"Dick and Jane" books & readers from the 1930's

Rural-School Teacher's Manual for the Elson-Gray Basic Readers	VERY RARE!! 1931 Curriculum Foundation Series. Front cover was detached, and now taped. Teacher's name in pencil on front cover, school stamp on title page. The clear tape on the spine and name are the only 2 flaws that detract from the collectibility of this very special and rare book. The interior pages are in excellent condition. Softbound binding and in very good condition considering the age. This manual was condensed from the Teacher's Guidebooks for The Elson Basic Readers, Pre-primer and Primer, Book One, Book Two and Book Three. A superb piece of history and a great addition to a Dick and Jane collection. Detailed lesson plans for each story in each of the books listed above including the much loved Dick, Jane and Baby stories. This is the ONLY rural school teacher's manual I have seen in the years I have been selling these books!	14595 $80.00	Click here to see picture
Elson Basic Readers TEACHER'S EDITION of the Pre-Primer and Primer	1936 Teacher's Edition for the 1st Dick and Jane Pre-Primer and Primer. Original printing in 1931. The first 314 pages contain the teacher's guidebook to accompany the Pre-primer and Primer. This guidebook also includes sheet music for Dick and Jane ditties. The second section of 40 pages include the Pre-Primer and the third section of 144 pages contain the Primer. The second and third sections of the book contain the original students' editions with color lithograph illustrations. The guidebook section is in excellent condition with only a faint stain on the title page, the students' section of this book has a few smudges and some foxing to a few pages with the most discoloration shown on the first pre-primer page shown in the 2nd photo. The cover has bumping at the corners with less than normal shelf wear and rubbing. The back cover has some denting. Overall very good condition and a SCARCE find!	14634 $300.00
Elson Basic Readers - Pre-Primer (Dick and Jane 1st!)	1930 softbound. THE VERY FIRST DICK & JANE!!! Extremely rare and hard to find. The softbound binding is tight but has a lower portion of the cloth spine cover tap missing. Light cover creasing. Inscription inside the front cover, no other marks. No tears. The pages have some smudging from little fingers of long ago. Some of the first pages have tiny dog-eared corners. A superb piece of history and a great addition to any Dick and Jane collection. Very good condition.	11744 $200.00
Elson - Gray Basic Readers - Pre Primer	1930 softbound pre-primer, the FIRST DICK AND JANE BOOK! Chip to lower corner of cover. Some cover creasing, name inside the front cover and on title page. Pencil checks on the vocabulary page. There is a stain at the lower corner of all pages. Fair to good condition only but very scarce! A superb piece of history and a great addition to a Dick and Jane collection. Dick and Jane	hj1191 $100.00	Click here to see picture
More Dick and Jane Stories - Pre Primer	1934 softbound pre-primer! A near-impossible to find pre-primer. Most school districts purchased the Dick and Jane Basic Pre-primer but did not purchase the 2nd pre-primer. 1 light cover crease on front, light corner crease on back corner. Very small dog ear corners on the last few pages. No marks, tears or smudging. Near mint condition!~ A superb piece of history and a great addition to a Dick and Jane collection.	14379 $300.00	Click here to see cover picture Click here to see picture of interior
Elson - Gray Basic Readers - Primer	1936 ex-school. Name inside the front cover. Contains Dick and Jane and their friends. Many small page turning tears which have been mended with invisible acid-free archival tape. Edge chip to the first two pages. Some smudging on some pages from little fingers. The cover and binding are in excellent condition. Very good condition overall. Dick and Jane	12826 $60.00	Click here to see picture
Elson - Gray Basic Readers - Primer	1936 ex-school. Name in pencil on the front blank end paper and inside the back cover. Contains Dick and Jane and their friends. 3 pages have pencil marks and approximately 1/2 of the pages have a foil star at the upper corner of the page. 2 very small page turning tears at the page edge. No soiling, the cover is in near mint condition. Overall, very good condition. Dick and Jane	13128 $90.00	Click here to see picture
Elson - Gray Basic Readers Book One	1936 edition. The front cover has a crease. Poor condition. 1 page is partially removed, 1 large un-repaired tear. Shelf wear.	hj1424 $20.00	Click here to see picture
Elson - Gray Basic Readers - Book Two	1931 ex-school. Teacher's name in pencil on the front blank end paper. Some small page turning tears and smudging. Overall in good condition.	12367 $35.00
Elson - Gray Basic Readers - Book Two Teacher's edition	1936 rare and hard to find Teacher's edition. The first 255 pages contain the teaching guide and the remaining 240 pages contain the original student's edition with color illustrations. The front interior hinge is weak, the pages are in excellent condition and the cover is in excellent condition.	13777 $85.00
Elson - Gray Basic Readers - Book Three	1931 edition. "Discard" written inside the front cover. Some shelf wear to the corners and bottom edge. Some underlining in blue pencil on the first few pages. A few very small page turning tears. Still in very good condition for a 70+ year children's reader.	hj948 $25.00
Elson - Gray Basic Readers - Book Three	1936 ex-school. Book plate paste-down with owner's name inside the front cover. 1 page with a few underlined words in pencil and a couple of dog-eared corners. Very nice lithograph illustrations. The pages are white and crisp and the cover has little to no shelf wear. Excellent to near mint condition!	hj762 $50.00
Elson - Gray Basic Readers - Book Three	1936 edition. Name inside the front cover. 2 small page turning tears and 3 tiny page turning tears. 2 pencil marks and a couple of light smudges. The cover has light shelf wear. Very nice lithograph illustrations. Excellent condition for its age.	hj1687 $40.00
Elson - Gray Basic Readers - Book Three	1936 edition. Name inside the front cover. 2 small page turning tears and 3 tiny page turning tears. 2 pencil marks and a couple of light smudges. The cover has light shelf wear. Very nice lithograph illustrations. Excellent condition for its age.	hj1687 $40.00
Elson - Gray Basic Readers - Book Four	1936 edition. Name inside the front cover. No marks, tears or smudging. Very nice lithograph illustrations. Very light cover rubbing. Excellent condition.	hj1688 $40.00
Elson - Gray Basic Readers - Book Five	1936 edition. Name inside the front cover. No marks, tears or smudging. Very light cover rubbing. Excellent condition.	hj1689 $40.00	Click here to see picture
Elson - Gray Basic Readers - Book Five	1936 edition with shelf wear at the corners. Very good+	hj1423 $35.00
Elson Basic Readers Book One	1920 with front blank end paper removed. 1 page edge chip, ink marks on the table of contents pages, shelf wear and stain on the front cover. Fair condition. This very collectible reader has the famous Baby Ray stories: "The Go To Sleep Story", "A Lullaby" (1 page bedtime rhyme) and "What Does Little Birdie Say?" Also contains fables, stories about our country and its festivals and many folk tales.	hj1173 $35.00	Click here to see picture
Elson Basic Readers Book One	1920 with shelf wear to the corners and edges. Very good condition. This very collectible reader has the famous Baby Ray stories: "The Go To Sleep Story", "A Lullaby" (1 page bedtime rhyme) and "What Does Little Birdie Say?"	hj1420 $45.00	Click here to see picture
Elson Basic Readers Book Three	1931 ex-school. The teacher has written poetry on the front blank end paper and a name on the book plate in pencil. This edition contains the famous Tar Baby story. Almost no shelf wear, no tears and no smudging. Excellent.	12739 $40.00
‘The Elson Pupil's Hand Chart’	1927 softbound RARE! This hand chart is intended for use in Pre-Primer work, as a basis for laying a foundation in reading attitudes and in basic vocabulary. This book may be similar to the pre-primer our Grandparents used. This book was the pre-primer that was revised for the 1930 Elson-Gray Pre-Primer which was the first Dick and Jane book. 32 pages with color lithograph illustrations and a beginning reader's text. The cover & interior pages are in surprisingly excellent condition! The front cover has some very faint water-spotting on the outer edge (the picture to the right can not even show this detail) and a very small faint school stamp. 2 very small page turning tears, 1 larger one at the top of page 15/16 that measures 1.5". The lower 1" of the first page has pulled loose from the binding stitch and the next 2 pages have 1/4" pulled loose as well... no marks or tears, overall in excellent condition for this 75 year old pre-primer!	HJ471 $55.00
‘The Elson Readers Primer’	1920 primer with name on the front blank end paper. Old tape repair on the title page and on one text page. Some smudging and shelf edge wear. Still in very good condition for age. Color lithograph illustrations by the famous L. Kate Deal on nearly every page of this 141 page primer	13857 $30.00
‘Elson-Gray Basic Readers Primer’	1936 edition in fair to good condition with normal wear to contents. Some pencil, page edge chips and a few small page turning tears. The cover cloth has lifted on the upper right corner. Priced according to condition.	14842 $40.00
‘The Elson Readers - Book One’	1927 edition with name on the original book plate on the front blank end paper. Very light shelf edge wear. The pages are in excellent condition which is unusual for this 80 year old school book. This very collectible reader has the famous Baby Ray stories: "The Go To Sleep Story", "A Lullaby" (1 page bedtime rhyme) and "What Does Little Birdie Say?", Color lithograph illustrations by the famous L. Kate Deal on nearly every page of this 141 page primer	hj1391 $65.00
‘The Elson Readers - Book One’	"1920 edition primer with light shelf wear to the corners and edges, some small frayed spots on the spine front. A couple of light smudges, no marks and no tears. This very collectible reader has the famous Baby Ray stories: ""The Go To Sleep Story"", ""A Lullaby"" (1 page bedtime rhyme) and ""What Does Little Birdie Say?"" Very good to excellent condition, especially for the age.", Color lithograph illustrations by the famous L. Kate Deal on nearly every page of this 141 page primer	hj1827 $65.00	Click here for picture
‘The Elson Readers - Book Two’	1928 edition with name on the original book plate on the front blank end paper. The pages are in excellent condition which is unusual for this 80 year old school book. Light shelf edge wear to the cover. Contains many wonderful short stories including "The Wake-Up Story" with Baby Ray! Color lithograph illustrations by the famous L. Kate Deal on nearly every page of this 141 page primer	hj1392 $65.00
‘The Elson Readers Book Two’	1920 rare Teacher's edition. The first 240 pages contain the original students' text with a few pencil underlined words and a couple of pencil notations. One tiny page edge chip. The remaining 191 pages contain the teaching guide. The cover has shelf wear to the corners and spine edges. Excellent condition for the age. This very collectible reader has the famous Baby Ray stories: "The Wake-Up Story", Also contains fables, stories about animals and birds, folk tales, teasons and festivals, flowers and Fairies and Fairy tales.	hj1686 $80.00
‘The Elson Readers Book Two’	1920 ex-school. Name and address inside on the front blank end paper, a few pages with small eraseable pencil marks, a few smudges. This very collectible reader has the famous Baby Ray story: "The Wake Up Story" Also contains fables, stories about ou r country and its festivals and many folk tales. A very collectible reader.	13858 $30.00
‘The Elson Readers Book Four’	1920 with 1 page tear, otherwise the pages are in very good condition for age. The cover has spine wear and rubbing. Very good.	14187 $18.00
‘Child Library Readers Primer’	1923 primer, pre-Dick and Jane. The Elson Extension Series. This book, as in the Elson Primer, has selected stories for child-interest and wholesome ethical content. Color lithograph illustrations, 144 pages. Pre-printed school stamp for state of Texas. Includes wonderful children's favorites… Folk Tales, Animals and Birds, Festivals and stories about Boys and Girls. Some of my favorites are: the pumpkin story, the Thanksgiving story, "Who Saw Santa Claus?", "The Laughing Fairy" and "The Sandman". Some smudging by little fingers, made 70 to 80 years ago. A few foxing spots, some underlining in pencil, 2 pages with small page turning tears, 1 page with a small crayon number. The cover has shelf wear to the edges and spine ends. Overall, very good condition for this aged little primer.	10981 $30.00
‘Child Library Readers Primer’	1923 ex-school hardback. Small school stamp on the front decorated end paper. A few very small age stains, less than normal shelf rubbing. No marks, 2 very small page turning tears. Includes "The Laughing Fairy", "The Sandman" and many other wonderful tales. Very good to excellent condition.	hj909 $45.00
‘Child Library Readers Primer’	1923 with cover shelf wear. School stamp and name inside the front cover. 6 old tape repairs, 1 page with corner missing. Age staining and smudging. Poor to fair condition and priced accordingly, still a classic!	hj1206 $23.00	Click here to see picture!
‘Child Library Readers Book One’	1927 ex-school. Pencil scribbling to the front blank end paper, teacher's name inside the front cover. The teacher made pencil notations on the pages and added circle and star stamps to the edge of a few pages. Priced according to condition and flaws.	11687 $20.00
‘Child Library Readers Book One’	1924 Elson Extension Series, school stamp name inside the front cover. Color Lithograph illustrations. 1 page edge chip and a few smudges. Fading spots to cover. Very good condition.	dw300 $30.00
‘Child Library Readers Book Two’	poor condition, 1930's but still legible.	15069 $5.00	click here to see picture
‘Child Library Readers Book Three’	1925 Elson Extension Series, school stamp and teacher's name inside the front cover and on title pg. Color Lithograph illustrations by L. Kate Deal. Fading to cover. Very good condition.	hj682 $22.00	Click here to see picture!
'The Cathedral Readers Book One'	1923 edition. A Catholic revision of the Elson Readers Book One. Pencil marks inside the front and back covers and on the rear blank end paper. 3 page edge chips, 2 tiny page turning tears. Child's pencil drawing on the front blank end papers. Includes a Baby Ray story, "The Go To Sleep Story". Small stain on the front cover, light shelf wear. Unusual red cover, the Cathedral editions were usually blue. Good to very good condition overall.	hj872 $45.00	Click here to see picture!
'The Cathedral Readers Book One'	Includes 1 Baby Ray story and many other wonderful tales. 1923 ex-school. Page 7 has 1/3 of the page missing. 4 page tears and a few small page turning tears. Shelf rubbing, fair condition.	hj888 $25.00	Click here to see picture!
'The Cathedral Readers Book Two'	1931 ex-school. A revision of The Elson Basic Readers - Book Two. Spine split, illustrations cut out of pages 47, 95, 221 and page 149 has a corner removed. Half of pg 39 removed. Inc smudges on page 19. Poor to fair condition and can be used as a reading copy.	hj1052 $53.00	Click here to see picture!
'The Cathedral Readers Book Three'	1929 edition. A Catholic revision of the Elson Readers Book Three. Colored pencil marks inside the front and back covers. Addition problems marked on the front blank end paper in crayon. The text pages are in fine condition. Very minimal shelf rubbing. Unusual red cover, the Cathedral editions were usually blue. Contains the famous story, "Brother Fox's Tar Baby"! Many other beautiful stories. Very good to excellent condition.	hj873 $45.00	Click here to see picture!
'Elson Basic Readers - Book Two	1931 with name on the front blank end paper, pastedown partially remains inside the front cover. Title page has a tear and underlining, the other pages are white and crisp with only a few very faint smudges. Includes 1 Baby Ray story and many other wonderful tales. The cover has shelf wear to the edges.	hj1209 $30.00	Click here to see picture!
'Cathedral Basic Readers - Book Three'	1931 ex-school, school stamp on front end paper, some shelf wear to cover edges with some age staining to some pages. Beautiful book with color lithograph illustrations, cute stories in sections of "Good Stories From Everywhere", "Love and Prayer", "Out of Doors", "Big and Little Workers", "Fairy Tales", "Festival Stories" and "Hero Tales". Excellent condition.	HJ211 $45.00
'Elson Basic Readers - Book Five'	1931 with shelf wear and ink spot to cover. Binding is weakening, pages are good. Overall, fair condition +	13321 $20.00	Click here to see picture!
'Elson Basic Readers - Book Five'	1931 edition in excellent condition!	hj1427 $45.00
'Elson-Gray Basic Readers Book Six'	1936 ex-school Student's name on the front blank end paper. Page 85 has a small tape repair and 1/2 of the page is missing. No other tears or marks, no smudging and no school stamps. The cover has no shelf wear. If not for page 85, this reader would be near mint condition.	10797 $25.00
'The Elson Readers - Book Seven'	1921 ex-school, name on front blank end paper, ½ of pages 82, 103, 351 & 467 are missing… they were cut out, not torn. Some shelf wear to the edges. Good condition.	HJ248 $30.00
'Literature and Life - Book Two	1929 2nd in a series of four books that present a course in literature for secondary schools. An excellent addition to the family library. Name inside the front cover, some pencil underlining and notations by the teacher. Wear to edges. Good condition.	hj1444 $18.00	Click here to see picture!
'Literature and Life - Book Three'	1929 ex-school. Life-Reading Service. Oversized hard back includes the following sections: A Brave New World, Definition and Conflict and New Frontiers. Many b/w illustrations. A wonderful and collectible book for the family library and a superb read for any age group past the middle school age! Very good condition with pencil marks inside the front cover and a small amount of cover soil.	dc56 $18.00	Click here to see picture!
'Literature and Life - Book Four'	1935 ex-school. Life-Reading Service. Oversized hard back includes a section on Pagan and Medieval Times, one on Beginnings of the Modern World which includes the history and many stories of William Shakespeare, a section on The Reign of Form and two other sections which brings the reader to the early 20th century works. A wonderful and collectible book for the family library and a superb read for any age group past the middle school age! Excellent condition with minimal shelf wear.	hj778 $25.00	Click here to see picture!
'Literature and Life - Book Four'	1935 ex-school. Life-Reading Service. Oversized hard back includes a section on Pagan and Medieval Times, one on Beginnings of the Modern World which includes the history and many stories of William Shakespeare, a section on The Reign of Form and two other sections which brings the reader to the early 20th century works. A wonderful and collectible book for the family library and a superb read for any age group past the middle school age! Excellent condition with minimal shelf wear.	hj786 $25.00	Click here to see picture!

'Health Stories for Young children - Book One'	1933 ex-school with inscription on the front end paper dated 1938. Unusual cover graphic and rare copy published by the Reilly and Lee Co. by special arrangement with Scott Foresman and Company. Beautiful lithograph illustrations and cute Brownie story!	HJ237 $50.00
Dick and Jane and their friends 'Health Stories - Book Two'	1934 ex-school with school inscription inside the front cover. Minimal shelf wear to cover, interior is in excellent condition. Beautiful lithograph illustrations.	HJ218 $60.00
Dick and Jane and their friends 'Health Stories - Book Three'	1935 edition. Only a few very light smudges. No marks or tears. The pages are in white, pristine condition and the cover is in excellent condition as well. It appears this book was only used a couple of times then stored.	hj1598 $45.00

Art Stories - Book One	1934 hard to find title with wonderful art reproduction illustrations. Teacher's name at the top of the title page. 2 pages with marks, 2 pages with edge chips. The cover has shelf edge rubbing.	13842 $45.00	Click here to see picture!
Art Stories Book Three	1935 ex-school. Teacher's notation on the front blank end paper. A few faint smudges. Some Cover soil. Very collectible book and the book three is especially hard to find. Beautiful illustrations. Very good to excellent condition.	hj868 $45.00

Number Stories Book One	1932 edition. Some of the pages have the problems solved in pen, pencil or crayon. No tears. The cover is very good. Good reading copy.	14257 $10.00
Number Stories Book Two	1933 with name at the top of the front blank end paper. Contains Dick, Jane, Tom and Betty. Very good condition.	13225 $28.00
Number Stories Book Two	1933 edition with shelf wear to the edges, corners and spine ends. Partial page missing. Good reading copy.	hj1425 $20.00
Number Stories Book Three	1934 ex-school. Name inside the front cover. Name and address on the front blank end paper. Cute color illustrations. Much of the book is presented in story form for the little mathmetician. They just don't make math books the way they used to! The Text pages and the cover are in excellent to near mint condition!	hj870 $35.00

Dick and Jane's Friends 'Peter's Family'	1935, 1st grade social studies primer. Includes Tom, Susan and Jip. 4 small page turning tears, a few pages have a small number printed in pencil at the bottom of the page, a few smudges. Good condition with some shelf wear to the spine ends and cover corners.	HJ90 $30.00	Click here to see picture!
Dick and Jane's Friends 'Peter's Family'	1935 with school stamp and cancel stamp inside the front cover. A few page turning tears. Some shelf wear. Fair condition.	hj1207 $24.00	Click here to see picture!
Dick and Jane's Friends 'Peter's Family'	1935 edition in poor condition.	hj1599 $9.00	Click here to see picture!
'David's Friends at School	1936 with light cover soil, 2 pages with old taper repairs. Good condition only	hj1205 $25.00	Click here to see picture!
'Susan's Neighbors'	1937 ex-school in un-issued condition!~ 2nd grade - Social Studies - Book two, follows 'David's Friends at School'. Shirley Temple on page 83. Guess who Susan's Neighbors are? You guessed it, Dick and Jane. Near mint condition with no tears, no marks with minimal to no shelf wear!	HJ347 $38
'Susan's Neighbors'	1937 edition with shelf wear to corners and spine tips. School stamp inside the front cover, VG+ 2nd grade - Social Studies - Book two, follows 'David's Friends at School'. Shirley Temple on page 83. Guess who Susan's Neighbors are? You guessed it, Dick and Jane.	hj1418 $38
Dick and Jane 'Susan's Neighbors'	1937 1st edition ex-school. 2nd grade - Social Studies - Book two, follows 'David's Friends at School'. Shirley Temple on page 83. Guess who Susan's Neighbors are? You guessed it, Dick and Jane. Spine cloth missing. Small school stamp inside the front cover and on the title page. Teacher's name on the front en paper. Very collectible book and an affordable copy of this classic!	HJ321 $30.00
'Centerville'	1938 hardback in the "Everyday Life Stories" series. Stories about the town called Centerville, the town where Dick and Jane lived and played. Small school stamp on the front decorated end paper, otherwise find condition.	13673 $30.00	Click here to see picture!
'Centerville'	1938 book in the Everyday Life Stories series in the Social Studies series. Centerville is the town where Dick and Jane lived and played but this book is about regular small town America in the late 30's… very interesting and Mayberry. Name at the top of the front blank end paper, no other marks, no tears or smudging. The cover has shelf wear to the edges. Very good condition.	13921 $30.00
'Without Machinery'	1939 ex-school, minimum to no shelf wear, marked out school stamp inside front cover. Social Studies program reader, no marks or tears and in near-mint condition!	HJ247 $24.00	Click here to see picture!
'Without Machinery'	1939 Social Studies series. Shelf wear with spine cloth missing at the spine head, tight binding and o/w very good condition.	hj804 $25.00	Click here to see picture!

'A Handbook of Children's Literature'	1927 ex-library. A methods and materials book for teachers and parents with 3 specific purposes:… 1) to develop the approach to children's literature through consderations of children's interests and activities; 2) to direct attention to a considerable body of good literature simple enough to be understood and enjoyed by children and; 3) to suggest some methods of presenting literature that will give enjoyment to children and enlarge for them the experience of appreciation. This book contains a small wealth of literary knowledge and would be a considerable and important addition to the family library for many generations. Near mint condition, no markings and no tears... only library markings that down-grade this text from Mint!	11071 $25.00	Click here to see picture!
'Lake English Classics Twice-Told Tales'	1903 with name inside the front cover and words written in pencil inside the back cover. Some shelf wear, very good condition Nathaniel Hawthorne, edited for school use, Scott, Foresman and Co.	13221 $18.00	Click here to see picture!

'Science Stories - Book One'	1934 ex-school. School stamp inside the front cover. A few small page turning tears. 1 old tape repair. Shelf wear to the spine and corners. Fading spots on front cover. Fair condition.	hj886 $20.00	Click here to see picture!
'Science Stories - Book Two'	1935 ex-school with school inscription inside the front cover. The children characters in this book are Dick, Jane, Jim, Betty and Nancy. Very minimal shelf wear and the pages are in excellent and crisp condition!	HJ195 $45.00
'Science Stories - Book Three'	1936 ex-school library with usual markings. Shelf wear at the edges with exposed cover corners. Very good condition.	hj1297 $24.00
'Science Stories - Book Three'	1936, name of school written inside the front cover. Light shelf bumping to corners. Excellent condition.	hj1426 $30.00	Click here to see picture!
'Science Stories - Book Three'	1936 ex-library with library paste-down on the front blank end paper, teacher's name inside the front cover. The cover has a small book number at the top of the front cover and shelf wear to the spine and cover edges. Very good condition.	10758 $24.00	Click here to see picture!
'Science Problems - Book 1'	1938 ex-school, Science Problems for the Junior High School. Many good ideas for school science projects. Super book!	HJ140 $18.00	Click here to see picture!

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