ONE OF THE EARLIEST PERIODICALS FOR CHILDREN

Wochenblatt zum Besten der Kinder. Vol. 1 - 4, each vol. in 2 parts.

Berlin, Bimstiel, 1760 - 1769.

8vo. All eight parts (Four volumes, each in two parts) in the original red boards with blue title-label to spines. All edges coloured in blue. Extremities, especially spines, faded. Head of spines with a bit of loss of the cardboard. Title-pages printed in red. Internally very nice and clean. (16), 320 pp.; (16), 321-736 pp.; (16), 384 pp.; (16), 385-768 pp.; (16), 320 pp.; (16), 321-640 pp.; (16), 384 pp.; (16), 385-768 pp. 

The exceedingly rare first edition of one of the earliest periodicals aimed specifically at children. It was part of a broader movement during the Enlightenment that began to address children as individuals with unique educational needs.
This periodical played a foundational role in forming a genre focused on child-friendly content, setting the stage for future children's literature by experimenting with ways to present moral and educational material directly to young readers. (see Uphaus-Wehmeier, Die Jugendzeitschriften des 18. Jahrhunderts).

Order-nr.: 61654