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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very Good Minus complete condition with some shelf edge and corner wear. Spine ends rubbing and tiny frays. Chip/tear on spine panel with some loss. Interior is unmarked with clean off white pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Illustrated. Ffep missing. Owner's name fep. School stamp p. 51. Corners worn. Binding good.

Cloth. Condition: Fair. First Edition. Notes in pencil on endpapers and a few marks in pencil in the textblock . Heavy wear to cloth on spine and edges of boards .

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. This 1927 first edition of 292 pages is fine inside, tight, bright, and clean, free of names and markings .The spine ends and extremities are lightly bumped/worn of the green cloth book. There are a few areas where the top layer is worn and the bottom layer is exposed. There is a stain on the fore edge that does not affect the inside pages or margins. The book is good minus.

These books were part of the State of Arizona State-Owned (Free) Textbook collection. They were available to "check out" and had private library bookplates on the inside covers. These were used in the Phoenix area to teach English as a second language to Spanish-speaking children. As 8- to 11-year-olds use them, the books naturally and inevitably deteriorate from ordinary use and time - rips, tears, scuffing, edge wear, discoloration, dings, missing pages, taped pages, and water stains. Additionally, these little gems survived an F4 tornado. The Open Door Language Series is a vintage set of early 20th-century (c. 1926-1928) English language textbooks designed as a classroom guide covering grammar, composition, and oral expression. This set includes the Third, Fourth, and Fifth Grade volumes. These antique textbooks were an innovative language course. According to the introduction, "As the name of the series suggests, the book is an open door to self-development for each child, no matter what his native endowment may be. It endeavors to conserve ability in the use of language, which is frequently lost when adult standards are prematurely thrust upon pupils and when all pupils are expected to fit into the same mold. To be of value, a training in English must be considered inseparable from the training in thinking and in living. The lessons in the book are therefore based on interesting group activities that stimulate thought, develop personal initiative, and promote a spirit of cooperation." Key Details of the Series: Target Audience: Originally designed for elementary and middle school learners (e.g., First Book, Second Book, and by-grade courses). Focus Areas: The series focuses on functional grammar, composition, punctuation, "language games," and storytelling to encourage correct language usage. Structure: It emphasizes both oral composition (talking well) and written composition (paragraphing and proofreading). Availability: These books are often found today as vintage collectibles, reprints, or digitized versions.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. This is the RARE 1st edition, 2nd printing (1929) of How to Teach English: A Complete Manual for the Open Door Language Series. Publisher's code "EK31" is printed on the copyright page. Brown cloth covered boards with black lettering on the front and spine. Good+ condition overall without a dust jacket (possibly issued without dj). The corners and spine ends show moderate wear and fraying. Edges of text block are tanned. The binding is tight. The interior pages are clean and unmarked though lightly tanned. There is a single public school stamp on the front pastedown. Bookseller's seal for The Norman Remington Co. of Baltimore is fixed to the rear pastedown; although removable if desired, there is a bit of history in the company so I personally would keep it. The book will be carefully packaged for protection from heavy handling and the elements during shipment. Electronic USPS tracking issued free of charge.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Richardson, Frederick (illustrator). First Edition. Rare illustrator and publisher. 1926 at copyright; no other dates. Sea-green full cloth boards, dark green cover design and titles, lt. green spine titles, moderate shelf wear, bow, toning. Cover illustration appears to be a nearly full cover design of the little mermaid. Back cover features intriguing emblem of split globe w/in lattice of line in foreground, pyramid design behind w/flame atop w/rays emanating and International Press printed below. Pages very good. Smooth color frontispiece plate: "The Feathers Closed Over Them Closely - The Marsh King's Daughter". Features three additional dramatic color plates and ten full-page plates in b&w. Pictorial endpapers in green at front and back of geese gathering on shore around fair maiden w/rising sun in b.g. Features rare especially durable Hercules string-bind; hinges fully intact. Pictorial advert at front for the cause of The National Committee for the Prevention of Blindness. Features Hans Andersen's classics with some lesser known tales of fairies and wonder. 276 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.