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The Delsarte Speaker
by Northrop, Henry Davenport
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- Used - Poor
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- No jacket
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- Not stated
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- 1895
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Meadows of Dan, Virginia, USA
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CA$27.71
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Cincinnati, Ohio: W. H. Ferguson Company, 1895. Not stated. Hardcover. Poor/No jacket. 512 pages, illustrated with color frontispiece and black and white plates and drawings. "For Young Folks and Amateurs Containing a Practical Treatise on the Delsarte System of Physical Culture." Blue-green illustrated cloth binding with gilt titles on front cover and spine, decorative end papers. Gilt mostly… Read more about this item Item Price
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Higher Geography
by Frye, Alexis Everett
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- Used - Good
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- No jacket
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- Later printing
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- 1903
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Meadows of Dan, Virginia, USA
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CA$38.10
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Boston: Ginn & Company, Publishers, 1903. Later printing. Hardcover. Good/No jacket. 194 pages with supplements and article on Virginia by Algernon B. Chandler, Jr. Illustrated with black and white drawings and color maps. Index and table of contents covering numerous subjects. Gray cloth binding with illustrations and black titles on front cover, blindstamped pricing information for "Virginia edition"… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Peerless Reciter
by Northrop, Henry Davenport
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- Used - Fair
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- No jacket
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- Not stated
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- 1894
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Meadows of Dan, Virginia, USA
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CA$27.71
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Chicago: Monarch Book Company, 1894. Not stated. Hardcover. Fair/No jacket. 516 pages, illustrated with "superb phototype engravings and line drawings." Instruction and selections for reciting in public. Handsome engravings of Cyril Scott and Ada Rehan as frontispiece. Blue-green illustrated cloth binding with gilt titles on front cover and spine, decorative end papers. Gilt mostly rubbed off, heavy edge… Read more about this item Item Price
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More Language That Needs Watching
by Bernstein, Theodore M.
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- Used - Good +
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- good
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- First edition, as stated
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- 1962
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Meadows of Dan, Virginia, USA
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CA$20.78
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Manhasset, New York: Channel Press, 1962. First edition, as stated. Hardcover. Good +/good. 108 pages plus author biography. Pitfalls of language for "writers and editors from the distinguished assistant managing editor of The New York times." Gray cloth spine over pink boards with blindstamped logo on front cover and gilt titles on spine. Titles are a bit faded,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Principles of the Law of Contracts (Anson on Contracts, Turck Edition)
by Anson, Sir William R., edited by Jerome C. Knowlton and Charles Joseph Turck
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- Used - Fair
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- No jacket
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- Revised
- Published
- 1929
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Meadows of Dan, Virginia, USA
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CA$20.78
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Chicago: Callaghan and Company, 1929. Revised. Hardcover. Fair/No jacket. 654 pages with index. A textbook on contract law for first year law students. Black cloth binding with gilt titles on spine. Heavy spotting of cover, edge wear, spine a little faded and scuffed with some fading of gilt, conrers and spine ends bumped, former owner's name "Hhoss Osborn,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Children's Reading
by Terman, Lewis M. and Margaret Lima
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- Used - Good
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- No jacket
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- Later printing
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- 1926
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Meadows of Dan, Virginia, USA
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CA$11.08
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New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1926. Later printing. Hardcover. Good/No jacket. 363 pages with title index. A guide to using the natural interests of children to encourage them to read. Small slip crediting a grant fronm the Commonwealth Fund bound in. Blue cloth binding with gilt titles on front cover and spine. Spine cocked, gilt a little… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Wonderful Wedding Workbook
by Boggs, Barbara, Gretchen Poston and Ellen Proxmire
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- Used - Very Good
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- good
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- Not stated
- Published
- 1971
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Meadows of Dan, Virginia, USA
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CA$55.42
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Washington - New York: Robert B. Luce, Inc., 1971. Not stated. Hardcover. Very Good/good. 256 pages. A workbook for the perfect wedding by the founders of Wonderful Weddings, Inc., a wedding consulting firm. Covers every aspect of putting together a wedding, from announcing the engagement to the final moments of the reception and on to the honeymoon. Forms,… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Education Index, June 1951 - May 1952
by Carpenter, Dorothy Ross and Elizabeth L. Miller, Editors
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- Used - Good
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- No jacket
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- First edition
- Published
- 1952
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Meadows of Dan, Virginia, USA
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CA$27.71
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New York: The H. W. Wilson Company, 1952. First edition. Hardcover. Good/No jacket. 763 pages. A comprehensive guide to educational literature of the time period. Red cloth binding with black titles on front ocver and spine. Some soiling of cover, spine a bit faded, light edge wear, bumping of corners and spine ends, interior pages bright, binding tight.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Laboratory Atlas of the 13-MM. Pig Embryo
by Boyden, Edward A.
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- Used - Good
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- No jacket
- Edition
- Second Edition
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- 1933
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Meadows of Dan, Virginia, USA
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CA$69.27
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Philadelphia: The Wistar Institute Press, 1933. Second Edition. Hardcover. Good/No jacket. 91 pages, with black and white drawings and figures on almost every page. Written by a professor of anatomy to illustrate mammalian organogeny. Tan cloth binding with black titles on front cover and spine. Some spotting of cover, edge wear, corners and spine ends bumped, stains, former… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Latin Primer
by Gildersleeve, B. L. (Revised by author and Chapman Maupin
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- Used - Fair
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- No jacket
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- Later printing
- Published
- 1901
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Meadows of Dan, Virginia, USA
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CA$13.86
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New York: University Publishing Company, 1901. Later printing. Hardcover. Fair/No jacket. 208 pages with vocabulary. A primer addressing the needs of the beginning Latin student. Gray boards with quarter leather, gilt titles on spine. Boards and leather much scuffed, chips in leather at spine ends, corners bumped, spots and scratches, multiple names in pencil on end papers, hinges… Read more about this item Item Price
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Studien und Plaudereien in Vaterland, Second Series
by Stern, Sigmon M.
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- Used - Good
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- No jacket
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- Eighth Edition
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- 1881
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- Hardcover
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Meadows of Dan, Virginia, USA
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CA$11.08
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New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1881. Eighth Edition. Hardcover. Good/No jacket. "Studies and Chats in country" written in German in a beautiful font that looks like Old German. Full title is Studien und Plaudereien in Vaterland, Second Series, by Sigmon M. Stern, director of Stern's School of Languages, New York, and Menco Stern. Eighth Edition, revised. Published… Read more about this item Item Price
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Collectanea Graeca Minora: Ad Usum Tironum
by Dalzel, Andreas
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- Used - Fair
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- No jacket
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- Third American Edition
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- 1813
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- Hardcover
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Meadows of Dan, Virginia, USA
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Cambridge: J. A. Cummings and W. Hilliard, 1813. Third American Edition. Hardcover. Fair/No jacket. Third American Edition. Multiple page numbered sets plus preface and table of contents. Collectanea Graeca Minor by Andreas Dalzel, published by J. A. Cummings and W. Hilliard, Cambridge, printed by Hilliard and Metcalf, 1813. Third American Edition. Appears to be a collection of minor… Read more about this item Item Price
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Grammaire Francaise, Cours Suerieur & Exercises Francais, Cours Superieur, Two Volumes
by Calvet, J. and C. Chompret
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- Used - Fair
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- No jacket
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- Sixth Edition
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- 1928
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Meadows of Dan, Virginia, USA
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CA$6.93
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Paris: J. de Gigord, 1928. Sixth Edition. Hardcover. Fair/No jacket. 364 pages with index. Two volumes of French language textbooks. Hardcover, green papered boards with green cloth strip on spine, paper label printed with black titles on spine. Spines faded and tanned, paper label tanned and scrubbed with chips missing along edges, crack in front cover board of… Read more about this item Item Price
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Lecons de Langue Francaise Cours Superieur
by Une de Professeurs
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- Used - Good
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- No jacket
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- Not stated
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- c. 1933
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- Hardcover
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Meadows of Dan, Virginia, USA
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CA$8.31
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Tours, France: Maison A. Mame & Fils, c. 1933. Not stated. Hardcover. Good/No jacket. 468 pages with index. Appears to be one of a series of French language textbooks, Collection D'ouvrages Classiques. Hardcover, green papered boards with blue cloth strip on spine, paper label printed with black titles on spine. Spine faded and tanned, paper label also tanned,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Appendix Vergiliana
by Ellis, R.
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- Used - Good
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- No jacket
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- Later printing
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- 1927
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- Hardcover
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Meadows of Dan, Virginia, USA
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CA$11.08
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Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1927. Later printing. Hardcover. Good/No jacket. Pages not numbered, indexed by chapter and line. Sive Carmina Minora Vergilio Adtribvta. In Latin, with footnotes. Brown binding with black decorative imprint on front cover and black titles on front cover and spine. Cover faded, particularly at spine, titles worn, some spotting and edge… Read more about this item Item Price
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Supervised Study in the Elementary School
by Hall-Quest, Alfred Lawrence
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- Used - Good
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- No jacket
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- Reprint
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- 1925
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- Hardcover
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Meadows of Dan, Virginia, USA
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CA$34.64
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New York: The MacMillan Company, 1925. Reprint. Hardcover. Good/No jacket. 473 pages with index. Covers the principles of administration and supervision of study in various elementary subjects. Black cloth binding with gilt titles and bands on spine, brown end papers. A little fading and spotting of cover, light edge wear, minor bumping of corners and spine ends, some… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Basis of Practical Teaching
by Bryan, Elmer Burritt
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- Used - Good +
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- No jacket
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- Not stated
- Published
- 1905
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Meadows of Dan, Virginia, USA
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CA$12.47
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New York: Silver, Burdett & Company, 1905. Not stated. Hardcover. Good +/No jacket. 190 pages. A readable guide to fundamental facts of science and principles of education for teachers. Green cloth binding with gilt titles on front cover and spine. Spine a bit darkened, some spotting, a little edge wear, fading along edges of cover, corners and spine… Read more about this item Item Price
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Everyday Problems in Teaching
by O'Shea, M. V.
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- Used - Very Good
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- good +
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- Not stated
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- 1912
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- Hardcover
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Meadows of Dan, Virginia, USA
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CA$22.17
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Indianapolis, Indiana: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1912. Not stated. Hardcover. Very Good/good +. 388 pages, plus reference list and index. Chapters on governing the school room, discipline, fair play, teaching students to think, communication, execution, novice mistakes, education of girls. exercises and problems. Dark brown cloth binding with black titles on front cover and gilt titles and bands on… Read more about this item Item Price
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Roman Tales Retold
by Edwards, Walter Alison
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- Used - Good
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- No jacket
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- Not stated
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- 1924
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- Hardcover
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Meadows of Dan, Virginia, USA
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CA$8.31
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Chicago: Scott, Foresman and Company, 1924. Not stated. Hardcover. Good/No jacket. 77 pages with vocabulary. A collection of Roman tales in Latin, simplified for the beginning student. Red cloth binding with gilt titles on front cover. Spine ends and corners bumped, some spotting, gilt a little faded, some edge wear, scuffing of back cover, scuffs and small notations… Read more about this item Item Price
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Business and Professional Speaking, Volume I, II, & III
by Sandford, William Phillips and Willard Hayes Yeager
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- Used - Fair
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- No jacket
- Edition
- First edition
- Published
- 1929
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- Original Cloth
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- 1
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Meadows of Dan, Virginia, USA
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CA$27.71
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Chicago: A W. Shaw, 1929. First edition. Original Cloth. Fair/No jacket . Three volume set on successful public speaking. Blue cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine. Covers are spotted and stained, light edge wear, gilt lettering faded, corners and spine ends bumped, interior pages tanned, former owner's address stamp on front free end papers.
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