Description
Hyperion-Verlag, Freiburg Im Breisgau [Published Date: no date listed, circa late 1960’s]. Small (3.75 x 2.5”) book with stiff leatherette-coved boards and gold lettering on front and spine. 146 pp. A pocket-sized collection of Roth’s verses and short stories. Although not technically a “miniature” book (its length is greater than 3”), it is a lovely copy of one of Hyperion-Verlag’s small-scale collectable gift books for which the publisher is so well-known. Binding designed by Werner Bürger.
Condition & notes
In very good condition with light bumping to edges of covers and light overall scuffing. Gold lettering is rubbed and dulled. Binding tight. Previous owner’s gift inscription in German on front free end paper dated 1969. Endpapers lightly aged but otherwise unmarked. NOT Ex-Library. NO remainder marks. Contents are organized under the following collection titles: Gezeiten Der Liebe; Die Medizin hats angst gefunden; Die Welt its voller Reisewit; Ein Mensh, des sich ein Schnitzel briet. Eugen Roth (1895 -1976) was a Bavarian lyricist and poet who wrote mostly humorous verse. The son of the well-known Munich writer Herman Roth, he was severely wounded after volunteering for the front in World War I. Roth later studied history, art history, and philosophy and in 1922 he earned his doctorate degree. From 1927 to 1933, he was the editor of the Munchner Neuesten Nachricthe (Newest Munich News). Although Roth was especially beloved for his humorous poems, Roth approached his writings with the basic assumption that all humor is based on grief. “I have always been on the human side and have always included myself. I have never made fun of others, but rather shown how to deal with certain situations in life."
