Autograph letter signed, one page, 5,25 x 8 inch, `Prof. Dr. Freud` stationery, in German, to Fritz van Raalte* - concerning an article about Children's Dreams and Pavor Nocturnus, written and signed in blue ink "Freud", attractively mounted (removable) for fine display with a photograph, shows Sigmund Freud in a beautiful chest-up portrait (altogether 13 x 9 inch), with three horizontal letter folds, perforated to the left edge, very mild creases to the edges, a small area of paper loss (text not affected) to the lower left corner has been professionally restored - in fine condition.
"Sehr geehrter Herr
mit vielem Dank nehme ich Ihren Beitrag über den Pavor noct. für die Int.
Zeitsch. an. Dr Rank wird die nötigen sprachlichen Korrekturen vornehmen und Sie wahrscheinlich ersuchen einige anfechtbare Behauptungen über das
Träumen der Kinder (z.b. über die mangelende Symbolik) zu modifizieren.
Ergebenster Gruß - Prosit 1913 - Ihr Freud"
Translated:
"Dear sir
with many thanks I accept your post about the pavor noct. for the int.
magazine. Dr Rank will make the necessary linguistic corrections and you will likely ask you to modify some contestable claims about the children's dreams (e.g. about the lack of symbolism).
Best regards - Cheers 1913 - Your Freud"
* Fritz van Raalte was the first Dutch educator interested in psychoanalysis. He published the study Freud is talking about here, Children's Dreams and Pavor Nocturnus, in the journal International Journal of Psychoanalysis in 1913.
