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The Point of Contact in Teaching

By: Du Bois, Patterson

Price: $25.00

Publisher: John D. Wattles & Co. 1897. Philadelphia.: 1897

Seller ID: 2854

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Collectible-Very Good

Cloth. Gilt decoration on front cover. Page tops are gilt. The Preface notes: "This little manual is an expansion of a small monograph issued over two years ago under the title 'Beginning at the Point of Contact'. Being written originally in the int erest of better educational standards in the Sunday-school it won its way into request by Sunday-school primary workers. But certain secular normal-school teachers, discovering its general educational utility, quickly appropriated a large part of th e edition". Contents include: The General Principle; the Plane of Experience; Applying the P...
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History of the Presbyterian Sunday-School at Grand Haven, Mich., From 1835 Until 1876

By: Eastman, Mrs. M. L. F., Miss E. O. Griffin, and Mrs. Kate C. Fletcher.

Price: $47.50

Publisher: Chicago, Illinois, Jansen, McClurg & Co.: 1876

Seller ID: 14582

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Collectible-Very Good

64 pages; illustrations; brown cloth binding (beveled) with gilt lettering, light wear to the corners. History of the local Sunday School classes with teachers and students listed. Very good copy.
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Autograph Letter Signed. "Danielsonville, Connecticut, 1847." A. Ethridge.

By: Ethridge, A.

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Danielsonville, Connecticut, 1847

Seller ID: 11752

Binding: No Binding

Condition: Collectible-Fine

Two page autograph letter signed (7 3/4 x 9 3/4 inch) and dated April 13, 1847. A. Ethridge is working in the "school system" in the Danielsonville area and writes his friend Jacob Butler White (1824-1869) that he is not able to secure a position for White and refers to the "Academy which has been recently started in this place." He goes on to write "the people here work very slyly about their school affairs and if they have any new plan say nothing about it until they come to school meetings". Written on 2 sides of a folded blue lined paper with it addressed on the bac...
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An Address to the Phi Beta Kappa Society of Bowdoin College, on the Present State of Polite Learning in England and America, Delivered at Brusnswick, Me., September 3, 1834.

By: Everett, Alexander H.

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Boston, Mass., Charles Bowen: 1834

Seller ID: 8807

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Collectible-Very Good

Disbound pamphlet with some foxing throughout. No markings and still tight. 55 pages.
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Original Carte De Visite Portrait Photograph

By: Everett, Edward

Price: $50.00

Publisher: New York, E. Anthony:

Seller ID: 14935

Binding: No Binding

Condition: Collectible-Fine

2 x 3 3/8 inches on photographer's backing. Edward Everett (b. 1794, d. 1865) was an American politician (Congressman and Governor, Massachusetts) and educator (professor and president, Harvard) and noted orator. This photo, circa 1861, shows Everett standing, wearing suit and vest, facing to his left and with his hand on a book. From the back of the card: "Published by E. Anthony 501 Broadway, New York from Photographic Negative from Brady's National Portrait Gallery."
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A Bonfire. Being A Burnt-Offering of A Teacher's Love Letters

By: Featherstone, Sara. W.

Price: $37.50

Publisher: Los Angeles, Ca, The Grafton Publishing Company: 1910

Seller ID: 017558

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Fine

Original tan wrapper with dark brown lettering and an illustration of a man sitting on a chair on the front cover. 4 3/4 X 7 inches. 31 pages. This copy contains 29 letters from students and parents to Mrs. Featherstone. Several spots on the back cover that are apparent on the last page. Text is not affected. Pages are clean and complete. Binding is tight.
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The Universal Spelling-Book; or a New and Easy Guide to the English Language

By: Fenning, Daniel

Price: $100.00

Publisher: Derby, England, Printed and Sold By W. Marriott:

Seller ID: 14032

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Collectible-Good

66th edition, not located in online database Worldcat for this edition. [6], 154, [4] pages; frontispiece; full leather binding (wear to the spine, corners) 4 x 6 1/2 inch. Missing piece (1 x 3/4 inch) upper right corner to the frontis; several gatherings coming loose in the front and back. Inscribed by the former owner inside the front cover "John Newson. The gift of the Rev. Mr. Whaley, Sept 20, 1822. This was the first printing of the revised edition. Daniel Fenning ( -1767) was an early writer of textbooks for geography, arithmetic, and algebra along with the English language which wer...
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The Art of Securing Attention in a Sunday School Class

By: Fitch, Joshua G.

Price: $25.00

Publisher: New York, Eaton and Mains: 0

Seller ID: 019768

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Original publisher's green stiff wrapper backed with a thin strip of black cloth. No date, circa 1910s. 4 1/4" x 6 1/2." Forty-four pages, complete. Pages and covers are very clean and intact overall. Only very minimal foxing and stains on some of the pages and covers. Joshua G. Fitch (1824-1903) was an educationist. In this book, he gives information and advice for teachers on how to secure the attention of their students in a classroom. While Fitch specifically focuses on a Sunday School setting, his advice is applicable to teachers as a whole.
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The Comic Elements in the Fiction of William Dean Howells : a Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy

By: Fortenberry, George E.

Price: $100.00

Publisher: University of Arkansas: 1965

Seller ID: 016004

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Blue cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine, minor rubbing on edges and corners, some spotting on cover. Dimensions 8 1/2 x 11 inches. 205 pages with list of sources. Approval signatures of Major Professor Blair Rouse and the thesis committee. William Dean Howells (1837-1920) was an influential American realist novelist and literary critic. He was at one time the editor of "Atlantic Monthly" and encouraged many other American authors with his reviews. This dissertation examines the comic elements in Howells' novels.
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Signature on Card - John B. Gough

By: Gough, John B.

Price: $25.00

Publisher: 0

Seller ID: 019382

Binding: No Binding

Condition: Collectible-Fine

Signature on beige paper in black by John B. Gough. No date, circa 1880. 4 1/2" x 7 3/4." Paper reads: "Most truly yours, John B. Gough." Paper and signature are very clean and intact. John B. Gough (1817-1886) was an English American temperance lecturer and author. He was said to have natural eloquence and addressed thousands of audiences in his lifetime.
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Kate Greenaway's Alphabet.

By: Greenaway, Kate

Price: $175.00

Publisher: London, England, George Routedge & Sons:

Seller ID: 10032

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Collectible-Very Good

Circa.1885. [14] pages; respined with original covers (2 1/4 x 2 3/4 inch) of title and illustration in color. Color illustration around each letter and of a small child. Clean copy inside and out.
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Green's Introduction: An Introduction to the Study of English Grammar

By: Greene, Samuel S.

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Philadelphia, H. Copperthwait & Co.: 1857

Seller ID: 8644

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Collectible-Very Good

Original leather backed illustrated boards. Signatures of Nathan Newton, Lime Road, Smithfield, Rhode Island, dated 1858 on front end paper and pastedown. 192 pages.
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Labrador Looks at the Orient : Notes of Travel in the Near and the Far East

By: Grenfell, Sir Wilfred Thomason

Price: $37.50

Publisher: Boston, Mass, Houghton Mifflin Company: 1928

Seller ID: 14576

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Collectible-Very Good

An early printing in dust jacket. xiv, 297 pages; illustrations; red cloth binding with dust jacket under mylar (chipping along the edges). Former owner's bookplate inside the front cover 'Barbara C. Winans'. 'A twelve month journey around the world - the book is a log of that journey through Egypt, Palestine, Iraq, India, China, and Japan. Photographs were taken during the travels. Sir Wilfred Grenfell (1865-1940) was an English missionary to Newfoundland and Labrador establishing a medical service for the people of the area along with educational support. He was knighted in 1927 for the serv...
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Festive Songs for Little Singers with Actions. Rote Songs for School Singing, Motion Songs for Public Entertainments.

By: Guptill, Elizabeth F.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Lebanon, Ohio, March Brothers, Publishers: 1905

Seller ID: 10090

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Collectible-Fine

35 pages; music scores; paper wrapper with title on the front cover and ads on the back (5 1/2 x 7 1/2 inch). Collection of songs for school instruction and entertainment. Clean copy.
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Cabinet Card Portrait Photograph : E. W. Gurney

By: Gurney, E. W.

Price: $47.50

Publisher: Montreal, Quebec, William Notman:

Seller ID: 13238

Binding: No Binding

Condition: Collectible-Very Good

Circa1870. Cabinet card portrait (4 1/4 x 6 1/2 inch) of Ephraim W. Gurney who was a Professor at Harvard and was the first Dean of the Faculty under the reforms of its new college President Eliot during 1870-76. Image of Gurney facing left, upper body view, within a oval image. Very good clean copy.
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How to Make Handmade Lantern Slides.

By: Hamilton, G.E.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Meadville, Penna., Keystone View Company: 1948

Seller ID: 11325

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Collectible-Fine

25 pages; illustrations; gray paper wrapper with title on the cover. Evidence of a fold on the back cover. Instructional manual on how to make lantern slides using Keystone crayons and ink to aid in the student education. Fine clean copy.
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The Development of Japanese Journalism. Illustrated.

By: Hanazono, Kanesada

Price: $75.00

Publisher: Osaka, Japan, The Osaka Mainichi: 1924

Seller ID: 13468

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Collectible-Very Good

xvi, 110 pages; facsimiles; index; publisher's blue cloth binding with gilt lettering. History of the journalism practiced in Japan before 1920. Very good clean copy.
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Special Acts Relative to Education; Extracts from the Compulsory Education Law; Penalties for Violation of the Law ....

By: Hanlon, William H.

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Richmond, Typographical Union (Richmond): 1909

Seller ID: 019201

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Original publisher's blue wrapper. 3 1/2" x 5 1/2." Twenty-two pages, complete. Pamphlet pages and covers are neat and clean overall. Slight foxing on a front cover and a few pages and minimal wear on back cover. "Vine Hill Dist." is written in pencil on the front cover. On the back cover are a list of ten names (first names only) written in pencil. The first four names are listed numerically. The rest have numbers next to them ranging from 80-100. Also printed on back in a Typographical Union Label for Richmond. "Standard Print" and "Martinez" appear...
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Autograph Manuscript. "History of Fortnightly Club of Warwick" Among Others.

By: Hasbrouck, Hylah

Price: $175.00

Seller ID: 9657

Binding: No Binding

Condition: Collectible-Very Good

A collection of nine manuscripts by Hylah Hasbrouck (1882-1979) dealing with various subjects which were presented to 'The Fortnightly Club' based in Warwick, New York which was based along the lines of a Choutougua Club model. The club was formed around some forty local citizens who meet to give and hear educational presentations, discuss issues and socialize. Ms Hasbrouck was a long time member of the club and over the years gave presentations and wrote articles on Warwick history. Among the manuscripts is a 15 page "History ofthe Fortnightly Club of Warwick, New York" written in 192...
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Original Calendar and Advertisement - Heald's Business College and Secretarial School, Sacramento, California

By: Heald's Business College and Secretarial School

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Sacramento, CA, 1926

Seller ID: 021600

Binding: No Binding

Condition: Collectible-Very Good

Original advertisement on blue cardstock for Heald's Business College and Secretarial School in Sacramento, California. Front is printed in blue and white. Small calendars are featured at the top for the months of July, August, and September of 1926. Paper measures 3 3/4" x 8 1/2." Paper is very clean and intact but has marks on the back. The illustration on front has been added to with some lines in ink pen. The printed text includes ten witty saying with the title, "A Few Shakes of the Pepper Box," at the top. Also printed is a side note about receiving help through th...
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Category: Education