{"product_id":"mothers-songs-games-and-stories-friedrich-frobel-stereotyped-edition","title":"Mother's Songs, Games and Stories, Friedrich Fröbel — Stereotyped Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e London, William Rice, 1895\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e 8vo, pp. xv, 212.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Very Good. The original plum cloth binding remains sound and securely square, displaying remarkably bright, unoxidised gilt tooling to the front board. The spine cloth is slightly sunned with moderate rubbing and minor fraying at the head and tail, alongside some gentle bumping to the board corners, which is typical for a nineteenth-century children's instructional text. Internally, the binding is tight with no splitting to the hinges. The text block shows mild, scattered foxing that predominantly affects the preliminary and terminal leaves, but the pages are otherwise clean, supple, and free from major blemishes. A neat, contemporary ownership inscription from a student at the Cheltenham Ladies' College, dated 1896, is present on the front free endpaper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e This 1895 'Stereotyped Edition' presents Frances and Emily Lord’s pivotal English translation of Friedrich Fröbel’s foundational text on early childhood education. The volume features the complete suite of original illustrations and musical arrangements that became a cornerstone of the Kindergarten movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis specific copy boasts an appealing piece of contemporary provenance, bearing the 1896 ownership inscription of a student at the prestigious Cheltenham Ladies' College.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile modern print-on-demand facsimiles are ubiquitous online, surviving nineteenth-century cloth-bound copies of this important educational work remain uncommonly encountered on the open market.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA cornerstone of the Kindergarten movement, Friedrich Fröbel’s \u003ci\u003eMother's Songs, Games and Stories\u003c\/i\u003e is a profoundly influential work of early educational philosophy. Blending pedagogical theory with practical nursery rhymes, physical activities, and musical accompaniments, Fröbel designed this collection to foster the natural, holistic development of children through play. Rendered into English by Frances and Emily Lord, this enduring classic provides a fascinating window into nineteenth-century domestic education and the origins of modern child psychology.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54438643597651,"sku":"4821","price":32.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260723_225524.jpg?v=1785402264","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/mothers-songs-games-and-stories-friedrich-frobel-stereotyped-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}