Very Rare! 1931, Heinrich Mann, Fünf Reden und eine Entgegnung zum 60. Geburtstag, First Edition, Thomas Mann, Adolf Grimme, Max Liebermann, Lion Feuchtwanger, Gottfried Benn

Luiz Heinrich Mann (1871 – 1950), best known as simply Heinrich Mann, was a German writer known for his socio-political novels. From 1930 until 1933, he was president of the fine poetry division of the Prussian Academy of Arts. His fierce criticism of the growing Fascism and Nazism forced him to flee Germany after the Nazis came to power during 1933. He was the elder brother of writer Thomas Mann

Thomas Mann (1875 – 1955) was a German novelist, short story writer, social critic, philanthropist, essayist, and the 1929 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate. His highly symbolic and ironic epic novels and novellas are noted for their insight into the psychology of the artist and the intellectual.

Max Liebermann (1847 – 1935) was a German painter and printmaker, and one of the leading proponents of Impressionism in Germany and continental Europe. In addition to his activity as an artist, he also assembled an important collection of French Impressionist works

Gottfried Benn (1886 – 1956) was a German poet, essayist, and physician. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature five times. He was awarded the Georg Büchner Prize in 1951

Adolf Berthold Ludwig Grimme (1889 – 1963) was a German politician, a member of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). He was Cultural Minister during the later years of the Weimar Republic and after WWII, during the early years of the Federal Republic of Germany. During the Third Reich, he was arrested as a member of the German Resistance and sentenced to prison. After the war, he filed a legal complaint against the judge who had condemned him and others. After years of delays, the case was dropped by the prosecutor.

Lion Feuchtwanger (1884 –1958) was a German Jewish novelist and playwright. A prominent figure in the literary world of Weimar Republic, he influenced contemporaries including playwright Bertold Brecht.