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1823réf. 17579This item is currently on reserve; please contact dealer for more details. London: Baldwin Cradock and Joy 1823 First edition. Printed by Thomas Curson Hansard 1776-1833. Some copies also dated 1823 were issued with a different frontispiece though the pagination and ads are the same as those in the present copy. Publisher's purple cloth covers stamped decoratively in blind gilt-spine yellow coated endpapers. . Twelvemo. Engraved frontispiece by A.W. Warren with tissue guard. Binding extremities slightly rubbed spine and edges of boards a bit toned. Light foxing the occasional minor stain not affecting text. Slight offsetting from frontispiece. A very good tight copy. We were unable to find anything about the author including his or her dates. Poetry Without Fiction consists of verse that is interspersed with dialogue. The verse was intended to be memorized. The author writes "I have adopted the plan of subjoining such dialogues as I have generally found.an intelligent child would take part in.I have never seen any work upon this plan for infants although the idea is taken from a little work entitled Poetry Explained by Richard Lovell Edgeworth Esq. which the writer of these few pages received some years ago from his ingenious and amiable daughter." Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, hardcover books
1881réf. 16923Philadelphia: 1881 First edition. The petition was presented to the Department of Education of the City of Philadelphia on March 8 1881. . Original buff paper wrappers with printed title. . Octavo. Wrappers worn away at spine though binding holds firm. Dust soiling to wrappers. Contemporary color pencil signature at top margin of front cover. Small open tear to corner of first leaf at gutter. A very good copy of a scarce item concerning impartial education in schools. Anna Scull 1832 - the principal of the Hunter Girls' Grammar School in Philadelphia was accused by several parents of criticizing Catholicism and promoting the Lutheran Reformation during lessons she taught. The present work contains testimonies by parents and students alleging that Scull had "attacked vilified and abused the faith religion and belief" of Catholic students p. 52. She was also accused of vocally favoring Lutheranism in class by discussing Luther's opposition to the sale of indulgences by Pope Leo X p. 59. The Board of the Department of Education ultimately dismissed the case against Scull stating that they could not "recommend such deference to the religious zeal of any denomination or denominations as would prevent the impartial teaching in our public schools of the prominent facts of history" p. 159. books
1984réf. 93906San Francisco: the Fund and the San Francisco AIDS Foundation 1984. pamphlet. 12-panel brochure 4x5.5 inches illustrated with cartoons on AIDS prevention very good in purple and white covers. The brochure originally handed out at the Gay Freedom Day Parade was reissued with changes reflecting changing knowledge of AIDS every year for five years. the Fund and the San Francisco AIDS Foundation unknown books
1870réf. 1336087Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office 1870. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo; 549 55 pp. Hardcover in half morocco over marbled boards. Front hinge starting; boards rubbed at extremities; spine ends frayed; one front endpaper neatly excised; previous owners' pencil notes on second front endpaper as well as rear endpaper; interior slightly age-toned but clean. Good solid copy. Scarce. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column R ND-R. 1336087. FP New Rockville Stock. [Government Printing Office] hardcover books
1994réf. 329345Wayland MA: I.F.G.E. 1994. Large brochure folded to 3.75x8.25 inches very good on glossy stock. Brochure advertising the convention for crossdressers. I.F.G.E. unknown books
1823réf. 5005183London: J. Hatchard 1823. Unbound but the endsheets and the pages have held up well. This is two volumes bound in one -- the original "Letter" printed in 1823 and the "Second Letter" printed five years later. . . . Bound with Croker's A Sketch of the State of Ireland - third edition revised of this 63 page printing of this work on Ireland. . First Edition. Unbound. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. J. Hatchard Paperback books
1800réf. 347111800. 2pp. with integral blank leaf. Disbound. Minor foxing. A short but interesting work consisting of advice and rules for Wright's Academy of Kighley presumably Keighley England. The first page is a letter to the pupils and the second page lists eight rules "to be observed by the pupils attending Mr. Wright's Seminary." A rare and possibly unique work as no records of another copy can be found anywhere. unknown books
1961réf. 326629Princeton: D. Van Nostrand Company 1961. 25p. stapled wraps slightly toned else very good condition first edition thus 6 x 9 inches. Democracy Versus Communism Series No. 5. D. Van Nostrand Company unknown books
1990réf. 319225San Francisco: Ateneo De Manila University Press 1990. Handbill. Good single 8.5x11 inch handbill printed one side only with all-text info fold creases light blue-green stock. Post 1990. Melton published "Beyond AIDS" co-written with his late lover Wil Garcia who died in 1989. Ateneo De Manila University Press unknown books
1986réf. 319515New York: Lambda Legal Services & Education Fund 1986. The Fund envelope containing a glossy handbill printed both sides membership slip and envelope an open letter from Gay Men's Health Crisis and another from Tim Sweeney of The Lambda Fund. The handbill includes photos of Cardinal John O'Connor Phyllis Schlafly & Jerry Falwell with statements concerning their homophobic actions and statements. Mailing label of author Leigh W. Rutledge. Lambda Legal Services & Education Fund unknown books
1945réf. 319911Washington: Congress of Industrial Organizations 1945. Pamphlet. 32p. stapled wraps 5x7.75 inches wraps lightly worn colored pencil notation on front wrap else very good condition; revised edition first published in 1943. On Social Security. Congress of Industrial Organizations unknown books
1971réf. 320578Brooklyn: NOW New York Chapter 1971. 50p. stapled wraps 8.5x11 inches light handling wear else very good condition. NOW, New York Chapter unknown books
1941réf. 320737Albany NY: New York Association of Secondary School Principals 1941. Pamphlet. 24p. illustrations wraps. Very Good. On the effectiveness of public schools in preparing students for social life in a democracy. A 36-point action plan closes with a choice between education for all represented by a quote from John Dewey or education for an elite few represented by a quote taken from Nietzsche. New York Association of Secondary School Principals unknown books
1974réf. 324584San Francisco: Marxist-Leninist Education Committee SF Bay Area 1974. Pamphlet. 32p. staplebound pamphlet in blue wraps 5.25x8.5 inches; spine mildly toned else very good. Marxist-Leninist Education Committee (SF Bay Area) unknown books
1975réf. 312779Fresno CA: the church 1975. Newsletter. Single "legal-size" leaf of alkaline paperstock printed densely recto and verso in sepia with a robinsegg-blue banner lettered white nice design folded transversely twice for mailing - this exemplar bears a mailing address in Parlier CA. Slight edgewear external foldlines a little dust-soiled otherwise clean and sound and entirely unmarked. the church unknown books
1939réf. 303658Washington: National Education Association of the United States and the American Association of School Administrators 1939. Pamphlet. iv 11p. stapled wraps 6x9 inches previous owner's name stamped on front wrap relevant newspaper clipping pasted to verso of first page else good condition. National Education Association of the United States and the American Association of School Administrators unknown books
1950réf. 305531Washington D.C.: National Education Association of the United States 1950. Pamphlet. 22p. 6x9 inches. Goals outlined by the Committee mostly include defending employees wrongly accused of disloyalty. National Education Association of the United States unknown books
1955réf. 308502Washington: GPO 1955. Pamphlet. 15p. staplebound pamphlet 8x10.25 inches evenly toned very good. GPO unknown books
1937réf. 297979Atlanta: Conference on Education and Race Relations 1937. Pamphlet. 16p. first printing stapled wraps 6x9 inches very good condition. Conference on Education and Race Relations unknown books
1940réf. 301368Washington: National Education Association of the United States and the American Association of School Administrators 1940. Pamphlet. 23p. stapled wraps 6x9 inches very good condition. National Education Association of the United States and the American Association of School Administrators unknown books
1941réf. 81626New York: Committee for Defense of Public Education 1941. Pamphlet. 32p. stapled wraps 5.5x8.5 inches touch of rust to staples else very good condition. Bella Dodd was chair of the Committee. The Coudart Committee full name: Joint Legislative Committee to Investigate the Educational System of the State of New York was established in 1940 to investigate Communist influence in New York's public schools. Its most famous victim was Morris U. Schappes convicted of perjury in 1941 for refusing to name names. Committee for Defense of Public Education unknown books
1942réf. 272784Springfield IL: Illinois Education Association 1942. Pamphlet. 39p. wraps very good condition 6x9 inches. Illinois Education Association unknown books
1976réf. 274100Washington DC: Development Associates Inc 1976. paperback. vi 111p. pen notation on front wrapper wraps a bit worn else in very good condition. Development Associates, Inc unknown books
1983réf. 275560Los Angeles: California State University 1983. Paperback. xii95p. paperback 7x9 inches. Third printing very good. California State University paperback books
1926réf. 275591Boston: Massachusetts Committee on Militarism in Education 1926. Pamphlet. 19p. wraps very good condition 5.25x7.75 inches small errata slip tipped in. Massachusetts Committee on Militarism in Education unknown books
