NEWLY PUBLISHED: Der (deutsche) philatelistische Bücherwurm (REPRINT)

(P*C/pcp) From time to time, the Schwalmtal-based Phil*Creativ Verlag publishes reprints of rare and scarcely available journals and studies that only appear in a very small edition. Volume 5 of the PHILA HISTORICA (reprint) series has now been announced under the title ‘Der (deutsche) philatelistische Bücherwurm’. “The publication is invaluable for bibliophiles …!” This was the claim made by the “Donaupost” after receiving the first issue of a new magazine for literature collectors and literature enthusiasts in 1921. It was the “Philatelistischer Bücherwurm”, which was edited and managed by Alexander Bungerz and Carl Beck. Max Ton’s extensive bibliography (“Katalog und Handbuch der deutschsprachigen philatelistischen und postgeschichtlichen Literatur”) had last appeared in 1914, so it was important to close gaps before they became even larger.

After the death of Beck and Bungerz in 1929/30, other philatelists with an interest in literature may have said the same thing and so a second project came about. From March 1931, “Der deutsche philatelistische Bücherwurm” (The German philatelic bookworm) was published, which certainly saw itself as a successor publication, as it continued this volume (as the eleventh). J. A. (Julius Alexander) Bosshard and Fritz Seifert were the new editors. Fritz Seifert was publisher and editor for the last time in December 1937 (17th volume) and announced that the magazine would be discontinued with this issue.

Brief data: DIN A4 format, 543 pages, monochrome black and white, hardcover, retail price: 56 euros plus parcel postage. Subscription: Phil*Creativ Verlag, Vogelsrather Weg 27, 41366 Schwalmtal, phone 0 21 63/48 66, e-mail: faktura@philcreativ.de

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