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 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.
The rare large format Dick and Jane book for teachers to display and use in class, over two feet high.
First US edition of this chapbook poem about the sights and sounds (and smells) of the UK's capitol city.
First US edition of this collection of short moral stories from English polymath John Bowring.
Charming set of bedtime stories, packaged together by Whitman with its original box.
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.
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.
Second revised edition of one of the most popular mathematical textbooks in the early United States, with extensive contemporary figuring.
Modern facsimile edition of this collection of the 36 little promotional titles published by the Kansas City-based Faultless Starch Company, first published in 1889, an example of popular literacy tools in early Oklahoma and Texas.
Great ABC book printed on linen for easy use by young children, illustrated in charming early 20th-century fashion with terms like "Velocipede."
First edition of this little moral tale of the theft of a melon and the resulting punishment for the thief, published by active abolitionist Charles Whipple.
First edition of this moralistic chapbook, in eye-catching speckled gilt boards.
First edition of this gothic-tinged chapbook on the death of a moral young woman, told partially through correspondence.
First edition of this small and charming chapbook featuring animal woodcuts and short passages about them.
First Appleton edition of this moralistic story of a young boy and his virtuous father figure.
Philadelphia edition of this immensely popular book of questions and answers based around the teachings of the Reformed Dutch Church.
Later issue of this illustrated chapbook collection of short stories, including a story of Andrew Jackson during his military years, published as the Civil War loomed.
True first printing of this reflection on the importance and philosophy of teaching, by a well-traveled professor and author.
Second edition of this near-miniature patriotic tale as told by Revolutionary War veteran Uncle Ned, number 7 in the second REDFIELD'S TOY BOOK series.
Early edition of this classic rhyme, published by "one of the two printers who dominated the New York City children's book publishing scene in the early 19th century" (Modero).
First edition thus, from publisher Mahlon Day, of this traditional and tragic tale, with lovely hand-colored illustrations.
First edition thus, from Boston publisher Degen & Estes, of the tragic folktale, with woodcut illustrations after the circa 1850 Mahlon Day publication.
Early Republic era chapbook of this fascinatingly fatalistic little work about aging and death — a rare survival.