Boston: Houghton Mifflin, (1934). Hardcover - Includes chapters on Mother Goose, folk and fairy tales, poetry for children, Hans Christian Anderson, as well as supplemental bibliographies on children's picture books, Christmas stories and more. Index. 446 pp.

San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, (1968) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Based on a 3 year field work study at the California School of Nursing in San Francisco, this rejects the common assumption that a student is the passive recipient of information and instead shows the student as actively involved. INSCRIBED on the front endpaper by the author Virginia (Olesen) A title in The Jossey-Bass Behavioral Science Series; Frontispiece. Index. xvi, 312 pp.

Philadelphia: Ivison, Phinney, Blakeman, & Company 1878 (c 1865). Hardcover - A comprehensive educational book, beginning with a guide for beginners and including development of sentences, verbs and more. Index. vi, 354 pp.

New York: Harper Collins, (2018) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A book which blends reporting, intellectual inquiry, and true stories, to "challenge the status quo by mapping out an alternative to the culture of hyperparenting that is presently pushing children and their parents to the brink." A book all parents (and teachers and anyone else working with children) should read. INSCRIBED on the title page. Resources, notes, index. 291 pp. ISBN: 978-0061128806.

Boston,Chicago, Dallas: Atkinson, Mentzer & Grover, (1907). Hardcover first edition - Includes sections on Eugene Fields, Louisa May Alcott, Sir Edwin Landseer, Hans Christian Andersen, Lewis Carroll, and more. Illustrated. Notes and suggestions. Bibliography. 223 pp.

New York: Ig Publishing, (2019). First edition - A collection of 13 essays that explore "what it means to be a black woman in today's turbulent times. Writing with candor, wit and vulnerability on topics including dating after divorce, depression, parenting older children, the Obamas, and the often fraught relations between white and black women, McLarin unveils herself at the crossroads of being black, female and middle-aged, and, ultimately, American." Notes. 189 pp.

New York: Atria (Simon & Schuster), (2023). SIGNED first edition - A memoir of 'motherhood, hunger and higher education' this continues the story told in her first book "Maid," a surprise bestseller and basis for the Netflix series. This describes her struggles as she finishes college and tries to pursue her writing career, as it focuses on the questions of who has the right to go to college and what kind of work is valued in our society. SIGNED on the title page and uncommon this. 272 pp.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, published for The Boston Children's Museum, 1979. dj. Hardcover first edition - "A workbook and history of fifteen folk-art toys, crafts, plays and stories from the Collection of the Boston Children's Museum." In addition to recounting the history behind these toys, puppets and dolls, this includes instructions and drawings for reproducing folk-art crafts in the Boston Children's Museum. Illustrated throughout. Bibliography. Oblong format. 80 pp. including 40 pp of worksheets which can be cut out. ISBN: 0-395278074.

Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, (1944) dj. Hardcover first edition - A book on the importance of general education (as contrasted with occupational training) by this brilliant, but often controversial essayist, educator and philosopher. Includes chapters on reform, what the university must be, culture and science and more. Translated from the Spanish and with an introduction by Howard Lee Nostrand. Index. 103 pp.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, (2006.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Using seven science stations, Mr. Whiskers the science teacher encourages the kids in his class to use all their senses to make observations and draw conclusions. Includes instructions for seven easy science experiments. Illustrated in full color by Paul Meisel. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Large square format. 45 pp. ISBN: 0-7636-35669.

Boston: D.C. Heath, 1894 (c 1893). Hardcover first edition - A book designed to interest children in the study of nature. Has information for the teacher at the end of each chapter. Illustrated with small drawings. iii, 107 pp plus 10 pp publisher's catalogue. Bound in tan illustrated paper covered boards with darker brown cloth spine.

New York: Simon & Schuster, (2001) dj. Hardcover first edition - "Off the coast of Cape Cod lies a small windswept island called Penikese. Alone on the island is a school for juvenile delinquents, the Penikese Island School. where Daniel Robb lived and worked for three years as a teacher. Lyrical and heartfelt, it is the memoir of his first 18 months on Penikese." 287 pp. ISBN: 0-7432-02384.

Marquette, MI: Lake Superior Press, (1996). First edition - The author's account of her experiences as a teacher in one room school houses in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, for eight years beginning in 1939 when she was a 19 year old, recent graduate of normal school. Illustrated with photographs. Double page map. 60 pp.

Freeport, NY: Books for Libraries, 1972. Hardcover - A title in The Black Heritage Library Collection, of a work originally published in 1905. In his preface Merrill, a white minister, states that he sought to show "the real purpose of educated negroes, just as I have seen it carried out, in their efforts to adjust themselves to their new surroundings. My Negro characters are taken from lowly cabin homes, educated in good schools, and become influential agencies among their people." Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait and three internal plates. 331 pp. ISBN: 0-836990366.

Nairobi, Kenya: Vipopremo Agencies, (1973). First edition - Includes questions and answers for students preparing for the East African Certificate of Education in African History. Maps. 247 pp. Uncommon.

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.

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.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1971. dj. Hardcover first edition - Rather uncommon first edition of this now classic experiment in discrimination, basis for a television show "The Eye of the Storm." After the assassination of Martin Luther King, an elementary school teacher in all white school in Iowa struggled to make her students understand what it might be like to be black, and she came up with the idea of dividing the class on the basis of eye color. One day those with blue eyes were on top, the next those with brown eyes. The experiment succeeded all too well. 126 pp.

New York: The New Press, (2019) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - "A groundbreaking and visionary call to action on educating and supporting girls of color, from the highly acclaimed author of 'Pushout.' [This book] reimagines what education might look like if schools placed the thriving of Black and Brown girls at their center." A combination of research and real life, it includes interviews, case studies, and testimonies of those who work successfully with girls of color - all contribute to creating a guide to moving away from punishment, trauma, and discrimination toward genuine community in our schools. SIGNED on the title page. Notes. 206 pp. ISBN: 978-1620973998.

Berkeley, CA: Howell-North Books (1967) dj. Hardcover first edition - Centennial edition. The story of this Catholic women's college, founded in 1851 in San Jose, where the students were originally taught in Spanish, the language of their parents. In 1868 it beame the first chartered women's college in Californial in adition to he history of the college, this tells the stories of many of the early students. Illustrated with many black and white photographs. Notes, bibliography, index. ix, 338 pp.