Search Results: Textbooks from Scraps of American History

Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1927. Later printing. Hardcover. Good/No jacket. Pages not numbered, indexed by chapter and line. Sive Carmina Minora Vergilio Adtribvta. In Latin, with footnotes. Brown binding with black decorative imprint on front cover and black titles on front cover and spine. Cover faded, particularly at spine, titles worn, some spotting and edge wear, corners and spine ends bumped, back cover brighter, crease in spine, interior pages very lightly tanned at edges, a few light pencil notations, binding tight. Measures 5 x 7 1/2 inches.

New York: Silver, Burdett & Company, 1905. Not stated. Hardcover. Good +/No jacket. 190 pages. A readable guide to fundamental facts of science and principles of education for teachers. Green cloth binding with gilt titles on front cover and spine. Spine a bit darkened, some spotting, a little edge wear, fading along edges of cover, corners and spine ends bumped, former owner's name on front fixed end paper in pencil, interior pages bright with a few margin notes, binding tight. Measures 5 1/2 x 8 inches.

Chicago: A W. Shaw, 1929. First edition. Original Cloth. Fair/No jacket . Three volume set on successful public speaking. Blue cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine. Covers are spotted and stained, light edge wear, gilt lettering faded, corners and spine ends bumped, interior pages tanned, former owner's address stamp on front free end papers.

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1926. Later printing. Hardcover. Good/No jacket. 363 pages with title index. A guide to using the natural interests of children to encourage them to read. Small slip crediting a grant fronm the Commonwealth Fund bound in. Blue cloth binding with gilt titles on front cover and spine. Spine cocked, gilt a little faded, some edge wear and spotting, corners and spine ends bumped, former owner's name "Florence Marcia Zuesse?" on front free end paper, interior pages tanned, binding tight.

Cambridge: J. A. Cummings and W. Hilliard, 1813. Third American Edition. Hardcover. Fair/No jacket. Third American Edition. Multiple page numbered sets plus preface and table of contents. Collectanea Graeca Minor by Andreas Dalzel, published by J. A. Cummings and W. Hilliard, Cambridge, printed by Hilliard and Metcalf, 1813. Third American Edition. Appears to be a collection of minor Greek writings, including Aesop's Fables, among others. Written in Greek with the Greek alphabet. Full leather, red spine label with gilt title. Cover worn and scratched with chips in leather, edge wear, corners and spine ends bumped, spine faded, front cover detached, binding tight otherwise, interior pages lightly tanned and a little foxed, pencil notations in some margins, former owner's name "William G. Bland" on front end papers and on back end papers. William G. Bland may be the son of Maryland judge Theodorick Bland.

Cincinnati, Ohio: W. H. Ferguson Company, 1895. Not stated. Hardcover. Poor/No jacket. 512 pages, illustrated with color frontispiece and black and white plates and drawings. "For Young Folks and Amateurs Containing a Practical Treatise on the Delsarte System of Physical Culture." Blue-green illustrated cloth binding with gilt titles on front cover and spine, decorative end papers. Gilt mostly rubbed off, heavy edge wear with bumping and fraying of corners and spine ends, back cover scrubbed, some spotting and scratches on cover, hinges split showing webbing with cover almost detached from book, interior pages a little tan, text block seems tight.

New York: The H. W. Wilson Company, 1952. First edition. Hardcover. Good/No jacket. 763 pages. A comprehensive guide to educational literature of the time period. Red cloth binding with black titles on front ocver and spine. Some soiling of cover, spine a bit faded, light edge wear, bumping of corners and spine ends, interior pages bright, binding tight.

Indianapolis, Indiana: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1912. Not stated. Hardcover. Very Good/good +. 388 pages, plus reference list and index. Chapters on governing the school room, discipline, fair play, teaching students to think, communication, execution, novice mistakes, education of girls. exercises and problems. Dark brown cloth binding with black titles on front cover and gilt titles and bands on spine, brown end papers. Light spotting of cover, gilt and black titles bright, minor bumping of corners, former owner's name in pencil on front free end paper, interior pages bright and clean, a little spotting of page edges, binding tight. Plain brown dust jacket with black titles on front cover and spine shows a little edge wear, a few short tears along edges, minor dings on back cover of jacket, not clipped. Measures 5 x 7 1/2 inches.

Paris: J. de Gigord, 1928. Sixth Edition. Hardcover. Fair/No jacket. 364 pages with index. Two volumes of French language textbooks. Hardcover, green papered boards with green cloth strip on spine, paper label printed with black titles on spine. Spines faded and tanned, paper label tanned and scrubbed with chips missing along edges, crack in front cover board of Grammaire Francaise, some staining and spotting, a little edge wear with small chips, corners and spine ends bumped, wrinkles in paper over boards, light pencil notations on front free end paper, back free end paper missing in first volume and front free end paper missing in next volume, interior pages lightly tanned, bindings tight.

Boston: Ginn & Company, Publishers, 1903. Later printing. Hardcover. Good/No jacket. 194 pages with supplements and article on Virginia by Algernon B. Chandler, Jr. Illustrated with black and white drawings and color maps. Index and table of contents covering numerous subjects. Gray cloth binding with illustrations and black titles on front cover, blindstamped pricing information for "Virginia edition" on back cover. Binding split at front spine, some spotting, edge wear, corners and spine ends heavily bumped, former owner's name Evla Bushong Good on front free end paper, interior pages lightly tanned with minor notations and underlining in pencil, binding tight.

Scranton, Pennsylvania: International Textbook Company, 1909. Hardcover. Fair. 359 pages, indexed. Lavishly illustrated with beautiful black and white plates and line drawings. Green cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine, green decorated end papers. red tinted edges. Some fading of cover, corners and spine ends bumped, nick in bottom edge of front cover, a little darkening of spine, some spotting, interior glossy pages slightly tanned, a few pencil notations, back hinge broken, text block tight.

Scranton, Pennsylvania: International Textbook Company, 1909. Hardcover. Good. Two books, the first 167 pages and the second 231 pages plus index, combined in one volume. Lavishly illustrated with beautiful color and black and white plates and line drawings. Green cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine, green decorated end papers. red tinted edges. Some edge wear to cover, corners and spine ends bumped, gilt faded a little with slight sunning of spine, spotting, interior pages bright. Some sort of residue on most of the pages, maybe from the publisher, causing the bottom leading corners to stick together. Most come free very easily. No obvious markings or notations in pages.

Philadelphia: The Wistar Institute Press, 1933. Second Edition. Hardcover. Good/No jacket. 91 pages, with black and white drawings and figures on almost every page. Written by a professor of anatomy to illustrate mammalian organogeny. Tan cloth binding with black titles on front cover and spine. Some spotting of cover, edge wear, corners and spine ends bumped, stains, former owner's name on front free end paper, small holes in front and back fixed end papers, minor spotting of interior pages, some notations and labeling of illustrations, binding tight.

New York: University Publishing Company, 1901. Later printing. Hardcover. Fair/No jacket. 208 pages with vocabulary. A primer addressing the needs of the beginning Latin student. Gray boards with quarter leather, gilt titles on spine. Boards and leather much scuffed, chips in leather at spine ends, corners bumped, spots and scratches, multiple names in pencil on end papers, hinges weak with back hinge showing webbing, some spotting of interior pages with a few small notations, binding weak in places.

Tours, France: Maison A. Mame & Fils, c. 1933. Not stated. Hardcover. Good/No jacket. 468 pages with index. Appears to be one of a series of French language textbooks, Collection D'ouvrages Classiques. Hardcover, green papered boards with blue cloth strip on spine, paper label printed with black titles on spine. Spine faded and tanned, paper label also tanned, tanning of cover with spotting, some edge wear with small chips along edges, corfners and spine ends bumped, writing on front free and back fixed end papers, a few pencil notations through text, interior pages tanning, mostly at edges, binding tight.

Manhasset, New York: Channel Press, 1962. First edition, as stated. Hardcover. Good +/good. 108 pages plus author biography. Pitfalls of language for "writers and editors from the distinguished assistant managing editor of The New York times." Gray cloth spine over pink boards with blindstamped logo on front cover and gilt titles on spine. Titles are a bit faded, light edge wear, a little spotting of back cover, discoloration of end papers due to dust jacket, interior pages lightly tanned, binding tight. Illusrated dust jacket with red and white titles on front cover and spine is faded, especially at spine, scrubbed,tattered at top of spine, shows some edge wear, staining, price clipped.

Chicago: Monarch Book Company, 1894. Not stated. Hardcover. Fair/No jacket. 516 pages, illustrated with "superb phototype engravings and line drawings." Instruction and selections for reciting in public. Handsome engravings of Cyril Scott and Ada Rehan as frontispiece. Blue-green illustrated cloth binding with gilt titles on front cover and spine, decorative end papers. Gilt mostly rubbed off, heavy edge wear with bumping and fraying of corners and spine ends, back cover scrubbed, some spotting and scratches on cover, hinges a little weak, interior pages a little tan, binding seems a bit weak.

Chicago: Callaghan and Company, 1929. Revised. Hardcover. Fair/No jacket. 654 pages with index. A textbook on contract law for first year law students. Black cloth binding with gilt titles on spine. Heavy spotting of cover, edge wear, spine a little faded and scuffed with some fading of gilt, conrers and spine ends bumped, former owner's name "Hhoss Osborn, Spokane, WA on front end papers, front free end paper cut out, interior pages tanning, binding tight.

Chicago: Scott, Foresman and Company, 1924. Not stated. Hardcover. Good/No jacket. 77 pages with vocabulary. A collection of Roman tales in Latin, simplified for the beginning student. Red cloth binding with gilt titles on front cover. Spine ends and corners bumped, some spotting, gilt a little faded, some edge wear, scuffing of back cover, scuffs and small notations on end papers, interior pages bright and clean, binding tight. Measures 5 1/4 x 7 3/4 inches

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1881. Eighth Edition. Hardcover. Good/No jacket. "Studies and Chats in country" written in German in a beautiful font that looks like Old German. Full title is Studien und Plaudereien in Vaterland, Second Series, by Sigmon M. Stern, director of Stern's School of Languages, New York, and Menco Stern. Eighth Edition, revised. Published by Henry Holt and Company, New York, copyright 1881. 380 pages including tables of grammar. Burgundy cloth binding faded to brown with gilt titles on spine, gray end papers. Some edge wear to cover, corners and spine ends bumped, gilt a little faded, some spotting and scuffing of cover, interior pages a little tanned with a few pencil notations, two pages stained because of inserted material, former owner's name "Minnie Cox" on front free end paper, binding tight.