Collection of miscellaneous papers comprising the following: A printed Christmas card by John Berger, addressed to 'Michael' List of works by John Latham and John Berger at the Kingly Gallery, Soho, March-April 1948 Typescript draft of the list of works with autograph annotations Newspaper cutti...
Poems and minor prose works of Hermann Hesse, German-Swiss writer (b. 1877, d. 1962) with related material; 1906-1962. Followed by correspondence of his wife Ninon Hesse, formerly Doblin née Ausländer (b. 1895, d. 1966); 1944-1948 and 1962.
Typescripts of original poems by Hesse; composed 1906-1941, though the present copies are mostly undated. Hesse had the habit of making copies of his works for presentation to friends, often adding his signature and / or an autograph dedication or illustration. Three postcards similarly inscribe...
Poem 'Allein'; composed 6 May 1906. Photocopy of typescript including inscription 'Dank und gute Wünsche! Ninon Hesse'. With a photocopy of a sketch of Hesse on his deathbed from the verso of the original, including MS inscription 'Isa 9. August /62'.
Six poems collected under the autograph title 'Ein paar Gedichte von Herm. Hesse'; composed 1929-1931. Hesse used the title 'Ein paar Gedichte . . .' for various collections of his poems, but this copy is personalised with an autograph dedication, 'Herrn Dr. Neumann überreicht mit Grüssen von H....
Three inscribed postcards as follows: i) Two cards stuck together, showing a wooded landscape and Mother and Child icon, signed in pencil 'Gruss v. H Hesse'; n.d. ii) Postcard showing Hesse with his youngest grandchild in 1956, photographed by Heiner Hesse. Inscribed in pencil 'Gute Wünsche v...