Kinder und Arbeitsmaiden

Schlicht, Ursel. Kinder und Arbeitsmaiden. Berlin: Junge Generation Verlag, No date. First edition. Oblong Sextodecimo. Unpaginated. Original illustrated cream boards with brown lettering on cover, protected in modern mylar. Illustrated title page. Entertaining story about village life and the young women from the “Arbeitsdienst der weiblichen Jugend” (Voluntary labor service for young women, established in 1939). Some forty pages describing various tasks and interaction of these volunteers in German villages. Profusely illustrated with drawings by Inge Steuer throughout. Text in German and Low German dialect. Binding lightly age-toned and very light foxing. Brief note inked to front endpaper. Light smudging on half title. book block lightly age-tone with sporadic light foxing. Small dealer sticker on inside back cover. Binding and interior in overall good condition. g. Hardcover. (37078) $95