New York: J. Orville Taylor, 1839. Seventh Edition. Published by J. Orville Taylor, at the "American Common School Union." Stereotyped by Francis F. Ripley. 243 p.; 15 cm. (6 inches). Original black leather spine with blue paper over boards. Spine has 4 gilt-ruled spine compartments; boards are printed in black within decorative border. Publisher's advertisement on back board. Front free endpaper bears former owner's name: Mary P. Kimball. The author, Lydia H. Sigourney (1791-1865), opened her first school for girls at the age of 19 and the education of girls continued to be a strong interest of hers the rest of her life. This volume contains both fiction and nonfiction, as well as poetry, intended for the education of girls. In Good Condition: about half of the leather is lacking from the spine; edges of the covers are rubbed; small section of paper lacking from front cover; covers are soiled; occasional foxing; upper edge of a few pages bears small, old dampstain, not touching text; pages are otherwise clean and tight. A very scarce work by an important American writer of the first half of the 19th century.. Good.

Philadelphia, Pa.: Hogan & Thompson, 1843. Title page cont'd: In Prose and Verse For the Use of Schools in the United States. 276 p.; 18 cm. (7¼ inches). Leather spine with green paper over boards printed in black. Back board contains publisher's advertisements for other school books by the author. Both front and back board text is printed within ornamental border. In Very Good- Condition: edges are rubbed; small loss of leather at ends of spine and along back joint; leather is separated along front joint; hinges are tight; pages are clean and tight. A scarce American reader from the 1840s.. Very Good-.