A University is Born
Union (W.VA.): Published at the Old Hundred, 1965. Hardcover. About the founding of the University of Maryland. Vg/Vg Dj/8vo./illus./308 pages. Education. EDU1/4232. Very Good. More
Union (W.VA.): Published at the Old Hundred, 1965. Hardcover. About the founding of the University of Maryland. Vg/Vg Dj/8vo./illus./308 pages. Education. EDU1/4232. Very Good. More
Mobile, AL: The Friends of the Spring Hill College Library, 1993. Hardcover. Signed and inscribed by the editor, dated 1995. Spring Hill College is a private, Jesuit, liberal arts school in Alabama. It was one of the first colleges to desegregate in the South. Later inscription to bottom of title page indicating that the book was once donated to the Archives of the Society of St. Joseph. Bound in deep purple leatherette boards with gilt title to spine and front board. A notecard with an illustration of the school has been taped on the front free endpaper. A seven page pamphlet including a brief history and a map of the college has been taped on the rear free endpaper. 154 pages. EDU/071520. Very Good / Very Good. More
Brooklyn, NY: The Albertype Co, 1902. Hardcover. Stab bound with cord in oblong maroon cloth boards with silver title to front cover. Binding remains secure; however, the cloth covered the spine is no longer present. Minor wear and rubbing to edges of boards. Includes photographic illustrations of faculty, football team of 03, academic buildings, special events, and more. Minor browning to edges of pages, but clean and bright overall. Size: 7.25 x 5.25 inches. EDU/122018. Very Good. More
Philadelphia: Chilton Books, 1963. Hardcover. Vg/Vg Dj/8vo./219 pp./an original drawing by Aaron Sopher on front flyleaf Education. EDU11142. Very Good. More
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1983. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket. Owner name to front flyleaf; dustjacket is tanned along top edge of flaps. Education. EDU1/4042. Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket. More
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1860. Hardcover. VG in brown cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Spine sunned; pp. 420. Education. EDU111240. Very Good. More
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1986. Paperback. Vg in wraps. Education. EDU109281. Very Good in Wraps. More
London: T.N. Foulis, 1915, Second Edition. Hardcover. Vg in dark-blue boards with gilt-lettered front cover and spine/8vo./illustrations reproduced from pastel drawings by Lewis Baumer/227 pp. Education. EDU1/5132. Very Good. More
Burlington: Hiram Johnston and Co, 1837. Paperback. Lacks wrappers. Stab bound with cord. Minor foxing throughout and light soiling to first page. 46 pages. AMER/040319. Very Good. More
Philadelphia: Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co, 1848. Hardcover. 8vo. Brown leather covered boards with gilt title to black title label on spine. Two large chips to head and foot of spine including small portion of title label. Crack to rear hinge. Foxing throughout, though text remains bright. 480 pages. MATH/040918. very Good-. More
London: W. Swan Sonnenschein and Company, 1884. Hardcover. G++ in heavily-oxidated red and gilt boards/small 8vo./77 pp. Education. EDU1/4252. Good ++. More
New York: Appleton-Century Crofts, 1970. Hardcover. Vg/Vg Dj/8vo./frontis./352 pp./many illustrations. Education. EDU112141. Very Good. More
Worcester: American Antiquarian Society, 1926. Paperback. Vg- in blue wraps/small tear to paper at top of spine/Ebeling was a professor of Greek and of History in Hamburg Education. EDU110291. Very Good. More
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1961. Hardcover. Very Good hardcover with Very Good- dustjacket. Dustjacket spotted with some wear to edges. Educator at Columbia University, New York. Presentation copy. Education. ED/11152. Very Good. More
Philadelphia: The Church Historical Society, 1950. Hardcover. Vg/Vg Dj/8vo./frontis./254 pp. Education. EDU11102. Very Good. More
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1926. Hardcover. 8vo. RARE. Navy blue cloth boards with gilt title to front board. Bookplate of bookseller, George Talbot Goodspeed to front pastedown. Clean, bright interior with tight binding. Minor wear to spine ends and edges. 58 pages. EDU/083106. Very Good Plus. More
Baltimore: Privately Printed, 1892. Paperback. 8vo. Good+ in very chipped and brittle detached wrappers. Chip to title page. Text is clean and bright. 79 pages. Baltimore. BALT109251. Good +. More
Limerick, Ireland: Mungret College, 1902-1907. Hardcover. The yearbook for Mungret College, a Jesuit school near Limerick, Ireland, which was open from 1882 through 194. It also served as a small secondary school with about 200 boarders. This collection includes several songs and/or articles in Gaelic; however, most of the text is in English. Photographic illustrations and articles about the school, town of Limerick, students, and staff are included. Each of the five included annual issues has about 70 pages. Bound in three quarter red leather over black cloth boards with gilt title to spine and front cover. Both hinges are cracked and the boards are a bit loose, but remain attached. Writing in pen to front free endpaper, and occasional smudge marks to margins, but clean overall. One page is torn down the middle and half of the page (which had an illustration) is no longer present. An interesting look into the history of this small Irish school. Size: Quarto. EDU/061820. Good. More
London: W. Clowes and Sons, 1852. Hardcover. This large quarto presents the extensive report produced by the Commission on all aspects of the operations and conditions existing at Oxford. The report is preceded by a record of the Commission's meetings and is followed by the Evidence and Appendix ; for the report's findings. Bound in three quarter brown leather with dark brown cloth covers with the university's seal in gilt. Spine title label and gilt rulings and date to spine. Leather is quite scuffed and bumped on the front and rear covers and spine has wear and fraying along edges. Presentation label on front pastedown. Hinges are reinforced by library cloth tape. Interior pages have age-toning to the margins. Very good condition. Minutes: v-xxviii pages; Report: 259 pages: Legal Statements: 7 and 8 pages; Appendix: 72 pages; Evidence: viii; 387 pages. EDU/091222 Heavy volume requiring extra shipping costs. Very Good. More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1868. Hardcover. VG in maroon cloth with gilt lettering; First edition; pp. 256. Education. EDU. Very Good. More
Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1983. Hardcover. In addition to a history of this small Methodist men's college, this book provides details about the student demography, collegiate finances, attrition rate of students, faculty wages, and more. Black cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Minor foxing to fore-edge of textblock, else clean. In black dust jacket with yellow title to spine and front panels. Minor wear to edges of jacket. 480 pages. EDU/011719. Very Good / Very Good. More
Bryn Mawr, PA: Open Connections, Inc., (1980). Paperback. The OTHER basics include life skills such as Flexibility, Decision-making, and Self-esteem. According to the authors, these skills should take priority over reading, writing, and math in the schooling and parenting of young children. Open Connections, Inc. was a non-profit organization which incorporated creative problem-solving into early childhood education. Very good+ in white illustrated paper wrappers with blue title to front wrapper and to spine. Minor rubbing and creasing to exterior. Interior is clean and bright and filled with illustrations. 133 pages. EDU/020819. Very Good+. More
Williamsburg: College of William and Mary, 1943. Paperback. Very good in green side stapled paper wrappers with black title to white title label on front wrapper. Minor edgewear and soiling to wrappers. Business card for John Edwin Pomfret, former president of The College of William and Mary, laid in. Small spot of browning to front free end page as a result of a paper clip that was once there. Else is clean and bright. Poetry. POE1/2212. Very Good. More
London: George Edward Eyre and William Spottiswoode, 1881. Hardcover. This large quarto presents the extensive minutes of evidence produced by the Commission on all aspects of the operations and conditions existing at Oxford. It includes an appendix and index and is accompanied by circulars addressed by the commissionerst ogether with answers. Bound in three quarter brown leather with dark brown cloth covers with the university's seal in gilt. Spine title label and gilt rulings and date to spine. Leather is quite scuffed and bumped on the front and rear covers and spine has wear and fraying along edges. Cloth covers also are worn and rubbed. Presentation label on front pastedown. Hinges are reinforced by library cloth tape. Interior pages have age-toning to the margins. Very good condition Part I: 415 pages; Part II: 187 pages. EDU/091422. Very Good. More
Burlington: University Press, H. Johnson and Company, 1837. Pamphlet. 8vo. Off-white paper wrappers with black title to front wrapper. Small hole-punch in upper left-hand corner. Text clean and bright. 16 pages. American History/education. EDU5/3142. Very Good. More