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Songs of Harvard

Songs of Harvard

by Noble, Lloyd Adams

New York: Hinds, Noble and Eldredg, 1913. Hardcover. Very Good. Quarto, 222 pp. Tipped in plates depicting scenes from Harvard.. Crimson cloth with photographic plates on front board. Prelims and edges of book block show some foxing. Tissue guard protecting frontispieces is creased and yellowed. 1914 gift inscription.
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NZ$43.03
The Cambridge Union and Ireland 1815-1914

The Cambridge Union and Ireland 1815-1914

by Martin, Ged

Ann Barry, 2000. Softcover. Very Good. From the private collection of Boston historian Frederick A. Hagar. Bottom corner of book block is gently bumped. Bookplate inside front wrap. Pages remain clean and unmarked; spine, uncreased.
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NZ$68.84
The Story of Philippine Education

The Story of Philippine Education

by Carson, Arthur L

Quezon City, Philippines: New Day Publishers, 1978. Softcover. Very Good. Scarce scholarly work on Philippine educational systems, from pre-school to adult learning. Octavo, 316 pp. In wraps. Wraps are lightly creased and show a little rubbing. Pages remain clean and unmarked.
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NZ$77.45
Prospectus of the Newark Wesleyan Institute

Prospectus of the Newark Wesleyan Institute

by [The School]

Newark, N.J.: [Newark Wesleyan Institute], 1848. 8 pages. Pamphlet. 8 ½ x 5 ½ inches. Pamphlet; removed, without wrappers; foxing and staining, Good. Presumably unrecorded prospectus for the Newark Wesleyan Institute in Newark, New Jersey. The illustrated title-page shows a vignette of the school. The organization of the school was to be accomplished via joint-stock capital and the terms of the scheme are explained. Prospective investors were informed on the final page that the school would be... Read more about this item
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NZ$258.15
Perspectives 1968

Perspectives 1968

by Peter J. Gomes et al

Harvard Divinity School Publishing Committee, 1968. Softcover. Very Good. Informal journal of student faculty-student thoughts and opinions as they related to the school in the late sixties. Quarto, 109 pages. Stapled wraps. Wraps are a little yellowed along edges. Light wear to corners.
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NZ$55.93
[M.I.T., Cross-Dressing:] Tech Show 1927 "West is East.

[M.I.T., Cross-Dressing:] Tech Show 1927 "West is East.

by Philip K. Bates and G. Elbern Hopkins

Boston: The Tudor Press, [1927]. 32pp. Program. 10 x 6¾ inches. Color pictorial wrappers; stapled. Half tone and other illustrations; ads. Vertical center crease; very good. [sold with:] [Np: np, 1927]. [1]p. Small Broadside or Handbill. 9 x 6 inches. Half tone illustration. Minor wear at top; very good. Theater program for West is East, a two-act musical comedy produced in 1927 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and featuring an all-male cast including cross-dressers in leading and... Read more about this item
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NZ$430.25
The Inaugural Address, of the Rev. Gilbert Morgan, President of the Western University of Pennsylvania. [University of Pittsburgh]

The Inaugural Address, of the Rev. Gilbert Morgan, President of the Western University of Pennsylvania. [University of Pittsburgh]

by Rev. Gilbert Morgan

Pittsburgh: E. Lloyd and Company, Printers, MDCCCXXXV [1835]. 15, [1]pp. Pamphlet; removed, without wrappers; some foxing, else Very Good. Speech by Rev. Gilbert Morgan, one-term president of the Western University of Pennsylvania, now the University of Pittsburgh. Morgan authored the Report on Public Instruction in Pennsylvania (1836) which became the basis for the state's education system. (University of Pittsburgh online) His speech regards his educational philosophy, the study of languages, and... Read more about this item
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NZ$86.05
The Memoirs of John Macmillan Brown

The Memoirs of John Macmillan Brown

by John Macmillan Brown

Memoirs of John Macmillan Brown, Canterbury University, illustrated with b+w photos.
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NZ$30.00
Redbrick and Bluestockings

Redbrick and Bluestockings

by Beryl Hughes & Sheila Ahern

Women at Victoria University, Wellington, NZ. B+w photos,
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NZ$25.00
Public Schools and British Opinion, 1780 to 1860

Public Schools and British Opinion, 1780 to 1860

by Mack, Edward C

London: Methuen & Co., Ltd, 1938. Hardcover. Very Good. This book examines the role played by public schools in shaping British attitudes during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Scarce. xvi, 432 pp. Blue cloth. From private collection. Penciled marginalia erased from a few pages; a couple of dog-eared pages returned to flat position. Bottom corner of upper board bumped.
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NZ$283.97
Harvard College Class of 1872 and Class of 1873 Secretary's Reports

Harvard College Class of 1872 and Class of 1873 Secretary's Reports

by Lincoln, Albert Lamb, et al

Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard College, 1873. Softcover. Very Good. This listing is for two softcover Harvard College Secretary Reports for the Classes of 1872 and 1873. Octavo, 19 and 28 pp., respectively. From private collection. Wraps show some wear and soiling, with light creasing and some wear to corners.
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NZ$111.87
Class Day '95. Lincoln University

Class Day '95. Lincoln University

by [Lincoln University]

[Lincoln University, Chester County, Pennsylvania, June 3, 1895]. [4]pp. Bifolium. 7¼ x 4½ inches. Gray stiff card stock with folded parchment paper wrap around; cord tie. Illustration vignette. Lower wrapper creased; very good. 1895 Class Day program of music and oratory from Lincoln University, an historically Black university in Pennsylvania founded in 1854. The day's activities included morning and evening exercises. The program was comprised of musical grand marches (including one by John Philip... Read more about this item
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NZ$430.25
Rocket Your Child into Reading

Rocket Your Child into Reading

by French, Jackie

Sydney: Angus & Robertson. 2004. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition. Spine very lightly sunned. 188 pages. One of Australia's most celebrated and loved authors (who is also dyslexic) provides advice on reading and literacy. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Softcover.
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NZ$16.54
A Treatise on Coal Mining (five volume set)

A Treatise on Coal Mining (five volume set)

by International Correspondence Schools

Scranton, PA: International Textbook Company, 1898. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcovers, five volume matched set of first editions, all bound in half brown leather with morocco grain cloth sides. Grades range from G- to G+. All books have previous owner's stamp which reads "Private Library of A. D. Oberly" and some copies have pencil pricing on the front end pages. All five books also state First... Read more about this item
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NZ$335.60
Otago Medical School 1875-1975

Otago Medical School 1875-1975

by Gordon Parry

An historical sketch.Good condition with b+w photos and illustrations, and a neat inscription on the inside cover.
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NZ$20.00
Draper Laboratory: 40 Years as an Independent R&D Institution; 80 Years of Outstanding Innovations and Service to the Nation

Draper Laboratory: 40 Years as an Independent R&D Institution; 80 Years of Outstanding Innovations and Service to the Nation

by Granchelli, Kathleen (Editor)

Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, 2013. Hardcover. Fine. Illustrated history of Draper Laboratory published to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the lab's founding by Charles StarK Draper at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Folio sized book measures 12 1/4" tall x 10 1/2" wide. 78 pp. Illustrated. In decorative charcoal gray cloth binding. From private collection. Clean, unmarked copy.
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NZ$146.28
The Laboratory for Nuclear Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A Celebration of 46 Years, May 13-16, 1992

The Laboratory for Nuclear Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A Celebration of 46 Years, May 13-16, 1992

by Henderson, Donna

Collierville, Tennessee: Fundcraft, 1992. comb binding. Very Good. Collection of recipes from the LNS community celebrating the laboratory's 46th anniversary. Octavo, 150 pages + index. Plastic comb binding. From private collection.
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NZ$68.84
Harvard Heroics: A Collection of Eighteenth Century Verse Descriptions of Harvard College

Harvard Heroics: A Collection of Eighteenth Century Verse Descriptions of Harvard College

by Aubin, Robert Arnold [Editor]

Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1934. Softcover. Very Good. Octavo, 29 pages. Stapled wraps. Wraps are lightly agetoned with faint sticker mark on front. Pages remain clean and unmarked. Scarce.
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NZ$86.05
Circa 1870s albumen photograph of McNeely's Normal School, later Hopedale Normal College, Hopedale Ohio

Circa 1870s albumen photograph of McNeely's Normal School, later Hopedale Normal College, Hopedale Ohio

by [Unk.]

[Hopedale, Harrison County, Ohio. Ca. 1870s]. Small cart-de-visite -sized albumen photograph, without backmark. Corner losses, general soil and wear; fair to good. Educator and abolitionist Cyrus McNeely was the founder of The McNeely Normal School which then became Hopedale Normal College. It was the first co-ed college in Eastern Ohio and among its graduates was George Armstrong Custer in 1856. Taken by an unknown photographer, this image shows the College as represented by two, possibly three... Read more about this item
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NZ$258.15
Report of the Committee of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, on the Subject of Free Scholarships

Report of the Committee of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, on the Subject of Free Scholarships

Boston: Alfred Mudge & Son, Printers, 1867. Softcover. Very Good. Also the indenture of trust, for the establishment of a fund for this purpose." Octavo, 13 pages. In wraps. Uncommon booklet outlines plans for free scholarships at MIT. From private collection. Light vertical crease to wraps and text block. Name in pencil on upper wrap.
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NZ$68.84
1863 Autograph Letter Signed by Princeton Theological Seminary Director, John Michael Krebs

1863 Autograph Letter Signed by Princeton Theological Seminary Director, John Michael Krebs

by John M. Krebs [John Michael Krebs (1804-1867)]

New York. December 18, 1863. [4]pp. 8vo. Bifolium. Transmital folds; some creases; very good. How do you prevent a "...a host of ministers begging for introductions to vacant pulpits"?  In 1863, Princeton Theological Seminary Director, John Michael Krebs (1804-1867) is writing about "unemployed ministers." At this time, Krebs was serving as a director of Princeton Theological Seminary, of which school's board he subsequently became president from 1865 until his death in 1867. Krebs writes to his... Read more about this item
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NZ$215.12
Annals of The King's College of Our Lady of Eton beside Windsor

Annals of The King's College of Our Lady of Eton beside Windsor

by Sterry, Wasey

London: Methuen and Co, 1898. Hardcover. Very Good. This book by William Sterry details the history of King's College, Eton. It covers the founding and early years of the college, as well as its development and growth over time, and includes information on the college's notable figures, buildings, and events. Octavo, 362 pp. Custom bound in leather. From private collection. Gift inscription on front flyleaf. Cracks and wear along joints. Single leaf portrudes slightly beyond edge of book block (nature... Read more about this item
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NZ$86.05
National Taste, An Address Delivered Before the Goethean Literary Society of Marshall College, at its Anniversary, August 28, 1844

National Taste, An Address Delivered Before the Goethean Literary Society of Marshall College, at its Anniversary, August 28, 1844

by William M. Nevin

Chambersburg, Pa: Published by the Society, Printed at the office of publication of the German Ref. Church, 1844. 20 pages. 8¼ x 5¼ inches. Pamphlet; removed and without wrappers; foxed; Good. Scarce Chambersburg imprint for this address given by William M. Nevin who also served as president at Marshall College.
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NZ$77.45
[West Point] General Orders, No. 53. Ward Department, Washington, April 23, 1911

[West Point] General Orders, No. 53. Ward Department, Washington, April 23, 1911

by [United States Military Academy]

[Washington, D.C., 1911]. 8 pages. Self-wraps, 8 x 5 inches. Toning; very good. bjcb 352241 General orders signed in type by Leonard Wood, Major General, Chief of Staff, outlining 11 character, moral and educational requirements for cadets at West Point including the authors and titles to be read.
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NZ$111.87
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