Student Schoolmate: First Edition (7 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Front cover is loose (present); back cover is gone; cover has soil, stains and chips; volume has wear and foxing; interior has soil and light stains. Paginated [285]-332, illustrated. Volume begins with chapter 11 of Horatio Alger's "Fame and Fortune." Size: 9 x 6 inches [br 28]. …

Paperback. Condition: Fair. First Edition. New York: Robinson & Richardson, 1856. June 1856 issue. Juvenile content, both fiction and non-fiction, with advertising. Covers worn with some separation to the lower spine, pages a bit worn and age-toned but clean. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. …

Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. Woodcuts; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 192 pages; 1863 Galen James & Co. Boston. Vol XII, Nos 1-6 of the digest sized magazine edited by "Oilver Optic" pseudonym of William T. Adams. These six issues include the complete serialized first novel in the Paul Clifford series, all of which were published in the magazine and never issued in contemporary book form. Six single issue magazines in original woodcut pictorial wraps. Each is bound with 3 hole string tie with pictorial covers laid over. Several issues with rear cover detached. Spine edges rubbed and furred. Some soiling and toning to covers generally light but heavier to first issue. Illustrated with woodcuts. The magazine format is uniform in each issue, with about 12-13 pages of the Clifford story followed by short pieces from other authors, some of Civil War related subjects. There is a 2 page public speaking and Declamations section, a short several page dramatic piece, a pedagogical entry - "From the Teacher's Desk" and a musical piece with score followed by 1 or several pages of ads. Notable for the complete "Optic" short novel - "Live and Learn, Or, the Adventures of Paul Clifford" which was published only in the magazine. The namesake of the story is an orphaned boy who must learn his lessons in school and life to achieve his goals and earn his livelihood. (Note we also have the 2nd of the Clifford books in the following six issues). Worn but complete and decent. We have done no restoration or repairs. Quite scarce. Good thus.…

Paperback. Condition: Good+. First Edition. Woodcuts; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 190 pages; 1863 Galen James & Co. / Joseph H. Allen, Boston. Vol XII, Nos 7-12 of the digest sized magazine edited by "Oilver Optic" pseudonym of William T. Adams. These six issues include the complete serialized second novel in the Paul Clifford series, "Onward & Upward, Or, Paul Clifford in Search of a Situation." All of the Clifford series were published in the magazine and never issued in contemporary book form. Six single issue magazines in original woodcut pictorial wraps. Each is bound with 3 hole string tie with pictorial covers laid over. The magazine switched publishers from Galen James & Co to Joseph H Allen beginning with the August issue. All 6 issues soundly bound and complete with spine edges lightly rubbed and furred. Some soiling and toning to covers generally light. Illustrated with woodcuts. The magazine format is uniform in each issue, with about 12-13 pages of the Clifford story followed by short pieces from other authors, some of Civil War related subjects. There is a 2 page public speaking and Declamations section, a short several page dramatic piece, a pedagogical entry - "From the Teacher's Desk" and a musical piece with score followed by 1 or several pages of ads. Notable for the complete "Optic" short novel which was published only in the magazine. The namesake of the story is an orphaned boy who must learn his lessons in school and life to achieve his goals and earn his livelihood. (Note we also have the 1st of the Clifford books in the preceding six issues). A bit worn but complete and decent. We have done no restoration or repairs. Quite scarce. G++.…

Half Morocco Leather. Condition: Good. First Edition. FIRST EDITION, first printing. First appearance of "Fame & Fortune" by Horatio Alger, Jr. Half black morocco leather binding with raised bands and gilt titling on the spine, pebbled cloth cover boards, lightly worn and scuffed. This book contains volumes XXI-XXII of the well known illustrated monthly "For all our Boys & Girls". 566pp. Numerous black & white illustrations throughout. In this book the Horation Alger story Fame & Fortune makes its first appearance, preceding the first book of that title. This book also contains two other items by Alger: "How Pat Paid the Rent (p. 117), "John Maynard" (a poem). The pages a little wavy from moisure and there is a marginal damp stain to one plate. Lacking part of the page at the gutter with a lose of a word or two on pages 1-2. Overall in GOOD PLUS condition. A good gift. Horatio Alger, Jr. (January 13, 1832 July 18, 1899) was a 19th-century American author who wrote approximately 135 dime novels. Many of his works have been described as rags to riches stories, illustrating how down-and-out boys might be able to achieve the American dream of wealth and success through hard work, courage, determination, and concern for others. This widely-held view involves a significant simplification, as Alger's characters do not typically achieve extreme wealth; rather they attain middle-class security, stability, and a solid reputation that is, their efforts are rewarded with a place in society, not domination of it. He is noted as a significant figure in the history of American cultural and social ideals, even though his novels are rarely read these days. As bestsellers in their own time, Alger's books rivaled those of Mark Twain in popularity. UncleAndy Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. (Horatio Alger) The Student and Schoolmate. An Illustrated Monthly for Youth. Published by Joseph H. Allen, Boston, 1871. Volumes XXVII-XXVIII. Contains the first complete appearance of Horatio Algers Paul the Peddler plus Bret Harte and others. Binding is in near fine condition. Contents clean. Fold-out gesture chart of boys on yellow paper. 586 pages. 6 x 8 ¾ inches. Bound in ¾ leather with marbled paper. Protected by Mylar. Inventory #C-201. Price: $400.…

First Edition. 12 vols. in 1. First appearance anywhere, complete in 12 issues of The Student and Schoolmate Illustrated Monthly, vol. XIX no. 1 through vol. XX no. 6 (Jan.Dec. 1867). The original dozen monthly parts bound by the publisher in their original cloth, preceding the 1868 1st book edition published by Loring, that's more common than unused treadmills, as well as the uncountable reprints of it, and the hundreds of attempts to replicate it by Alger and others (disciples owe their masters temporary belief, not perpetual captivity). Original cloth, a tiny chip at the spine's base, the odd few pages toned, but get over it. This is a very good, unrepaired copy of a rare book in original cloth (no copies listed as sold at auction on RBH), and as American as apple pie, but these days, that'd be frozen apple pie, with a slice of processed cheese on top. Ref: Grolier 100 American, no. 75. Ralph Gardner, 445, saying: "Ragged Dick was not the author's first book, as is widely believed, but it is the story that launched him as an alltime bestselling author.". You say you like your books important? Ok. Here's the prototype of all rags to riches novels (the tycoon's Rocky), and the formula for the American Dream. Alger coyly defines success as more achievement than expectation, implying that the inverse is the definition of failure. So take note of that inverse and veil your prospects. Later in the 19th century Communism emerged as a foil to Capitalism but no one would have ever guessed that the fatal flaw of Communism would be that there wasn't any money in it. The most popular novel of its day, then, within a generation, the American dream, as Ragged Dick defined it, became so repeated that its origin was taken for granted (every great river is disapproving of its source). Then it was exported by Hollywood in the greatest exploit of propaganda in the history of the world. Now it has had a resurgence, and the dream's birthplace is being revisited with newfound admiration by a new generation of readers (legs).…