ix, 325 pages; illustrations; appendix; publisher's blue cloth binding. An account of attending Oxford University in England by John Corbin and the advantages of doing so. He compares Oxford to Harvard University and notes the influence of German Universities. Very good clean copy. View More...
205 pages; blue cloth binding with gilt lettering. Contents: British Periodicals, 1620-1800, Accessible in American Libraries; British Periodicals, 1620-1800, not found in American Libraries; Chronological Index; Geographical Index of Periodicals published outside of London. Very good copy of this census. View More...
Signature on beige card by Maximilian Schele De Vere in black ink. Card adhered to beige paper with Royal Irish Linen, Marcus Ward & Co. watermark. Datelined October 1879 at the University of Virginia. Card measures 3 1/8" x 4 3/4"; paper measures 7 1/4" x 10." Card reads: "M. Schele De Vere. University of Virginia. October 1879." Paper, card, and signature are very neat, clean, and undamaged. Maximilian Schele De Vere (1820-1898) was a professor of modern languages at the University of Virginia where he taught classes for over fifty years. He was born in Sweden and studied languages ... View More...
viii, 537 pages; gilt top to the pages, bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering on the covers and spine, white floral band with gilt title wrapping around the covers and spine. Collection of fifty-two orations and after-dinner speeches by Depew, compiled and edited by Joseph B. Gilder, on various subjects, historical and topic. View More...
[40] pages; illustrations; indexes; light tan paper wrapper (6 x 9 inch) with title on the cover. bibliography of one hundred items, book, articles, and papers over a hundred year period. Includes a note from the author to Lawrence C. Powell dated 8-3-85 "LCP - 8/3 For your archive - Don. Just back from 2 weeks in California - I'll covme over and give you a Report.". Fine clean copy. View More...
Cabinet card photograph, 5 1/2 x 3 7/8 inches on imprinted photographer's backing of 6 1/2 x 4 1/4., Circa 1890. Dickinson was a member of the school board in Broomall, Celaware County, Pennsylvania, where he also resided. The photo shows an elderly Dickinson facing camera and wearing a suit and tie. View More...
Original maroon board with black lettering on tan paper on front cover. 5 1/4 X 7 1/2 inches. 37 pages with 1 page of a list of books printed by H. Kent. This copy contains information on arithmetic in whole numbers, vulgar fractions, decimals, a collection of questions and answers and an appendix of duodecimals. Light spotting on the inside back cover along hinge. Pages are very clean and complete. Binding is tight. View More...
xii, 124 pages [6 pages ads]; illustrations; green cloth with gilt title on the spine. Centered on the construction of models (houses, stores, animals, landscape) for the elementary level class room using Dewey's method's of teaching. Very good clean copy. Former owner's name on front flyleaf "Dorothea Gibson". View More...
Cloth backed boards. 400 copies printed. Book plates on front end papers are from George Steele Seymour and Kenneth M. Smith. Untrimmed pages. Frontispiece. The author expresses his thoughts on education in the pioneer days and recalls specific even ts with teachers and students alike. 55 pages. View More...
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 Principle... View More...
Original black and white photo postcard. No date, circa 1930s-1940s. 5 1/2" x 3 1/2." Title printed at the bottom of the image. Imprint of "Eastman's Studio" in the lower-right corner of the image. "Kodak Paper" printed on the back. Postcard is unused. Postcard is virtually pristine and intact. A Fine copy. This postcard shows the front doors of Hart Hall at UC Davis which once housed the Department of Animal Science from 1920-1987. "Animal Science" is visible over the doorway. The Division of Animal Husbandry was founded in 1901 at UC Berkeley and moved to UC Davis from 1908-1909.... View More...
Original black and white photo postcard. No date, circa 1930s-1940s. 5 1/2" x 3 1/2." Title printed at the bottom of the image. Imprint of "Eastman's Studio" in the lower-right corner of the image. "Kodak Paper" printed on the back. Postcard is unused. Postcard is virtually pristine and intact. A Fine copy. This postcard shows a high school in Portola, California. Eastman's Studio was founded in 1921 by Jervie Henry Eastman (1880-1969) as Eastman & Company when he moved to Susanville, California. Eastman & Company specialized in commercial photography and postcards. In 1898, Eastm... View More...
Original black and white photo postcard. No date, circa 1920s-1930s. 5 1/2" x 3 1/2." Title printed at the bottom of the image. Imprint of "Eastman's Studio" printed in the lower-right corner of the image. Postcard is unused. Postcard is very clean and intact except for a few faint spots on the back. A Near Fine copy. This postcard shows a school in Yuba City, California. A sign over the front doors announces a "Camellia Show." Eastman's Studio was founded in 1921 by Jervie Henry Eastman (1880-1969) as Eastman & Company when he moved to Susanville, California. Eastman & Company spec... View More...
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. View More...
Original publisher's dark blue cloth binding with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. 7 3/4" x 8 1/2." 463 pages, complete. Fifty-four black-and-white photographic plates, complete. Former owner's signature in black ink on front free endpaper. Pages and covers are very clean and intact. Pages have age toning and occasional small marks. A small split measuring about 1/2" along front outer joint from the bottom edge. Spine a bit faded. A few light scuffs to front cover. A Very Good, almost Near Fine, copy. An autobiography by William H. "Big Bill" Edwards (1877-1943), an American... View More...
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." View More...
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. View More...
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 were qu... View More...
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. View More...
