McGuffey's Fifth Eclectic Reader Revised Edition ~ Signed Effie L. Swank Cave WV

Description: Welcome to eBay, the largest yard sale and/or auction in the world. For your consideration is this antique school book McGuffey’s FifthEclectic ReaderRevised Edition The McGuffey Readers textbook series was used in American schools during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The Readers emphasized the fundamental skills of reading and writing but included stories on a wide range of subjects from many sources (hence, "eclectic"). The Fifth Eclectic Reader includes selections from Washington Irving, Daniel Webster, Charles Dickens, Samuel Johnson, and Bret Harte. The books were also intended to develop proper character in children, and had a religious overtone. A previous owner signed her name on the front flyleaf as Miss Effie L. Swank from Cave, West Virginia. Cave is an unincorporated community in Pendleton County, West Virginia. It was so named because of a nearby cave. A post office was established in the community in 1890. Cave is located on U.S. Route 220 along the South Branch Potomac River. Printed by the American Book Company. The book measures 7 1/2 inches by 5 5/16 inches by 15/16 of an inch and it weighs 1 pound 1 ounce. The pages are numbered i-viii and 9-352. None of the pages are ripped; torn; or creased due to having been folded. A previous student wrote part of the alphabet on the back flyleaf. Otherwise there is hardly any other writing in the book. There is foxing throughout. Shipping is free via media mail. Contact Please contact me after the sale with any questions or concerns before leaving neutral or negative feedback so that I may attempt to resolve any issues that arise. Please direct all communication to me via the My Messages link of eBay. Do not send me email as I do not routinely check my email account.

Price: 20.45 USD

Location: Elkins, West Virginia

End Time: 2025-02-11T03:11:49.000Z

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