ELSON BASIC READERS PRE-PRIMER [with] PRIMER
Set of the landmark 1930 editions of the classic readers – the two first editions to include the characters of Dick and Jane.
Set of the landmark 1930 editions of the classic readers – the two first editions to include the characters of Dick and Jane.
First edition of this landmark work in the history of education for deaf people, especially deaf children, and focusing on articulation and lip reading.
First printing of this early guide to Boy Scout skills and values, published only a year after the US branch of the organization was founded – in notably intact condition.
First edition of this rare Margaret Wise Brown pseudonymous title, inscribed by illustrator Bill Ballantine, who he gave up his career to join the circus in 1947.
First edition of an unusual copy of this Polish Bible story reader, with an imprint altered by an early owner to read a century earlier than it was actually published.
A beautifully illustrated edition of Bohny's impactful BILDERBUCH, using everyday objects to teach children new concepts.
First edition of this amusing Punch and Judy-style interpretation of the history of France, from the ancient Gauls to Napoleon's exile to St. Helena.
Early edition of this French reader for young US learners, published as the cracks that would lead to the Civil War began to form.
First edition of this moralizing chapbook about the merits to be earned with good behavior – a remarkably scarce title.
Great pre-war alphabet picture book with large block letters and captivating colorful illustrations, in a larger linen book format for easy use by young children.
Early 20th-century cloth alphabet book in verse, with images and rhymes associated with affluent families of the period.
Early edition of the book that made the Rollo series big, intended to instruct the novice American reader by combining a mature vocabulary with a lively series of animal metamorphoses and moral lessons.
Detailed student notes, apparently from a teacher's training course, on the laws governing education in New York state in the late 1890s, with briefer sections of notes on the geology and geography of New York; one page is dated 1897.
Charmingly illustrated Gilded Age alphabet book, using both imaginary and real subjects, such as "Trumpeter" next to "Unicorn" and "Xerxes" next to "Yacht."
Great object ABC mounted on muslin for easy use by young children, with no text except for large block letters accompanied by a rich illustration and primarily one-word captions.
Exceptional linen alphabet book that uses a fun searching game to teach early readers letters and numbers.
Great early 20th-century linen ABC book with colorful images, accomplished in typical early 20th century style.
First edition of this scarce, charming, and educational '70s guide for children on the artistry and practical craft of filmmaking.
True first printing of this reflection on the importance and philosophy of teaching, by a well-traveled professor and author.
Great early 20th-century alphabet book with a simple sentence rhyming structure to teach fundamentals to young readers.
Scarce trade catalogue for children's books, toys, games, and educational novelties meant for the Christmas market.
Clever 1920s educational adventure book, in which little Mimi and Robin learn grammar with the help of humanized grammar terms.
The foundational 1914 edition of this children's reader, the basic text and structure of the primer that publisher Scott, Foresman would later revise to incorporate their Dick and Jane characters into.
Signed first US trade edition of this book of traditional nursery rhymes, newly illustrated by Maurice Sendak.
Early revised edition of this attractive illustrated chemistry textbook first published in 1873, one of J. Dorman Steele's famed series of standard texts for the classroom.