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(Gellert,C.F.).
Life of the Swedish Countess of G***. 2 vols. in 1 vol. Lpz., Wendler 1755. 219 pp. - ╔Prebound: Ders.╗ Collection of mixed writings. 2 Tle. (vol. 1 in 2nd ed.). Lpz., Weidmann 1760. VIII, 304 p. - ╔Ders.╗ Von den Trostgründen wider ein sieches Leben. 3rd ed. Lpz., Wendler 1755. 324 pp. Central hardcover (spine damaged, rubbed). I. Cf. goed. VI/1, 77, 9. "Gellert's only novel 'Leben der Schwedischen Gräfin von G***', which revalued a genre discredited by the baroque tradition, was published in two parts in 1747/48" (DBE). - Some spotting and browning, endpapers with inscription and sealing wax.
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