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Canada: Editions Nelson Du Canada. Good. 1968. Reprint. Hardcover. 0176318658 . A lovely vintage French-language reader for young students. Includes 18 stories and vocabulary. Stories include A la Maison, Bijou et la Balle, Un Drole de papa, Papa Revient, etc. 111 pages. Charming illustrations on almost every page. Clean and… Read more about this item

Edmonton: W.D. McLean, King's Printer. Good. 1930. First Edition Thus. Paperback. 136 pages. Index. Average wear with a few markings. Binding intact. The book was probably required reading for teachers in training back in the day. It would be interesting to compare and contrast these acts with today's equivalents. A worthy… Read more about this item

Edmonton: W.D. McLean, King's Printer. Fair. 1929. First Edition. Paperback. Provides a detailed description of Alberta's provincial curriculum for grades one through eight in 1929 for the subjects listed in the title. Above-average wear. Writing and underlining on front cover and sporadically throughout. Binding intact. 199 pages. Index. No mention … Read more about this item

Agincourt, Ontario: The Book Society of Canada. Very Good. 1965. Reprint. Hardcover. First published in 1959, this is a 1965 reprint in lovely condition, very clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. ; 8vo .

Swan River, Manitoba: Swan Valley School Division No. 35. Fine. 1998. First Edition. Paperback. A compilation of historic information on literally dozens of schools Swan Valley School Division 35. xix, 178 pages. Numerous black and white reproductions of marvelous archival photos. Fold-out map of School Division 35 inside back cover. Clean, bright and… Read more about this item

Vancouver, B.C.: Western Education Development Group. Good. 1978. First Edition. Paperback. 0888650000 . "Designed to tie a learning situation in with childhood creek exploration without diminishing the excitement." - page 3. A teacher's guide prepared by the Vancouver Environment Education Project, Western Education Development Group, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver. 40 pages generously… Read more about this item

British Columbia: Western Education Development Group. Good. 1977. First Edition. Paperback. A teacher's guide for elementary students prepared by the Vancouver Environment Education Project, Western Education Development Group, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver. Topics include: Soil Formation and Structure; The Story of a Forest; A Decaying Stump; Soil Erosion; Water Absorption; How Trees Affect… Read more about this item

London: J.M. Dent and Sons Ltd.. Good. 1931. Reprint. Hardcover. xxxii, 360 pp. Index. 1931 reprint of the 1925 first edition. "Miss Mason saw and in this volume has explained that the natural and only quite wholesome way of teaching is to let the child's desire for knowledge operate in the schoolboy and guide… Read more about this item

Toronto: W.J. Gage & Company, Limited, 1902. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition Thus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. pp. 64. Many adorable colour and black and white illustrations. Printed upon glossy stock. "The work in the book consists of a series of problems that increase in difficulty and in variety as the child gains control… Read more about this item

Canada: Barry G. Levine, 1985. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. "A celebration of the ideas, activities and traditions that one hundred years of enthusiastic Skulemen have brought to life, Skillfully and Vigorously. Traces the growth of the University of Toronto's Engineering Society from the early days of campus scraps to the… Read more about this item

USA: Golden Press / Western Publishing, Inc., 1965. Book. Illus. by Dugan, William. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Resplendent in its multi-colored shiny foil backstrips, this charmingly illustrated vintage set introduces new readers to the alphabet and common words beginning with each letter. "Jane Werner Watson, a writer with the rare ability to… Read more about this item

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: University of Saskatchewan Native Law Centre, 1993. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. v, 713 pages. Alumni are listed in alphabetical order. Following each name are their college, class year, degree(s), occupation - including employer name, address and telephone number - and resident address and phone number. Alumni… Read more about this item

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: The University of Saskatchewan, 1938. Book. Illus. by Thams Studio; Davey, A.. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 238 pages. Profusely illustrated with many hundreds of black and white photos of not only the students but their many extra-curricular activities and off-beat moments. Also includes a nice selection of nostalgic ads… Read more about this item

Saskatoon, Canada: Students of The University of Saskatchewan, 1941. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. This handsomely presented WWII-era yearbook was dedicated to Winston Churchill and prominently features members of the Canadian Officers' Training Corps. Many hundreds of black and white photos. Includes list of U. of S. graduates and undergraduates on… Read more about this item

British Columbia: Ministry of Government Services, British Columbia - Archives and Records Service, 1992. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. x, 154 pages. Alphabetical list of Rural and Assisted Schools. Several black and white reproductions of archival photos. "A guide to the surviving records related to the provision of public education… Read more about this item

USA: Associated Enterprises Incorporated, 1943. Book. Fair. Paperback. Revised Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 32 pages. "Dedicated to the needs of the men in the [WWII] service" - title page. Given the urgent wartime conditions in which and for which this work was published, it is hard to imagine that it does not represent a… Read more about this item

Toronto: The Ryerson Press, 1968. Book. Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed and briefly inscribed by author [Doris] atop front free endpaper. [8], 208 pages. Index. two pages of black and white photographic plates. "The new woman teacher, well-educated, sophisticated, professional, bears no resemblance to the caricature… Read more about this item

Hawaii: Punahou School, 1991. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 208 pages. Generously illustrated with reproductions of archival photos. Map endpapers. Printed upon glossy stock. "This book, published on the 150th anniversary of the school's founding, attempts a frank and far-ranging examination of Punahou's record and of the challenges… Read more about this item

Calgary, AB, Canada: University of Calgary Press, 2002. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xx, 337 pages. Bibliography. Index. Black and white reproductions of photos. Describes "the efforts of many to fearlessly audit the state of education in Nunavik. Among the cultures of the world that I know, the… Read more about this item

Belleville, ON, Canada: Bayside Secondary School. Good. 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. 96 pages. Hundreds of black and white photos. Lots of autographs. Includes Editor's protest statement against censorship exerted on yearbook staff. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Encore 72/73 [1972 -… Read more about this item