F.C. and J.Rivington; and J. Hatchard, 1802-1806, 8vo. 2 volumes(of 5). Original boards, uncut, very good condition. Bottom of spine of volume V slightly loose, volumes 1 and 2 very solid, bookplates but no markings inside. The Guardian of Education is recognised today as the first publication of any kind, anywhere in the world, systematically to review and criticise children's books. It was published between May 1802 and September 1806. "Ms. Trimmer was by that time known both as the editor of an earlier periodical, the Family Magazine, designed for use in the Servants' Hall, and as the author of a series of textbooks written for the instruction of charity school children. The Guardian of Education, by contrast, was compiled for the benefit of educators of children from the higher ranks of the social hierarchy, or, in the words of a contemporary writing in the Gentleman's Magazine, for the instruction of Mothers of the Established Church.Mrs. Trimmer, however, was concerned not with the innate educational value of a text, but rather with whether or not it was favourable to the cause of Religion and Virtue. Taylor's Useful Arithmetic passed the test; William Magnet's 1798 edition of Tom Telescope's Newtonian system of philosophy did so only in part. The early sections were praised, as leading the young reader 'from Nature up to Nature's God'; but the careful parent was warned that the concluding pages 'breathe the equalising spirit of the New Philosophy', and was therefore advised to expunge everything after p. 132." -Pauline Heath University of London, Institute of Education. Books by the Kilner sisters are discussed in the second number of vol. 1, but the authors were still unidentified at the time. Writers such as Priscilla Wakefield are invariably praised, but tales of terror are criticised for making "very hurtful impressions upon the tender minds of children." An incredibly important and ground breaking work very rarely found in any condition. A chance to own 2 of the original 5 volumes published in Trimmer’s lifetime.

Kilner, Education

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