History of Education
Pennsylvania Dutch,Fratur ABC,Early Learners,Martin Luther
Philadelphia: bei Sch0 fer und Koradi, 1850s. A later edition of a charming Pennsylvania Dutch ABC, published for early learners just beginning to read ("fu r Kinder welche anfangen zu lernen"). The first and final leaves have been pasted into the binding as endpapers, and feature woodcuts of animals for.....
Price: $125.00
medical, historical memorabilia
An 18 pp pamphlet with paper wraps. An address to the Gentleman of the Graduating Class, November 4, 1869. In 1858 California surgeon Elias Samuel Cooper organized the Medical Department of the University of the Pacific with a board of trustees consisting of ten clergymen and three physicians. The first.....
Price: $175.00
Columbia University,History of Library Science,Melvil Dewey,Postal Card
New York, New York: Columbia College Libraries, 1883. A postal card for "Columbia College Libraries", produced in the 1880s during the tenure of Chief Librarian Melvil Dewey (of "Dewey Decimal" fame). Dated Sept. 24, 1883, the handwritten note on the verso requests mail for Dewey to be forwarded. The addressee.....
Price: $100.00
Vassar, Calendar, Social History
1924. An eleven (11) page calendar with an embossed leather cover with leather string tie for Vassar 1924. Images from photographs throughout by M. De M. Brown. The title page is the 1924 Class Tree with a dancer at base. Printed by Charles L. Willard, 150 Nassau St. New York.....
Price: $55.00
wpi yearbook, wip 1882, worcester pollytechnical institute
Unpaginated hard cover book that’s a “yearbook” of sorts for the 25th reunion of the W.P.I. Class of ’82. The class consisted of thirty-one graduates. For each there is a bio of their life during that period and then and now photographs. Measures 9 1/2" x 6 1/2". Condition: edge.....
Price: $125.00
music, music teacher, choir, singing, advertise
Boston, MA: G. W. Dudley, September 1875. A single page advertisement for singing and voice lessons taught by George. W. Dudley. He offered 20 lessons at $60 or 10 lessons for $35 with half the tuition due at the time of the first lesson. Dudley was a member of the.....
Price: $95.00
Textbooks and Educational Publishing
Boston, Massachusetts: D.C. Heath & Co, c1900. Four (4) advertising leaflets promoting mathematics textbooks by D.C. Heath & Company, a Boston-based publisher of educational materials. Each is printed on a different color of paper. It promotes "Wells's Essentials of Geometry", "Wells's Algebra", and "Wells's Mathematics" via testimonials from private school.....
Price: $200.00
ABCs for Adults
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: David McKay Company, 1947. First edition of a whimsical alphabet book for adults, with rhymes by Huger Elliott and illustrations by Elizabeth Shippen Green Elliott. Dedicated "to all word lovers who have a zetetic flair", the book aims to bring "play" back to adults who may think they.....
Price: $60.00
Kindergarten, Froebel, Alumni Associations, Women in Education
New York, New York: Kraus Alumni Kindergarten Association, 1914. The 1913-1914 annual report of the Kraus Alumni Kindergarten Association, an organization dedicated to promoting Kindergarten, Froebel, and Montessori in New York City-area schools. Includes: a list of officers; minutes from the 1914 annual meeting; news from the year; a treasurer's.....
Price: $100.00
Wartime Publications,WWII,Patriotic,Year Books and Student Publications
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: 1944. Vol. 1, No. 46 of "At Ease", a serial published by the 60th College Training Detachment at the University of Pittsburgh, published in March 1944. Provides an interesting look into the lives of young military hopefuls towards the end of the Second World War. Headlines include: "A-S.....
Price: $85.00
Spelling Bees, Community Events
Maytown, Ohio: Marietta Times, 1887. B at the B! The local spelling bee, that is, in Maytown, Ohio, on February 22, 1887: "There will B prizes! There will B music!". Measures 10.25" by 6.75", verso blank. Ink stamp to recto.
Price: $175.00
children's books, religion
London: Benjamin Pardon, 1850. Produced by the The Religious Tract Society. 32 pages; green paper wrapper, cover has decorative border. Engraved frontisepiece, decorative elements on title page. Story focusing on religion, morality, and devotion to God. 2 3/4" x 4". OCLC-1 (Aug, 2018).
Price: $30.00
Education, Ephemera, Promotion
Lindsborg, KS: Bethany College, c1910. A 3 1/2" x 5 1/2" card with an image from a photograph of young women graduates in a field of daisies gathering the ephemeral flowers. The reverse has a stylized, art nouveau influenced daisy at left. The narrative describes the Bethany Campus as one.....
Price: $45.00
Penmanship,Writing and Exercise Books
Boston, Massachusetts: Ginn & Company, 1894. An unused exercise book published by Ginn & Company in 1894 for the classroom, teaching students penmanship. Includes instructions and diagrams on the inside upper wrapper for proper position and pen holding technique. Each page in the book is lined with examples at the.....
Price: $150.00
Athletic club, Physical education, training
Boston: Fields, Osgood & Co, 1869. 215 page book, with gilt stamped covers. Twelve essays written on the subject of 'physical culture'. First appeared as articles in the Herald of Health Journal. While it might have first have been indended to be essays on 'physical culture' these articles have snowballed.....
Price: $60.00
Cartography,R.O.T.C.,Military Publishing
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: The Military Service Publishing Co., c.1941. An educational set of protractors and a large map published "for use with R.O.T.C. Manuals for The Military Service Publishing Company". The Company, most active in the 1930s and 1940s, published textbooks and educational materials for R.O.T.C. programs and the military, and.....
Price: $150.00
teacher, education, vermont, gender roles
Caledonia Country, Vermont: L W Rowell (St. Johnsbury, VT), May 6, 1883. The printed questions for the written exam for common school teachers in Caledonia Country, Vermont. The took place on Saturday, May 6, 1883, and when from 9:30 AM to 2 PM. The printed exam starts by listing the.....
Price: $60.00
American History and Historiography
1872. A collection of "the most important facts, and statistics, relating to the Political History of the country", including brief biographical sketches of the Presidents. Reprints the Constitution, Declaration of Independence. Provides interesting insight into how early American history was perceived by Americans in the 1870s, and which historical figures.....
Price: $65.00
Education, School Catalogue, Women's History
Overbrook, PA: Innes & Sons, 1923-1924. 38 pp. embossed wrap. String tie binding. Images from photographs throughout of the exteriors and interiors of the school and groups of girls engaging in the different classroom and extracurricular activities. Staff comprised of all female instructors. Located five miles from Philadelphia, on the.....
Price: $85.00
Children's Dancing School, Art & Etiquette of Ball Room Dancing, Social History
Medford MA: Prof. Atwood, c1870s. A single page 8" x 5" circular announcing Afternoon Dancing School. Presented by Prof. Atwood for his patrons in the Medford (MA) intended for children, a term of fifteen lessons and a Grand Exhibition to instruct in the Art and Etiquette of Ball Room Dancing.....
Price: $35.00
Women's History, Education, Social History
1909. A single-fold circular announcing the opening of accommodations in Paris for students wishing to spend the summer in Europe and avoid the fatigue of constant travel allowing the girls an opportunity to continue the study in subjects of interest as well as foreign life. Miss Elizabeth N. Hill, former.....
Price: $40.00
circular, invite, religion, education, Bible
New York, NY: June 12, 1858. A small circular addressed to the citizens of the seventeenth ward of New York City regardless of their "creed or party". It invited them to a public meeting held at the Norfolk Street Methodist Episcopal Church on Monday, June 12, 1858 at 8 PM.....
Price: $100.00
yale, menu, banquet, yale daily news
New Haven, CT: Yale, 1902. Menu sheets presenting the bill of fare and wines for the annual dinners of the society. Each of the menus is elaborately illustrated and includes at least one beautiful woman and in most instances elaborate architectural structuresThis was the quarter-centennial for the Yale Daily News.....
Price: $175.00
Education, Child Welfare, WWII, Rebuilding Japan
1940s-1951. A collection of cards gathered by an American education official and consultant to the Ministry of Education who worked with Japanese counterparts during the American occupation of Japan. All have been translated presumably by the original owner and written on the card, including title and responsibility. Many are personally.....
Price: $550.00