Mutterliebe

Flemming, Hans. Mutterliebe. Berlin: Ufa Buchverlag G.m.b.H., 1940. First edition. Sm. octavo. 206,[2]pp. Original quarter-cloth over red paper-covered boards with gold lettering on cover and gold decorated spine in original illustrated dust jacket. Novel based on the 1939 Ufa film “Mutterliebe,” which was directed by Gustav Ucicky, starring Käthe Dorsch, Paul Hörbiger, Hans Holt, Rudolf Prack, and many others. Illustrated with 16 full-page b/w photographic reproductions of scenes from the film. Text in German, gothic script. Minor rubbing and staining on binding. Heavy chipping on head and tail of spine on dj. One dj flap separated but present. Usual age toning on leaves. Dust jacket in fair, book in very good condition. Scarce in dj. f to vg. Hardcover. (26111) $95