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Fröbel, Friedrich Wilhelm August
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Fröbel, Friedrich Wilhelm August
- Die Menschenerziehung, die Erziehungs-, Unterrichts- und Lehrkunst, angestrebt in der allgemeinen deutschen Erziehungsanstalt zu Keilhau... Erster Band [all published]. Keilhau: Verlag der allgemeinen deutschen Erziehungsanstalt (Rudolstadt: Fröbel), 1826
- Paper
FIRST EDITION, 8vo (210 x 128mm.), advertisement leaf containing Fröbel's other books at end, ownership inscription ("Johann Heinrich Langethal") to front free endpaper, original printed boards, letterpress descriptions of the cover vignettes pasted to inside of each cover, uncut, binding somewhat rubbed with some loss of spine
Provenance
Johann Heinrich Langethal (1792-1879), inscription on flyleaf
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
THE FIRST EDITION OF FRÖBEL'S SEMINAL WORK ON THE THEORY OF EDUCATION, OWNED BY THE GERMAN EDUCATIONALIST HEINRICH LANGETHAL.
Die Menschenerziehung by Friedrich Wilhelm August Fröbel (1782-1852) is one of the great milestones of educational science. Fröbel's methods - he designed balls, wooden blocks and tiles etc. to show that children learn by playing - though controversial at the time, have been widely imitated by current educators and manufacturers of children's toys. This copy was formerly owned by Fröbel's friend and collaborator at Keilhau, the educationalist Heinrich Langethal (1792-1879), who in the year of the book's publication married the foster-daughter of Fröbel's first wife Wilhelmine Henriette Hoffmeister.