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OC 54/4 - Typed postcard from Alfred Einstein and August Demblin (DMV) to Schenker, dated December 9, 1924

{recto}
[in Jugendstil type, all in triple rule-frame:]

⇧ POSTKARTE
⇧ Drei Masken–Verlag
Ges. m. b. H
Wien, I., Wallnerstrasse 4

[graphic device with "DMV" below]
⇧ DREI MASKEN VERLAG A.-G.
MÜNCHEN
KAROLINENPLATZ 3

⇧ Herrn Professor Dr. H. Schenker
Wien III
Keilgasse 8

[postmark:] || 1/1 WIEN 9 | 11 XII 24 – 7 | * 7a * ||

{verso}
⇧ Herrn Prof. Dr. Heinrich Schenker, Wien III, Keilgasse 8
München, den 9. Dezember 1924

Verehrtester Herr Professor! 1

wir danken Ihnen sehr für Ihren freundlichen Brief vom 5.ds.Mts. 2 und sehen Ihren weiteren Nachrichten mit Vergnügen und Spannung entgegen!



Mit den besten Empfehlungen
[signed:] ⇧ Drei Masken Verlag A.-G.
[signed:] ppa. ⇧ Demblin, i.V. ⇧ A. Einstein


⇧ Dr.E./N.

© Transcription Kirstie Hewlett, 2012
{recto}
[in Jugendstil type, all in triple rule-frame:]

⇧ POSTCARD
⇧ Drei Masken–Verlag
& Co., Ltd
Vienna I, Wallnerstrasse 4

[graphic device with "DMV" below]
⇧ DREI MASKEN VERLAG & Co.
MUNICH
KAROLINENPLATZ 3

⇧ Professor H. Schenker
Vienna III
Keilgasse 8

[postmark:] || 1/1 VIENNA 9 | 11 XII 24 – 7 | * 7a * ||

{verso}
⇧ Prof. Heinrich Schenker, Vienna III, Keilgasse 8
Munich, December 9, 1924

Most revered Professor, 1

We thank you very much for your cordial letter of the 5th of the month, 2 and look forward to receiving your further news with interest and excitement!



We remain
[signed:] ⇧ Drei Masken Verlag & Co.
[signed:] pp ⇧ Demblin, on behalf of the publishers ⇧ A. Einstein


⇧ Dr.E./N.

© Translation William Drabkin, 2013
{recto}
[in Jugendstil type, all in triple rule-frame:]

⇧ POSTKARTE
⇧ Drei Masken–Verlag
Ges. m. b. H
Wien, I., Wallnerstrasse 4

[graphic device with "DMV" below]
⇧ DREI MASKEN VERLAG A.-G.
MÜNCHEN
KAROLINENPLATZ 3

⇧ Herrn Professor Dr. H. Schenker
Wien III
Keilgasse 8

[postmark:] || 1/1 WIEN 9 | 11 XII 24 – 7 | * 7a * ||

{verso}
⇧ Herrn Prof. Dr. Heinrich Schenker, Wien III, Keilgasse 8
München, den 9. Dezember 1924

Verehrtester Herr Professor! 1

wir danken Ihnen sehr für Ihren freundlichen Brief vom 5.ds.Mts. 2 und sehen Ihren weiteren Nachrichten mit Vergnügen und Spannung entgegen!



Mit den besten Empfehlungen
[signed:] ⇧ Drei Masken Verlag A.-G.
[signed:] ppa. ⇧ Demblin, i.V. ⇧ A. Einstein


⇧ Dr.E./N.

© Transcription Kirstie Hewlett, 2012
{recto}
[in Jugendstil type, all in triple rule-frame:]

⇧ POSTCARD
⇧ Drei Masken–Verlag
& Co., Ltd
Vienna I, Wallnerstrasse 4

[graphic device with "DMV" below]
⇧ DREI MASKEN VERLAG & Co.
MUNICH
KAROLINENPLATZ 3

⇧ Professor H. Schenker
Vienna III
Keilgasse 8

[postmark:] || 1/1 VIENNA 9 | 11 XII 24 – 7 | * 7a * ||

{verso}
⇧ Prof. Heinrich Schenker, Vienna III, Keilgasse 8
Munich, December 9, 1924

Most revered Professor, 1

We thank you very much for your cordial letter of the 5th of the month, 2 and look forward to receiving your further news with interest and excitement!



We remain
[signed:] ⇧ Drei Masken Verlag & Co.
[signed:] pp ⇧ Demblin, on behalf of the publishers ⇧ A. Einstein


⇧ Dr.E./N.

© Translation William Drabkin, 2013

Footnotes

1 Receipt of this postcard is recorded in Schenker's diary at OJ 3/7, p. 2762, December 12, 1924: "Vom Drei Masken Verlag (K. aus München, in Wien abgestempelt): bezieht sich auf meinen Brief vom 5 . d. M." ("From Drei Masken Verlag (postcard from Munich, stamped in Vienna): refers to my letter of the 5th of the month.").

2 The writing of this letter, which is not known to survive, is recorded in Schenker's diary at OJ 3/7, p. 2760, December 5, 1924: "An den Drei Masken Verlag: (Br.): danke für das Schreiben, werde über den Fortgang der Unterhandlungen berichten." ("To Drei Masken Verlag: (letter): I thank [them] for their letter, will keep them informed about the progress of the negotiations.").

Commentary

Rights Holder
Deemed to be in the public domain.
License
No rights holder or representative has been identified after extensive searches. The current firm of Drei Masken Verlag GmbH, Munich, has been contacted and states that it makes no claim upon the intellectual property in question. Any claim to intellectual rights on this document should be addressed to the Schenker Documents Online, at schenkercorrespondence [at] mus (dot) cam (dot) ac (dot) uk.
Format
printed postcard, printed advert, printed and typed addresses recto, typed message, stamped and holograph signatures verso.
Provenance
Schenker, Heinrich (document date-1935)--Schenker, Jeanette (1935-1938)--Oster, Ernst (1938-c.1939)—New York Public Library (c.1939-)

Digital version created: 2013-05-14
Last updated: 2012-03-06