168 - Hermann Hesse. 21 letters, dedications, and private prints to Karl Kuprecht. ca. 1940–1960.

Hermann Hesse. 21 letters, dedications, and private prints to Karl Kuprecht. ca. 1940–1960. Call time: approx. 1:37 p.m. (schedule subject to change) All addressed to Karl Kuprecht (1913–2002), a Swiss poet and author, who corresponded with Hermann Hesse for decades. — Seven handwritten postcards with brief expressions of thanks and greetings. - Six typewritten letters and cards regarding various book projects and Hesse’s health: “He finds me in a wretched state, under medical supervision for the past four weeks, being treated with strong medication...” - Two typescripts of poems, both with handwritten dedications. - Six private prints, most with detailed handwritten dedications. - Also included: *Neue Schweizer Rundschau*. Issue 5, September 1945. Original brochure with a banderole bearing a handwritten dedication: “My mind is not up to writing a letter—I am quite weakened. My wife sends her regards to both of you along with mine” to Otto Tschumi (Swiss surrealist painter). The issue contains Hesse’s Rigi Diary. With a hand-addressed envelope. - Typewritten manuscript of the poem “Müssige Gedanken” and a single-sheet print of “Nachtgedanken,” monogrammed and bearing a handwritten dedication, respectively. English description: Approx. 1940–1960. All addressed to Karl Kuprecht (1913–2002, Swiss poet and author), who corresponded with Hermann Hesse for decades. - Seven handwritten postcards with brief expressions of thanks and greetings. - Six typewritten letters and cards regarding various book projects and Hesse’s health: “He finds me in a wretched condition, under medical supervision for the past four weeks, being treated with strong medication ...”. - Two poetry portfolios and slipcase manuscripts, both with handwritten dedications. - Six private prints, most with detailed handwritten dedications. - Also included: *Neue Schweizer Rundschau*. Issue 5, September 1945. Original paperback with a banderole, featuring a handwritten dedication to Otto Tschumi (Swiss surrealist painter): “I’m not in the right frame of mind to write a letter; I’m quite weakened. My wife sends her regards to both of you, along with mine” to Otto Tschumi (Swiss surrealist painter). The issue contains Hesse’s *Rigi Diary*. With a hand-addressed envelope. - Typescript “*Müssige Gedanken*” and single-sheet print “*Nachtgedanken*,” monogrammed and inscribed with a personal dedication, respectively.