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Ref No	WIA GC/1443
Title	Schiefler, Gustav to Warburg, Aby 06/06/1904
Writer	Schiefler, [Gustav]
Place1	Hamburg, Oberstrasse 52
Recipient	Warburg, Aby
Date	06/06/1904
Format	manuscript
Contents	the book commission of the Gesellschaft Hamburgischer Kunstfreunde published the book 'Unser Elternhaus' by Mrs. Warburg's uncle [Hans Hertz] in 1903; the book commission now wishes to publish a second book on the family Hertz, the great grandparents Beets [Emma Dina Hertz, née Beets]; they wish to publish illustrations by Mrs. Warburg, borders and vignettes, and ask Warburg to convey their wish to her; in order to publish the book they also need an advance of M 1800 which will be recouped by the sale of the book; some 16-18.000 copies have been sold of the first volume ['Die Urgroßeltern Beets', published in Hamburgische Liebhaberbibliothek 1899, with borders and vignettes drawn by Mary Warburg]

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