My Hamsun curiosities:

First your aim is to collect his books, but what happens on the way? How about this special edition or not to forget the surprise when you, in the book you just bought, find greetings from Knut Hamsun or from Marie, Tore , Arild. That is then a whole new collectors challenge.
With time I have collected so many curiosities, that one looses overview. Therefore you will on this page only find my most recent treasures.

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A German edition of Unter Herbststernen with thanks and greetings to Mr. Rudolf in Knut Hamsun's characteristic hand. Overleaf also an exlibris and the name of the owner and the date: Weihnachten 1929.

Once again my German friend Stefan has found something unique. I have never seen this photo before, and on top of it: Knut Hamsun's autograph!

And here at the end of 1961 Marie Hamsun sends her New Year's greetings to Mr. and Mrs. Scheller.

"Honourable, dear Mr. Scheller and Mrs.Irmgard, I will never forget how pleasant it was at your place..." Here in 1956 Marie and Arild remember a former visit to Mr. and Mrs. Scheller and regret, that they have not met this year.

Here a christmas card to the same Mr. and Mrs. Scheller dated christmas 1954 fro Arild and Marie Hamsun.

Here in 1954 a friendship apparantly commences between Mr. and Mrs. Scheller and Marie Hamsun. Marie writes her autograph in a copy of Der Regenbogen, which the Schellers have acquired a couple of months before.

"Tænk jeg er saa daarlig hjemme i Hamarøy fordi der er Sjøluft..." [I feel so bad at home in Hamarøy because there is sea air]. It is not the first time we read, that Hamsun had to be away from home to be able to write. He is always capable of finding excuses, like here.

Knut and Marie Hamsun's daughter Ellinor has here forwarded a postcard, that her mother sent her, to a Mr. Jänisch.
(Here is a new postcard, which we sell here. As you see, there is an unfortunate misprint in the text. Enclosed a couple of cards if you wish to send to someone. Your Mammi.)
(Dear Mr. Jänisch! Mama sent me this picture of Papa some time ago. Age - about 75 years. Yours Ellinor Hamsun.)

( Grimstad 10.3.28. Dear Sir! My husband asks to excuse him, he has no knowledge of theatre and is not particular interested in it. Yours sincerely Marie Hamsun.) How often has Marie written on behalf of her husband in order to excuse him?

A card from Marie Hamsun and 3 letters from Tore Hamsun to Mr. Arens.

From London came a tempting offer: "Under Høststjernen, 8.oplag 1921... with a presentation inscription from Hamsun dated 25/6/29". As you can see above, it was unfortunately not the hand of the man himself, but the price of the book was immideately adjusted accordingly.

Hans Hedtoft Hansen (1903 - 1955). Danish prime minister from 13.11.1947 - 30.10.1950 and 30.09.1953 - 29.01.1955. This book has a special place in my heart. Not only politics was interesting to young Hans, who at the age of 20 got or bought this beautiful copy of Victoria from 1922. The enclosed invitation is quite interesting, what was the occasion of this invitation to Hedtoft on July 25.-26. (year unknown) in Iceland?

A photo and an autograpf, such perls are a delight!

5 cute small photos of Nørholm. Unfortunately we don't know the year.

4. July 1969 Marie writes her friend Elna: "Et ord mot slutten. Det eneste som er sikkert i livet er døden." (A word towards the End. The only definite in life is death). Marie Hamsun died just one month after, on 5.August.

A letter from Marie Hamsun to Christian Olsen. I wonder, who deleted the first part of the letter? With a magnifying glass one is able to see the original text: "Takk for brevet! Jeg har ikke det ringeste med min manns efterlatter brever å gjøre. Det som finnes er magasinert av min eldste sønn Tore, som også har utgitt brevsamlinger, som De vet. Nu sender jeg ham Deres brev, og jeg er viss på at han tar det ad notam. Han bor utenfor Oslo."
(Thank you for the letter! I have not the least to do with my husband's remaining letters. Those existing are deposited by my oldest son Tore, who has also published some collections of letters, as you know. I will forward your letter to him and I am sure that he will take it ad notam. He lives outside Oslo.)

A very rare photo of Knut Hamsun onbord a ship.

Please click here to see more of my curiosities:

Hamsun's own handwriting Marie Hamsun The Hamsun family Art Miscellaneous The newest