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Just Published, Remember "The Boy Who Cried Wolf", "Mary's Lamb"? ... To commemorate the nation-wide McGuffey centennial.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection Misc Print Collection box 3 no 13
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Minnich, Harvey C., 1861-1952. William Holmes McGuffey and his readers.
- Minnich, Harvey C.
- McGuffey, William Holmes, 1800-1873. Old favorites from the McGuffey readers.
- McGuffey, William Holmes.
- Readers.
- Publishers and publishing--New York (State)--New York.
- Publishers and publishing.
- Booksellers and bookselling--New York (State)--New York.
- Booksellers and bookselling.
- Genre:
- Readers (Publications)
- Promotional materials.
- Readers.
- Book prospectuses.
- Booksellers' advertisements.
- Prospectuses.
- Ephemera.
- Advertisements.
- Physical Description:
- 1 sheet ([1] page) : illustrations ; 28 x 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : American Book Company, 88 Lexington Ave., [1936?]
- Notes:
- "The prospectus announces, the popular McGuffey Readers series gift books, commemorating William Holmes McGuffey and The Nation-Wide McGuffey Centennial. The books promise to help, 'McGuffeyites to refresh their memories and to possess, in a single book, many of the old reading lessons...'"--Vendor's description.
- Local Notes:
- Kislak Center copy purchased for the Penn Libraries in 2017 from Ian Brabner, Rare Americana.
- Kislak Center copy acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.
- OCLC:
- 1130588930
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