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Martindale, Joseph C.
A HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES. From 1492 To 1866, For the Use of Schools. Eighth Edition.
pp. 176, (4) [List of School Registers, Roll-Books]. Slightly foxed. Early penciled ownership. 16mo. Original leather spine over paper covered boards. Front board ruled and lettered in black with woodcut engraving of Miss Liberty. Rear board Publisher's catalogue. Spine decorated and embossed in blind. Extremities worn. Boards have some soiling. Hardbound. Rather scarce. PA71 FRONT
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McGuffey, William Holmes (1800-1873.
McGUFFEY'S NEW FOURTH ECLECTIC READER: Instructive Lessons for the Young. Eclectic Educational Series.
242p. Illustrated. All edges marbled. 12mo. Leather spine over pictorial paper boards. Very slight loss at tail of spine. Small damp stained spot bottom of front board. Hardbound. Facsimile reprint of the 1866 edition. Very good. William Holmes McGuffey (1800-1874) was an educator, minister, author and college president. He is best known for the series of Eclectic Readers (McGuffey Readers), textbooks which were widely used throughout much of the nineteenth century. Henry Ford used the McGuffey Readers when growing up and later brought his birthplace to Greenfield Village and built a one-room schoolhouse using logs from a barn at McGuffey's birthplace. Ford also republished a number of the McGuffey readers. PA64 TOP
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Sewell, E. M.
THE CHILD'S FIRST HISTORY OF ROME.
255p. Damp stained. Age stained. Small tear top of title page not effecting text. 12mo. 6 1/4". Original leather spine over cloth covered boards. Gilt lettered spine. Extremities worn. Hardbound. PA71 FRONT
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McGuffey, William Holmes (1800-1873).
McGUFFEY'S NEWLY REVISED ECLECTIC FOURTH READER: Containing Elegant Extracts in Prose and Poetry, With Rules for Reading, and Exercises in Articulation, Defining, Etc. Revised and Improved.
pp. 332, (4) [Publisher's catalogue]. Age stained. Damp stained. Civil War period ownership of Nicholas Summers, January 20th, 1863. Sm. 8vo. Original leather spine over cloth boards. Spine lettered in gold and embossed in blind. Extremities slightly worn. Hardbound. PA64 TOP
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(McGuffey, William Holmes).
THE NEW MCGUFFEY FIFTH READER.
352p. Pictorial decorated title page. Illustrated with full page plates. Numerous juvenile scribbling and smudges. Some pages loose. Penciled ownerships of Delta and Mabel Pipes, Fulton Ohio. [These are young children of Alpheous L. Pipes and his wife Mary Jane Sellars]. Sm. 8vo. Original full cloth binding, worn at extremities. Hardbound. PA64 TOP
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Mitchell, S. Augustus.
MITCHELL'S GEOGRAPHICAL READER: A System of Modern Geography, Comprising a Description of the World, With Its Grand Divisions, America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Oceanica. Designed for Instruction in Schools and Families.
pp. 600, 4 [Publisher's catalogue]. Mildly XLib. Age stained. Lacks first and last fly leaf. In 6's. 7 3/4". Original leather spine with loss over cloth covered boards. Front board very fragile. Hardbound. PA71 REAR
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Meissner, A. L.; Joynes, Edward S.
A GERMAN GRAMMAR FOR SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES BASED ON THE PUBLIC SCHOOL GERMAN GRAMMAR OF A. L. MEISSNER. BY EDWARD S. JOYNES. Heath's Modern Language Series.
pp. ix, 436. Lacks first fly leaf. 12mo. Original cloth binding. Lacks spine. Hardbound. PA72
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Quackenbos, G. P.
PRIMARY HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES: Made Easy and Interesting For Beginners.
192p. Illustrated with numerous text wood cut engravings. Ruled in black throughout. Penciled ownership of Charlotte S. Abbot, Sept 28th, 1864. Small 8vo. 6 3/4" x 5 1/2". Original leather spine over pictorial printed paper boards. Loss at tail of spine and hinges. Boards worn and soiled. Hardbound. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! These influential early school books are becoming scarce in the marketplace. A fine collection of them could still be formed inexpensively. PA71
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Ray, Joseph, M.D.
PRACTICAL ARITHMETIC, By Induction and Analysis. Eclectic Educational Series. Ray's Arithmetic, Third Book. One Thousandth Edition-Improved.
336p. Margin tear on title page. Miss Nancy H. Wagner's book, Dec. 10th, 1869, paid 75 cents and Kate Wagner's signature. Numerous math sums on fly leaves. Age stained. 16mo. Original leather spine over paper covered boards. Boards very worn and rubbed with loss at extremities. Spine embossed in blind and decorated with small floral panels. Hardbound. PA64 FRONT x2 (Ella Dolmer's book).
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Smith Roswell C.
ENGLISH GRAMMAR, ON THE PRODUCTIVE SYSTEM: A Method of Instruction Recently Adopted in Germany and Switzerland. Designed for Schools and Academies. New Stereotype Edition. Smith's New Grammar.
pp. 192, 16 [Publisher's catalogue]. Age stained. Early inked ownership of Adam Hunsicker on title page. Lebanon bookseller's label. 12mo. Original leather spine over printed paper boards. Boards stained. Hardbound. PA64 TOP
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Smith, Roswell C.
PRACTICAL AND MENTAL ARITHMETIC, ON A NEW PLAN. In Which Mental Arithmetic Is Combined With the Use of the Slate; Containing a Complete System for All Practical Purposes; Being in Dollars and Cents. Stereotype Edition, Revised and Enlarged, With Exercises
pp. xi, (1), 284. Age stained. Inked ownership of Dwight N. Clark, 1889. 12mo. Original leather spine over printed paper boards. Extremities worn. Some staining on boards. Hardbound. PA64 FRONT
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Armstrong, Mrs. M. F.; Ludlow, Helen W.
HAMPTON AND ITS STUDENTS. By Two of its Teachers. With Fifty Cabin and Plantation Songs, Arranged by Thomas P. Fenner, In Charge of Musical Department at Hampton.
pp. 255, (1) [Index to Cabin and Plantation Songs], (1) [Form of Request for donations] + Large folding Engraved Frontis, torn and chipped. Illustrated with wood cuts courtesy of Messrs. Harper Bros. Title page loose and chipped. Perforated library stamp at top of title page. Library labels of Washington Literary Society and Pennsylvania State College. Very XLib. 8vo. Original full green cloth, embossed in blind and lettered in gold. Call letters on spine. Extremities worn. Hardbound. First Edition. PA69/STACK LEFT
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Blair, Matilda (Compiler).
THE NONPAREIL READER AND SPEAKER FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. Humorous Selections, Dramatic Selections, Reading Selections, Oratory, Tableau Vivants.
160p + Chromolithograph Frontis. Illustrated with full page plates. Double column. Age stained. Inner hinges cracked. Harry Eidson's book with manuscript presentation from his teacher, Miss Margaret Thomas, for best "coppy book". Sm. 4to. Original full cloth binding. Front cover decorated in red and lettered in gold. Binding stained. Hardbound. PA64 TOP
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Adams, Daniel.
THE SCHOLAR'S ARITHMETIC, OR FEDERAL ACCOUNTANT. Seventh Edition.
216p. Lacks first and last fly leaves. Age stained. Early scholar's math problems worked out on paste downs. Remnants of bookplate. 8vo. Original full leather binding. Extremities worn. Remnants of tape on spine. Hardbound. AI #24527 Numerous copies. PA64 FRONT
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Betts, Anna Freelove.
THE NURSERY CHILD IN THE CHURCH SCHOOL. The Abingdon Religious Education Texts, John M. Langdale, General Editor. George Herbert Betts, Associate Editor.
194p. + Frontis. Illustrated with full page and text photographs of children and religious paintings. Sm. 8vo. Original full purple cloth binding, lettered in gold. Corners very slightly bumped. Hardbound. PA69/STACK LEFT
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Brooks, Edward.
THE NORMAL WRITTEN ARITHMETIC, By Analysis and Synthesis; Designed for Common Schools, Normal Schools, High Schools, Academies, Etc.
337p. Stationer's label embossed in blind on front fly leaf. A few signatures loose. Age stained. Ownership of Solomon Yoder, Dec. 28, 1869. Sm. 8vo. Original leather spine over pictorial paper boards. Extremities worn. Hardbound. PA64 FRONT
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Cummings, J. A.
AN INTRODUCTION TO ANCIENT AND MODERN GEOGRAPHY, On the Plan of Goldsmith and Guy; Comprising Rules for Projecting Maps. With an Atlas. Ninth Edition.
pp. 340, 8 [Publisher's catalogue]. Accompanying Atlas not present. NOTE: We do have a few early school atlases in stock. Please Ask. Age stained. Damp stained. Early inked ownership of Amos B. Rohn, 1831 and 1833 on title page. Also ownership of top edge. In 6's. 6 3/4". Original leather spine over paper covered boards. Binding worn. Hardbound. PA71 REAR
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Blair, Matilda (Compiler).
THE NONPAREIL READER AND SPEAKER FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. Humorous Selections, Dramatic Selections, Reading Selections, Oratory, Tableau Vivants.
160p + Chromolithograph Frontis. Illustrated with full page plates. Double column. Age stained. Inner hinges cracked. Ralph Eidson's book. Sm. 4to. Original full cloth binding. Front cover decorated in red and lettered in gold. Binding slightly stained. Hardbound. PA64 TOP
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Bonnycastle, John; Ryan, James.
AN INTRODUCTION TO ALGEBRA, WITH NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS; Designed for the Use of Schools and Places of Public Education. Third New-York, From the Last London Edition. Revised, Corrected and Enlarged, With a Variety of Examples. By James Ryan.
pp. xi, (1), 312. Damp stained. Age stained. Lancaster (PA) Mechanic's Society Library stamp on title page. Daniel Rhoads' private stamp on title page. 12mo. Disbound. One of the most popular early algebra books. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! PA64 FRONT
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Deutsch, Solomon.
DEUTSCH'S DRILLMASTER IN GERMAN BASED ON SYSTEMATIC GRADATION AND STEADY REPETITION. For Schools and Private Study.
pp. vi, 463, (16) [Publisher's catalogue, Criticisms and Reviews]. Text in German and English. Sm. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Small chewed section on board edges. Gilt lettered spine. Hardbound. PA72
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Adams, Daniel.
ARITHMETIC, IN WHICH THE PRINCIPLES OF OPERATING BY NUMBERS ARE ANALYTICALLY EXPLAINED AND SYNTHETICALLY APPLIED; Thus Combining the Advantages to Be Derived Both From the Inductive and Synthetic Mode of Instructing:.
262p. Letters in title partially cut out and used to make up a secret letter - the kind of paste ups that are used in ransom notes, etc. A curious evidence of this early practice. Penciled notations on paste downs. Lacks first and last fly leaves. 12mo. Original leather spine over printed paper boards. Leather spine very rubbed. Front board fragile. Extremities worn. Hardbound. PA64 FRONT
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Berard, A. B. ( (Augusta Blanche) [1824-1901]
SCHOOL HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES.
224p. + Frontis. Text woodcut engravings. Very slight foxing. 12mo. Original leather spine over cloth covered boards. Extremities worn with slight loss. Hardbound. No mention of the Civil War. The topic of Slavery was avoided in the First Edition (1854-1855). Augusta Blanche Berard was born in West Point. She was postmistress at West Point for almost 50 years. She was appointed by President Polk in 1847 and served until 1897. **As a young woman she was engaged to an officer. He brought his horse to the post office to show to her, but was thrown from the horse and died of his injuries. She never married. When she took a leave of absence from the post office, she visited Europe and was presented to Queen Victoria. In addition to this popular history she also published: a School History of England (1861); a Manual of Spanish Art and Literature (1868); and has edited and revised Goodrich's Child's History of the United States (1878). PA71 FRONT
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Brooks, Edward.
THE NORMAL MENTAL ARITHMETIC. A Thorough and Complete Course, by Analysis and Induction. Revised Edition, With a Treatise On Mental Algebra.
168p. Penciled math notations on fly leaves and penciled answers in some lessons. Ownerships of Jesse H. Gery March 18, 1881 and Ida Allen, 1871. Accession number on front fly leaf. 12 mo. Original leather spine over pictorial paper boards. Front board stained. Some loss at extremities. Hardbound. PA64 FRONT
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Brooks, Edward.
THE NORMAL WRITTEN ARITHMETIC, By Analysis and Synthesis; Designed for Common Schools, Normal Schools, High Schools, Academies, Etc.
337p. XLib. Inner hinges cracked. Sm. 8vo. Original leather spine over pictorial paper boards. Head and tail of spine taped. Hardbound. PA64 FRONT
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Bailey, Rufus W.
THE SCHOLAR'S COMPANION; Containing Exercises in the Orthography, Derivation, and Classification of English Words. With an Introduction and a Copious Index. A New Edition, Thoroughly Revised.
312p. Lacks first fly leaf. Inked ownership of R. A. Hitt, Jr., 1886 on top and bottom edges. 12mo. Original leather spine over green cloth boards. Gilt lettered and embossed spine. Very small rubbed spot on spine. Boards decorated and lettered in black. Hardbound. PA64 FRONT
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Brooks, Edward.
THE NORMAL UNION ARITHMETIC, Designed for Common Schools, Normal Schools, High Schools, Academies, Etc.
424p. Lacks first fly leaf. A few signatures loose. Slight age stain. Ownership of Henry W. Dissinger. Mathematical problems worked out on fly leaves. 12mo. Original leather spine over pictorial paper boards. Small loss at tail of spine. Paper boards very rubbed and worn. Hardbound. PA64 FRONT x2 Herbert Zook
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Princeton University; Cliosophic Society.
CATALOGUE OF THE CLIOSOPHIC SOCIETY, INSTITUTED IN THE COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY 1765.
68p. + Engraved Frontis. Double column ruled in black. Call numbers stamped on Frontis. Endpapers soiled. 8vo. No wraps. Catalogue of names. PA69/MID STACK
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Hamerton, Philip Gilbert.
PHILIP GILBERT HAMERTON. An Autobiography 1834-1858. And a Memoir by His Wife 1858-1894. With a Portrait.
pp. xvii, 591, (12) [Catalogue of Mr. Hamerton's Works] + Engraved portrait Frontis. Stamped "from the Library of Rev. Carl Davis Bader". Top edge gold. Endpapers, portrait frontis and title slightly foxed. Penciled ownership of S.S. Rogers on title page. Penciled margin marks. Large 8vo. Original full lime green cloth binding, lettered in gold. Binding rubbed. Hardbound. PA69/STACK LEFT
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Brooks, Edward.
THE NORMAL ELEMENTARY ALGEBRA: Containing the First Principles of the Science, Developed With Conciseness and Simplicity, for Common Schools, Academies, Seminaries and Normal Schools. Revised Edition.
336p. Publisher's catalogue endpapers. Ownership of E.A. Zook. Large 12mo. Original leather spine over cloth boards. Spine very worn with loss. Front board fragile. Hardbound. PA64 FRONT
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Bury, Patrick.
A SHORT HISTORY OF THE COLLEGE OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY IN CAMBRIDGE.
24p. 8vo. Original printed wraps. PA69/MID STACK
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Davies, Charles.
NEW ELEMENTARY ALGEBRA. Embracing the First Principles of the Science.
299p. Age stain. Numerous mathematical notations on fly leaves. Publisher's catalogue on paste downs and first fly leaves. Early ownership of L.J. Jenkins. All edges marbled. Large 12mo. Original leather spine over cloth covered boards. Spine lettered in gold and embossed in blind. Cloth boards worn. Hardbound. PA64 FRONT
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Demarest, A. J.; Sickle, William M. Van.
NEW EDUCATION READERS. A Synthetic and Phonic Word Method. Book One: Part 1. Foundation. Nine Weeks; Part 2. Practical Application. Eleven Weeks.
144p. Illustrated. Complete? Lacks front and rear fly leaves. Title page worn with loss at bottom corner. XLib Reading Pa., School District, Charles S. Foos School. Numerous tape repairs. Pages worn and soiled. Sm. 8vo. Original full cloth binding, decorated in red and lettered in black. Binding soiled. Hardbound. PA72
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Fulborn, Edward.
THE GERMAN INSTRUCTOR; A New and Natural Method of Learning to Read and Speak the German Language.
428p. Foxed. Text in German and English languages. 12mo. Original leather spine over cloth covered boards. Loss at head and tail of spine. Spine worn. Boards stained. Hardbound. PA72
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Cruikshank, James. (Resident Editor).
THE NEW YORK TEACHER: A Monthly Journal of School and Home Education. Volume XV. New Series, Volume Seven. From Oct. 1865, to Sept. 1866.
386p. XLib. 8vo. Original quarter leather over marbled boards. Gilt lettered spine. Boston Athenaeum and call numbers in gold on spine. Extremities slightly worn. Hardbound. PA71 FRONT
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Emerson, B. D.
THE FIRST-CLASS READER: A Selection for Exercises in Reading, From Standard British and American Authors, In Prose and Verse. For the Use of Schools in the United States.
276p. Slightly foxed. 12mo. Original leather spine over printed paper boards, slightly worn. Hardbound. This was an extremely popular and influential American school reader. PA64 TOP x 5c
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Adams, Daniel.
THE SCHOLAR'S ARITHMETIC, OR FEDERAL ACCOUNTANT. Fifth Edition.
216p. Woodcut illustrations of Cube Roots. Complete but pages loose and frayed. Some loss bottom of page 15. Age stained and worn. Inked ownership of Perkins Taylor and Levi W. Taylor, Andover (MA), Feb. 1811. 8vo. Original leather over paper covered boards. Binding worn with major loss at extremities. Hardbound. AI #14263 (4 locs) These influential early school books are becoming scarce in the marketplace. A fine collection of them could still be formed inexpensively. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! PA64 FRONT
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Blanchard, F. L; et. al. (Editors).
THE BATES STUDENT. A Monthly Magazine. Published by the Class of '82. Volume IX.
184p. Double column. Endpapers foxed. Tall 8vo. Original full dark blue cloth binding, gold lettered spine. Binding soiled. Hardbound. Very good. Quite Scarce. PA69/STACK LEFT
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Brooks, Edward.
KEY TO THE NEW NORMAL MENTAL ARITHMETIC: And Methods of Teaching Mental Arithmetic, Containing, Also, Methods for Arithmetical Contractions, and a Collection of Problems of an Interesting and Amusing Character, for Class Exercises.
160p. Penciled ownership of J. Frank Bechtel. 16mo. Original leather spine over pictorial paper boards. Front board decorated with drawing of teacher at the black board with some of his male students. Slight loss at head and tail of spine. PA64 FRONT
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Goldsmith, Oliver.
GEMS OF GOLDSMITH. The Traveller, The Deserted Village, The Hermit. With Notes and Illustrations. Together with a Sketch of the Great Author.
pp. 62, (10) [Illustrated publisher's catalogue]. Title page and text illustrated with small woodcuts. All edges gold. 12mo. Original full green cloth binding, decorated and lettered in gold. Beveled edges. Extremities slightly rubbed. Inked ownership of L. Jennie Coates, awarded at Avondale Spelling Bee, May 4, 1875. Avondale is in Chester County, PA. Hardbound. Very good. LITERATURE BOX 1
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Eutropius.
HISTORIAE ROMANAE BREVIARIUM. Secundum Editiones. Cum Versione Angelica.
pp. (12), 267 + Publisher's Advertisement. 12mo. Uncased. Latin text followed by the annotated English version. Written in a simple, concise style, Eutropius' history (especially in this edition) was probably originally intended for school use. SMALL BOX 1
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Justinus. (Marcus Junianus Justinus).
JUSTINUS DE HISTORIIS PHILIPPICIS, ET TOTIUS MUNDI ORIGINIBUS.
8vo. pp. (16), 329, (94). Foxed. Damp stained. Worn contemporary full leather binding, boards almost detached. The First American edition, from the texts edited by Pierre Joseph Cantel (1645-1684) and Jacques Bongars (1554-1612). AI 35037. W121.
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Plautus. (Titus Maccius Plautus) [Ca. 254?184 B.C.]
THE CAPTIVES. With English Notes by John Proudfit.
16mo. 106p. Contemporary full cloth binding. Very Good + **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W120
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Plautus. (Titus Maccius Plautus) [Ca. 254?184 B.C.]
M. ACCII PLAUTI CAPTEIVEI. The Capteivei of Plautus; With an Introduction and Notes by W(illiam) M(orton) Reynolds.
12mo. 84p. Foxed. Original cloth backed boards. Very scarce American school book edition of Plautus. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! SMALL BOX 4
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Virgil. (Publius Vergillius Maro) [70-19 BC].
THE WORKS OF VIRGIL, Translated Into English Prose. With the Latin Text and Order of Construction on the Same Page; and Critical, Historical, Geographical, & Classical Notes in English.
Two volumes. pp. (56), 353; 478. 8vo. Original full mottled leather (roan) binding. Boards detached. "Third American Edition. For the Use of Schools, as well as of Private Gentlemen." Apparently based on the work of James Davidson (1732-1809). AI 14772. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W120
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Xenophon.
XENOPHON ANABASIS. Fur den Schulgebrauch erklart von Ferdinand Vollbrecht.
Two volumes in one. pp. (8), 190; 196 + 3 Folding plates. Text in Greek. Notes in German. 8vo. Leather backed marbled boards binding. Manuscript ownership and marginalia of Robert Bolenius, 1864. W120
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Fortenbaugh, Robert and H. James Tarman.
PENNSYLVANIA. The Story of a Commonwealth.
621 p. Illustrated. Map end papers. 8vo. Original full red cloth binding, slightly soiled. A popular school text-book. Sixth printing. PA 18
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Hartzell, James Hamilton.
HISTORY OF THE THADDEUS STEVENS TRADE SCHOOL.
178 p. + Illustrations. Cloth binding.
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Higby, Clinton D.
THE GOVERNMENT OF PENNSYLVANIA AND THE NATION.
266 p. + Illustrations. Slightly age stained. Sm. 8vo. Original full cloth binding, slightly stained and worn at edges. PA 29
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Hinsdale, Dr. B.A. and Hinsdale, Mary.
HISTORY AND CIVIL GOVERNMENT OF PENNSYLVANIA, and the Government of the United States.
365 p. Frontis. Age stained. All edges marbled. 8vo. Original decorated cloth binding, rubbed at extremities. State Government Series, Vol. VII. PA 28
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Lefferts, Walter.
THE SETTLEMENT AND GROWTH OF PENNSYLVANIA.
208 p. Numerous illustrations. 8vo. Original decorated blue cloth binding. School history. PA 29
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