1864 WILLSON’S LARGER SPELLER ILL HC 1st SPELLING ORTHOEPY GRAMMAR PENCIL NOTES

Description: For those interested in antiquarian children's schoolbooks, up for auction is a fascinating American hardback title from 1864 called Willson's Larger Speller. The book's author is Marcius Willson (1813-1905), and it was published by Harper & Brothers, New York. It appears to be a first edition, as a note on the second page states that corrections will be made "in a second edition." The schoolbook, with its paper-covered boards -- the front one illustrated -- and a spine covered in brown cloth (now damaged), measures 5 inches wide by 7-1/4 inches high and comprises 163 printed pages. The elaborately illustrated front board -- a bit damaged and hard to read the words and appreciate the illustrations -- and the identical title page read:HARPER'SSchool and Family Series.WILLSON'SLARGER SPELLER.A PROGRESSIVE COURSE OF LESSONS IN SPELLING,ARRANGED [illegible, but reads ACCORDING TO]The Principles of ORTHOEPY AND GRAMMAR,WITH EXERCISES INSYNONYMS, For Reading, Spelling, and Writing,AND A NEW SYSTEM OFDEFINITIONS.BYMARCIUS WILLSON. New York:HARPER & BROTHERS. In case (like me) you were wondering what the word "orthoepy" means, it's defined as "the study of correct or accepted pronunciation." The Table of Contents, on the next page, includes the following (I'm not transcribing every line here):Explanatory PrefaceAdditional Directions and SuggestionsSpelling LessonsWords Alike in Sound, but Unlike in Spelling and SignificationExercises in SynonymsDefining LessonsLetters, Words, and Sentences: Pauses, and Other Marks, Used in Writing and Printing; The Use of Capital Letters; Rules for SpellingErrata.--On page 64, first column, "crave" should be brake; and "brave," in fourth column, should be under the heading of "ADJ., N., and V." These will be corrected in a second edition.Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty-four, by HARPER AND BROTHERS, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York. The overall condition of this antiquarian children's schoolbook is fair, taking into account its great age. The paper-covered boards are quite damaged, with chipping, smudging, rubbing, spotting, staining, corner damage, and tears and loss of cloth at the spine (some words are rubbed and illegible on both the front and rear boards). The off-white end pages are spotted, smudged, torn, missing paper (at the back), etc., and there's extensive pen and pencil writing on them, including an owner's name and date inked in blue on the rear pastedown (reading "Mary Arnold, / Elkhart, / Inc. / 1867"). The pages within are quite age-toned, darkened, spotted, smudged, stained, chipped, corner-bent, wrinkled / rippled, etc., but there appears to be no major damage or flaws in within in the way of clipped or missing text pages, tape repairs, water or other liquid damage, large tears, etc. There's some pencil writing on a few of the pages within, including the reverse of both the front free end page and the rear free end page. The page edges are all smooth-cut, uncolored, age-toned / darkened, etc. The book has neither a musty nor smoky odor. This antiquarian schoolbook, with illustrations on the title page and several pages within, is being sold AS IS, AS DESCRIBED ABOVE AND PICTURED WITHIN. I am setting what I feel is a reasonable starting price for the auction of this hard-to-find title, and there is NO RESERVE. I am also including a Buy It Now price. Shipping and handling for the book: $5 to U.S. addresses (via Media Mail). Note that eBay has now instituted a shipping program whereby bidders from outside the U.S. can bid on or buy all sellers' items, and the seller sends everything to an eBay facility in the US for shipping. So far, this seems to be working out well (though one item bought by someone in China never made it to its destination, though eBay very quickly refunded the buyer). If you want this book sent more quickly to you (e.g., via Priority Mail in the U.S.), you must request this asap after winning or purchasing it (or beforehand, if possible), and I will adjust the amount accordingly. I will do my best to send the publication out to you no more than 2-3 business days following receipt of payment (that is, when eBay informs me that your payment has been posted to or otherwise cleared in my account). If you are the winner or buyer of this 1864 schoolbook, PAYMENT IS EXPECTED WITHIN ONE WEEK (7 DAYS) FROM THE PURCHASE DATE. If you cannot pay within this time frame, PLEASE contact me asap so we can work something out. I'm very flexible and understanding, but I would appreciate communication from you one way or another. PLEASE NOTE THAT RETURNS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED NOR REFUNDS MADE FOR THIS CHILDREN'S SCHOOLBOOK, SO PLEASE READ MY DESCRIPTION CAREFULLY, LOOK CLOSELY AT THE PHOTOGRAPHS I’VE UPLOADED, AND ASK ME ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE ABOUT THE CONTENTS OR CONDITION OF THE TITLE. THANKS FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING! Thanks for looking, and please don't hesitate to email me if you have any questions about this copy of Willson's Larger Speller, a first-edition schoolbook published by Harper & Brothers of New York in 1864. PLEASE NOTE THAT I WILL HAPPILY ADJUST SHIPPING CHARGES FOR MULTIPLE PURCHASES!!! AT THIS TIME, HOWEVER, THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO PURCHASES MADE BY THOSE OUTSIDE THE U.S. USING eBAY'S GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM. ALSO, PLEASE NOTE THAT, IF APPLICABLE, eBAY WILL ADD ANY APPROPRIATE STATE SALES TAX TO THE INVOICE.

Price: 14.99 USD

Location: Middletown, Connecticut

End Time: 2024-12-04T19:19:56.000Z

Shipping Cost: 5 USD