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850 - Nietzscheana – Dite Collection
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Estimate €1,000 - €1,300
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Nietzscheana – Dite Collection Nietzsche, Friedrich The Twilight of the Idols, or How to Philosophise with a Hammer. Leipzig, C. G. Naumann, 1889 (title 1889, printed 1888). 4 leaves, 144 pp. Modern cardboard binding with original cover mounted. First edition of one of Nietzsche’s most controversial works, printed in a run of 1,000 copies. - Schaberg 56. - Borst Collection 3811. - In this slim volume, Nietzsche summarised central ideas from his later work. The work was completed in October 1888. It was originally intended to be titled ‘A Psychologist’s Idleness’. On the advice of Peter Gast, who found the title too unambitious, Nietzsche chose the parodic allusion to Wagner’s ‘Götterdämmerung’. He himself called it ‘a great declaration of war’. - Title page and the first 6 pages are dusty and slightly foxed. First edition of one of Nietzsche’s most controversial works, printed in a run of 1,000 copies. – Schaberg 56. – Borst Collection 3811. – In this slim volume, Nietzsche condensed the central ideas of his late work. It was completed in October 1888. He had originally intended to call it “Müßiggang eines Psychologen” (The Idleness of a Psychologist). On the advice of Peter Gast, who found the title too unassuming, Nietzsche chose instead the parodic allusion to Wagner’s “Götterdämmerung” (Twilight of the Gods). He himself called it “a great declaration of war”. – Title page and first 6 pages dusty and slightly foxed.
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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