Captain, Gerhart, playwright, narrator, Nobel Prize winner (1862-1946). Eigh. Letter from the U.S. "Gerhart Hauptmann". 2/3 p. Double leaf, with stamped envelope. 8vo. Berlin 2.V.1895. To the Kaufmännische Verein Karlsruhe, who had invited the poet to lectures. "...I regret your wish to give lectures in the commercial associations of Baden, not to be able to fulfil this year either. Literary work takes all my time. Take the assurance that I have perceived your request as an honor ...". - Included a portrait photo postcard with the portrait of Hauptmann, which was sent as an advertisement for a photo exhibition of the Atelier Rudolf Dührkoop in Hamburg (1921).