 16h30 à lIinternational porting Club.‎

‎Louis Ganne est originaire du Bourbonnais (Buxières-les-Mines 1862 - Paris 1923). C'est en 1905 qu'il fonde L'orchestre du Casino de Monte Carlo.‎

Bookseller reference : 10198

‎BEAUMARCHAIS (Pierre-Augustin Caron de).‎

‎La Folle Journée, ou le Mariage de Figaro, comédie en cinq actes, en prose, par M. de Beaumarchais. Représentée pour la première fois par les Comédiens français ordinaires du Roi, le mardi 27 avril 1784.‎

‎[Kehl], De l'Imprimerie de la Société littéraire-typographique ; et se trouve à Paris, chez Ruault, 1785 ; in-8. LI-(1)-199 pp.-(1). 10 planches hors-texte. Maroquin rouge, dos à nerfs richement orné, encadrements de triples filets dorés sur les plats, doubles filets sur les coupes, dentelle dorée sur les chasses, tranches dorées. (Rel. Chambolle-Duru). Bel exemplaire à grande marges, présentant cependant un coin émoussé et des frottements en tête des deux charnières. Conservé sous chemise et étui avec dos de maroquin brun, titre doré.‎

‎Seconde émission de l'édition originale ; elle est illustrée pour la première fois des 5 planches dessinées par Saint-Quentin et gravées par Halbou, Liénard et Lingée, auxquelles on a ajouté la suite des 5 planches d'après les mêmes dessins, gravées par Malapeau et Roi et qui parurent aussitôt après la première impression. (On y voit à la 5e planche, Rosine à la poitrine dénudée). Beaumarchais fit imprimer lui-même au fort de Kehl, ces exemplaires avec les caractères de Baskerville qu'il avait acquis pour imprimer les uvres de Voltaire. La censure imposée à cette pièce écrite en 1778, et autorisée à paraître qu'en janvier 1785, ainsi que le succès qu'elle remporta, entraina de nombreuses contrefaçons à la date de 1785 ( Gérard KAHN, dans son édition critique du Mariage de Figaro, Oxford, Fondation Voltaire, 2002, en comptabilise plus de 60). (Cohen p. 125-126 - Tchemerzine II, pp. 14-15 - Le Petit pp. 568-570). (Cordier, Bibliographie des uvres de Beaumarchais, N° 129, signale que le feuillet d'errata placé à la fin manque souvent à l'édition de Kehl). Exemplaire enrichi d'une lettre autographe signée de Beaumarchais, adressée à Monsieur Airain, Procureur à Tours, datée de Pantin, 27 septembre 1771. Cachet de cire rouge conservé (coupé en deux). Marque postale de Paris (P couronné) et surcharge. "A la suite de ma fièvre tierce, Monsieur, forcé d'être presque toujours à la campagne, c'est la raison pour laquelle je ne vous ai pas encore envoyé la délibération que vous attendez. Mais MM. Pernon sont d'accord avec moi sur les objets qui vous concernent et M. Carré, aussitôt que je serai fixé à Paris, c'est à dire sous dix ou douze jours, vous rédigera cette délibération chez Monsieur Monnet et je vous la ferai passer aussitôt. J'ai reçu de M. De La Cour les récépissés de la Caisse que je lui avais demandés. Vous connaissez les sentiments avec lesquels je suis, Monsieur, votre très humble & très obéissant serviteur. Beaumarchais".‎

Bookseller reference : 12484

‎SCHURICHT (Carl).‎

‎Lettres autographes :‎

‎1 carte de visite, 18 février 1952 à Edouard Muller-Moor, journaliste à la Tribune de Genève. Il lui envoie des "critiques dont vous avez bien voulu, très aimablement vous occuper pour une publication éventuelle dans la Tribune". 1 carte postale, New-York, 14 août 1957, au même : "De l'Amérique mes pensées les meilleurs vous saluent".‎

Bookseller reference : 13183

‎CHAZERAT (Charles-Antoine-Claude de). 1728-1824. Dernier Intendant d'Auvergne.‎

‎4 pièces imprimées signées. 1 pièce manuscrite signée avec 3 lignes de sa main - 2 pièces imprimmées concernant M. de Chazerat.‎

‎1. Ordre d'incorporation (ou ordre de marche) pour un soldat au régiment de Clermont. 1 feuille in-folio recto-verso, signée de Chazerat, non rempli. 2. Avis d'imposition de la taille pour les habitants de la collecte de La Trinité, élection de Saint-Flour. Le 16 octobre 1777. 3 ff. in-folio imprimés, remplis avec la signature de Chazerat, et 1 f. blanc comportant la liste manuscrites des personnes imposées et le montant de leur impôt. 3. Avis d'imposition de la Taille, aux mêmes, pour l'année 1778. Daté du 4 septembre 1777, 1 cahier in-folio de 10 pp. et 1 f. blanc, imprimé et rempli, avec la signature de M. de Chazerat, de François de Varennes (Trésorier de France), et les consuls d'Aurillac à l'élection de Saint-Flour : Antoine Vical du Moulin, Antoine Bonhomme des Effendous, Serlut et Mathieu. 4. Autre avis d'imposition intitulé "Second brevet", ou complément à l'avis d'imposition, aux mêmes, pour l'année 1778, daté du 4 septembre 1777 ; 3 pp. in-folio imprimée, remplies, avec les signature de M. de Chazerat et F. de Varennes. Bas de la dernière page déchirée et réparée anciennement. 5. Lettre autographe de Jean Gaspard de Reynaud de Mont, écuyer, seigneur de Monts et de Terreneyre (élection d'Issoire - commune d'Orbeil), à M. de Chazerat, 30 mars 1772, pour lui demander une remise sur ses impôts à cause de l'état déplorable de ses terres... Suivi de l'avi négatif de M. Campagne, Directeur des impositions et de 3 lignes manuscrites autographes et signées de M. de Chazerat confirmant que le suppliant est débouté dans sa demande. 6. "Contravention" à l'entête imprimée de M. de Chazerat, contre Jean Joseph Sudran, à Drom, commune de Salers. 2 pages et-demie, manuscrites, non signées. Avec mention au dos "M. l'Intendant a éxaminé le procès-verbal et s'est apreçu.. que l'insufisance est d'un très petit objet, il a chargé M. l'Inspecteur de faire finir cette affaire à l'amiable". 7. "Procès verbal de Première enchère et adjudication définitive. Vente des biens confisqués sur Claude Antoine Chazerat Emigré". 2 ff. in-folio imprimées et remplies : District de Thiers, canton de Lezoux, commune de Seychalle, le 29 prairial an III : vente d'une coupée de terre sur le terroir de Poirier, à Louis Dufresse, de Seychalles.‎

Bookseller reference : 13188

‎HARTUNG (Hans).‎

‎Signature autographe au bas d'une lettre tapuscrite.‎

‎Antibes le 24 juin 1976, 2 pages A4 dactylographiées, à Mademoiselle F... de la S.E.P.E.M. - R.P., avec la signature manuscrite du peintre, avec enveloppe (A4) d'expédition.‎

‎Hartung adresse à sa correspondante un projet de contrat en vue de l'embauche d'un couple de gardien et employé de maison, pour sa propriété, Le Champs des oliviers, à Antibes. Hartung et son épouse Eva Bergman se sont installés dans cette maison d'Antibes en 1973 après y avoir fait réaliser des travaux importants par Mario Jossa (disciple de Marcel Breuer) d'après les plans du peintre. Elle est perchée au milieu d'une oliveraie autour d'une grande piscine. Le couple y possédait chacun son atelier. Le lieu est devenu depuis 1994 une fondation destinée à la conservation et au rayonnement de l'oeuvre d'Hans Hartung et Eva Bergman. (fondationhartungbergman.fr). On joint : photocopie de la lettre d'engagement des deux employés, signée par les époux Hartung, la réponse de la correspondante Mademoiselle F..., et un plan sur lequel Hartung a indiqué en rouge de chemin pour se rendre à la propriété depuis la nationale ou l'autoroute.‎

Bookseller reference : 13452