First edition of the Dutch translation of work containing a wide variety of activities for children, including magic tricks, games, crafting with paper, glue, cord etc., scientific experiments, exercises, and many more. The text was translated from the German periodical Journal für Kunst und Kuntsachen of 1811 by W. van Lingen. The book contains 33 chapters, each devoted to a different kind of activities for children in they pastimes at home. Most of them are intended to educate children, like microscope exercises, the collecting of plants, flowers and insects, mathematic riddles, chemistry, conjuring tricks with glasses, magnets, mirrors, playing cards, dices, etc.
Text leaves in very good condition. Binding stained and worn along the extremities, mostly along the spine. Saalmink, p. 1668; cf. Cat. Van Rijn 1187; Wegehaupt I, 1804-1805; Seebass 1633.