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Sigmund Freud

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Sigmund Freud

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Auction Date:2011 Jul 13 @ 18:00 (UTC-05:00 : EST/CDT)
Location:5 Rt 101A Suite 5, Amherst, New Hampshire, 03031, United States
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
Extremely rare ALS in English, signed “Prof Freud,” one page both sides, 5.25 x 8, personal letterhead, May 12, 1922. Letter to a woman who had previously written Freud concerning treatment for a family friend. In full: “I remember very well all the particulars of Mr. Kimball’s case and the arrangements which were broken up by the war. Answering to your question I dare say Mr. K’s chances have obviously not been improved by 8 years delay but he still may expect from the treatment some degree of alteration which might result in a relief of Mrs. K’s situation. So I do not advise against his coming here. (I am absent from July 1st to Sept. 20th). But I cannot take him myself. I have given up treating patients and devote my time to the instruction of physicians. If Mr. K. comes he will be treated by one of my experienced pupils. I will pick out one who talks English.” In fine condition, with scattered light toning, a few creases and wrinkles, and light show-through from writing on opposing sides. Accompanied by three letters from the woman to Freud, including one dated May 5, 1922, with her original request for help, describing Mr. Kimball’s issues, as well as the original mailing envelope, addressed in Freud’s hand.

According to that May 5 letter, there is a clear family history of some type of mental illness that has manifested itself in Mr. Kimball. “His mother was not normal at the time of his birth and he has as a result never been natural—in his married life, and in many other things, and consequently has many peculiarities,” Freud was notified in the initial letter. “You said a course of treatment for two years might have great beneficial results...However war broke out while she was in Paris, and so the matter had to be left,” continues the letter writer. Freud responds to that point in his letter, noting “Mr. K’s chances have obviously not been improved by 8 years delay but he still may expect from the treatment some degree of alteration.” Although the eventual outcome is unknown, Mrs. Kimball is said to have expressed disappointment that Freud himself would not treat her husband, which “may influence Mr. Kimball from going to Vienna.” Remarkable content from the psychoanalyst, whose time and expertise was in obvious constant demand.
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