Auction 38 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture, Israeli and International Art

Olam Katon – First Hebrew Paper for Children – Jerusalem, 1893-1894

Opening: $500
Sold for: $750
Including buyer's premium
Olam Katon, "paper for children with stories, songs, riddles and allegories, science and history written for children according to their perception". Seven issues (no additional issues have been printed). Avraham Moshe Lunz printing press. Jerusalem, 1893-1894.
Issues 1-6 of the first year and issue no. 1 of the second year. No more issues were printed. (except for issue no. 4, all of the issues appear in two copies).
Olam Katom, first Hebrew paper for children, was published as a supplement to "HaZvi" paper edited by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda. Editors were Eliezer Ben-Yehuda (1858-1922), Yehuda Grazovsky (1862-1950), and David Yudelevich (1863-1943).Among the writers, except for the editors, were Yehiel Michal Piness, Moshe David Shuv, Yitzchak Epstein, Meir Dizengoff and others.
The issue include stories and poems side by side with essays and news about Hebrew schools in Eretz Israel.
Lot of 7 issues (six in two copies), issues 1-2: 18.5 cm. 16; 32 pp. Other issues in a different format: 24.5 cm, [4] pp. Condition varies. Spotting and tears. Several restored copies. Upper borders of leaves of issue no. 2 are not cut. Contained in a fine case.
Children's Books and Children's Newspapers
Children's Books and Children's Newspapers