New York: Vintage Books, (1974.). Autobiographical work by this innovative teacher, best known for her work with Maori children in her native New Zealand. ISBN: 0-394-719972.

New York: Bantam, (1964.). The controversial educator describes her teaching methods in a small school among the Maoris in New Zealand. Photographs. 191 pp. ISBN: 0-553-08627.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1972. dj. Autobiographical work by this innovative teacher, best known for her work with Maori children in her native New Zealand.

New York: Simon & Schuster, (1986.). The controversial educator describes her teaching methods in a small school among the Maoris in New Zealand. Foreword by Maxine Hong Kingston. Photographs. 224 pp. ISBN: 0-671-617680.

New York: Simon & Schuster, (1986.). SIGNED - The controversial educator describes her teaching methods in a small school among the Maoris in New Zealand. SIGNED by Maxine Hong Kingston at her foreword. Photographs. 224 pp. ISBN: 0-671-617680.

New York: Norton, (1966.). Covers events from the filing of the original suit on behalf of 13 African American children in Topeka, Kansas to the decision in the 1954 landmark case, Brown v. The Board of Education. Index of juridical terms and general index. 161 pp.

Washington, D.C.: US Government Printing Office, 1969. A "Committee Print" prepared for the Special Subcommittee on Indian Education of the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, United States Senate. Includes the complete 1968 report by Berry with a one page preface by Senator Ralph Yarborough, the Committee Chairman, which highlights not just how this report shows that we have failed in providing equal education opportunities to Native Americans, but also their higher child mortality rate. 36 pages of this report consists of a long list of references. 121 pp.

Chicago: Newson and Company, 1927. Hardcover first edition - A rather uncommon primer, featuring Mary, Ted and little Joe. Illustrated throughout with four tone drawings. Word list. 128 pp.

Thousand Oaks, CA, Burn, Hart & Co., (1994.). SIGNED - Originally published in 1976, this revised bilingual edition: English and Vietnamese with a Study guide. Contains 10 folktales and legends told by Duong Van Quyen and written in English, plus a 'very brief history of Vietnam' and selected stories condensed and in English and Vietnamese, and one Laotian folktale translated into English, Vietnamese, and Cambodian. Study guide. Illustrated with drawings by Nena Grigorain Ullberg. SIGNED on the title page by Coburn. Large format. 112 pp. ISBN: 0-918060-087.

New York: Scholastic, (1990.) dj. Hardcover - The moving story of a 6 year old black girl who became the first to integrate Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans in 1960. 'Ruby Bridges was born in a small cabin near Tylerton, Mississippi. - We were very poor, very poor, - Ruby said. - My daddy worked picking crops. We just barely got by. There were times when we didn't have much to eat.' . Illustrated in full color by George Ford. Large format, unpaginated. Laid in is a photocopy of a newspaper article about Robert Cole, in which he recounts how Ruby Bridges changed his life. ISBN: 0-590-578214.

New York: American Book Company, (1896.). Hardcover - A book designed to be used with the very youngest students - even those in kindergarten, according to the introduction. Includes both full-color full page illustrations of objects familiar to children and many smaller black and white illustrations. Much of the text is in cursive writing. Teacher's instructions at rear of book. 106 pp.

Boston & New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1910. Hardcover first edition - A collection of nine essays, all with a significant leavening of humor. In addition to the title articles, this includes essays titled the hundred worst books, the convention of books, in praise of politicians, my missionary life in Persia, the colonel in the theological seminary, the merry devil of education and more. 278 pp.

New York: Harper & Brothers, (1924.). Hardcover first edition - French text (en francais) except for the English preface which explains that the purpose of this book is to help even the youngest students of the French language understand and remember the concept of genders using humourous verses and drawings by Louis Glackens. 143 pp.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, (1935). Hardcover first edition - A collection of literature to be used as a supplementary reader - arranged topically - lyric and narrative poems; long and short stories; legends, myths and folk tales, biographies, essays and more. Authors include Charles Dickens, Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Francis Parkman, Emily Dickinson, Longfellow, Walter de la Mare, Booth Tarkington, Leo Tolstoy, Ernest Thompson Seton and many others. Illustrated Illustrated. Includes definitions, suggestions for learning, questions, etc. xi, 626 pp.

New York & Philadelphia: D. Appleton & Co. / George S. Appleton, 1844. Hardcover first edition - The final volume by this prolific author on the duties of women, a book which emphasizes the importance of women in seeing that their children are properly educated in moral issues as well as intellectually. It has been suggested that Mrs Ellis was the basis for the pseudonym used by Emily Bronte - that of Ellis Bell. 226 pp plus 10 pp of publisher's advertisements.

New York: Voice / Hyperion, (2010.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - When her 12 year old son was diagnosed as having ADHD, Ellison, a Pulitzer prize winning journalist, realized that she had many of the same symptoms - this is an account of her year of learning more about ADD, her interactions with her children, how schools handle and mishandle kids like this, their experiences with various treatments and more. No easy solutions, but a thoughtful book with a good dose of humor. SIGNED on the title page. Index. 289 pp. ISBN: 9781401340889.

Berkeley, CA: Privately Printed, 1927. First edition - Introduction by J. C. Rowell, university archivist at Berkeley which states "This little book corrects serious errors in California histories.. . Although merely a comment on another book [The Presbyterian Church in California, 1849-1927 by E. A. Wicher], this book has been so written as not only to correct those mistakes but also to give a large amount of valuable information." Chapters include the Protestant Church Beginnings in San Francisco, Working Relations of Congregationalists and Presbyterians, Church Work Situation in San Francisco in 1848 and 1849, The College Idea Pioneers, The College of California and the Presbyterian Relation Thereto, Mills College and The First Public Schools, etc. 89 pp

New York: Persea Books, (1978). An account of her childhood years in England, as a German-Jewish refugee, and especially of the time spent at an unusual school in the ancient town of Cirencester, where she and her brother and mother were among the evacuees from London. 140 pp. ISBN: 0-892551372.

London: George Allen & Unwin, (1931.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Four lectures given before the teachers at the Children's Centres in Vienna, translated from the German by Barbara Low. Index. 117 pp. and 2 pp advertisements.

Philadelphia: Westminster Press, (1972.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Beginning with his claim that drug ÔuseÕ should not automatically be considered ÔabuseÕ, this is a generally positive view of psychedelic drug use arguing that teachers and schools should help students integrate their drug experiences as a normal part of their search for identity. Gotz, who was educated in India, as well as the United States, feels that western civilization has lost touch with the mysticism that used to be found in Christianity. A significant book on the topic and very hard to find, especially in hardcover. Includes extensive notes, bibliography. 155 pp. ISBN: 0-664-209238.

Boston: Beacon Press, (1997) dj. Hardcover first edition - A very personal study of women's experiences at one ivy league law school, and a more general look at how law school could better serve the needs of women. Extensive notes, index. 175 pp. ISBN: 0-8070-44040.

Lexington,KY: University Press of Kentucky, 1988 dj. Hardcover first edition - Records in his own words the story of Johnson, a Kentucky teacher, and grassroots leader in the civil rights struggle since the 1930's. Photographs, index. 230 pp. ISBN: 0-813116740.

New York: Globe Book Company. (1968). Hardcover - Intended for use in schools, with exercises and questions at the rear, this collection of Harte's stories is notable for its use of movie stills to illustrate the story. Includes the classics "The Outcasts of Poker Flats," "The Luck of Roaring Camp" and more. vi, 224 pp.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, (1970.) dj. Hardcover - Essays on education, religion, charity and foreign aid by this former priest and innovative thinker. Introduction by Erich Fromm. First or early edition with code L50 indicating publication in 1970. 189 pp.

New York: Norton, (1994) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Based on two years of traveling through the United States, this discusses the concerns of 'ordinary people' about the problems in American society - including the loss of jobs, schools becoming dumping grounds, crime in the streets, race problems, migrant workers, falling through the 'safety net' and others that reflect the dimming of the American dream. Even more relevant now, perhaps, than when it was first published! SIGNED on the title page. Index. 431 pp. ISBN: 0-393-036294.

New York: Norton, (1994) dj. Hardcover first edition - Based on two years of traveling through the United States, this discusses the concerns of 'ordinary people' about the problems in American society - including the loss of jobs, schools becoming dumping grounds, crime in the streets, race problems, migrant workers, falling through the 'safety net' and others that reflect the dimming of the American dream. Even more relevant now, perhaps, than when it was first published! Index. 431 pp. ISBN: 0-393-036294.