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American School Readers, Spelling Books, and More, 19th Century
Item Details
| Title and Author/Editor | The English Reader: or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry Selected from the Best Writers (Lindley Murray), Gradual Lessons in Grammar (David B. Tower), The American Temperance Spelling Book, A Short Account of the Experience of Mrs. Hester Ann Rogers (Hester Ann Rogers), Evangelical Biography: or, an Historical Account of the Lives and Deaths of Some Eminent Men of Various Countries, and of Various Denominations in the Protestant Church (Rev. Erasmus Middleton), American History Stories, Vol. IV (Mara L. Pratt), The Union Spelling Book, The New American First Reader (Epes Sargent, Amasa May), Appleton School Readers. The Fifth Reader (William T. Harris, Andrew J. Rickoff, Mark Bailey) |
| Genre | Instructional and Textbooks, Religion |
| Binding | Leather |
| Period | 19th Century |
| Language | English |
| Number of Books | 9 |
Condition
- overall wear; aging to leather including dehydration, loss, and abrasions; some loss to bindings and spines; most bindings shaken but generally intact; inscriptions and bookplates to inside covers; discoloration, stains, and minor foxing to pages with some loose; cocked spines; bowed covers; bumping to spines and corners; stains, tears, abrasions, and wear to covers; cover disconnected from Gradual Lessons; hinges tight to The New American First Reader.
Dimensions
1.25" W x 7.5" H x 5.25" D
- measures largest book.
Item #
ITMG823998
