ALS in German, signed “Rainer Maria,” one page both sides, 4.25 x 3.5, no date but circa November 1918. Bold letter to Miss Else Hotop. In full (translated): "Friday. The roses from you, Elisa, when I found them late that evening evoked in me, particularly on this night marked by such dull upheaval, a gentle feeling of a world untouched and pristine. As late as it was, I was sitting there for a long while. Thank you, and do let me somehow know that you did safely get home. I am reproaching myself for having prompted you to leave the safety of the house, particularly on a perilous evening as this one. It was not really an evening in which to mingle ‘age’ and time older yet, than the very evening that (perhaps) came to an end for you yesterday.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope addressed in Rilke’s hand, with pencil date notation in another hand of November 8, 1918. Else Hotop, an actress who also went by the name Elya Nevar, had a short but passionate affair with Rilke during his time living in Munich. Revealing his feelings for her, this beautifully penned, poetic letter is of the utmost desirability. Pre-certified PSA/DNA.
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