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  • THE POSITIVE PARENT: Raising Healthy, Happy, and Successful Chilldren: Birth-Adolescence. by Alvy, Kerby T.
    Alvy, Kerby T.
    THE POSITIVE PARENT: Raising Healthy, Happy, and Successful Chilldren: Birth-Adolescence.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original.

    New York: Teachers College Press, Columbia University, (2008.). SIGNED first edition - Includes 16 highly practical guidelines to help you become a Positive Parent. Learn how to: give children warmth, acceptance, and respect; enjoy your children's development and be alert to special needs; use firm and fair leadership; avoid corporal punishment and verbal aggression; start early in preparing children for school; create a home environment that supports education; be an active partner with your child's school; manage your child's obesity and eating-related problems; teach children about substance abuse; teach children about sexuality; teach children to be financially successful and giving; manage your children's exposure and use of media and technology; maintain a healthy lifestyle; set a good example of…

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    New York: Teachers College Press, Columbia University, (2008.). SIGNED first edition - Includes 16 highly practical guidelines to help you become a Positive Parent. Learn how to: give children warmth, acceptance, and respect; enjoy your children's development and be alert to special needs; use firm and fair leadership; avoid corporal punishment and verbal aggression; start early in preparing children for school; create a home environment that supports education; be an active partner with your child's school; manage your child's obesity and eating-related problems; teach children about substance abuse; teach children about sexuality; teach children to be financially successful and giving; manage your children's exposure and use of media and technology; maintain a healthy lifestyle; set a good example of life long learning and more. SIGNED on the title page. References, index. 251 pp. ISBN: 9780807748084.

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    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 56729
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  • HAMPTON AND ITS STUDENTS. by Armstrong, Mrs. M. F. and Helen W. Ludlow,
    Armstrong, Mrs. M. F. and Helen W. Ludlow,
    HAMPTON AND ITS STUDENTS.

    Edition: First edition.

    New York: Putnam, 1874. Hardcover first edition - Written by "two of its teachers." Includes "Fifty Cabin and Plantation Songs" arranged by Thomas P. Fenner. Illustrated with a four-fold engraved frontispiece, depicting several of the school's buildings as seen from the water, and many other engravings. An interesting account of the school, including a brief history of Virginia and of slavery and its aftermath in that state, and one of the earliest publications of slave music. 255 pp plus index to cabin songs.

    Condition: Near fine in original green cloth with gold lettering. (top edge slightly bumped, a bit of wear to head of spine and usual light toning to pages, but a tight, clean and very attractive copy)

    Book ID: 88764
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  • Ashton-Warner, Sylvia.
    SPEARPOINT: "Teacher" in America.

    Edition: 2nd printing.

    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.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 2737
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  • TEACHER. by Ashton-Warner, Sylvia.
    Ashton-Warner, Sylvia.
    TEACHER.

    Edition: Paperback.

    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.

    Condition: Very good+.

    Book ID: 48174
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  • Ashton-Warner, Sylvia.
    SPEARPOINT: "Teacher" in America.

    Edition: Paperback.

    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.

    Condition: Good condition - light crease on front cover..

    Book ID: 37258
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  • TEACHER. by Ashton-Warner, Sylvia (foreword by Maxine Hong Kingston.)
    Ashton-Warner, Sylvia (foreword by Maxine Hong Kingston.)
    TEACHER.

    Edition: Trade paperback.

    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.

    Condition: Very good in illustrated wrappers (usual toning to the pages, tear to upper edge of back cover.)

    Book ID: 56209
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  • TEACHER. by Ashton-Warner, Sylvia (foreword by Maxine Hong Kingston, signed.)
    Ashton-Warner, Sylvia (foreword by Maxine Hong Kingston, signed.)
    TEACHER.

    Edition: Trade paperback.

    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.

    Condition: Very near fine in illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 45503
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  • Berman, Daniel B.
    IT IS SO ORDERED: The Supreme Court Rules on School Segregation.

    Edition: Trade paperback.

    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.

    Condition: Good condiiton.

    Book ID: 30685
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  • THE EDUCATION OF AMERICAN INDIANS: A Survey of the Literature. by Berry, Brewton.
    Berry, Brewton.
    THE EDUCATION OF AMERICAN INDIANS: A Survey of the Literature.

    Edition: Paperback.

    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.

    Condition: Good overall in stapled paper covers - previous owner's name on front cover, some wear to edges, but contents clean. Uncommon.

    Book ID: 81604
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  • PLAYTIME. by Bryce, Catherine T. and Rose Lees Hardy, Illustrated by Mafinel Wright Barney.
    Bryce, Catherine T. and Rose Lees Hardy, Illustrated by Mafinel Wright Barney.
    PLAYTIME.

    Edition: First edition.

    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.

    Condition: Fair condition only (some wear to the covers, chip on title page, edge tears and creasing to many pages, but still complete and readable, and with lots of vintage charm.)

    Book ID: 55263
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  • READY FROM WITHIN: SEPTIMA CLARK AND THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT. by [Clark, Septima Poinsette, 1898-1987] Brown, Cynthia Stokes, editor.
    [Clark, Septima Poinsette, 1898-1987] Brown, Cynthia Stokes, editor.
    READY FROM WITHIN: SEPTIMA CLARK AND THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original.

    Navarro, CA: Wild Trees Press. (1985). First edition - A first person narrative" by this teacher, activist and pioneer in grassroots citizenship education, whom Martin Luther King called the Mother of the Movement edited and with an introduction by Cynthia Brown. Septima Clark was born in 1898 in Charleston, South Carolina, the daughter of a former slave and a laundrywoman, and she taught for over 30 years in South Carolina. In 1956 she was fired for refusing to disavow her membership in the NAACP, and after that she worked fulltime in running workshops, first for Highlander and later for the SCLC and the American Field Service, where taught people basic literacy skills, their rights and duties as U.S. citizens,…

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    Navarro, CA: Wild Trees Press. (1985). First edition - A first person narrative" by this teacher, activist and pioneer in grassroots citizenship education, whom Martin Luther King called the Mother of the Movement edited and with an introduction by Cynthia Brown. Septima Clark was born in 1898 in Charleston, South Carolina, the daughter of a former slave and a laundrywoman, and she taught for over 30 years in South Carolina. In 1956 she was fired for refusing to disavow her membership in the NAACP, and after that she worked fulltime in running workshops, first for Highlander and later for the SCLC and the American Field Service, where taught people basic literacy skills, their rights and duties as U.S. citizens, and how to fill out voter registration forms. Among those who participated in one of her workshops was Rosa Parks. Illustrated with photographs. Includes a chronology and notes on sources. 134 pp. Wild Trees Press which published this account was founded by Alice Walker and Robert Allen. ISBN: 0-931125049.

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    Condition: Very near fine in illustrated wrappers (hint of sunning to the spine)

    Book ID: 79267
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  • BEYOND THE EAST WIND: Legends and Folktales of Vietnam: Bilingual edition: English and Vietnamese by Coburn, Jewell Reinhart (written by); told by Duong Van Quyer; and illustrated by Nena Grigorian Ullberg
    Coburn, Jewell Reinhart (written by); told by Duong Van Quyer; and illustrated by Nena Grigorian Ullberg
    BEYOND THE EAST WIND: Legends and Folktales of Vietnam: Bilingual edition: English and Vietnamese

    Edition: Trade paperback.

    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.

    Condition: Near fine in bright yellow wrappers (school stamp)

    Book ID: 40876
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  • THE STORY OF RUBY BRIDGES. by Coles, Robert (Illustrated by George Ford.)
    Coles, Robert (Illustrated by George Ford.)
    THE STORY OF RUBY BRIDGES.

    Edition: 2nd printing.

    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.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 43828
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  • TALKS FOR THE TIMES. by Crogman, W. H. (William Henry Crogman, 1841 - 1931)
    Crogman, W. H. (William Henry Crogman, 1841 - 1931)
    TALKS FOR THE TIMES.

    Edition: Facsimile edition.

    Freeport, NY: Books for Libaries Press, 1971. Hardcover - A work by this pioneering Black education and activist, originally published in 1896. Includes a brief biographical sketch by Edward L. Parks, and talks given by Crogman over the 13 years preceding publication, all related to "the race of which I am a member" as he noted. Among the subjects are Frederick Douglass, Bishop Atticus Haywood, the 26th and the 32nd anniversaries of the Emancipation Proclamation, and Negro education, needs and claims. xxiii, 330 pp.

    Condition: Ex-library but with relatively few markings and overall tight, clean and sturdy in black cloth with silver lettering on the spine.

    Book ID: 86777
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  • OUR LITTLE BOOK FOR LITTLE FOLKS. by Crosby, W. E. (arranged by.)
    Crosby, W. E. (arranged by.)
    OUR LITTLE BOOK FOR LITTLE FOLKS.

    Edition: Hardcover.

    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.

    Condition: Good overall in illustrated boards with a red cloth spine (boards are very rubbed, but the pictures of butterflies, dragonflies and flowers are still visible. Prev owner's name in pencil and dated 1917, contents overall quite clean. Uncommon and in reasonable condition for a children's primer.

    Book ID: 42534
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  • AMONG FRIENDS. by Crothers, Samuel McChord.
    Crothers, Samuel McChord.
    AMONG FRIENDS.

    Edition: First printing.

    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.

    Condition: Very good in olive green cloth with gilt decorations and lettering (rubbing to the lettering on the spine, a humorous quote on the front endpaper, a few pages carelessly opened with small chips to the margins, but otherwise sturdily bound, and an attractive tight and straight copy.)

    Book ID: 55704
    Keywords: books, education, Essays, humor
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  • MONSIEUR AND MADAME. by Dimock, Edwin, illustrated by Louis Glackens.
    Dimock, Edwin, illustrated by Louis Glackens.
    MONSIEUR AND MADAME.

    Edition: First printing.

    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.

    Condition: Very good in light blue cloth with yellow and green paper labels on the front cover and the spine (the young prev owner's name dated January, 1924, a few illustrations have had a hint of pink added to them.)

    Book ID: 57097
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  • THE TREASURE CHEST OF LITERATURE for Seventh Year, Complete. by Eichel, Charles G.; Edward J, Kehoe, Ignus O Hornstein and Floyd R. Smith.
    Eichel, Charles G.; Edward J, Kehoe, Ignus O Hornstein and Floyd R. Smith.
    THE TREASURE CHEST OF LITERATURE for Seventh Year, Complete.

    Edition: First edition.

    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.

    Condition: Good overall in blue cloth with black lettering, black and orange illustration on front cover (some wear to the spine, fraying to the ends, but otherwise quite sturdy)

    Book ID: 63176
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  • BUZZ: A Year of Paying Attention. by Ellison, Katherine.
    Ellison, Katherine.
    BUZZ: A Year of Paying Attention.

    Edition: First printing.

    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.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.)

    Book ID: 49183
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  • PIONEER CHURCH BEGINNINGS AND EDUCATIONAL MOVEMENTS IN CALIFORNIA: Comment on a California Church History. by Ferrier, William Warren
    Ferrier, William Warren
    PIONEER CHURCH BEGINNINGS AND EDUCATIONAL MOVEMENTS IN CALIFORNIA: Comment on a California Church History.

    Edition: First printing in wrappers. No hardcover edition.

    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

    Condition: Very good in original brown wrappers (some light toning to pages). Uncommon, especially in this condition.

    Book ID: 55300
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  • LITTLE EDEN: A Child at War. by Figes, Eva.
    Figes, Eva.
    LITTLE EDEN: A Child at War.

    Edition: 1st trade paperback printing.

    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.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 82641
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  • WHERE RIVERS ARE BORN: The Story of California's Watersheds. by Fox, Charles E.
    Fox, Charles E.
    WHERE RIVERS ARE BORN: The Story of California's Watersheds.

    Edition: First thus.

    Sacramento: California State Department of Education, 1951. First edition - Published as a supplemental resource to teach water conservation and environmental issues in schools, this is a comprehensive look at water as a source of electricity, major water projects (many still under construction at the time) and even the importance of restoring watersheds, and storing water underground. Illustrated with many black and white photographs, several maps, including a double page map in the center. 61 pp.

    Condition: Very good in stapled illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 86935
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  • A MIRROR TO AMERICA: The Autobiography of John Hope Franklin. by Franklin, John Hope (1915-2009)
    Franklin, John Hope (1915-2009)
    A MIRROR TO AMERICA: The Autobiography of John Hope Franklin.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (2005.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Autobiography of this noted historian, whose work "From Slavery to Freedom" remained the classic text for over 60 years. Born in 1915, he was "confined to segregated schools, threatened and consistently subjected to racismÕs denigration of his humanity." Yet he went on to earn a Ph.D. at Harvard & become the first black historian to assume a full professorship at a white institution; he has reshaped the understanding and teaching of African American history. INSCRIBED on the half title page.Photographs, index. xi, 401 pp. ISBN: 0-374-29944-7.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 88851
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  • INTRODUCTION TO PYSCHO-ANALYSIS FOR TEACHERS: Four Lectures. by Freud, Anna.
    Freud, Anna.
    INTRODUCTION TO PYSCHO-ANALYSIS FOR TEACHERS: Four Lectures.

    Edition: First English edition.

    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.

    Condition: Near fine in orange cloth in a good dust jacket (prev owner's name, price-clipped, tears to bottom and top of spine of dj.).

    Book ID: 50812
    Keywords: education, Psychology
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  • THE PSYCHEDELIC TEACHER: Drugs, Mysticism, and Schools. by Gotz, Ignacio L.
    Gotz, Ignacio L.
    THE PSYCHEDELIC TEACHER: Drugs, Mysticism, and Schools.

    Edition: First printing.

    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.

    Condition: Just about fine in a near fine dustjacket (price-clipped).

    Book ID: 28990
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  • BECOMING GENTLEMEN: Women, Law School, and Institutional Change. by Guinier, Lani; Michelle Fine and Jane Balin.
    Guinier, Lani; Michelle Fine and Jane Balin.
    BECOMING GENTLEMEN: Women, Law School, and Institutional Change.

    Edition: First printing.

    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.

    Condition: Fine in a very near fine dust jacket (an unread copy but with a bit of rubbing to the dj).

    Book ID: 61485
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  • Hall, Wade.
    REST OF THE DREAM: Black Odyssey of Lyman Johnson.

    Edition: First printing.

    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.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 23182
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  • WESTERN STORIES OF BRET HARTE. by Harte, Bret.Adapted by Inez Bouton.
    Harte, Bret.Adapted by Inez Bouton.
    WESTERN STORIES OF BRET HARTE.

    Edition: Second edition.

    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.

    Condition: Very near fine in light green cloth with blue lettering and illustration on the front cover.

    Book ID: 59190
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  • A GROUP OF FAMOUS LEADERS IN AMERICAN HISTORY. by Hawkins, May S,
    Hawkins, May S,
    A GROUP OF FAMOUS LEADERS IN AMERICAN HISTORY.

    Edition: First edition.

    Boston: D.C. Heath & Co., (1926.). Hardcover first edition - Rather uncommon book of biographies of those who were influential in American history, written for older children, and designed to be used in schools. Illustrated throughout with photographs. Divided into four sections based on the changing needs of the United States, from the first section which focuses on the birth of the country to the last which focuses on the 20th century. Included in Part 1: William Bradfrod, Lord Baltimore, Thomas Hooker, William Penn, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton; Part 2: John Marshall, Andrew Jackson, Robert Fulton, Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, Eli Whitney, Samuel Morse, Stephen Douglas; Part 3: Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, Clara Barton,…

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    Boston: D.C. Heath & Co., (1926.). Hardcover first edition - Rather uncommon book of biographies of those who were influential in American history, written for older children, and designed to be used in schools. Illustrated throughout with photographs. Divided into four sections based on the changing needs of the United States, from the first section which focuses on the birth of the country to the last which focuses on the 20th century. Included in Part 1: William Bradfrod, Lord Baltimore, Thomas Hooker, William Penn, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton; Part 2: John Marshall, Andrew Jackson, Robert Fulton, Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, Eli Whitney, Samuel Morse, Stephen Douglas; Part 3: Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, Clara Barton, John A Logan, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Cyrus Hall McCormick, James Russell Lowell, Henry Ward Beecher and in Part 4: Frances Elizabeth Willard, Andrew Carnegie, Horace Mann, Theodore Roosevelt, Grover Cleveland, Woodrow Wilson, Thomas Edison. Questions at the end of each selection.Index, 448 pp.

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    Condition: Good in light gold and blue cloth with black lettering. Some minor wear and rubbing to the covers, prev owner's name, a few stray pencil marks (presumably from a teacher who used this.) Sturdy binding,

    Book ID: 40282
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  • BOTH HANDS BEFORE THE FIRE; Memoirs of and By Prynce Hopkins, M.A., Ph.D. by Hopkins, Prynce (Prince Charles Hopkins, 1885-1970)
    Hopkins, Prynce (Prince Charles Hopkins, 1885-1970)
    BOTH HANDS BEFORE THE FIRE; Memoirs of and By Prynce Hopkins, M.A., Ph.D.

    Edition: First edition.

    Printed at Thai Watana Panich, Bangkok: By the author, nd (ca 1962). SIGNED hardcover first edition - Autobiography of this 'millionaire socialist,' pacifist and author of numerous psychology books and periodicals, founder of several schools for boys using Montessori principles and more. He was jailed and fined for his strident anti-war views, pro-union activities, and investigated for his associations with such social reformers as Upton Sinclair and Emma Goldman, although he comments in this book that with the rise of Hitler and Mussolini's dictatorships he reluctantly renounced his previous pacifist views (p 141). Includes a 9 page list of the 'personalities in this history.' INSCRIBED on the front endpaper "with the compliments of" and dated May 19, 1962. 205 pp.

    Condition: Very good in green leatherette boards with gilt lettering to the spine and front cover (tear to sides of top of spine, newspaper photograph of Hopkins pasted on front endpaper, bookplate)

    Book ID: 88172
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