Minna von Barnhelm oder das Soldatenglück. Ein Lustspiel in fünf Aufzügen

Lessing, Gotthold Ephraim. Minna von Barnhelm oder das Soldatenglück. Ein Lustspiel in fünf Aufzügen. Leipzig : Insel Verlag, (1920). Limited edition. 1/2000. 12mo. [3], 189, [1]pp. Original three-quarter calf with finely gold-tooled spine over marbled boards. Black title-label with gold lettering. Minna von Barnhelm oder das Soldatenglück is a play by Lessing in five acts. Illustrated with copper-engravings by German graphic artist and engraver, Daniel Chodowiecki, who was one of the most popular German engravers and illustrators of the 18th century. Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729-1781) is considered by many the true founder of modern German literature and was the main representative of the Enlightenment in Germany. His most famous works are Nathan the Wise (1779), Minna von Barnhelm (1755), and Miss Sara Sampson (1755). Text in German, gothic script. Some age wear and sunning on binding. Tight copy with binding in overall good, interior in very good condition. g. Hardcover. (30889) $75