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Reinbek: Rowohlt, 1973. 205 by 125 mm (8 by 5 inches). Original wrappers; 100 pp. In German. Inscribed to Felix Guggenheim in German: “It’s been 4 years since you received the original. How many years will pass before we see each other again! For my friend Felix. Reinbek, April 73. Ledig-Rowohlt.” (trans.) Together with a laid-in poem signed by Ledig-Rowohlt. Very good, but for wrappers separated from block.

Heinrich Maria Ledig-Rowohlt (1908–1992) was general manager of and a partner in Rowohlt Verlag, one of the largest German publishing houses. This publication was printed to commemorate Ledig-Rowohlt’s 65th birthday and is filled with his speeches, telegrams, eulogies, and other short writings.

Scarce in the United States with OCLC recording no copies on our continent.

Provenance: Collection of Felix Guggenheim (1904–1976). Guggenheim was a German American publisher and literary agent in Los Angeles.

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