Pontus Wikners vittra skrifter. I urval utgifna af Karl Warburg. Med författarens porträtt i stålgravyr.

Wikner, Pontus

Published by [ENGLISH: - - - Posthumous first edition of Swedish philosopher Pontus Wikner's collected works, issued in the year of his death. Stockholm 1888. 8vo. xvi + 280 pp. + frontispiece portrait. Contemporary half calf (possibly bound by Levins, Uppsala), raised bands to spine, marbled sides and edges. Insignificant wear and slight warping of covers. Ownership inscription: "Eugène Lewenhaupt". Some 80 years after Wikner's death, when his widow and sons had passed away, his private diaries and notes were published, in which he reveals his homosexuality.]

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Trevligt samtida halvfranskt band (troligen Levins, Uppsala), rygg med upphöjda bind och dekor i svart och guld, marmorerade pärmpapper och snitt. Bandet med enstaka minimala nötningar och aningen skevande pärmar. Gott skick. Namnteckning: "Eugène Lewenhaupt". Stockholm, Oscar L. Lamms förlag (tr. Göteborg), 1888. 8:o. xvi + 280 sid. + frontispisporträtt. Postumt utgivna skrifter, första upplagan. Föreliggande volym innehåller flera av Wikners "sällsynt välskrivna" uppsatser, såsom "Några drag af kulturens offerväsen", "Narcissossagan och platonismen", "Min moders testamente", och "Mantegnas ängel", samt avslutningsvis några självbiografiska uttalanden. Filosofen Pontus Wikner (1837-1888), docent i Uppsala, professor i Oslo, gick bort endast 50 år gammal. Först 1971, sedan hans fru och söner gått bort, utgavs hans privata anteckningar och dagböcker, där han avslöjar sin homosexuella läggning. Seller Inventory # 04847

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Title: Pontus Wikners vittra skrifter. I urval ...

Publisher: [ENGLISH: - - - Posthumous first edition of Swedish philosopher Pontus Wikner's collected works, issued in the year of his death. Stockholm 1888. 8vo. xvi + 280 pp. + frontispiece portrait. Contemporary half calf (possibly bound by Levins, Uppsala), raised bands to spine, marbled sides and edges. Insignificant wear and slight warping of covers. Ownership inscription: "Eugène Lewenhaupt". Some 80 years after Wikner's death, when his widow and sons had passed away, his private diaries and notes were published, in which he reveals his homosexuality.]