Children's Friend - A weekly illustrated magazine devoted to the study and entertainment of youth. [first printing of Vern's novel- ''The Castaways''][complete 1910 yearbook].

Warsaw 1910/ Tow.Akc. Orgelbrand's Sons/ edited by Jan Skiwski/ binding, red linen with gilt titling on the spine/ 24x32cm/ p.[2], 636/ rich illustrative material ( i.a. woodcuts, photos)/ on the front pasteboard extensive patriotic dedication from 1963/ very good condition-, few entries in the text in places, small spots and small tears in the edges of the pages. In places, edges are glued. A nice piece.

In the yearbook, the first printing of Julius Vern's novel The Castaways.

In more than a dozen issues of picture stories-one of the first Polish comics.

In addition, in the offered yearbook: Wladyslaw Uminski's story , "Over lands and seas", Bohdan Dyakowski's texts among others. Bohdan Dyakowski's texts, including "From Above the Dnieper. A travel memoir'', ''From the life of insects.'', Karol Hofman ''From the past of Humania and Zofiówka'', Numerous articles related to the anniversary of the Battle of Grunwald, an interesting section with puzzles and advertisements (ads for Nestle flour or the Orgelbrand Encyclopedia).

Przyjaciel Dzieci - a Polish weekly magazine of an educational and upbringing nature intended for young people, published from 1851-1914 in Warsaw. It was one of the most important magazines of its kind published in the second half of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Since 1871 it came out with a supplement "Children's World" intended for younger children.

The "Children's Friend" published articles on historical, biographical, sightseeing and scientific subjects (the "Natural Science and Scientific Storytelling" section, edited by Adam Wiślicki, among others). The magazine had an elaborate fiction section with poetry and prose, generally of a moralistic nature, although some works also had literary qualities; Wladyslawa Izdebska, Wladyslaw Belza, Jadwiga Papi, among others, collaborated with the section. The editors also took care of a high editorial and graphic level, collaborating with Franciszek Kostrzewski, Juliusz Kossak and Wojciech Gerson, among others.

The content of the magazine was in line with the cultural changes taking place at the time and new trends in education. "The Children's Friend" played an important role in homeschooling under conditions of restrictions on the school curriculum in the Russian partition, shaping civic attitudes and providing knowledge of Polish history and geography.