Inscribed to Jahoda
Der Selbstmord eines Katers.
8vo. (4), 219, (3) pp. Original boards covered with coloured paper (by Grimm & Bleicher, Munich, paper by the Munich School of Illustration and Book Trade) with spine label. All edges red.
€ 1,500.00
First edition of Ehrenstein's second work. Inscribed to the Viennese printer Georg Jahoda (1863-1926), who had published Ehrenstein's famous début "Tubutsch" (with Kokoschka's illustrations) the previous year: "Herrn Georg Jahoda / in Dankbarkeit / Albert Ehrenstein. / Berlin, SW48. / 20. Mai 1912".
Binding slightly rubbed; extremeties bumped, hinges cracked. Occasional edge damage, but well preserved altogether. The printing shop Jahoda & Siegel also printed Karl Kraus's journal "Die Fackel" and most of his other writings. In 1910, Kraus had facilitated Ehrenstein's first publication ever: the poem "Wanderers Lied", which appeared in the "Fackel" and made the Expressionist famous overnight.
Provenance: acquired directly from the niece of Johanna Jahoda, daughter and sometime collaborator of Georg Jahoda.
WG² 2.
