Dorothee Günther 
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Gymnastische Grundübungen nach System Mensendieck. Im Bewegungsablauf dargestellt. Zum Gebrauch in Schulen und zum Selbstunterricht. München, Delphin-Verlag (1926). (2), 11, (1), (2) pages text, 50 lithographed plates with schematic representations of body movements. Loosely contained in publisher’s illustrated cardboard portfolio, yellow cloth spine, black title along spine. Oblong 4to (180 x 256 mm). Covers slightly sunned and rubbed, flaps with short tears.
First edition. Contents fine. Bess Mensendieck (1864-1957), was an American physician and gymnastics teacher of Dutch descent who developed the Mensendieck System, a therapeutic teaching methodology for female physical education claimed to be both corrective and preventive. She was one of the most important founders of early breathing and physical pedagogy in Europe and America. She taught her "Mensendieck System" in Europe, particularly in Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Denmark, and Austria. After the First World War, she left Europe, worked mainly in New York and held annual refresher courses in Germany and Denmark. Nevertheless her teachings continued to wield a far-reaching influence on female German physical education teachers well into the 1930s. Mensendieck also appeared in the German documentary film "Wege zu Kraft und Schönheit", which is regarded as one of the most significant documentary films of the Weimar Republic, directed by Wilhelm Prager and released in cinemas in 1925. Three publisher’s promotional leaflets loosely inserted.
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