4 890 résultats
189510554201895. 40 S. Hlwd (St. a. T.).
18641231197Basel, Bahnmaier, 1864. 21, (3) S. Br. Etwas angeschmutzt.
1898164292Halle (Saale), Vlg. d. Buchhandlung d. Waisenhauses, 1898. 149 S. HLwd. m. Rsign. St. verso Tit. Auf d. ersten S. m. Bleistiftunterstreich.
1864817070Kraków, 1864. XV, 566 S. OU. Umschl. beschäd. Bogen teilw. lose.
182817578<p>Philadelphia: American Sunday School Union n.d. ca. 1828 Early edition. The earliest copy noted by OCLC apparently has 1828 on the title-page and this copy can't have been published much later. OCLC also only lists copies that claim to be revised as ours does. A scarce book regardless as OCLC lists only thirteen physical copies of any edition. We could find no indication of who the author is. Quarter red roan over marbled boards gilt-lettered spine. Twelvemo. Engraved frontispiece. Binding extremities a bit worn and rubbed. Lacking blank preliminary and terminal leaves. Very light foxing the occasional minor stain. A very good copy of a rare fragile book. The present work consists of four dialogues each between two characters that wish to instill morality in young readers by addressing the following topics: keeping good company reading the Bible on collecting donations for church rising early regular and punctual attendance at Sunday school animal cruelty dog fights cock fighting etc. violence for sport fist-fighting and more.</p> American Sunday School Union, hardcover
1896558413London: Griffith Farran Okeden & Welsh 1896. Please Email for further details.NO EXTRA POSTAGE ABOVE OUR STANDARD RATES !. Miss E.Watson Harrogate July 1896 English Bookplat. First Edition. Green Decorated Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by 47 Illustrations . 4to - over 9¾" - 12". Hardback. Griffith Farran Okeden & Welsh Hardcover
1875170211875. Women Education Handwritten Composition book of young lady filled with handwritten poems essays and stories. 111 handwritten pages. Signed "Miss L. Sargeson" and dated "9-6-75" on first page. Entries date to 1875. Original boards. 9 x 7.5 in. Decorative green and purple flower design on covers page edges gilt. Includes several verses from Shakespeare including a few lines from A Midsummer's Night Dream: "Night's swift dragons cut the clouds full fast And yonder shines Aurora's harbinger At whose approach ghosts wandering here and there Troop home to churchyards." Includes an excerpt about "The Moon" from John Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost: "Rising in clouded majesty at length Apparent queen unveiled her peerless light And o'er the dark her silver mantle threw." Notably women writers are also represented in the composition book. She includes "Continuance of Moral Education" by Harriet Martineau the British social theorist who is often cited as the first female sociologist. Also includes material originally written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge Sir Walter Scott and Scottish writer John Wilson pen name Christopher North. Copying essays poetry stories and compositions was the standard teaching tool throughout the 19th century. The exercise taught handwriting spelling grammar knowledge of literature and other subjects of the material and elocution. This composition book is an excellent example of a young lady's schoolwork in the mid-19th century. Spine is damaged with losses. 4 pages have stray marks or scribbles in margins from a later hand in blue ink not affecting text. Good to very good condition. unknown
1873170201873. Women Education Handwritten Composition book of young lady filled with handwritten poems and essays. 119 handwritten pages including a 2-page index at the conclusion. Entries dated 1873-1874. Original boards. Floral decorative pattern in white blue and gold on both covers page edges gilt. 9 x 7.5 in. Signed "Miss L. Sargeson" on first page. Filled with handwritten poems and essays including work by Edgar Allen Poe James Montgomery William Wordsworth Charles Dickens Elizabeth Browning Shakespeare Washington Irving and Oliver Goldsmith. Also short fiction such as "The Monk" part of Laurence Sterne's Sentimental Journey through France and Italy first published in 1765 and reprinted several times in the 19th century for teaching elocution. Copying essays poetry stories and compositions was the standard teaching tool throughout the 19th century. The exercise taught handwriting spelling grammar knowledge of literature and other subjects of the material and elocution. The handwritten notebook also contains scientific material including a composition on "The Eye" investigating the properties of the human eye and eyes of other animals and animals that have no eyes such as "the starfishes have are mere sensitive points dimly conscious of forms." Also historical material including a composition on the Ancient Greek city Thermopile and a letter from Protestant Reformer Martin Luther to his son. This composition book is an excellent example of a young lady's schoolwork in the mid-19th century. 13 pages have stray marks or scribbles from a later hand in purple blue and orange ink; most marks are in margins and do not affect text legibility. Vertical tear to first page at top left edge along binding. Losses and damage to spine. Good to very good condition. unknown
18702893602William Mackenzie 1870. The book is leather bound. Backstrip is ribbed and torn and exposed at the top and bottom. Pages have gilt edges. Front hinge is very worn and loose. Some pages have consistent damp stain around the edges. This book has hardback covers. In poor condition suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item3150grams ISBN: William Mackenzie hardcover
189800005534New Haven: Yale University 1898 288 pages plus lots of pages of advertisements many photo illustrations nice condition with some light wear bumping to corners. Volume XXXIII Yale University hardcover
187914061NY: Henry Holt. Fair. 1879. First Edition. Hardcover. Binding copies. The covers are rubbed at the edges & spine ends and the signatures are coming loose. The cloth spine on volume two is coming loose all along the rear hinge. Contents are otherwise very good. Inscription on the second end paper bookplate inside the front cover. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall . Henry Holt hardcover
1899090402NY: The Jersey City Printing Co. 1899 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. RARE copy of this Yale Class of 1889 decennial celebration. Includes celebration details class members biographies necrology professions marriages births class register etc. 136 pages with a few illustrations. Gilt lettered deep blue binding has almost no wear; foxing on free-endpaper. The Jersey City Printing Co. hardcover
187737091877 TOURS, 1877, Alfred MAME et Fils éditeur, volume in-18 cartonnage éditeur papier gauffré violet, plats et dos ornés de motifs noirs et dorés, tres bon état .
1899163645Leipzig, Frankenstein & Wagner, 1899. 165 S. OBr. m. Rsign. Vord. Umschl. fehlt. St. verso fleck. Tit.
18465120060Charleston S.C.: Burges & James 1846. Hardcover. Poor in No Dust Jacket dust jacket. Exlibrary marks. Binding sound but hinges broken. Quarter leather over boards is heavily worn with front board detached but present leather over spine missing. Writing on endpapers. Pages have some dampstaining tanning. Edited by Legaré's sister. Includes his contributions to the New York and Southern Reviews as well as a memoir of his life. Ex-Library; 9.0" tall. Burges & James hardcover
1893018053New York: WM. J Pell 1893. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Previous onwers' names on title page minor edge wear very nice copy. <br/> <br/> WM. J Pell hardcover
1891901710James B. Campbell. Good with no dust jacket. 1891. Hardcover. Bound volume containing. Issues 1 through 9 February 1891-November 1891. Cover wear. Half leather. The World's Columbian Exposition Illustrated was a monthly periodical published between 1891 and 1894 to document the planning construction and events of the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago. Edited by James B. Campbell it featured detailed articles photographs and illustrations covering various aspects of the exposition including architecture fine arts horticulture manufacturing and international exhibits. The publication served both as a promotional tool and a historical record of the fair. As noted I have Bound volume containing. Issues 1 through 9 February 1891-November 1891. . James B. Campbell hardcover
18565556360W. & F. G. Cash 1856. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition suitable as a reading copy. 8vo. Green cloth. Inlaid design on covers. Gilt lettering on the backstrip. Bumped corners. Moderate wear to backstrip. Back end page hinge is split. Mostly clean. Loosely bound. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item450grams ISBN: W. & F. G. Cash hardcover
18893121372John C. Mimmo 1889. Binding split between pages 2 and 3. Re-bound by library. Cover stained. Backstrip torn. This book has hardback covers. Ex-library With usual stamps and markings In poor condition suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item750grams ISBN: John C. Mimmo hardcover
1874081182London: John Murray 1874. Rebound 1st Edition. Hardcover. pp. viii 331. 8vo. Rebound into brown cloth with gilt top page edges and lettering to spine. Light shelfwear; very good. John Murray hardcover
1870005644NY: Scribners 1870. In Original red cloth stamped in gold. Binding shows a bit of fading to spine but title still readable. The first edition of this book that was part of the Scribner "Illustrated Library of Wonders" series. A handsome copy. 218 pp. advertisements. Illustrated. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Scribners Hardcover
1900179971900. Archive of five annual reports issued by Homerton College Cambridge covering the academic years 1900-1905. Octavo pamphlets measuring approximately 7" x 5" ranging from 11 to 24 pages each. Illustrated with seven black-and-white photographs depicting campus buildings classrooms and college administrators along with an engraved view of the college. The 1902 and 1903 reports feature photographic views of Homerton College on their front wrappers. Original printed paper covers titled "Report of the Congregational Board of Education for the Year Ending Year."<br /> <br /> Founded in 1695 Homerton College occupies a significant place in the history of British education and was among the institutions that expanded educational opportunities for women during the nineteenth century. By the mid-1800s women were being admitted to study at Homerton making the college an important center for female teacher training and higher education at a time when academic opportunities for women remained limited. These reports document the institution during a period of growth and modernization at the turn of the twentieth century. The pamphlets provide a detailed record of academic instruction enrollment finances faculty activities campus improvements and student life. The 1901 report opens with a confident assessment of the college's progress noting that "All the students passed the usual tests very satisfactorily" and concluding that "Everything in this College shows marks of progress and bears testimony to the vigour of its administration." Beyond academic matters the reports offer valuable glimpses into everyday student culture. Accounts of clubs and extracurricular activities reveal an active collegiate community including the popular Cycling Club which reported in 1905 that members "visited many of the villages near Cambridge and held its annual picnic at Clayhithe" while noting that a newly constructed bicycle shed had become "a great convenience by all who have brought their machines up with them."<br /> <br /> Taken together the reports provide an unusually rich portrait of institutional development and student experience at one of Britain's pioneering centers for women's education. They illuminate not only the administrative concerns of the college but also the social networks recreational activities and evolving culture of female higher education during the Edwardian era. Several covers bear institutional Board of Education Library stamps with three retaining library labels on the rear wrappers. Minor contemporary manuscript notations appear on some covers. Light wear and handling consistent with use; overall very good condition. unknown
1843JC12826Buffalo New York 1843. Ephemera. Near Fine. Three items. 1 Single printed leaf regarding mostly the institute's finance or lack thereof. Flattened creases from folding; a few small notations on the verso in a contemporary hand. It includes the timely remark: "There have been complaints that the rates of tuition are too dear for the times." Date 1 March 1843. 2 Single printed leaf 250x200mm in 2 different types with flattened creases from folding addressed by hand to Dr. Burwell of Pearl Street. Invitation to a meeting of the friends of education to be held at the Mansion House for the purpose of adopting a plan for the permanent establishment of the Buffalo Female Institute. 3 Partially printed form with manuscript entries single leaf 208x135mm. Report Card for Miss Delia S. Austin signed by her teacher Julia B. Ackley and her parent; recording Ms. Austin's attendance and grading her Composition and Penmanship. <br/><br/> unknown
1827167051827. Manuscript friendship album compiled for a young woman identified as Eliza containing poetry essays and inscriptions dated principally 1827 in New York documenting the literary culture and social practices associated with women's education in the Early Republic period. The album provides evidence of the handwritten exchange culture that flourished among young women attending academies and seminaries during the early nineteenth century when manuscript albums functioned as both literary exercises and social keepsakes marking transitions from formal schooling into adulthood. The contents emphasize moral instruction refinement religion sentiment and intellectual self-cultivation through contributions focused on friendship nature happiness morality and the perceived civilizing influence of women. Particularly notable is the opening manuscript essay "On Woman" which argues for women's moral authority within society: "By her genial influence the heart of man naturally prone to yield to the dictates of error is almost imperceptibly led into the paths of refinement." The manuscript offers primary-source evidence for the study of female education sentimental authorship and gender ideology in antebellum America.<br /> Album containing approximately 90 handwritten pages with twelve poems essays and inscriptions contributed by multiple hands several specifically dated New York 1827. Entries include "On Happiness and Contentment" "On the Beauties of Nature" "On the Mind" and "On Man" alongside verses celebrating friendship and social intimacy among young women. One humorous contribution addressed directly to Eliza reads in part: "Eliza thou hast vex'd me quite; for oh! that pen and ink! How couldst thou ask me for to write" before concluding "For one sweet Kiss I'll write without one blot." The combination of moral essays sentimental poetry playful verse and reflective compositions illustrates the literary training encouraged within female academies where copying composition and exchange albums formed part of broader educational and social practices. The manuscript preserves numerous distinct hands and compositional styles underscoring its collaborative nature as a communal record of friendship and intellectual accomplishment.<br /> 90 pages. Original boards. Measures 8 x 5 inches. Light toning and foxing throughout. Front hinge loose but holding. Very good condition overall. Substantial surviving example of early nineteenth-century American women's manuscript culture preserving firsthand evidence of literary education gendered social exchange and friendship networks among young women in 1820s New York. unknown
1813150361813. Women's education materials 1813-1926 document the lived experience of female schooling across the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries including seminary training scientific study and political awareness prior to national suffrage. The grouping places early republic religious education alongside mid-nineteenth-century academic instruction and late nineteenth-century political consciousness concluding with a twentieth-century pedagogical lecture directed toward women teachers. Together the materials capture women's direct engagement with intellectual scientific and civic life through personal correspondence and formal educational discourse.<br /> <br /> Four items 1813-1926 consisting of three Autograph Letters Signed and one printed pamphlet. 1 Hillner Louis. Autograph Letter Signed in response to guardian of Eliza Climer. Bethlehem April 22 1813. Two letters on one sheet including a request from Climer's guardian for her removal from the Bethlehem Female Seminary and Hillner's reply noting that she "lamented and wept" at the prospect of leaving and petitioned to remain which he supports as "for her best" if permitted to continue her studies. 2 Hemstreet Eloise. Autograph Letter Signed to her mother 1854. Letter describing her school as "the best of schools and one of the edens of the earth" with specific reference to scientific instruction and anticipation of viewing "the eclipse through the telescope" indicating active participation in astronomy. 3 Unidentified student. Autograph Letter Signed. Western Female Seminary Oxford Ohio October 19 1879. Letter discussing recent gubernatorial elections and public political discourse stating "The principal topic here for the last week has been the election.It will be so nice to be at home next Presidential Election" documenting student engagement with electoral politics prior to the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment. 4 Gould Frederick J. Why Educate Chesterfield: National Union of Women Teachers 1926. Printed pamphlet of a lecture delivered before women educators advocating intellectual breadth beyond rote instruction declaring "Education must no longer bend over the desk and cramp its soul into spelling writing and sums.It must live in and live by and live for great ideas."<br /> <br /> Female seminaries in the early nineteenth century including Bethlehem Female Seminary operated within religious institutional frameworks that emphasized moral discipline alongside academic study while mid-century curricula increasingly incorporated scientific subjects such as astronomy. By the late nineteenth century women students were actively observing and discussing electoral politics despite lacking formal voting rights indicating participation in public discourse prior to the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Gould's 1926 lecture reflects interwar educational reform movements that advocated broader intellectual development for both teachers and students. Minor fold lines and light handling wear to manuscript letters; pamphlet with slight edge wear and light toning; text throughout clear and legible; overall very good condition. A chronologically layered grouping demonstrating continuity and change in women's educational experience from early seminary culture to modern pedagogical theory. unknown