176 - Else Lasker-Schüler. My Blue Piano. New Poems. Jerusalem, [Tarshish] 1943.

Else Lasker-Schüler. My Blue Piano. New Poems. Jerusalem, [Tarshish] 1943. Call time: approx. 1:42 p.m. (Schedule subject to change) First edition of the last work published during the poet’s lifetime. — One of 305 copies (total print run 330). - Else Lasker-Schüler had settled permanently in Jerusalem in 1939; she died there in early 1945. She dedicated her book to “My unforgettable friends in the cities of Germany—and to those who, like me, were driven from their homes and are now scattered throughout the world, in faithfulness!” - The poet titled the cover illustration “Prince Jussuf (E. L. Sch.)—Farewell to Friends.” - See also: *My Blue Piano. New Poems*. Jerusalem, Tarshish Books 1957. Second edition. Raabe/Hannich-Bode 182.21. - Sternfeld/Tiedemann 196 22.0 × 14.0 cm. 45, [3] pages. - Spine restored, endpapers replaced, book block rebound.