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THE DOYLE FITZPATRICK COLLECTION - Box # 18 Note: For information on Notes, Markings, etc. and Condition click here.
Title & Title on spine or cover (if different) Creator Publisher Date, location Height (cm) Width (cm) Pages Description
Cornell's Intermediate Geography S.S. Cornell D. Appleton and Company 1857, New York 28.5 23.5 88 "Forming part second of a systematic series of school geographies.  Designed for pupils who have completed a primary or elementary course of instruction in geography."  With color illustrations.
Elements of the English Language; or Analytical Orthography / Analytical Orthography Albert D. Wright, A.M. A.S. Barnes & Company c. 1870, New York 16.5 11 126 "Designed to teach the philosophy of orthography and orthoepy adapted to schools."
Fields, Forest, and Garden Botany Asa Gray Ivison, Phinney, Blakeman, & Co. 1869, New York 21.5 14 703+20 plates "A simple introduction to the common plants of the United States east of the Mississippi, both wild and cultivated."
First Lessons in Geography / Monteith's First Lessons in Geography James Monteith A.S. Barnes & Company 1873, New York 17.5 13 68 National Geographical Series, ":On the Plan of Object Teaching.  Designed for beginners" , color maps.
History of the United States / Hale's U. States Hale, Charles Wiley N.&. J. White 1835, New York 15.5 9.5 299+22 "History of the United States, from their first settlement as colonies, to the close of the war with Great Britain in 1815.  To which are added questions, adapted to the use of schools."
History of the United States of America / Goodrich's History of the United States Charles A. Goodrich Brewer and Tileston 1853, Boston 18.5 12.5 433+7 ads "On a plan adapted to the capacity of youth, and designed to aid the memory by systematic arrangement and interesting associations."
Introduction to the Science of Government Andrew W. Young William Alling 1843, Rochester NY 18 11.5 347+12 "and compend of the constitutional and civil jurisprudence of the United States with a brief treatise on political economy.  Designed for the use of families and schools." FRAGILE: See Condition note using link at top of page.
Marco Paul's Voyages & Travels / Erie Canal Marco Paul Jacob Abbott Harper & Brothers 1852, New York 17.5 11.5 203 Preface: "The design of the series of volumes, entitled Marco Paul's Adventures in the Pursuit of Knowledge, is not merely to entertain the reader with a narrative of juvenile adventures, but also to communicate… ."
McGuffey's New Fifth Eclectic Reader WM. H. McGuffey, LL.D. Van Antwerp, Bragg & Co. 1866, Cincinnati 19 13 338 "Selected and original exercises for schools"
Moral Philosophy; or, the Science of Obligation / Fairchild's Moral Philosophy James H. Fairchild Oberlin O., Fitch & Fairchild booksellers ? c. 1869,  Ohio 19.5 13 326+8 ads Preface: "This volume, like most text-books on morals, has its origin in a course of instruction given by the author, in his regular college duties."
Murray's English Reader / Definition Reader Jeremiah Goodrich E. & H. Clark 1828, Middletown CT 14.5 9 304 "Or pieces in prose and poetry.  Selected from the best writers.  Designed to assist young persons to read with propriety and effect; to improve their language and sentiments… ."
New National First Reader / Barnes' New National Readers Number 1 Charles J. Barnes and J. Marshall Hawkes A.S. Barnes & Company 1883, New York 19.5 13.5 96 Preface: "The authors of the book believe, - 1st. - That the Word Method is the most natural and practicable."
Practical Arithmetic, by Induction and Analysis / Ray's Arithmetic Third Book / Ray's Practical Arithmetic Joseph Ray, M.D. Sargent, Wilson & Hinkle 1857, Cincinnati 17 11 320 Preface: "The Inductive and Analytic methods here adopted, lead t he learner to an understanding of the principles from which the rules are derived, and teach him to regard rules as results rather than reasons… ."
Robinson's Progressive Intellectual Arithmetic (edited by Daniel W. Fish, A.M.) Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor & Co. 1879, New York 17 11.5 176 "On the inductive plan.  Being a sequel to the progressive primary arithmetic, containing many original forms of analysis applicable to a great variety of practical questions, and designed for the more advanced classes in common schools and academies."
Sanders' New Speller, Definer, and Analyzer Charles W. Sanders, A.M. Ivison & Phinney 1854, New York 18 11.5 168 "Embracing a progressive course of instruction in English orthography and orthoepy, on the principles of Dr. Webster: copious exercise in definition:… ."
Stoddard's Primary Arithmetic, with Illustrations and Tables / Stoddard's Primary Pictorial Arithmetic & Table Book Sheldon & Company Sheldon & Company 1872, New York 17.25 12 110 Publisher's Note " This little book is prepared for the purpose interesting young pupils in the combinations and analysis of simple numbers." Includes price list and description of other Sheldon text books of the time.
The American Botanist and Florist Alphonso Wood, A.M. A.S. Barnes & Company 1870, New York 20.5 13 448 "Including lessons in the structure, life, and growth of plants; together with a simple analytical flora descriptive of the native and cultivated plants growing in the Atlantic division of the American union."
The American Intellectual Arithmetic John F. Stoddard, A.M. Sheldon, Lamport & Blakeman 1855, New York 15.5 10 164 "Designed for the use of schools and academies; containing an extensive collection of practical questions, with concise and original methods of solution, which simplify many of the most important rules in written arithmetic.
The Institutes of English Grammar / Brown's Grammar Goold Brown Samuel S. & William Wocd. 1845, New York 19 12 312 "Methodically arranged; with examples for parsing, questions for examination, false syntax for correction, exercises for writing, observations for the advanced student, and a key to the oral exercises. ... Designed for the use of schools, academies, and private learners."
The Model First Reader / Model First Reader. Part I. J. Russell Web Geo. Sherwood & Company 1873, Chicago 18 12 48 "Sentence method" Preface: "Perfection is not claimed for this little book, yet by its aid, results can be secured by the average teacher that will, I believe, justify both its existence and its name" Color illustrations.
The New Expositor W. Jones, Bookseller (?) W. Jones, Bookseller 1798, Liverpool 17.5 10.5 i-vi, 124 (may not be complete) "The New Expositor: Containing Tables of Words from two, to seven syllables, inclusive; accepted, explained, and divided, according to the most approved method of pronunciation.  To which are added, many other tables, absolutely necessary to laying the foundation of a genteel and useful education.  For the use of schools.  The third edition, corrected and enlarged." FRAGILE: See Condition note using link at top of page.
The New School Reader: Fourth Book / Sanders' New Fourth Reader Charles W. Sanders, A.M. Ivison, Phinney & Co. 1861, New York 19 12.5 384 "Embracing a comprehensive system of instruction in the principles of elocution with a choice collection of reading lessons in prose and poetry, from the most approved authors… ."
The Progressive Higher Arithmetic (edited by Daniel W. Fish, A.M.) Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor & Co. 1880, New York 19 13 456 "For schools, academies, and mercantile colleges.  Forming a complete treatise on arthmetical science and its commercial and business applications."
The Progressive Speller, for common schools and academies Salem Town, L.l.D., and Nelson M. Holbrook Bazin and Ellsworth 1859, Boston 18.5 12 168 "Embracing a complete key to pronunciation; easy words for primary classes; lessons for spelling and defining; dictation exercises… ."
The Rhetorical Reader / Porter's Rhetorical Reader Ebenezer Porter, D.D. Newman and Ivison 1852, New York 18.5 11.5 312 "The Rhetorical Reader, consisting of instructions for regulating the voice with a rhetorical notation, illustrating inflection, emphasis and modulation; and a course of rhetorical exercises designed for the use of academics and high-schools."
The School Reader / Sanders Fourth Reader Charles W. Sanders Mark H. Newman 1845, New York 17.5 11 504 "Containing instructions in the elementary principles of reading, and selected lessons for the most elegant writers.  For the use of academics and the higher classes in common and select schools."
The School Reader / Sanders' Fourth Reader Charles W. Sanders A.M. Ivison & Phinney 1855, New York 18.5 12 304+10 ads "Fourth Book.  Containing instructions in the elementary principles of reading, and selected lessons for the most elegant writers.  For the use of academics and the higher classes in common and select schools."
The Speller and Definer; or Class-Book, No.2. E. (Edward) Hazen Uriah Hunt 1829, Philadelphia 15 9.5 215 "Designed to answer the purposes of a spelling book, and to supercede the necessity of the use of a dictionary as a class-book." FRAGILE: See Condition note using link at top of page.
The Young Catholic's Illustrated Speller / The Young Catholic's Illustrated School Series Speller The Catholic Publication Society The Catholic Publication Society 1879, New York 17.5 11.5 142 Preface: "In compiling this Spelling-Book, we have endeavored to make is as simple, and at the same time as practical as possible."  Back cover has a price list of other materials published by the Catholic Publication Society.
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