New Idea Speaker or, Songs and Rhymes for Jolly Times: A Book of Original and Selected Recitations in Verse and Prose, Dialogues, Drills, Tableaux and Songs with Music, Arrayed in the Form of Programs for Children's Entertainments [Salesman's Sample/Publisher's Dummy]

Philadelphia: Elliott Publishing Co, 1902. Hardcover. Very Good. Adapted for use in the school, church and home, with special instructions to parents and teachers how to give an entertainment, with a department of child culture, vocal and physical, for the proper training and development of children. Embellished with beautiful color plates, half-tone photographic portraits of children reciting, original and novel line drawings by special artists." [82] p., color frontispiece and 3 leaves of color illustrations: music, illustrations; 25 cm. Yellow-brown cloth with gilt-stamped cover title: New Idea Speaker for Children Arranged in Programs for Home, Schools, and Church. Color pastedown of girl posing on front cover, within green-and-gilt frame; additional green and gilt decoration on front cover. Sample gilt-stamped spine title on back cover. This is a salesman's sample or publisher's dummy. It contains the title page and table of contents, along with samples of the photographic illustrations of children posing in costumes, in-text line drawings, poetry for recitations, and songs with music. Final 8 pages are lined pages for information on subscribers. The first page contains four names in pencil with subscription and dates. The author Maude M. jackson, was the originator and director of entertainments in the public schools of Chicago. In Very Good Condition: cover is lightly soiled; corners are rubbed; cover pastedown is rubbed, with one small chip at edge; internally clean and tight.