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Chicago: Blakely, Marsh & Co., Printers, 1881 Book. Very Good +. Pamphlet. 1st Edition. Large Octavo. Large 8vo. 31 pp. First Edition, 1881. Thin pamphlet. Lightly soiled covers, else, no wear. No markings, tight binding, clean and white. 6" x 9". Printed wrappers with black borders and lettering on front wrapper. In protective sleeve..

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1984 Book. As New. Hardcover. First Edition. Large 8vo. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. xiv, 384 pp, list of 47 fb&w illustrations and sources, foreword, preface, note on the texts, The Beginnings: Dreaming Chroniclers and Sundry Facts; Benefactors and the Growth of the 'Little Commonwealth' of Colleges; Protestants: The New Learning, Elizabethans and Puritans; The Civil War: the Garrison Town; Restoration, Refulgence and Refbellion; The 18th Century: Was Reason Sleeping?; The Turning Century: Giantsin the Groves; Victoriana; The 20th Century: A Sunny World; The 20th Century: Wars, Aftermaths and Omens; The Modern University; Appendices, acknowledgments, index. Collected and Edited by Laurence and Helen Fowler: First Printing, 1984. "Cambridge Commemorated is an illustrated anthology of passages of prose and poetry describing life at the University of Cambridge from its foundation to the present day. The daily lives of dons and students, town and… Read More

Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1995 Book. As New. Hardcover. 8vo. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. (7) 260 pp, 6 chapters with footnotes, bibliography, index. Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Black cloth..

Boston: The Beacon Press, 1951 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. xiv, 235 pp, preface, I. The Disappointment, II. The Dilemmas of Modern Secondary Education, III. The School of the Future, IV: Philosophy of Secondary Education, V. On the Education of Teachers, VI: Higher Education, VII: Adult Education, VIII: Summary, index. A few very small chips to edges and closed tears to dj with minor edgewear. Pencilled notes on rear endpapers, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Black cloth..

Stuttgart: Waldorf-Spielzeug und Verlag, 1928 Book. Very Good +. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to. 102 pp. Includes writings by Rudolf Steiner, Albert Steffen, Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Lessing, Goethe, Wilhelm Grimm, Herder, Franz Brentano, and Caroline von Heydebrand to name a few. Scarce Title. "Caroline von Heydebrand, one of the original teachers at the first Waldorf school in Stuttgart and a personal student of Rudolf Steiner, was a true 'knight of the spirit', a priestess of 'becoming', for whom a child's life began not with birth but in the spiritual world. Deeply aware of the spiritual reality of human existence, she was a master teacher whose reverence for and devotion to children allowed her to guard, nourish, and guide their unfolding powers in a healthy, beautiful way with unerring love and delicacy." 2"x3" soiled spot on spine overlapping most onto the rear board with minor edge wear, Pristine Interior. Clean, tight and strong binding with no… Read More

Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1930. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Large Thick Octavo. xc + 660 pp, inked name & year at top of t.p., more than 70 b&w photographs (includes Henry Adams, George Lyman Kittredge, Asa Gray, Alexander Aggassiz, the history club, & many more) preface, Introduction, about 40 essays on the various departments of instruction & the professor scholars in the university by professors in the various fields, index. 6.25" x 9.5" deep red cloth boards x 2" thick, gilt spine letters,. Binding tight, pages clean and unmarked, paper well-preserved. gilt top edge. light wear to spine cloth top/tail tips and foreedge tips. .

Rutledge, Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1966 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Octavo. xii + 265 pp, Preface, Introduction, List of 28 Illustrations text organized into five chapters, subdivided by academic subject groups, Bibliography, Index. Binding tight, text and pages clean except for author inscribed "With the compliments of the author" & signed John A. Nietz. 6.1" x 8.5" brown cloth boards, w title/author label laid on spine. Orangish cream DJ with black letters, in DJ protector. .

Albany, NY: Comstock & Cassidy, Printers, 1864 Book. Very Good. Pamphlet. 1st Edition. Large Octavo. Large 8vo. 44 pp. with b&w frontis. Thin pamphlet. light wear rear wrapper. No markings, tight binding, pages clean, white and bright. 5.75" x 9". Original printed wrappers in protective sleeve. Fifteenth Annual Report of the Managers of the Western House of Refuge for Juvenile Delinquents..

Pasadena, California: Upton Sinclair, 1923. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 488 pp, 4 saddle-stitched pamphlets, paginated consecutively, with index in the 4th pictorial soft-covered pamphlet, 4.25" x 7"; 93 consecutive titled chapters, across the four booklets. Sinclair's condemnation of the American System of higher education. In fine pale gray cloth covered box, with small leather author/title pressed onto side. Box is Fine..

Hamburg: Sekretariat, 1948 Book. Very Good -. Trade Paperback. 8vo. v, 132 pp. Text in German. Inked name on top edge front wrapper. 1/2" closed tear at top edge spine with ding at head spine and lightly soiled top edge, else, clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Wraps..

Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan, 1951 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Large Octavo. Large 8vo. xv (vii), 329 (1) pp. First Edition, 1951. Signed by the Author on ffep. Not Price Clipped. Only the faintest edge wear dj with age-toned spine of same. Faintest age-toning to text block, else, Pristine, no wear. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 6.5" x 9". Red cloth with small gilt illustration on front board, and gilt lettering to spine. In acetate protector..

London: Luzac & Company Ltd., 1938. Book. Very Good +. Hardcover. Presumed 1st Edition. Small Quarto. xiv, 503 (1) pp. First Edition, [Preface, September1938]. previous owner's Inked name Title Page. Very Light external wear with age-toning to gutters, text block edges, and paper, else, no wear. No markings, binding tight, clean . 6.5" x 9.9". Navy-blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine..

Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press, 1954 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Large 8vo. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. xiv (i), 380 pp, preface, self-portrait, list of b&w illustrations, I. President Angell Meets the Students; II. The Angell Stock Takes Root in America; III. From Providence to Scituate; IV. The Five Tavern Generations; V. The Famous Angell Tavern; VI. Boyhood Schools and the Means of Education; VII. Student at Brown; VIII. The Southern Tour; IX. New Widening of the Horizon; X. The Professor Prepares for His Classes; XI. The Youngest Member of the Faculty; XII. Editor of the Journal; XIII. The Editor's Day; XIV. Back to Academic Halls; XV. The Pursuit of a President; XVI. Educational Philosophy of a State University President in the 1870s; XVII. Trouble; XVIII. Minister to China: The Preliminaries; XIX. Minister to China: The Treaty; XX. Portrait of a Froeign Minister: XXI. In Academic Harness Again; XXII. The Semicentennial Celebration of 1887; XXIII. The… Read More

Stuttgart: Steingruben, 1950 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 320 pp, Einleitung des Herausgebers, Briefe aus Amerika, Briefe aus Grossbritannien, Briefe aus der Schweiz, Briefe aus Frankreich, Briefe aus Schweden, Briefe aus den Netherlanden. Text in German. Lightly age-toned spine dj with 1" closed tear rear panel at spine of same. Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Orange cloth..

Chicago, IL: Sigma Publishing Co., 1900. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo. x + 470 (2) pp. Introduction, text in 3 Books / 10 chapters with endnotes, no index. Binding firm and square, pages clean, unmarked with age-toning and darkened text block edges, Slight external wear to cloth extrmities. 5.6" x 8". Black cloth with gilt lettering to spine..

New York: The Proprietor, 1867 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. No Jacket, As Issued. iv, pp. 133-384, June - December 1867. pp. 4 - 164, January - May, 1968. First Edition, 1867. "Abigail Whittelsey (1788-1858 became involved in the Utica Maternal Association, which provided an opportunity for mothers to learn from one another. In general, maternal associations were one of many evangelical efforts to bring revivalism into the home. In 1833, she assumed the editorship of the group's new periodical, the Mother's Magazine, which was the first such publication. It featured letters, memoirs, essays, poetry, and advice. The following year, she moved to New York City with her husband, taking the magazine with them, with Samuel becoming its publisher. After his death in 1842, Abigail Whittelsey continued as the magazine's editor with the help of a brother-in-law, the Rev. Darius Mead. This monthly covers a twelve month period from June 1867 through May 1868. In the late… Read More

New York: C. Stone and Company, 1855 Book. Very Good -. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. No Jacket, As Issured. Parts I. (215 pp) & II. (211 pp.): Prose, Poetry & Music with b&w tissue protected steel engravings and 5 tissue protected hand colored flower prints: passion flowers, daphne, geraniums, la reine, and gladiolus natalensis. First Edition, December 1855. "One of but a small number of religious periodicals devoted to practical vital points of domestic education and the culture and immortal welfare of the child; for the parent who realizes that the dearest interests of their offspring, temporal and eternal depend upon their discipline. Offering moral narratives on the discharge of their duties, the periodical presents wise instruction communicated with the knowledge that although every child is not to be subjected to exactly the same discipline, yet general truths and lessons may be imparted which will be of great service to a teachable father or mother." Rubbed edges of… Read More

Cambridge, MA: The BelKnap Press of Harvard University Press, 1962. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Large Octavo. Large 8vo. xx, 243 (3) pp. First Edition, 1962. else, Pristine, no wear. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 6.5" x 9.5". Burgundy cloth with small stylized gilt lion on front board, and gilt lettering to spine. Price clipped inner flap. 1" closed tear to bottom edge flap with only the slightest additional wear to Illustrated dj in acetate protector..

Concord, NH: Rev. James Thompson, 1842 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Octavo. 8vo. iv, 286 pp. First Edition, 1842. Frayed at bottom fore-edge corners with some additional light edge wear; 3/4" closed tear to bottom edge spine leather, age-toned text block, and some foxing, mostly to margins. A very good copy. No markings, tight binding, clean. 5.5" x 8.25". Contemporary marbled boards with backstrip. Entirely devoted to child management..

Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1953. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Slim Octavo. xiv + 168 pp, Preface, 5 chapter-lectures with footnotes, table of cases. 6" x 8.75" black cloth boards, in pale tan? gray? DJ with red letters. DJ unclipped, with 1" x 1/2" chip along rear bottom edge. Binding tight, pages clean, unmarked, paper well-preserved. .