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Freud, Sigmund
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3,000 - 4,000 GBP
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- Freud, Sigmund
- Three autograph letters signed ("Freud"), to Stefan Zweig, one written two days after his flight from Vienna
- paper
thanking him for the gift of his two volumes of short stories, Die Kette and Kaleidoskop, describing the overwhelming impressions, demands and obligations of his first few days in London, recounting the greetings and congratulations of friends, associates and acquaintances, half of which come from strangers wanting nothing more than to express their sympathy and joy, noting that he has received only a few requests for consultations and that he will not be able to make a good living here from his profession as a doctor, looking forward to seeing him, and providing him with his telephone number "Primrose 2940"
...Welche überwältigende Fülle von Eindrücken, Anforderungen und Verpflichtungen in diesen ersten Tagen!...von meinem arztlichen Beruf werde ich, scheint es, hier nicht gut leben können...
6 pages, 4to and oblong 8vo, two on illustrated postcards, one on stationery printed "Prof. Dr. Freud 39 Elsworthy Road London, N.W.3", autograph envelope printed "Prof. Dr. Freud" on the reverse, Vienna [and London], 1936-1938
...Welche überwältigende Fülle von Eindrücken, Anforderungen und Verpflichtungen in diesen ersten Tagen!...von meinem arztlichen Beruf werde ich, scheint es, hier nicht gut leben können...
6 pages, 4to and oblong 8vo, two on illustrated postcards, one on stationery printed "Prof. Dr. Freud 39 Elsworthy Road London, N.W.3", autograph envelope printed "Prof. Dr. Freud" on the reverse, Vienna [and London], 1936-1938
Condition
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"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."
Catalogue Note
Included here among three letters to the great elegist of Viennese cosmopolitanism, Stefan Zweig, is one dated only four days after Freud's arrival in London in June 1938, following his flight from Vienna. Suffering already from cancer of the jaw, Freud died the following year on 23 September. Funeral orations following his cremation were delivered by Ernest Jones, Freud's biographer, and by Zweig, the latter closing his remarks by predicting that "wherever we seek to advance into the labyrinth of the human heart, henceforth his light will shine upon our path".