1796 Ueber den Umgang mit Menschen ~ Adolph KNIGGE ~ On Human Interaction For Sale

Ueber den Umgang mit Menschen. In drei Theilen (On Human Interaction. In three parts)
Knigge, Adolf Freiherr von
Published by Christian Ritscher, Hannover, 1796. Leather backed boards hardcover gilt leather spine label title; fully intact; owner name at the bottom of front endpaper. Three parts in one volume; XIV, 220 (2); XVI, 269; XVI, 224 pp. 7 inches x 4.
Adolph Franz Friedrich Ludwig Freiherr Knigge (16 October 1752 – 6 May 1796) was a German writer, Freemason, and a leading member of the Order of the Illuminati. Knigge is best remembered for his book Über den Umgang mit Menschen (On Human Relations), a treatise on the fundamental principles of human relations that has the reputation of being the authoritative guide to behaviour, politeness, and etiquette. The work is more of a sociological and philosophical treatise on the basis of human relations than a how-to guide on etiquette, but the German word “Knigge” has come to mean “good manners” or books on etiquette.