'Whoever has two pairs of pants, sell one and buy this book!' – Lichtenberg. Divided into three parts: 'Aphorisms'; 'Selections from the Göttingen Pocket Almanac'; and 'Letters'; an anthology of the author's wit and nuggets of wisdom – men and morals, the soul, bathing machines, pumpernickel, women, love – all grist to his mill. Translated, edited, and introduced by Franz Mautner and Henry Hatfield who has inscribed this copy to James Laughlin of New Directions.
