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OC 54/82 - Typed postcard from Alfred Einstein and August Demblin (DMV) to Schenker, dated June 14, 1926

{recto}

⇧ DREI MASKEN VERLAG A.-G.
MÜNCHEN
KAROLINENPLATZ 3

⇧ Herrn Dr. Heinrich Schenker
Wien III
Keilgasse 8

[postmark:] || MÜNCHEN [illeg]



{verso}

⇧ Herrn Dr. Heinrich Schenker, Wien III, Keilgasse 8
München, den 14. Juni 1926

Sehr geehrter Herr Doktor! 1

Wir möchten nur rasch mit bestem Dank den Empfang Ihres Manuskriptes "Das Meisterwerk in der Musik II" bestätigen, das uns von unserem Wiener Haus zugeschickt wurde. 2



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


⇧ Dr.E./N.

© Transcription Kirstie Hewlett, 2013
{recto}

⇧ DREI MASKEN VERLAG & Co.
MUNICH
KAROLINENPLATZ 3

⇧ Dr. Heinrich Schenker
Vienna III
Keilgasse 8

[postmark:] || MUNICH [illeg]



{verso}

⇧ Dr. Heinrich Schenker, Vienna III, Keilgasse 8
Munich, June 14, 1926

Dear Dr. [Schenker] ! 1

We would like only to quickly confirm, with best thanks, the receipt of your manuscript Das Meisterwerk in der Musik, vol. 2, which was sent to us from our Vienna house. 2



With kind regards,
[signed:] ⇧ Drei Masken Verlag & Co.
[signed:] p.p. ⇧ Demblin
[signed:] ⇧ for the publisher A. Einstein


⇧ Dr.E./N.

© Translation William Drabkin, 2013
{recto}

⇧ DREI MASKEN VERLAG A.-G.
MÜNCHEN
KAROLINENPLATZ 3

⇧ Herrn Dr. Heinrich Schenker
Wien III
Keilgasse 8

[postmark:] || MÜNCHEN [illeg]



{verso}

⇧ Herrn Dr. Heinrich Schenker, Wien III, Keilgasse 8
München, den 14. Juni 1926

Sehr geehrter Herr Doktor! 1

Wir möchten nur rasch mit bestem Dank den Empfang Ihres Manuskriptes "Das Meisterwerk in der Musik II" bestätigen, das uns von unserem Wiener Haus zugeschickt wurde. 2



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


⇧ Dr.E./N.

© Transcription Kirstie Hewlett, 2013
{recto}

⇧ DREI MASKEN VERLAG & Co.
MUNICH
KAROLINENPLATZ 3

⇧ Dr. Heinrich Schenker
Vienna III
Keilgasse 8

[postmark:] || MUNICH [illeg]



{verso}

⇧ Dr. Heinrich Schenker, Vienna III, Keilgasse 8
Munich, June 14, 1926

Dear Dr. [Schenker] ! 1

We would like only to quickly confirm, with best thanks, the receipt of your manuscript Das Meisterwerk in der Musik, vol. 2, which was sent to us from our Vienna house. 2



With kind regards,
[signed:] ⇧ Drei Masken Verlag & Co.
[signed:] p.p. ⇧ Demblin
[signed:] ⇧ for the publisher A. Einstein


⇧ Dr.E./N.

© Translation William Drabkin, 2013

Footnotes

1 Receipt of this letter is recorded in Schenker's diary at OJ 3/8, p. 2948, June 15, 1926: "Vom Verlag (K. aus München): bestätigen den Empfang des Manuscripts." ("From the publisher (postcard from Munich): confirm receipt of the manuscript.").

2 Paragraph bracketed by Schenker.

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 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-)

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Last updated: 2012-03-06