(WRITERS GERMAN AUSTRIAN) Small archive of 10 letters to a

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(WRITERS--GERMAN--AUSTRIAN.) Small archive of 10 letters to aphorist Hans Margolius or his father Adolf, each Signed by a philosopher or writer, in German, mostly concerning his aphorisms. Together 18 pages, 4to or smaller; generally good condition, separations at folds of Förster-Nietzsche letter repaired recto with cello tape. Vp, 1925-73

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Elisabeth Förster-Nietzsche. LS, "Dr. phil. h. c. Elisabeth Förster-Nietzsche," thanking for his letter and book. Weimar, 17 August 1925 • Richard Beer-Hofmann. TLS, admiring the ethical strain in his book and anticipating future works. New York, 23 February 1944 • Ernst Cassirer. ALS, remarking that he read his book with sympathy, recommending his own new book, An Essay on Man. New York, 3 December 1944 • Eduard Spranger (2). TLS, thanking for his New Year commemoration and expressing special interest in his essay "System und Aphorismus"; ALS, on a postcard, thanking for his defense of ethical aphorisms and suggesting another way of viewing ethical phenomena. Tübingen, 20 January; 2 October 1961 • Clemens Weber. TLS, thanking for the gift of the aphorism book, thanking for publishing his own aphorisms, listing the numbers corresponding to particular aphorisms that he appreciates, and noting a similarity to aphorisms by [Rudolf] Pannwitz. Heinsberg, 16 August 1962 • Hugo Marcus (4). ALsS, thanking for publishing his own aphorisms, remarking on his aphorisms and those of others. Basel, 1962-64 • Ernst R. Hauschka. TLS, expressing happiness that he enjoyed his essay on writing. Regensburg, 1973.