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Berlin: S.Fischer, 1929. 200 by 130 mm (7¾ by 5 inches). Plain paper wrappers; 42 pp. In German. Offprint of the book’s introduction intended as complimentary copies to the media. Loving 10-line inscription in German: “’We don’t have to conclude from what people in Europe are now, what they could be.’ (G. Chr. Lichtenberg). To my dear friend and collaborator in European matters. Ernst. L.A. 1943.” (trans.)

Ernst Gottlieb (1903–1961) co-founded with Felix Guggenheim (1904–1976) the Los Angeles based publisher of German exiles, Pazifische Presse. Gottlieb was previously best known for this book, a bibliography of Walther Rathenau.

Provenance: Collection of Felix Guggenheim.

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