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Thus Spoke Zarathustra: A Book for All and None (German: Also sprach Zarathustra: Ein Buch für Alle und Keinen), also translated as Thus Spake Zarathustra, is a work of philosophical fiction written by German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche between 1883 and 1885. The protagonist is nominally the historical Zoroaster, but, besides a handful of sentences, Nietzsche is not concerned with a specific resemblance. Much of the book consists of discourses by Zarathustra on a wide variety of subjects, most of which end with the refrain, “Thus spoke Zarathustra.” The character of Zarathustra first appeared in Nietzsche’s earlier book The Gay Science (at §342, which closely resembles §1 of “Zarathustra’s Prologue” in Thus Spoke Zarathustra).

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Gutenberg Bible Leaf 193 Chronicles of Old Testament

Scarce leaf from the Gutenberg Bible, one of the earliest major books printed from moveable metal type, the invention that ushered in the Age of Enlightenment by democratizing knowledge through mass production of literature. Printed by Johannes Gutenberg in Mainz, Germany from 1450-1455, less than 50 complete or near-complete copies of the Gutenberg Bible are now extant, with nearly all those housed in public institutions. Singular leaves are also scarce, with the leaf presented here having been acquired by bookseller Gabriel Wells, whose purchase of an incomplete Bible in 1920 gave way to selling the individual leaves alongside an essay by A. Edward Newton entitled “A Noble Fragment”. Leaf is number 193 of the full Latin Bible, with the recto being the Prologue to 1 Chronicles of the Old Testament, and the verso the first part of Chapter 1 of 1 Chronicles. Each page features two columns of 42 lines in dark black Gothic type, accented by red and blue rubrication. Each copy of the Gutenberg Bible differs in its rubrication and illumination, with buyers at the time deciding upon these embellishments after the Bible was printed. The six-line rubricated letters of this leaf were likely added later, restored to match the original style. Leaf measures 11.125″ x 15.375″, bound on edge to portfolio measuring 11.75″ x 16″. Paper quality is still bright with very little foxing or discoloration compared to other examples. A stunning example from the book that changed the course of history. Sold for $136,500.

F. Scott Fitzgerald Signed Poems

Incredible grouping of F. Scott Fitzgerald original prose, written for Helen Hayes’ daughter Mary MacArthur, who died of polio at the young age of 19. Here, the already famous author pens two lyrical poems, dated 1931 and 1937. At the time he writes the first poem, Fitzgerald was completing “Tender is the Night” while caring for his ailing wife, Zelda, whose mental illness had left her hospitalized in 1930. Fitzgerald handwrites the first, shorter poem in green ink. Inscribed “For Mary MacArthur”, it reads in full: “‘Oh Papa — / My Papa — / Say Papa’ / So! / ‘Is Papa / Your Papa / My Papa?’ / No! / So Spoke You / Why Joke You? Just For To-day / Our Word Is / (Like Birdie’s) / Plenty To Say”. Signed, “F. Scott Fitzgerald / Feb. 13th 1931”. The second, lengthier poem appears on the verso of the same sheet, titled, “Addenda (seven years later)”. Reads in full, “What shall I do with this bundle of stuff / Mass of ingredients, handful of grist / Tenderest evidence, thumb-print of lust / Kindly advise me, O psychologist / She shall have music — we pray for the kiss / of the god’s on her forehead, the necking of fate / How in the hell shall we guide her to this / ‘- Just name her Mary and age her till eight.’ / What of the books? Do we feed her our bread / of the dead, that was left in their tombs long ago / Or should all the fervor and freshness be wed / To next year’s inventions? Can anyone know? / How shall we give her that je ne sais quoi – / Portions of mama that seem to be right / Salted with dashes of questionable pa? / ‘- Age her till eight and then save me a bite.’ / Solve me this dither, O wisest of lamas, / Pediatrician – beneficent buddy / Tell me the name of a madhouse for mammas / Or give me the nursery – let her have the study / How can I pay back this heavenly loan / Answer my question and name your own fee / Plan me a mixture of Eve and St. Joan / ‘- Put her in pigtails and give her to me.’” Signed, “F. Scott Fitzgerald, Nyack 1937”. Sheet measures 7″ x 8″ with poem to front and longer prose poem to verso. From the estate of Helen Hayes. An extraordinary collection, adding to the catalogue raisonne of Fitzgerald’s known works. Sold for $30,875.

Ayn Rand first edition, signed copy of “Anthem.”

Hardcover with dustjacket. Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, LTD.: 1953. Copy given to Nathaniel Branden, her purported protege and lover. Signed and inscribed by Rand in blue ink, “To Barbara and Nathan – – who are now fully my children – to mark your first six-months wedding anniversary – Ayn / July 14, 1953.” Book, which measures 6″x 8.5″, runs 105pp. Thinly-veiled sci-fi-ish allegory supports Rand’s classic Objectivist thesis regarding the subjugation of the ego for the greater whole of society. Dust jacket in near fine condition with minor chips at top. Slight cloth board spotting and very mild toning to interior. A near-perfect signed Ayn Rand first edition copy. Our most expensive Ayn Rand first edition that we have handled. Sold for $22,500.

Sigmund Freud Signed Photo Measuring Over 9″ x 11.75″

Scarce Sigmund Freud signed silver gelatin photo, measuring 9.125″ x 11.75″. The founder of psychoanalysis, whose understanding of the unconscious laid the groundwork for modern psychotherapy, here signs in fountain pen, “Sigm. Freud / 1922″ with a large signature measuring approximately 4.25” long. Matte photo has some silvering and foxing, mostly confined to edges, and mounting remnants to verso, overall in very good condition. A strong presentation. With University Archives COA. Sold for $9,975.

Sigmund Freud Signed Copy of His Book ”Psychoanalyse” — With University Archives COA

Sigmund Freud signed copy of his book, ”Lectures as an Introduction to Psychoanalysis”, the German language edition titled ”Vorlesungen zur Einfuhrung in die Psychoanalyse”. Berlin: Gustav Kiepenheuer Verlag, 1935. Signed by Freud on the front free endpaper in fountain pen, ”Sigm. freud / 1936”, a large signature measuring approximately 3.5” x 1.5”. Hardcover book bound in blue boards measures 4.5” x 7.5”. Some sunning to spine and slight cocking, overall in very good condition. Book originates from a town near Freiberg in Mahren, Freud’s birthplace. With University Archives COA. Sold for $6,655.

Carl Jung Autograph Letter Signed on Dreams, Religion and “otherness” — “…We are living in a highly historic moment…the dogma of Mary’s assumption into heaven, which deifies the feminine…”

Unpublished Carl Jung autograph letter signed, with exceptional content on religion, dream analysis of the afterlife, and a sense of “otherness” that Jung writes he had been living with for 40 years. Dated 3 September 1950 from Bollingen. Ct. St. Gallen in Switzerland, Jung writes on his personal letterhead to his mentee, the psychoanalyst Dr. Rivkah Scharf Kluger. Scharf had recently moved to Jerusalem, prompting Jung to perhaps take a subtle dig at the teachings of his former mentor, Sigmund Freud, by writing, “Not only did you travel to a different country, you also travelled into a different time, namely into a realm of psychology that you have outgrown.” Letter in German translates in full:

“Dear Miss! / Your letter crossed with the one that I sent to the Givat-Brenner address. I hope you received it.
Ascona is now behind me, and I am slowly recovering from all the attendant noise and drama. I am very glad to have heard from you. I have often wondered how you might be doing. I never, not even for a moment, doubted that taking this road was the correct decision for you, but I do not underestimate the complexities it involves either. Not only did you travel to a different country, you also travelled into a different time, namely into a realm of psychology that you have outgrown.”

Jung then comments upon the recent dogma declaration by Pius XII of the Assumption of Mary: “We are living in a highly historic moment, witnessing the coincidence of the Quaternity and synchronicity with the solemn declaration of the dogma of Mary’s assumption into heaven, which deifies the feminine principle and thus transforms the Trinity into the Quaternity. In your present surroundings you now experience the same otherness that I have known for 40 years: one is aware of the unseen and is living within a spiritual future that is still concealed to the world of today.

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About your dream! We know so little about what comes after life that interpreting these kinds of dreams is almost impossible. If we were at all permitted to apply psychology to it, we would have to say that, right from the beginning, the transition out of the body is perceived as a tremendous relief. It may well be the experience of a ‘higher’ state, thus the glorification. This is followed by a reckoning with the quintessence of the earthly experience, resp. its examination of the new experience, i.e., the new state of expanded consciousness. This might easily explain the suffering.

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Lengthy two-page letter on a single sheet measures 8.25″ x 11.625″. Accompanied by Jung’s personal mailing envelope, handwritten by Jung. Scotch tape repair to split along lower fold, else near fine condition with bold handwriting. Sold for $4,463.

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FREE APPRAISAL. To buy, auction, sell or consign your Friedrich Nietzsche Zarathustra 4 parts 1st ed that is for sale, please email your description and photos to [email protected] of Nate D. Sanders Auctions (http://www.NateDSanders.com).