Search Results: Old Schoolbooks from Glenbower Books

Dublin: Blackie edition and date unknown, probably late 19th century, green cloth mottled and worn, text clean and sound, with illustrations, 194 pages, illustrated, no markings in text, so presumably the teacher's copy Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket.

Dublin: Blackie undated but apparently early 1900's, green decorated cloth, generally clean sound copy, 240 pages, some hadwritten memos on rear blank, illustrated in text, generally clean sound copy of an old schoolbook. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Dublin: Falconer, 1883. sixth edition, plain black cloth binding with some bumping, text block a bit shaky and loose, many pages dog-eared, some occasional soiling and a very few annotations and tick marks in the text, but text block is mostly sound. Although this book seems to have been widely used in Irish National Schools in the late 19th Century, it is now surprisingly rare - no copies online that I can find at time of cataloguing. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Reprint.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket.

London: Macmillan, 1876. old schoolbook in darkened maroon cloth-covered boards, 113 pages plus some advertisements, illustrated, generally clean though a small stain is evident on one page, sixth edition, with questions. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Reprint.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket.

London: Longmans, Green, 1877 Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. Third Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. old school textbook, cloth rather worn, few pencil inscriptions in text margins. Signed by Author(s). Hardcover.

Dublin: Sullivan Brothers, 1880. black cloth blindstamped, a little foxing at endpapers but text block surprisingly fresh, rear endpaper torn out, 304 pages, a really nice copy overall. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Reprint.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

London: Rivingtons, 1890. dark maroon cloth, corners mildly bumped, text block clean and sound, unmarked. Nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New Edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Dublin: Alexander Thom, 1879. black embossed cloth a bit worn and chipped, new edition revised, illustrated, 380 pages plus short publisher's catalogue, owner's name on endpaper, adult signature, presumably teacher, clean and sound generally. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. New Edition.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket.

Dublin: Educational Company of Ireland Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. no date (apparently 1930s), green cloth, hinges weak, text block sound and clean. School text by the noted archaeology professor.. First Edition.. Hardcover.

London: Simkin Marshall, 1871. In the 'Class Series' of text books in science, specially prepared for use in the elementary stage of classes in connection with the Science and Art Department, South Kensington, stiff card covers with dark cloth, blind-stamped on front board, some foxing to endpapers, else nice and clean firm copy, 118 pages. Second edition, enlarged and improved, containing the questions for 1871. Scarce. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Second Edition.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket.

London: Walton and Maberly, 1857. gilt-decorated and embossed beige cloth boards, spine darkened with age, binding and text sound and clean, a little bumping at corners, early owner signature dated 1858, copiously illustrated, 241 pages plus catalogue - the man was indefatigable. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Edinburgh: William and Robert Chambers, 1851. black cloth age-worn, small area missing on spine, inside clean and sound, 100 pages, edition not stated but preface is dated 1848, in series Chambers's Educational Course, previous owner signature on title page dated 1879. Uncommon in original edition. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Reprint.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket.

London: Nelson old schoolbook, well handled, green boards worn and stained, early owner signatures, one apparently dated 1902, illustrations in text, 256 pages, a used old schoolbook, apparently c. 1900. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket.

London: J. & A. Churchill, 1878. maroon embossed covers darkened but otherwise sound, slight bumping at one corner, pp vii, 131 plus extensive publisher's catalogue, text clean and sound throughout. Probably never used as a schoolbook. Almost half the text deals with organic chemistry. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Reprint.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

London: Nelson, 1882. dark green cloth covers, endpapers darkened, 158 pages, binding sound, but some student underlining and other marks in parts of text. Illustrated, and I bet you don't often see a picture of a sturgeon in domestic economy books these days. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket.

London: Macmillan, 1874. dark-coloured cloth surprisingly fresh, adhesive tape repair to small tear on free endpaper, mild foxing to a couple of pages in text, text otherwise clean, sound and unmarked, 67 pages, with a preface by Professor Roscoe. This book contains the problems only, not the key mentioned in some other editions. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Third Edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

London: Baldwin & Cradock, 1835. cloth covers much worn,spine hinges partly gone, text block sound but showing its age, some notes by 19th century student.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Dublin: Thom, 1881. top half of front endpaper torn away (to remove name, presumably), text block otherwise clean, sound and unmarked, in black blind-stamped binding of the Commissioners of National Education, 262 pages. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Second Edition.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket.