[Rarebooks] FS: Archive of Thomas Mann Letters

[Charles Agvent]

MANN, Thomas. ARCHIVE OF FOUR SIGNED LETTERS TO HILDE REACH [HILDE 
KAHN]. Zürich, 1950-1954. Four SIGNED letters, all in German, each in 
its original envelope. Hilde Reach was Thomas Mann's secretary in 
California during the 1940s. She remained close friends with Mann and 
his family. Two of the letters are signed by Thomas Mann "Ihr alter 
Boss," "Your old Boss." One linen-finish custom printed thank you card 
SIGNED in ink by Thomas Mann and sent to Kahn for gifts he received on 
his 75th birthday. A one-page TYPED LETTER SIGNED (TLS) thanking Kahn, 
dated "15.V. 1953," with mentions of his book FAUSTUS, has beneath 
Mann's signature an added manuscript note from "K.M.," his wife, Katia 
Mann. A one-page AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (ALS) from Katia Mann to Kahn, 
dated "10. X. 1953," has a four-line handwritten SIGNED note from Thomas 
Mann beneath his wife's signature. A one-page TLS from Katia Mann to 
Hilde Reach, dated "16. II. 1954," together with a half-page TLS from 
Thomas Mann in English authorizes Hilde access to the manuscripts kept 
in the "Safe Department" of his Los Angeles-based bank. A few small 
holograph corrections on typed letters. Letters with light wear and 
minor creases. Two of the envelopes have had their stamps cut out. Near 
Fine. (#020625)     $3,500

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