GENLIS, MME DE, Alphonsine, Gemalde mutterlicher zartlichkeit. Frey nach den Franzosischen in drey bande bearbeitet von Muller.

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Hamburg, Gottfr. Vollmer, [no date, prob.1806], complete set of three parts in one volume, first and only German edition, 358+292+172pp. engraved titlepage, name of previous owner in ink on top of titlepage, some soiling, age staining and a minor waterstain in (part of) the text, contemporary half linen binding, gilt title on spine, marbled boards. Originally written in French as Alphonsine; Ou, La Tendresse Maternelle, by Genlis, Stéphanie Félicité, comtesse de, (1746-1830) also known as Du Crest de Saint Aubin, Stéphanie | Sillery, Madame de | Brulart, Mme. Caroline-Stéphanie-Félicité, Madame de Genlis (25 January 1746 – 31 December 1830) was a French writer of the late 18th and early 19th century, known for her novels and theories of children's education. She is now best remembered for her journals and the historical perspective they provide on her life and times. See also Fromm, Bibliographie (1950). Scarce.