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Up for sale is a rare, authentic piece of 19th-century American educational history. This copy of \"An Elementary Grammar of the English Language\" was a staple textbook used in schools during the late 1800s. Co-authored by prominent Philadelphia educators William Fewsmith and Edgar A. Singer, it offers a fascinating look into how the English language was taught over a century ago.
The front cover features a beautiful, classic Victorian-era typography design alongside a central vignette illustration of a teacher and student. Published by the historic Philadelphia publishing house Sower, Potts & Co., this book is a wonderful addition for collectors of antique textbooks, pedagogical history, or general Americana.Condition Report (Important - Please Read)This book is sold as-is in heavily used, antique condition, showing character and wear consistent with its age and use by school children over a century ago:
• Cover/Binding: The exterior boards show significant shelf wear, rubbing, fading, and staining. The corners and edges are heavily bumped and worn down. The spine backing shows heavy fraying and material loss along the edges, though the structural binding remains intact.
• Interior Pages: Pages show natural age-toning,foxing, and handling soil. There may be typical pencil inscriptions, schoolboy doodles, or historic signatures from previous student owners on the endpapers or margins.
• Completeness: The text block is intact, though the paper is delicate due to age.
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