Books and Manuscripts · Lot 1664
Elsschot, W. "Spijt".
AUTOGRAPH POEM SIGNED "Willem Elsschot" to "Edward Dewolfs", dated "8.10.1958", pen and black ink, 20 lines, 1 leaf, recto only, w. printed letterhead "A. de Ridder (...) Publiciteit uitgever."
- Lot
- 1664
- Estimation
- 150 € – 250 €
- Adjugé
- 450 €
- Photos
- 1 photo
Remarques
First published in 1934. The poem was reprinted in Verzameld Werk (1957) without the final verse, because of the controversial term "wijf" for "woman". This manuscript version also lacks these last 4 lines.