The English Reader

London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green, 1827. Book. Fair. Full-Leather. Another Edition. 160mm Tall, 16mo. Quite heavy surface wear and wear to cover edges and corners and cracked down sides of spine. Front free endpaper missing. Pencilled doodle and writing on pastedowns. Several brown marks on page edges. Old tear on page 315 has been delicately sewn… Read more about this item

New London, Connecticut : W. and J. Bolles ; New York : Collins and Hannay, 1829., 1829. Fair. 252 pp. ; 18 cm. ; OCLC: 15143234 ; LC: PE1120 ; Full Title: The English reader ; or, Pieces in prose and verse, from the best writers; designed to assist young persons to read with propriety and effect,… Read more about this item

Early American school book. Typical antiquarian full leather binding, smooth spine, gilt bands. Book was bound by hand. Book is physically old and shows some signs of handling and time.

Brookfield, 1826. E. and G. Merriam. 250 pp. Subtitle: Designed to Assist Young Persons to Read with Propriety and Effect, to Improve their Language and Sentiments, and to Inculcate Some of the Most Important Principles of Piety and Virtue with a Few Preliminary Observations on the Principle of Good Reading. Leather cover, owned by Sumner Vanhorn, a pencil note… Read more about this item

Utica: William Williams. Very Good-. 1823. Hardcover. Murray, Lindley. THE ENGLISH READER. Utica, William Williams. 252 pp, 1823. Shoemaker 13454. An uncommon imprint of this oft-reprinted schoolbook. Original leather, covers show some soiling and rubbing, contents toned and foxed, otherwise Good+. .

York: Printed for Thomas Wilson and Sons., 1822. 12mo, pp. xxxvi, 372. Contemporary calf, spine divided by double gilt rules and lettered direct in gilt, edges sprinkled red. A little rubbed, front joint splitting but cords holding. Armorial bookplate of the Coultharts of Coulthart to pastedown. Expatriate American Quaker Lindley Murray (1475-1826) settled in York in the 1780s… Read more about this item

York, United Kingdom: Printed By Thomas Wilson & Sons, 1827. American who became famous as a grammarian. 20th Edition in Full Tree Calf (rubbed to edges, spine starting to crack but intact) pp xvii 372, tight and bright copy, cnr folded top of few pages, end pages sl browned, named in copperplate script to front pastedown and dated 1833.. Re-Issue.… Read more about this item

Ithaca: Spencer & Chatterton. Used - Very Good. 1829. Hardcover. Leather. Octavo. 258 pp. Heavy shelf wear, scuffing, and rubbing to boards, with title label all but scraped away. Corners bumped. Some wear & tear and heavy foxing & toning to pages. Very Good. (Subject: Education).

W and J. Bolles, New London and B. and S. Collins, New York, 1835-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. Fair hardcover. ORIGINAL 1835 PRINTING. Text unmarked. Pages foxed but still quite legible. Page edge and corner wear. Name/writing on inside covers and end papers. Covers show heavy edge wear with rubbing/scuffing and bumped corners. Spine (leather) edge wear. Binding still… Read more about this item

Collins, Brother & Co., 1842. Hardcover. Acceptable. in x in x in. Well worn.

New York.: Collins and Co., 1821. Stereotyped by B&J Collins, New York.. Full leather. Good. No dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. Spine and most of cover, bright, clean. Damage to spine corner edges, lower end. Corners bumped, minor curling. Prior owner signature mirrored on opposite page, fade to original. Moderate foxing, staining.. 1 263 p. Marbled brown… Read more about this item

(London: William Tegg: 1848) New Edition: Carefully Revised and Improved, by the Rev. EC Tyson, MA Cloth binding (antique) pp. xxxvi, 363. Engraved frontispiece. Very good

New Haven: Durrie & Peck, 1830. Full leather. Fair. No dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. Terrible condition, but durable enough to be carried down for 170 years (give or take). Foxing or small stains to every page, not obliterating text. Edge lower water stains toward back. Rear cover nearly.... 1 204 p. Brown leather over boards. Spine… Read more about this item

Collins, Brother & Co, 1842-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. Fair Leather hardcover. ORIGINAL 1842 PRINTING. Text unmarked. Pages foxed but still quite legible. Writing on inside covers and end papers. Covers show heavy edge wear with rubbing/scuffing and bumped corners. Spine edge wear/chipping. Binding still fairly tight.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

New York: Caleb Bartlett. Heavy wear and staining. Binding still holding. A11 . Poor. Half-Leather. 1827.

Thomas Wilson and Son, 1811. Full-Leather. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Brown leather over boards. Edges and corners are rubbed and bumped. Gilt bands on spine, worn. Top and bottom of spine worn. Name on front endpaper. Endpapers toned. Page edges are toned. A few pages are creased, some foxing.

Concord, NH: Horatio Hill & Co., 1828. Original 1828 printing, stereotyped by H. and H. Wallis of NY; Retired library copy with the usual stamps, stickers and labels; Textblock aged and foxed, but in very good condition; It's obvious from an examination of the pages, that the sterotyped plates have been used for many previous printings; Full leather binding, library… Read more about this item

New-London / New-York: William Bolles / Collins and Hannay, 1829. Hardcover. Good+. Full leather. Tail of spine perished; corners bumped; boards rubbed and scratched. Contemporary ownership markings on prelims and terminals, some of it rather charming -- like a collage of old newspapers on the front paste-down, featuring illustrations of an elephant, a camel, a clock,… Read more about this item

PRINTED AND SOLD By E & E HOSFORD: THE ENGLISH READER: OR, PIECES IN PROSE AND POETRY 1819 Rare American Book, 1819 Book. GOOD MINUS. Hardcover. TITLE: THE ENGLISH READER: OR, PIECES IN PROSE AND POETRY 1819 Rare American Book AUTHOR: LINDLEY MURRAY PUBLISHER - (LOCATION) / COPYRIGHT: PRINTED AND SOLD By E & E HOSFORD, ALBANY 1819 EDITION: Reprint… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: McDowell, 1843. leather_bound. Book: Good. 12mo.. 263 pp. 4 3/8 x 7 1/8. Brown leather covered boards, stamped in red and gold on spine. No dj. Leather cracking at hinges & scuffed at edges. Ownership markings on both endpapers.