Autograph letter signed ("R. M. Rilke").

Published by Le Prieuré d'Etoy, Canton de Vaud, Switzerland, 8 June 1921.

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8vo. 2¾ pp. on 2 ff. In German. To the ophthalmologist, occultist and writer Rudolf Tischner (1879-1961), discussing Théodore Flournoy's book "Esprits et Médiums" (1911) and Rilke's own interest in psychoscopy, which (he is glad to say) is no longer referred to as "psychometry", due to Tischner's efforts: "Alle diese Abende habe ich über dem Buch Flournoy's zugebracht ('Esprits et Médiums') - es ist verdrießlich, das Ergebnis jener Enquete zu lesen, in der sich eben so wenig 'Erleben' und 'Natur' ausspricht, sondern immer schon der Erscheinung Entgegengebrachtes, ja Aufgedrängtes. Ich gestehe, daß mich, au bout de compte, im Augenblick die Begebenheiten der Psychoskopie (Gottseidank, daß wir die 'metrie' los sind, dank Ihrer Einführung!) am Meisten interessieren würden: es war ja auch dieses Gebiet, auf dem ich Merkwürdigstes - seinerzeit - miterleben durfte! [.]". - Wishing to escape the post-war turmoil and to resume his long-interrupted work on the "Duino Elegies", Rilke travelled from Munich to Switzerland in June 1919, where he met Nanny Wunderly-Volkart (1878-1962), a member of the Winterthur-based business family, who supported him financially until his death and provided him with pleasant lodgings and the service he desired. After a sojourn of almost two years Soglio, Locarno, and Berg am Irchel, Rilke found a permanent home in the summer of 1921 in the Château de Muzot, a villa above Sierre in the canton of Valais. - Some occasional slight spotting and small marginal tears, otherwise well preserved.

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Title
Autograph letter signed ("R. M. Rilke").
Author
Rilke, Rainer Maria, Austrian poet (1875-1926).
Publisher
Le Prieuré d'Etoy, Canton de Vaud, Switzerland, 8 June 1921.
Item weight
350 grams
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Antiquariat INLIBRIS Gilhofer Nfg. GmbH

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We have been dealing in valuable books, manuscripts, and autographs since 1883. As members of the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB), the Verband der Antiquare Österreichs (Austrian association of antiquarian booksellers), as well as the Verband deutscher Antiquare e.V. (German association of antiquarian booksellers), we are bound by these organizations' code of ethics. A large proportion of our customers is made up of institutions, including renowned international universities and major state libraries. We keep contact with our private customers at international book fairs and through our online catalogues. You are welcome to visit us on our business premises from Monday to Friday, 10 AM to 6 PM. We are happy to take buying orders for the important book auctions in Germany and Austria, which we attend regularly. We dedicate special attention to the estates and archives of important personalities of the arts and sciences in European and world history. Through specially prepared archive catalogues we have been able to sell the archives of Viktor Léon (librettist, 1859-1940), Leo Fall (operetta composer, 1873-1925), Lotte Lehmann (singer, 1888-1976), Otto Tressler (actor, 1871-1865) and Max Reinhardt (director, 1873-1743), as well as the last privately owned important original manuscripts by Ludwig Wittgenstein (philosopher, 1889-1951). Along the lines of this specialization our buying policy concentrates especially on these fields.

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