937 - Chaplin, Charlie
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Estimate €360 - €500

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Chaplin, Charlie Hello Europe! Leipzig, Paul List Verlag, (1928). 8°. 247, (1) pp. With a portrait on the title page (frontispiece) and several plates featuring photographs of film scenes. Original linen binding (slightly stained). Autographed by Charlie Chaplin and inscribed ‘best wishes’ in 1930. – The first German edition of Charlie Chaplin’s travelogue ‘My Trip Abroad’, in which the film comedian recounts his triumphant tour of Europe in 1921. The book was published in the same year as the English original, as early as 1928 by Paul List Verlag in Leipzig, and is thus one of the earliest German-language publications about the silent film star, who was already world-famous at that time. The edition is prefaced by a biographical essay on Chaplin, written by Heinz Pol himself. The book was edited, translated and adapted by the journalist and translator couple Charlotte and Heinz Pol: Heinz Pol (born Heinz Pollak, 1901–1972) was an editor and film critic at the renowned *Vossische Zeitung*; his wife Charlotte (later known as the journalist Charlotte Beradt) worked as a freelance journalist for publications including *Die Weltbühne*, *Die Dame* and *Tempo*. *Hallo Europa!* is regarded as one of their first joint literary translation projects With a frontispiece portrait and several plates of photographs of film scenes. Original cloth binding (somewhat stained). Hand-signed and inscribed by Charlie Chaplin, “best wishes”, 1930. – German first edition of Charlie Chaplin’s travelogue “My Trip Abroad”, in which the film comedian describes his triumphant European tour of 1921. The book was published in the same year as the English original, which was published in 1928 by the Leipzig-based publisher Paul List Verlag, making it one of the earliest German-language publications about the silent-film star, who was already world-famous by that time. The edition opens with a biographical essay on Chaplin, written by Heinz Pol himself. The editing, translation and adaptation were carried out by the journalist and translator couple Charlotte and Heinz Pol: Heinz Pol (born Heinz Pollak, 1901–1972) was an editor and film critic for the renowned *Vossische Zeitung*, whilst his wife Charlotte (later known as a publicist under the name Charlotte Beradt) worked as a freelance journalist for, amongst others, *Die Weltbühne*, *Die Dame* and *Tempo*. “Hallo Europa!” is regarded as one of their first joint literary translation projects. This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is payable on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This lot is subject to the standard tax regime. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.

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937 - Chaplin, Charlie See original version (German)

937 - Chaplin, Charlie
See original version (German)