Philadelphia: Schafer und Koradi, 1840. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Good. Some wear and soiling as typical for a primer. 36pp; woodcuts. Published for the children of German immigrants in America. The yellow paper-over-boards covers contain woodcut illustrations. Inside the front cover is an illustrated alphabet, and four woodcut vignettes are found in the text. 6.75" x 4". (more information)

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Brentwood, NY: St. Joseph's Academy, 1946. First Editions. Original Wraps. Very Good. The six programmes are: Commencement Exercises, 22 May 1946, 4pp; The Glee Club presents "Norwegian Nights," 21 November 1948, 4pp, signed by some of the players; The Senior Class presents "Venite Adoremus," A Nativity Play, 19 December 1948, 4pp; Combined Concert by the Orchestras of Bishop Loughlin High School, St. Joseph's Academy [and two more], 3 June 1949, 4pp; Armida Ponce Enrile, Coloratura, 12 June 1949, 1p; The Senior Class presents "Come to the Manger," A Nativity Play, 18 December 1949. Octavos. (more information)

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Amherst, MA: Amherst College, 1904. First Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. Few spots of foxing on paper covers. pp: (iii), 9; frontispiece. Contains rules and conditions of the Trophy competition. 6.75" x 4.5". (more information)

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Amherst, MA Amherst College 1906., 1906. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Printed paper covers and contents in very good condition. 4.5" x 3.5" (8)pp This four-day programme includes Baccalaureate, Class Day and Commencement, class officers, and class reunions in 1906. Illustrated by college seal on cover. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)

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(New York State) not published nd [ca. 1850s]., 1850. Written in pencil in a light hand on white paper. 6.5" x 4" 3pp In part: "My Dearest Anna, You must excuse me for not answering your note yesterday. I had no paper at the schoolhouse.I am in just as bad a plight today, but I have hazed about and begged this beautiful scrap of paper.I am waiting your motion to make our intended visit.Have you seen Sam--I saw him at church.Jeannette Benjamin has come home. Mrs. McKoon is visiting at Mr. Bishop's, and Elizabeth came to the schoolhouse today and invited me down to spend the evening.I had a paper the other day from Mary and Charles Platt.I have written in all the noise that you can imagine these little Bedlamites can make, and when I look at your neat note I am ashamed of mine.Yesterday I told Rockwell I had a note from you.I suppose he wants your love.". original ms edition. Binding is not bound. (more information)

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NY: Beecham's Pills, 1923. First Edition. Original wraps. Very Good. 16pp. This pocket compendium of useful data has a young scholar's signature on the paper cover. 5.5" x 4". (more information)

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Columbus, OH: Charles E. Merrill, 1947. Revised Edition. Pictorial wraps. Very Good. 36pp; 28 illus from photographs. The author was in the Seneca School at Wyandotte, Oklahoma. Her story illustrates the major aspects of daily Navajo life in New Mexico, showing the Navajo's ability to adapt to their environment, and including chapters on school life, food, work, traditions, etc. 8.25" x 5.25". (more information)

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Boston: Nat'l Assn Independent Schools, 1970. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Prior owner's name at top of title page. pp: 86, (8). Reports on student disenchantment and unrest during the classic period of "student restlessness"--the late 1960s in America. 9" x 6". (more information)

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Rio de Janeiro: Pap. Moderna, 1926. First Edition. Pictorial wraps. Good. Few signs of use. pp: 16, (1); illus from photographs. Text in Portuguese. 9" x 6.25". (more information)

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NY: Not published, 1936. Original. Hardcover. Very Good. Hand-tied cloth binding with label. 605 pages; author's bookplate. Oscar Cargill, listed in Burke & Howe, authored a number of books in the fields of literature and drama and taught at NYU. Following is an outline of the notes in this thick volume, written by Kathryn Law Brennan. (1) Roots of National Culture: Colonial literature through J. Fenimore Cooper (notes dated Sept 1937-Jan 1938). (2) The Romantic Triumph: a quick review of the early period, then large sections on Poe, Emerson, Hawthorne, Melville, Longfellow, Thoreau, Whitman, et al (notes dated Sept 1936-Jan 1937). (3) The Rise of Realism + The Social Revolt + Contemporary American Literature (notes dated Feb-May 1937). (4) The Rise of American Drama (notes dated Feb-May 1938). Legible writing. 8" x 5". (more information)

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Putney, Vermont, 1940. First Edition. Original wraps. Very Good. 24pp. The Experiment enabled American students to live with students in Europe, Brazil, Cuba, Guatemala, Japan, Mexico, Nova Scotia, Peru, and Quebec, with an eye toward promoting mutual understanding and respect among countries. 9" x 6". (more information)

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Dubois, PA Hubert Street School April 1927., 1927. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Pictorial paper covers and contents in very good condition. 9" x 6" 31pp Contains school news, original short stories and poems, sports, class who's-who, jokes, etc. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)

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NY: Newcomen Society, 1956. First Edition. Original wraps. Very Good. 24pp; 8 vignettes. This history of Northeastern University is by the President of that institution. 9" x 6". (more information)

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Boston: School Department, 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Pocket removed at back. pp: xi, 54; portrait. Covers primary and secondary sources, subdivided by topic. 9" x 6". (more information)

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Philadelphia: GHS Students, 1928. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 48pp; illus from drawings and photographs. Comprises original stories, news of clubs and athletic teams, student jokes and poems, and local business ads. 10" x 6.75". (more information)

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Philadelphia: GHS Students, 1928. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. Some faint cover soil. 48pp; illus from photographs and drawings. Comprises original stories, news of clubs and athletic teams, student jokes and poems, and local business ads. 10.75" x 7.75". (more information)

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Philadelphia: GHS Students, 1929. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 56pp; illus from photographs and drawings. Comprises original stories, news of clubs and athletic teams, student jokes and poems, and local business ads. 10.75" x 7.75". (more information)

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Philadelphia: Burk & M'Fetridge, Printers, 1891. First Edition. Pictorial wraps. Very Good. 14pp, printed in blue, gilt cover. This programme comprises essays, recitations, award of medals and diplomas, musical interludes, lists of graduates, etc. 4.5" x 6". (more information)

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Lancaster, PA: Pluck Electric Print, 1897. First Edition. not bound. Very Good. .At the Airy Vale School, West Hempfield Township.1897.12 Useful Prizes will be given.There will be 4 classes.Choice Recitations and Music.Admission, 10 cts.May Stauffer, Teacher." Printed in black on salmon stock. 9.25" x 5.75". (more information)

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Worcester County, MA, 1786. not bound. Very Good. Archival repair to manuscript folds. Two leaves. The surveyor's original drawing (4" x 6") with his computations on the verso is laid into his manuscript. The 55-acre lot was within "the fifth division" of land. Herington describes the boundaries, using mainly black birch and beech trees as points. At the bottom is his name along with that of Jonathan Seeley, the other member with Herington of the "Committee," copied and attested by Edward Vail, Town Clerk; docketed on verso. The drawing shows the school lot, the points of measurement, and neighboring lots. 5" x 8". (more information)

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New Market, Virginia not published 1909-1910., 1910. Soft cover. Fine condition. 5.25" x 3" 12pp Printed on the cover: Scholar's Monthly Reports, with printed forms and handwritten grades, etc. throughout the booklet. At the end is a Certificate of Promotion, certifying that Elva Goode was promoted to the third grade on May 4, 1910." Her monthly grades are signed by Mattie F. Good at the foot of each page. Accompanied by the original envelope, somewhat browned and lightly worn, while the booklet is in fine condition. original ms. edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)

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Lancaster, PA: Lancaster Mennonite School, 1948. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 72pp; illus from photographs. Includes class history, prophecy, activities, faculty and staff, reflections by graduating seniors, class poems, etc. The many photographs show classes in agriculture, needlecraft, shop, and homemaking as well as senior baby pictures, seniors at work and play, student life, etc. 10.5" x 7.75". (more information)

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Leominster, MA: Printed by M.A. Leger, 1882. First Edition. Pictorial wraps. Good. Wraps separating along spine. (20)pp; cover view. Comprises articles by various contributors, edited by James W. Harris. Nathan Thompson was Principal at the time. Topics include various aspects of life at the Academy as well as matters literary, philosophical and historical. Includes advertisements for local businesses. 8.75" x 5.75". (more information)

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Cambridgeport, MA: L.S. Learned, Printer, 1862. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. (4)pp. Graduation programme and order of exercises for the boys in the graduating class. The dissertations reflected the War Between the States: "The Monitor and the Merrimac"; "Progress of America"; "Devotion for Liberty"; "The Dying Soldier"; "Gen. McClellan"; &c. 8.25" x 5.25". (more information)

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Ayer, MA: Printed by The Public Spirit, 1881. First Edition. Pictorial wraps. Very Good. (20)pp; view on back cover. Comprises articles by various contributors, edited by Henry F. Tarbell. Nathan Thompson was Principal at the time. Topics include aspects of life at the Academy as well as matters literary, philosophical and historical. Includes advertisements for local businesses: harness maker & carriage trimmer; clothing; watchmaker; marble work; sleighs; boots; blacksmith; allopathic physician; tailor; &c. 9" x 5.75". (more information)

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Worcester, MA: Franklin Printing House, 1860. First Edition. Original wraps. Good. Edges chipped. (4)pp. Graduation programme and order of exercises for the boys in the graduating class. 8.25" x 5.5". (more information)

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Reading, PA: Reading Times Print, 1888. First Edition. Original Cloth. Very Good. 65pp, index. Lists the names and addresses of directors and standing committees for various schools in the city of Reading. Also lists: the schools and their locations; members of committees on school buildings; long lists of teachers with their years of experience, rank, grade, and home addresses [virtually all are women]; janitors; curricula for various primary and high-school grades; textbooks used; school rules; etc. 5.5" x 3.5". (more information)

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Mansfield, PA, 1936. Original wraps. Very Good. (8)pp. This tiny dance card, meant to be worn on the young lady's wrist, includes the Y.M. Cabinet (all women), program, &c. The spaces for dances have no names filled in. Music by the Red and Black Orchestra. Bound in gilt-embossed green covers; gold tassel. 2.75" x 2". (more information)

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Mansfield, PA, 1933. Original wraps. Very Good. (8)pp. This tiny dance card, meant to be worn on the young lady's wrist, includes the class officers, committees and sponsors. The spaces for dances contain 14 names in ink: Fred, Carl, Steve, Cootie, et al. Music by the Melody Makers. Bound in dark-red paper covers; red and black tassel. 3.75" x 2.75". (more information)

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Maryville, TN: Maryville College, 1916. First Edition. Original wraps. Very Good. (20)pp; 8pp illus from photographs. Interesting, pictorial brochure about this "Poor Man's College" in the Southern Appalachians. The approach is to compare the natural resources of Southern Appalachia with the human resources. Each page presents a topic. For example, "Appalachian Power" has sub-sections on Natural Power, Human Power, and Undeveloped Power. "The Southern Mountaineers" discusses Nominal Mountaineers, Typical Mountaineers, and Belated Mountaineers. "A Valuable National Asset" comprises Racial Vigor, Pure Americanism, and Fervent Patriotism. And so forth. Each one-page section is accompanied by photo-illustrations on the facing page. The brochure ends with an appeal for contributions to endowed scholarships and self-help work funds. 3.5" x 6.5". (more information)

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