TLS in German, signed “Freud,” one page, 6 x 9, personal letterhead, December 28, 1923. Freud sends his regrets. Translated in full, “My response to your kind invitation unfortunately is very simple—for health reasons it is impossible for me to travel to Geneva and I therefore cannot take a side trip to Lausanne either.” In very good condition, with rusty paperclip marks to top, moderate overall wrinkling and creasing, and intersecting mailing folds lightly affecting signature. The tone of Freud’s message is nonchalant and reveals none of the “health reasons” that prevented his journey, as 1923 was the year he was diagnosed with cancer of the jaw. It was also the year, however, that Freud was surely in demand after introducing new terms to describe the division between the conscious and unconscious mind: ‘id,’ ‘ego,’ and ‘super ego’—terminology he thought described the dynamic relations between the two minds. Cloaked content from the year that helped define the human psyche. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.
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