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.
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.
First edition of Hawthorne's second book for children, an introduction to the history of colonial New England presented in a dialogue between children and their grandfather.
Limited edition bibliographical checklist, a follow-up and companion reference to Heartman's bibliography of New England Primers.
First edition of this informational chapbook of various examples of hats and shoes from history and around the world.
Early edition of this French reader for young US learners, published as the cracks that would lead to the Civil War began to form.
Mid-Victorian edition of this attractive little reader that invites children to consider its many illustrations in order to enhance the moral effect of the text.
Early Republic era chapbook of this fascinatingly fatalistic little work about aging and death — a rare survival.
Second edition of this little collection of moral advice for children, in a remarkably early US example of a publisher's cloth binding.
True first printing of this reflection on the importance and philosophy of teaching, by a well-traveled professor and author.
First edition of this small and charming chapbook featuring animal woodcuts and short passages about them.
Philadelphia edition of this immensely popular book of questions and answers based around the teachings of the Reformed Dutch Church.
Third revised edition of this little mathematical text, a beautiful example of the materials used in the binding of 19th-century school books.
First edition of this moralistic chapbook, in eye-catching speckled gilt boards.
First edition of this little chapbook collection of bucolic and moral tales in rhyme, from the third series of the Redfield's Toy Books series.
Exceptional linen alphabet book that uses a fun searching game to teach early readers letters and numbers.
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.
First US edition of this chapbook poem about the sights and sounds (and smells) of the UK's capitol city.
First edition of this moralizing chapbook about the merits to be earned with good behavior – a remarkably scarce title.
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 gothic-tinged chapbook on the death of a moral young woman, told partially through correspondence.
Early edition of this collection of canine anecdotes, alongside charming illustrations of various dogs.
Apparent second edition of this moral tale of two little lambs named Peace and Inexperience.
First edition thus, from New Haven published Babcock, of this illustrated collection of hymns by one of the most famous children's writers of the 19th century.
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.
