# 6246 (353). Stereograph on gray board (7 x 3 1/2 inch) with commentary on the backside about the location of Greenwich which is zero degrees latitude, home of the prime meridian. View of the observatory with the colored ball has just fallen to show the time as one o'clock p.m. Interesting image that is clean. View More...
circa.1880s. Foreign Scenery #189. Stereograph on tan board (7 x 3 1/2 inch) with title insert on lower left photo. View of a long colonnade interior with display cabinets along the left side for museum objects. Clear clean image. View More...
# 16647 (599). Stereograph on gray board (7 x 3 1/2 inch) with commentary on the backside. Nice astronomical view with meteor in lower section of image. View More...
3 1/4 x 7 inches,The picture shows students, faculty and others in front of the school, which is flying the American flag. Numbered 260-10161 by the publisher. Two columns of text on the back and a mention of the school population for the entire Islands (33,288) in 1914. View More...
# 16764 (593). Stereograph on gray board (7 x 3 1/2 inch) with commentary on the backside discussing the sun and its spots. Nice image for its time period. View More...
Circa 1938. 30-page booklet. From the first page: "The following suggestions are offered to junior colleges and high schools for the study of the contributions of Pacific cultures and resources to contemporary civilization". They are intended to indicate -- rather than fully to explore -- the wealth of material . that is available to give life and color to classroom instruction in many subjects. View More...
circa.1890. Map = 21 x 13 inch; tissue paper printed on one side. The map is for the lakeside hamlet of 'Chautauqua' on the west side of Lake Chautauqua in New York state which gave its name to the education movement which is reflected in the map showing 'Hall of Christ', 'Hall of Philosophy', 'Baptist House', Amphitheatre, 'Childrens Temple', traction station, steamboat landing, etc. Very good clean copy with evidence of folding and small tears. View More...
Bound in leather with gilt title on the front. vi, 46 pages; with illustrations. Account of the schools issued by the government on a annual basis. Among the institutions covered by the report are: Cheyenne River Institute; Phoenix Indian School Institute; Springfield and Santee Institutes; Cheyeene and Arapaho Institute; Albuquerque Institute; Tomah Institute; Pine Ridge Institute; Boston Institute; Pacific Coast Institute; along with brief reports of schools that were visited in Arizona, California, Minnesota, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Virginia. A... View More...
[16] pages; gray paper wrapper (3 1/2 x 6 inch) with title on the cover. Brochure on books about English composition with testimonials. With the booklet is a typed letter from Allyan and Bacon to Miss Elizabeth P. Blaisdell about her choice of text-books at the High School for Waterboro, Maine, of which she is the Principal. Also enclosed is the envelope used to mail the letter and pamphlet. Fine clean copies. View More...
"O.A.C. Daily Barometer" 25 pages; brown wrapper (3 1/4 x 5 1/4 inch) with evidence of use to the covers. Some pencil notations in the back. For use as an aid to students to learn the proper style in the College paper 'Daily Barometer''. View More...
672 pages; tables; bound in rd cloth, with gilt lettering and a globe on the cover (4 1/2 x 7 1/2 inch). Annual statistics for the nations around the globe for the year 1890. Fine clean copy. View More...
32 pages; ads; paper wrapper (5 3/4 x 9 inch). Issued to entice readers to use the Franklin Square Agency for its magazine subscription source to save money. Includes flyer inserts. Contains ads and listings of magazine available at the time. Very good clean copy. View More...
32 pages; illustrations, calendars; illustrated paper wrapper (5 3/8 x 7 3/4 inch). Basically an almanac for the year 1918 with useful information as to health, diet, illnesses, games and seasonal suggestions. Used as a giveaway for local company agents, in this case R.J. Maclean of San Francisco, Ca (stamped on the back). View More...
48 pages; musical score sheets; stiff orange paper wrapper with OAC emblem on the cover in black (6 3/4 x 10 1/4 inch). Includes twenty songs relating to Oregon Agricultural College - among them 'Beaver Memories'; 'Beaver Pep'; 'Fight, Beaver, Fight'; 'King Beaver'; 'Mighty O.A.C.'; 'O Stands for Oregon'; 'Sing, Rookie, Sing'. Fine clean copy. View More...
142 pages; music scores; index; inexpensive brown cloth binding, gilt lettering on the cover, some wear along the spine. An Anglican Service Book used for church services during the later half of the 19th Century in the United States. Very good copy. View More...
[title cont.] "Important Government Statistics about crops. Rare Coins, Postal Information, Dates Liberty Bond Coupons Fall Due. How to Read the Hand. Athletic Records, Baseball Records, Game Law Officials, Automobile Laws in the U.S.A. and a Fund of Interesting Items about Various Subjects to Hold Your Attention.". 48 pages almanac. Interesting tobacco advertisement in the form of an almanac by Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co. Punch hole in upper left corner with twine string through it. Some minor chipping to edges, though sound and clean. View More...
24 pages; illustrations, tables; faded yellow paper wrapper (5 x 8 1/4 inch) with title on the cover. Chipping along the edges of the cover, and corners have been folded up at one time. Deals with the months along with moons movements and common sense advice. Includes cartoons and music scores. Advertisement for Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills and Wright's Indian Vegetable Syrup. View More...
96, [16] pages; illustrations; ads in back for Pitman publications; orange cloth with title in black on spine and cover. Sticker for A. Carlisle & Co., San Francisco on inside cover. Very clean solid copy. gives a comprehensive view of the possibilities of clay-work in the junior elementary school. View More...
Staple bound, paper wrapper with minor chipping and discoloration, otherwise excellent condition. 7 pages, reprinted from the January, 1951, issue of the Autograph Collectors' Journal. Description and list of manuscripts at the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library at the University of California, Los Angeles. View More...
Dust wrapper somewhat sunned at spine. Southern California native Armour got his PhD from Harvard and taught at a number of universities before his long career at Scripps College in Claremont. These humorous essays provide a serious look at what he regarded as shortcomings in American higher education. 144 pages. View More...
