TOWER'S SECOND READER, INTRODUCTION TO THE GRADUAL READER; ON, PRIMARY SCHOOL, ENUNCIATOR, THE CHILD'S SECOND STEP TAKEN AT THE RIGHT TIME by Tower, David B - 1855 (1846)

New York: Cady & Burgess, 1851. Later printing. Spine missing and signatures a bit loose. Boards worn and soiled. Stain at upper right beginning at front endpaper/flyleaf, mostly not affecting text but not diminishing until page 25. Shallower dampstain at rear endpaper/flyleaf extending to a handful of rear pages. A well-used copy. . Hard Cover. Poor/No Jacket.

Crosby and Nichols, 1853-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. Boston: Croesby and Nichols hardcover, 13th edition 1953, lightly worn and stained brown cloth, embossed brown leather spine worn at ends w/ bright gilt, moisture stain margin only in beginning part, foxing, tight binding, name on front end page, clean text Prompt, reliable service, shipped next business day. Int'l mailed via first class or priority.

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Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2007-06-25. Paperback. Good.

A fantastic look into 19th century arithmetic lessons as to the way the author sees it should be taught. Pocket size hard cover book titled Gradual Lessons in Oral and Written Arithmetic, Part I by David B. Tower, A.M. published by Tappen, Whittemore Mason, Boston 1850. Tower wrote many school lesson books on the subjects being taught at the time. First cover page is signed by a previous owner of the book from the 19th Century and a lithographed letterhead-advertisement from the W.E. Hoyt Co. Clothiers, Hatters, Furnishers in Salem Massachusetts. According to the hand writing on this letterhead paper, the signature in the book Mary Alice Debaker, was married to Joseph M. Hoyt, who is listed as president of the company in the top left corner. Book is in fair-good condition, complete, tight. 178 pages, 6 1/4" x 4 1/4". Covers have corner wear, cover pages and title page have brown toning, corner folds from the start of the "Preface" page to the End of the book. Pages are good, very readable. Great… Read More

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2007-06-25. Paperback. Used:Good.

New York: Daniel Burgess & Co, 1856. Hardcover. Good. New. New Edition Enlarged and Illustrated. Good only, front cover detached, rear hinge cracked, most of leather on spine missing, covers worn, contemprary owners name and date on front pastedown and title page, page edges browned, some minor pencil marks in text.

Boston: Crosby and Nichols, 1862. Boston edition (reprint), 214, [2]; engraved frontispiece, text illustrations throughout; original black cloth over drab pictorial boards; covers darkened, extremities a bit scuffed; later rubber stamp on front pastedown, else a very good, sound copy. At head of title: "Tower's Second Reader." 2 pp. of publisher's advertisements bound in rear as well as printed on back cover. The Boston edition originally appeared in 1856 according to the preface.

New York: Cady and Burgess. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1848. hardcover. Boards worn, soiled, toned, corners bumped & frayed, chipping to spine and extremities, water staining affecting top portion of front and rear boards; pages dampstained at top, foxing throughout, else sound. 208 pp. ; Always Delivery Confirmation. 35 Years Fast Excellent Service. We Know How To Pack Books. .

Daniel Burgess & Co., New York; Bast & Miller, Philadelphia; Applegate & Co., Cincinnati: 1856., 1856 pp. 426, (6) [Publisher's catalogue]. Age stained. Lacks last fly leaf. Early color manuscript ownership of James Ross Snively in oranges, blues and yellows. Also ink and penciled ownerships of John Fisher, Isaac H. Gordon and Mary Ann Semler. All of these are probably from Lancaster County, PA. 12mo. Original leather spine over stamped publisher's cloth binding. Gilt stamped spine. Slight loss at head and tail of spine. Cloth slightly worn. Hardbound. PA64 FRONT 0.0. Hardcover.