Lot 119
Pestalozzi (Heinrich) Wie Gertrud ihre Kinder lehrt, ein Versuch den Muttern Anleitung zu Geben ..., Bern and Zurich, Heinrich Gessner, 1801.
Hammer Price: £420
Description
Pestalozzi (Heinrich) Wie Gertrud ihre Kinder lehrt, ein Versuch den Muttern Anleitung zu Geben ..., engraved portrait frontispiece, occasional faint spotting, previous owner's ink inscription to front free endpaper, contemporary half sheep, rubbed, [PMM 258], 8vo, Bern and Zurich, Heinrich Gessner, 1801.
⁂ The first edition to contain an exhaustive exposition of Pestolozzi's principles of education, and the book on which Pestolozzi's fame rests.
Description
Pestalozzi (Heinrich) Wie Gertrud ihre Kinder lehrt, ein Versuch den Muttern Anleitung zu Geben ..., engraved portrait frontispiece, occasional faint spotting, previous owner's ink inscription to front free endpaper, contemporary half sheep, rubbed, [PMM 258], 8vo, Bern and Zurich, Heinrich Gessner, 1801.
⁂ The first edition to contain an exhaustive exposition of Pestolozzi's principles of education, and the book on which Pestolozzi's fame rests.