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Writers and publishers
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description
- Marianne Raschig's collection of hand-prints of c.120 writers, journalists, publishers etc, signed by the authors in Berlin in the 1920s
- paper
most with separate prints for each hand, many with photographic negatives, including Brecht (left hand signed with its photographic negative), Thomas Mann (right hand signed, with the photographic negative), Pirandello (right hand signed, cropped), Alfred Döblin (right hand signed with its photographic negative), Fritz Werfel (both hands signed, with photographic negative), Gerhart Hauptmann, Carl Zuckmayer, Walter Hasenclever, Ernst Toller, Arnolt Bronnen, Hermann Sudermann, Liesbet Dill, Max Friedlander, Ludwig Fulda, Artur Holitscher, Hans Leip, “Munkepunte” (ie A.R. Meyer), Walter von Molo, Jakob Schaffner, Carl Sternheim, the philosopher Hermann Keyserling; together with some 40 journalists, including Fritz Heymann (who died at Auschwitz), Oscar Bie, Kurt Doerry, Ilse Langner, Franz Servaes, Fedor von Zobeltitz, Rudolf Kastner, Alfred Klaar, Alfred Rosenthal, Adolf Weissmann, and the publishers Samuel Fischer, Kurt Enoch, Franz Ullstein and others
c.120 sets of prints, with the stamps ("M. Raschig's Handarchiv"), in a ring-bound folder
c.120 sets of prints, with the stamps ("M. Raschig's Handarchiv"), in a ring-bound folder
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."