McGuffey Readers Original Series
by William Holmes McGuffey
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0880620145
- ISBN 13
- 9780880620147
- Seller
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CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Hardcover, box set of seven volumes, illustrated. Very Good condition, clean, tight books with no writing, marks or tears. Slight shelf wear on the box edges.
The books were authored by William Holmes McGuffey, (1800-1873) a nineteenth century American educator, original copyright entered in Ohio in 1849, first published by Truman and Smith, Cincinnatti, Ohio. The 1982 edition is mostly a facsimile of the original books, updated by the publisher. The books reflect the Christian beliefs of Mr. McGuffey and the school curriculum of the era. The contents include poetry, stories, fiction and nonfiction.
The volumes included in this set include Eclectic Primer, Eclectic Pictorial Primer, Eclectic First Reader, Eclectic Second Reader, Eclectic Third Reader, Eclectic Fourth Reader, and Eclectic Speller.
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- Bookseller
- Rock River Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 352
- Title
- McGuffey Readers Original Series
- Author
- William Holmes McGuffey
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- ISBN 10
- 0880620145
- ISBN 13
- 9780880620147
- Publisher
- Mott Media
- Place of Publication
- Milford, Michigan, USA
- Date Published
- June 1, 1982
- Keywords
- education, American 19th Century
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children-youth; Illustrated; Collectibles;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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