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19th Century American School books- Education- cartography- maps- wood cut illustrations- early American global culture studies.
Unique and fascinating small collection of ten different early 19th century school books. Each published and intended for youthful readers, each book today displaying unmistakable signs of such handling and time.
Endless hours of fascinating browsing and reading, the stereotypes and misconceptions of the era displayed and embedded in print. This is a sampling of what we actually taught our children in American public schools in the first half of the 19th century.
Individually and together they capture how the earliest American public school books, used at the dawn of American public education, were consulted and how they survive; always by random luck or chance.Several are almost used out of existence, yet remain somehow noble survivors, displaying an absolutely unique patina.
Unique, one-of-a-kind physical objects of this early era which were clearly handled by children.
All in their original bindings, varying states of preservation. Profusion of small wood-cut illustrations throughout, likely hundreds. many charming primitive miniature maps relating to America and the world with original hand color.
Books are:
Cornelii Nepotis Vitae, Excellentium Imperatprum…
1809, Baltimore, Pro Editore. [Latin language instructional textbook]. Period full mottled leather binding, covers detached.
The American Spelling Book; Containing the Rudiments of the English Language, for the Use of Schools in the United States, by Noah Webster, Esq.
1822, Albany, NY, Websters and Skinners. Original wooden boards, remarkable condition binding. Fascinating early repairs.
The American Preceptor Improvedl Being a New Selection of Lessons and Reading and Speaking Designed for the Use of Schools, by Caleb Bingham, A.
1821, Boston, C. Bingham and Co. Original real-wood boards exposed and broken.
Neues A B C Buch fur Sonntags – Schulen.
1876, Central Publishing House. German ABC instructional with woodcuts.
A System of Modern Geography, Comprising a Description of the Present State of the World, and its Five Great Divisions: America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Oceanica, by S. Augustus Mitchell.
1847, Philadelphia, Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co. Profusion of charming woodcuts, illustrating a wide range of topics, locations, history, peoples, etc.
The New Hampshire Latin Grammar Comprehending All the Necessary Rules…
1806, Boston, John West. Period full mottled calf, rebacked, lacks several pages. Early hand-writing within, rare book.
Erasmi Colloquia Selecta; or, The Select Colloquies or Erasmus, by John Clarke.
1806, Trenton, James Oram. Period full mottled calf binding.
Mitchell’s Primary Geography. An East Introduction to the Study of Geography Designed for the Instruction of Children, by S. Augustus Mitchell.
1847, Philadelphia, Thomas Cowpertwait & Co. hand-colored maps & tiny woodcuts, including city views, cultures, sights, etc.
Cornell’s First Steps in Geography by S. S. Cornell.
1858, New York, D. Appleton & Company. many hand-colored maps & woodcuts.
First Lessons in Geography and Astronomy..view of Solar System…by J.A. Cummings. 1831, New Haven, S. Babcock. soft-cover- horrible condition but with rare American primitive miniature maps!
Smallest book measures: 6 1/2″ H X 4 1/8″ W.
Largest book measures: 7″ H X 4 5/8″ W.
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