Sat'amashoebis laboratoriis ek'sponatebis albomi. [i.e., An Album of the Toy Laboratory Exhibits.]

Tbilisi [Georgia, then the Georgian SSR]: Zaria Vostoka, 1941 First edition. The present work comprises articles written for teachers by the inventors of each toy that outline their use and educational value. The introduction states that the toys shown here are innovations of the last decade. . Original textured black cloth with title and decoration stamped in white. . 10 in. x 7 in. . With four hand-colored full-page illustrations of educational toys and thirty-two photo reproductions (in black-and-white). Of those photo reproductions, twelve show kindergarteners playing with toys (some with teachers as well) and twenty show the toys themselves. Divided into four categories of toys: educational, construction, folk (based on Georgian folktales), and outdoor. Most text in Georgian (with a few lines in Russian and German). Light rubbing to extremities. Toning to pastedowns, title-page, and last page. Lacking flyleaves (paper stubs remain at gutter where the flyleaves were cut away). Some dustsoiling. A very good copy of a rare teachers guide to kindergarten educational tools and their pedagogical purposes The educational toys section includes a set of domino-like tiles for teaching math; shape-matching kits; paper cutouts of animals, plants, transportation, bugs, and more; a set of tiles similar to tessellations; ball games; model racetracks. The construction toys are kits for modeling elaborate scenes of Georgian monuments and landscapes, and the folk toys are figures of animals, people, and buildings with corresponding backdrops. The outdoor toys include playground equipment and impressive child-sized cars and trains.