‎Autographs‎

‎"CHRISTIANSEN, EINAR.‎

‎Moders Venner. Et Skuespil. K.og Kria.,1916.‎

‎Indb.m.orig.for-og bagomsl.i helbind af lysegrå kalv m.blindtrykte dekorationer i form af et kors i ramme på hver perm, samt indvendig blindtrykt stregbordure.(Anker Kyster). Bindet lidt vandskjoldet.‎

‎Originaludgave, der har været forfatterens eget eksemplar og indeholder hans exlibris samt en egenhændig dedikation på smudstitelbladet:""Peter/ fra/ Einar Chr."" Derudover er indklæbet et egenhændigt digtfragment af forfatteren på 7 linier(""Modershjerte, Modershjerte!""), to originale scenefotografier fra stykkets opførelse tilligemed to breve omhandlende stykket: 1) Egenhændigt brev m.underskrift fra William Bloch til ""Kære Christiansen"", dat. ""Hellebæk D.15.Aug.1916"", 4s.8vo. 2) Egenhændigt brev m.underskrift fra Karl Larsen til ""Kære Einar Christiansen"", dat. ""12.11.1916"", 2s.8vo.‎

Bookseller reference : 14969

‎"Che" Guevara [i.e. Ernesto Guevara de la Serna], Marxist revolutionary, major figure of the Cuban Revolution (1928-1967).‎

‎Autograph letter signed. Havana, 28. I. 1959.‎

‎4to. 1 page. Previously unpublished letter written in triumph three weeks after Che took Havana. His recipient is the Cuban magazine La Revista Bohemia, whom he congratulates and thanks for their work furthering his and Fidel Castro's cause: "las dedico este Fraternal y caluroso mensaje a ese maravilloso colectivo que son ustedes, incansables constructores de las ideas revolucionarias, paradi pura del socialismo y el comunismo, y baluartes y estandartes de la contribución a la edificación de la sociedad proletaria, les ex orto a que siguán trabajando con esmero y dedicación para que si guamos consolidando el triunfo." Over the course of the Cuban Revolution, Che came to understand the importance of media coverage in achieving his goals; La Revista Bohemia was one such media outlet. He signs off with what would become one of his standard closing phrases: "Patria o Muerte. Con fervor revolucionario. Che". - Gently creased, minor chipping.‎

‎"Che" Guevara [i.e. Ernesto Guevara de la Serna], Marxist revolutionary, major figure of the Cuban Revolution (1928-1967).‎

‎Delegate ribbon with an autograph note signed on verso. [Havana], 1961.‎

‎Colour-printed cloth, ca. 125 x 52 mm, inscribed in black ballpoint. Post-revolution delegate ribbon, with a note from Che. On the reverse, he writes that "Este congreso es la unión y el éxito del trabajo de todos" who support the revolution. The congress Che mentions is the Congreso nacional constituyente sindicato nacional de trabajadores de la alimentación. After Castro seized power, Che was given numerous governing duties, including overseeing many economic and agrarian reforms. He attended many such conferences, both in Cuba and abroad. - Somewhat faded, with a few hints of fraying.‎

‎"Che" Guevara [i.e. Ernesto Guevara de la Serna], Marxist revolutionary, major figure of the Cuban Revolution (1928-1967).‎

‎Typed letter signed ("Che"). Havana, 25 August 1960, "Year of the Agrarian Reform".‎

‎4to. ¾ p. In his office as president of the National Bank of Cuba, to Samuel G. Breidner of the New York real estate company Cross & Brown: "I refer to your letter of August first and regret to inform you that our Bank is not interested in real estate investments". - Following the resignation of the economist Felipe Pazos, Che Guevara served as president of the National Bank from 26 November 1959 to 23 February 1961. The unspecified offer by Cross & Brown slightly predates the US embargo that was imposed on 19 October 1960 and was further extended in February 1962. Guevara was appointed Minister of Industries in February 1961, which he remained until his departure from Cuba in 1965. - On stationery with embossed and printed letterhead "El presidente del Banco nacional de Cuba". Traces of folds and gently creased.‎

‎"CLAUSSEN, SOPHUS.‎

‎Egenhændigt beskrevet visitkort.‎

‎Dateret ""27.11.18."" 4 linier. ""Ved De, at det, der manglede os som danske,/ Begejstringen, nu kommer ved Nord=/ Slesvig? Skal dette nye historiske Kapitel/ overlades til Digterne og Deres Søn?"" Visitkortet bærer den trykte ordlyd: ""Sophus Claussen"" på forsiden, og er beskrevet på bagsiden‎

‎Sandsynligvis givet til fhv. Statsminister C. Th. Zahle.‎

Bookseller reference : 33063

‎"CLAUSSEN, SOPHUS.‎

‎Egenhændigt beskrevet visitkort.‎

‎Dateret ""27.11.18."" 4 linier. ""Ved De, at det, der manglede os som danske,/ Begejstringen, nu kommer ved Nord=/ Slesvig? Skal dette nye historiske Kapitel/ overlades til Digterne og Deres Søn?"" Visitkortet bærer den trykte ordlyd: ""Sophus Claussen"" på forsiden, og er beskrevet på bagsiden‎

‎"COLETTE (COLETTE WILLY) [COLETTE de JOUVENEL].‎

‎Chéri. Roman. - [PRESENTATION-COPY - ON OF 175 NUMBERED COPIES]‎

‎Paris, 1920. Bound uncut with the original printed wrappers, also the backstrip, in a magnificent bright purple lambskin binding with title and author in bright, metallic lettering to spine, blue, pink, and green respectively. Triple bright metallic line-borders to boards (same three colours), inside which the remainder of the boards are covered with a large inlay of shiny, coloured leather in crocodile skin-like relief pattern. Recto and verso respectively of flyleaves covered with pink/purple suede. Housed in a chemise with purple lambskin spine with same lettering as the binding and purple cloth boards, inside grey suede, and purple full lambskin slipcase. The binding is signed Leroux (in shiny green lettering to inside of front board). A handwriiten postcard from Leroux to the previous owner of the book is enclosed. The postcard is dated 1997 and concerns the binding, including the price. The slipcase has a bit of edgewear, but the binding is near mint. Apert from a tiny tear (no loss) to the upper margin of the front wrapper, also internally near mint. Front free end-paper with a four-line inscription for ""René Baer"" signed ""Colette de Jouvenel"".‎

‎First edition - presentation-copy and one of 175 numbered copies on Hollande (premier papier), out of a total of 725 numbered copies - of Colette's fascinating novel ""Chéri"", published at the dawn of the roaring 20'ies. The scandalous novel, which portrays the love between an older woman and a much younger man, is partly inspired by Colette's own life, and is considered one of her very best works. Extremely controversial as a person, Colette has always been the object of fascination as well as controversy. In 1893, she married Henry Gauthier-Villars, who was already a famous author and publisher. He used the pen-name ""Willy"", under which Colette's famous first novels, the Claudine-stories, also appeared. Colette and Willy separated in 1906, with a final divorce in 1910. Colette is well known for the series of lesbian relationships she embarked upon after her separation. In 1912, however, she married Henry de Jouvenel, editor of Le Matin, and took his name. Not for her publications, but she clearly used it in her personal correspondence. Their marriage ended in divorce in 1924, however, due partly to her affair with her 16-year-old stepson, Bertrand de Jouvenel. Chéri is partly based upon her experiences with her much younger stepson. "" 'Me a feminist?' She scoffed in 1910. 'I'll tell you what the suffragettes deserve: the whip and the harem'. COLETTE is an intriguing and flamboyant figure. Born in Burgundy in 1873 she moved to Paris at the age of twenty with her husband the writer and critic Henry Gauthiers-Viller (Willy). Forcing Colette to write, Willy published her novels in his name and the Claudine series became an instant success. She escaped her exploitative first husband to live by her pen and work in music-halls as a dancer. Colette had a lesbian love affair with a niece of Napoleon's, she married three times, had a baby at 40 and at 47, preferring 'passion to goodness', she seduced her teenage stepson. In the meantime she wrote stunning novels that were admired by Proust and Gide -- Gigi, Sido, Cheri, and Break of Day. Colette lived to be over 80. She was the first woman President of the Academie Goncourt and was the first woman in France to be accorded a state funeral."" ""Colette, in full Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, (1873 - 1954), outstanding French writer of the first half of the 20th century whose best novels, largely concerned with the pains and pleasures of love, are remarkable for their command of sensual description. Her greatest strength as a writer is an exact sensory evocation of sounds, smells, tastes, textures, and colours of her world. Her best work was produced after 1920 and followed two veins. The first vein followed the lives of the slightly depraved, postwar younger generation. Among these novels are Chéri (1920) and La Fin de Chéri (1926" The Last of Chéri), dealing with a liaison between a young man (Chéri) and an older woman... (Encycl. Britt.). René Baer (1887 - 1962) was a famous French author, journalist, playwright, and songwriter. Georges Leroux (1922-1999) was one of the most accomplished and esteemed French binders of the twentieth century. Before he became a book binder, in 1959, he was a poet. His works are known for their exotic materials, use of metallic effects and strong polychromatic color.‎

Bookseller reference : 60344

‎"COUR, PAUL la.‎

‎Menneskets Hjem. Digte.‎

‎1931. Hshirtbd. Med dedik: "" ..fra Deres hegivne Paul la Cour"". Medindbundet et egenh.brev til ""Hr.Forlagsboghandler Munksgaard"", hvor han undskylder ""den uoverlagte, puerile Maade hvorpå jeg i sin tid forlod deres Forlag""...""men jeg var jo ikke stort andet end et eksalteret Barn dengang."" - Også om Heinesen og Gelsted..1 side 4to.‎

Bookseller reference : 2997

‎"COLETTE (COLETTE WILLY) [COLETTE de JOUVENEL].‎

‎Chéri. Roman. - [PRESENTATION-COPY - ON OF 175 NUMBERED COPIES]‎

‎Paris, 1920. Bound uncut with the original printed wrappers, also the backstrip, in a magnificent bright purple lambskin binding with title and author in bright, metallic lettering to spine, blue, pink, and green respectively. Triple bright metallic line-borders to boards (same three colours), inside which the remainder of the boards are covered with a large inlay of shiny, coloured leather in crocodile skin-like relief pattern. Recto and verso respectively of flyleaves covered with pink/purple suede. Housed in a chemise with purple lambskin spine with same lettering as the binding and purple cloth boards, inside grey suede, and purple full lambskin slipcase. The binding is signed Leroux (in shiny green lettering to inside of front board). A handwriiten postcard from Leroux to the previous owner of the book is enclosed. The postcard is dated 1997 and concerns the binding, including the price. The slipcase has a bit of edgewear, but the binding is near mint. Apert from a tiny tear (no loss) to the upper margin of the front wrapper, also internally near mint. Front free end-paper with a four-line inscription for ""René Baer"" signed ""Colette de Jouvenel"".‎

‎"COPPEE, FRANCOIS.‎

‎Olivier. Poëme. Paris, Lemerre, 1876.‎

‎Bound uncut in a private green fullclothbinding with a large stain on front-cover and some minor water-foxing on the bottom of both covers. Internally some brown spots.‎

‎"DUMAS FILS, ALEXANDRE.‎

‎Orig. handwritten and signed letter for ""Madame"". Written on blue paper w. the address ""98, Avenue de Villiers"" printed on top. 1 1/2 p. 8vo.‎

‎The letter is a responce to a lady, who has contacted him" written very politely.‎

Bookseller reference : 29252

‎"EDGREEN, f. Leffler, ANNE CH. - ASSOCIATIONSEKSEMPLAR.‎

‎Sande Kvinder. Skuespil i tre Akter. Paa dansk ved C. Hostrup.‎

‎K., 1884. Indb. m. orig. for- og bagomsl. i samt. helshirtbd. m. skindtitelfelter på ryg.‎

‎Indsat orig. håndskrevet og signeret brev fra C. Hostrup til ""Kjære Hr. Justitsraad Hegel."" Dat. ""17 April 1889."" 1 side lille 8vo. Brevet omhandler ""Sande Kvinder.""‎

Bookseller reference : 22725

‎"ESTRUP, J. B. S.‎

‎Originalt håndskrevet og signeret brev til ""Hr Kammerherre Oberst Hedemann"".‎

‎Kbhvn 8/2 [18]93. 1 side 8vo. ""Kbhvn 8/2 93 / Toldbodvei 34 / Vil De tillade mig / at foreslaae Hs Majestæt / Kongen at udnævne / Dem til Kongevalgt / Medlem af Lands- / thinget? / Med Høiagtelse / Ærbødigst / JBS Estrup.""‎

‎Særdeles nydeligt egenhændigt brev fra daværende konseilspræsident J.B.S. Estrup (1825-1913) til general og kammerherre Marius Hedemann (1836-1903), hvori Estrup beder om tilladelse til at anmode kongen om, at Hedemann udnævnes til kongevalgt medlem af Landstinget. Senere samme år modtog Hedemann netop denne udnævnelse. Breve fra Estrup er yderst ualmindelige.‎

Bookseller reference : 61376

‎"EWALD, CARL.‎

‎Egenhændig refleksion over teater, Sven Lange og samtiden, m.underskrift. 1 side 8vo á ca.30 linier.‎

‎Det lille skrift bærer titlen ""TAARER"" og indledes: ""Glad blev jeg, da jeg saa Sven Lange smile for Fader Holberg i Publikum"". Han skriver videre om Sven Lange:""Hans Hat er en pæn Hat og han er sin Hats Herre.../ Men MIN Hat er en forbandet Hat, der tumler med mig.""...‎

Bookseller reference : 16155

‎"GANDRUP, CARL.‎

‎Den Levende Nat.‎

‎København, Levin & Munksgaard, 1918. Helshirt. 112 pp.‎

‎Indeholder: 1.Korrekturtryk, sluttende med indledning til ""Den natlige Følgesvend"" (6 ud af 8 planlagte noveller). - Ses ikke at være udkommet. Med enkelte rettelser.‎

Bookseller reference : 1282

‎"GELSTED, OTTO.‎

‎Henimod Klarhed.‎

‎1931. Orig.0msl.*Med dedik til forlæggeren fra ""O.G.""‎

Bookseller reference : 2167

‎"GELSTED, OTTO.‎

‎Maskinskrevet brev m.egenhændig underskrift til ""Kære Povl"", 3/4 side 4to.‎

‎Brevet omhandler nogle artikler.‎

‎Er skrevet på ""Land og Folk""-redaktionspapir.‎

Bookseller reference : 16046

‎"GELSTED, OTTO.‎

‎Lazarus' Opvækkelse.‎

‎K., 1924. Ubeskåret, orig. omsl. Lille revne for neden ved ryg, mgl. en smule af ryggen for oven. Indvendig helt ren.‎

‎"GONCOURT, EDMOND et JULES de.‎

‎En 18.. - [ONE OF 84 COPIES - GEORGE SAND'S COPY]‎

‎Paris, 1851. Contemporary half cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Internally brownspotted (due to the paper quality). A page has been inserted on to the half-title, on which is explained, in a neat late 19th century hand, that the present copy is that of George Sand and that it comes from the sale of her belongings. The rest of the page contains bibliographical information on the work. Nice copy.‎

‎The extremely scarce first edition, one of merely 84 copies that were not destroyed, of the first work by the Goncourt brothers - the work that laid the basis for their unique joint authorship. The famous brothers Edmond (1822-96) and Jules (1830-70) Goncourt played a unique role in 19th century French intellectual life. Together they developed a distinctive impressionistic style, called ""écriture artiste"""" their works are furthermore of great importance to the understanding of literary and social life of the period. They seminally influenced the naturalism and realism of 19th century literature - in the words of Émile Zola, they ""provided a new sense of nature"". The remarkable symbiosis in their collaboration, continuing to write as one until the death of Jules, has gone down in history as one of the most remarkable literary collaborations ever. They are considered aesthetes of the highest rank and were known as great collectors of art. They were also known to be highly neurotic and utterly misogynist. During the Second Empire they frequented the salon of Princess Mathilde and took part in the famous 'dîners Magny', the fortnightly gatherings that brought together leading men (and George Sand!) of letters and science at a Paris restaurant in the 1860'ies. In his will, Edmond left the entire Goncourt fortune to found the ""Académie Goncourt"", which began in 1903, when the prestigious Prix Goncourt was also founded. Their first work, ""En 18.."", was printed in 1000 copies, but it was confiscated by the censors and was burnt by the authors. Consequently, a mere 84 copies survived and the work is thus of the utmost scarcity. ""Cet ouvrage, qui a été tire à 1000 exemplaires, a été brûlé par les auteurs"" il n'existerait dans le commerce que 84 exemplaires donnés ou vendus."" (Carteret).""Premiers ouvrage des Goncourt, très rare, dont le manuscrit a subi des suppressions avant l'impression de l'edition de Bruxelles."" [the Brussels edition being the second edition, printed in 1884]. (Carteret). George Sand and the Goncourt brothers moved in the same intellectual and literary circles, were invited to the same places, the same salons, and had many friends in common. All three were seminal in determining the course of naturalistic writing of the 19th century. Interestingly, also George Sand began her literary career in as a collaboration, in a liaison with the writer Jules Sandeau. They published a few stories in collaboration, signing them ""Jules Sand"", before she began writing on her own. Carteret I:349. (listing a copy of the first edition sold in 1918 at 160 fr.).‎

Bookseller reference : 46728

‎"GULLVÅG, OLAV.‎

‎Ehenhændigt brev med underskrift til Ragnvald Skrede.‎

‎Dateret ""Kvalstad 31. december 1949"". 1 side 8vo. Brevet omhandler kritikerne og deres forfinede smag, som han sammenligner med mad: nogle foretrækker østers og kaviar, andre vil have mælk og grød. Han foretrækker den folkelige smag.‎

‎Olav Gullvåg (1885 - 1961) var norsk forfatter og journalist, født i Trondhjem. Han var redaktør af Søndmøre Folkeblad (1911-12), Norig (1912-21) og Gula Tidend (1921-29). Ragnvald Skrede (1904 - 1983) var en norsk forfatter, født i Vågå. Han var tillige litteraturkritiker og oversætter.‎

Bookseller reference : 40164

‎"H.C. ANDERSEN - HEGERMANN-LINDENCRONE, (CAI DITLEV?).‎

‎Egenhændigt brev m. underskrift til ""S.T. (i.e. ""salvo titulo"" - med forbehold for titler) Herr H.C. Andersen."" Dat. ""København den 11te Januar 1831."" 1/2 side 4to.‎

‎H-L. takker H.C.A. for et tilsendt eksemplar af ""Phantasier og Skizzer"", som er den første bog, han har modtaget i år, og som han vil nyde sammen med sine omgivelser.‎

‎Med segl og H.C. Andersens adresse på bagsiden. Phantasier og Skizzer udkom til Nytår 1831. Så tidlige breve til H.C. Andersen er af største sjældenhed.Handwritten and signed letter for ""Herr H.C. Andersen"". Dated 11th of January 1831. 1/2 page 4to. H.C. Andersen is thanked for a copy of ""Phantasier og Skizzer"". The mentioned work appeared around New Year 1831. As early letters as this one for H.C. Andersen is of the greatest rarity.‎

Bookseller reference : 28858

‎"HAMSUN, MARIE.‎

‎Maskinskrevet brev m. egenhændig underskrift og tilføjelse i pen til ""Frau Marie Hamsun/ Grimstad/ Norwegen"" fra ""Dr. Knapp"", Verlag Albert Langen - Georg Müller Derlay, München. (Maschine-written letter w. autograph signature and four handwritten lin... - [MARIE HAMSUN OG NAZISTERNE]‎

‎Dat. ""10.3.1942"". 1s. 4to. Skrevet på forlagets brevpapir. Brevet er en anmodning fra Dr. Knapp på vegne af en skoleklasse i Tyskland, som ønsker en autograf fra Knut Hamsun på et billede af ham. Brevet slutter således: ""Im allgemeinen suchen wir ja solche belästigungen Herrn/ Knut Hamsun möglichst fern zu halten, aber in diesem rührende/ Fall wollten wir doch eine Ausnahme machen./ Wir danken Herrn Knut Hamsun und Ihnen im voraus herzlich für/ die Erfüllung der kindlichen Bitte./ Mit verehrungsvoller Begrüssung und/ Heil Hitler!/ Ihr sehr ergebener/ Albert Langen - Georg Müller Derlay [stemplet]/ Dr. Knapp [håndskrevet]."" Efter de ca. 15 maskinskrevne linier følger fire håndskrevne linier i Dr. Knapps hånd, hvoraf fremgår, at der alligevel ikke sendes et billede med, som Knut Hamsun kan signere, men en stor plakat. (1p. 4to. Written on paper w. letterhead from the publisher. The letter is a request from Dr. Knapp on behalf of a school-class in Louise, Germany, who wish for an autograph by Knut Hamsun on a photograph. The letter ends: ""Im allgemeinen suchen wir ja solche belästigungen Herrn/ Knut Hamsun möglichst fern zu halten, aber in diesem rührende/ Fall wollten wir doch eine Ausnahme machen./ Wir danken Herrn Knut Hamsun und Ihnen im voraus herzlich für/ die Erfüllung der kindlichen Bitte./ Mit verehrungsvoller Begrüssung und/ Heil Hitler!/ Ihr sehr ergebener/ Albert Langen - Georg Müller Derlay [stamped]/ Dr. Knapp [handwritten]."" Following the ab. 15 machine-written lines is a four lines handwritten notice in the hand of Dr. Knapp, stating that a photograph of Knut Hamsun for him to sign has not been sent with the letter after all, but a large poster.‎

‎Meget interessant brev fra Nazitidens Tyskland, der både belyser, hvor vigtig Hamsun blev opfattet af tyskerne, og hvilken rolle Marie Hamsun har spillet i hendes mands forhold til nazisterne. Der er ingen tvivl om, at Knut Hamsun var velvilligt indstillet over for nazismen under krigen, men der er ligeledes heller ingen tvivl om, at hans syn på nazismen, eller det, han vidste om den, var noget mere nuanceret end hans kones. ""Sagt mere forenklet: Havde Hamsun oprindelig rakt Marie en tyskvenlig lillefinger, forvandlede hun den i disse år til en fremstrakt naziarm."" (Thorkild Hansen, Processen mod Hamsun, Bd. 2, pp. 76-77). Den aldrende Knut Hamsun var under krigen nærmest døv, og havde utroligt svært ved at følge med i, hvad der foregik i verden, da han ikke kunne høre radio. Han var således fuldstændig udleveret til sin kone og det, hun fortalte ham om, hvad der gik for sig i Tyskland. Marie meldte sig ind i NS og fastholdt sine nazistiske synspunkter til sin dødsdag, Knut tog kategorisk afstand fra nazismen, da det endelig gik op for ham, hvori dens sande karakter bestod. Han vedholdt ikke at have meldt sig ind i NS, og det er betegnende, at det er Marie, der står for stort set hele Hamsun-korrespondencen med nazisterne. Det er hende, der tager på adskillige propagandature i Tyskland i alle krigsårene, og det er hende, der tager rundt og læser op af Knuts bøger for nazisterne, ikke ham. Det er betegnende, at brevet er stilet til Marie og ikke Knut, når det nu er hans autograf, de ønsker, -den gamle mand var nok døv, men han kunne stadig læse, -kontakten gik altid gennem Marie, og det må nok siges at være hende, der sidder tilbage med en stor del af ansvaret for verdens opfattelse af, at den store digter bekendte sig fuldstændigt til nazismen. ""Nu fik hun [Marie] oprejsning for de mange ydmygelser. Hun havde endelig fået overtaget, hun havde ikke alene børnene bag sig, hun havde hele den tyske værnemagt i Norge! Hamsun beklagede sig til fru Stray over, at hun ""trak tyskerne til Nørholm""... Marie var ikke mere bare ""Norges første litterære dame"", hun var også blevet noget i kraft af sig selv... Hans rolle var udspillet. Katastrofen var indtruffet og kærligheden død... I stedet for den lydige selvopofrende hustru havde han fået en ond ånd, der bestemte alt og politiserede løs i hans navn."" (Thorkild Hansen, Processen mod Hamsun, Bd. 2, pp. 78-80). Gennem sin rolle som den store digters hustru, tilkæmpede Marie sig sin egen status, -tyskerne placerede hende atter i rampelyset og lod hende igen hylde af et bifaldende publikum.‎

Bookseller reference : 31989

‎"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

‎"HAMSUN, MARIE.‎

‎Maskinskrevet brev m. egenhændig underskrift og tilføjelse i pen til ""Frau Marie Hamsun/ Grimstad/ Norwegen"" fra ""Dr. Knapp"", Verlag Albert Langen - Georg Müller Derlay, München. (Maschine-written letter w. autograph signature and four handwritten lin... - [MARIE HAMSUN OG NAZISTERNE]‎

‎Dat. ""10.3.1942"". 1s. 4to. Skrevet på forlagets brevpapir. Brevet er en anmodning fra Dr. Knapp på vegne af en skoleklasse i Tyskland, som ønsker en autograf fra Knut Hamsun på et billede af ham. Brevet slutter således: ""Im allgemeinen suchen wir ja solche belästigungen Herrn/ Knut Hamsun möglichst fern zu halten, aber in diesem rührende/ Fall wollten wir doch eine Ausnahme machen./ Wir danken Herrn Knut Hamsun und Ihnen im voraus herzlich für/ die Erfüllung der kindlichen Bitte./ Mit verehrungsvoller Begrüssung und/ Heil Hitler!/ Ihr sehr ergebener/ Albert Langen - Georg Müller Derlay [stemplet]/ Dr. Knapp [håndskrevet]."" Efter de ca. 15 maskinskrevne linier følger fire håndskrevne linier i Dr. Knapps hånd, hvoraf fremgår, at der alligevel ikke sendes et billede med, som Knut Hamsun kan signere, men en stor plakat. (1p. 4to. Written on paper w. letterhead from the publisher. The letter is a request from Dr. Knapp on behalf of a school-class in Louise, Germany, who wish for an autograph by Knut Hamsun on a photograph. The letter ends: ""Im allgemeinen suchen wir ja solche belästigungen Herrn/ Knut Hamsun möglichst fern zu halten, aber in diesem rührende/ Fall wollten wir doch eine Ausnahme machen./ Wir danken Herrn Knut Hamsun und Ihnen im voraus herzlich für/ die Erfüllung der kindlichen Bitte./ Mit verehrungsvoller Begrüssung und/ Heil Hitler!/ Ihr sehr ergebener/ Albert Langen - Georg Müller Derlay [stamped]/ Dr. Knapp [handwritten]."" Following the ab. 15 machine-written lines is a four lines handwritten notice in the hand of Dr. Knapp, stating that a photograph of Knut Hamsun for him to sign has not been sent with the letter after all, but a large poster.‎

‎"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