Alice and Jerry

Alice and Jerry books!

Alice & Jerry Series
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Pre-primers from the 1930's and 1940's
Alice and Jerry Books!
Here and There
1st pre-primer
1941 softbound Alice and Jerry pre-primer. Less than normal cover creasing. Excellent condition with no marks, tears or school stamps. Cover worn with wrinkles and small school stamp. Pages in very good condition. 14596
$40.00
1938 softbound Alice and Jerry pre-primer. Less than normal cover creasing. Name in pencil on the front cover with some cover soil. School stamp inside the front cover. No marks, tears or smudging. The pages are in very good condition. 14736
$55.00
Happy Days
2nd pre-primer
1938 1st edition softbound pre-primer full of Alice and Jerry. Teacher's name at the top of the front cover. Very small stain on the front cover. 1/2 inch cut through the book at the outer middle edge which does not interfere with the text or illustrations. No writing, very good condition.13736
$40.00
Rides and Slides
3rd pre-primer
1941 softbound Alice and Jerry pre-primer. Faint crayon mark on one page, a few light smudges, less than normal cover creasing. The back cover has a water stain at the bottom of the cover that does not affect the presentation or the interior pages. Very good condition. hj1575
$50.00
1941, softbound pre-primer and 1st in the series. School stamp paste-down inside the front cover, small pencil marks on 1 page. Some cover creasing with worn place at the top of the front cover that extends to page 5. This pre-primer is very HARD to find! Good condition.HJ233
$48.00
1941 softbound pre-primer. Crayon on about half of the pages making this a good reading copy.hj1823
$20.00
1936 ex-school softbound. Fair condition with a school stamp inside the front cover. The pages have no tears and quite a bit of smudging. The cover has wear with creasing and a split to the spine. Fair condition and an affordable copy.12562
$19.00
1955 softbound pre-primer with light cover soil. School stamp inside the front cover. Pages in excellent condition.hj1224
$42.00



Pre-primers from the 1950's
Preprimer and Primer Workbooks Preprimer workbook for "Skip Along", "Under the Sky" and "Open the Door".
1957 edition with a scuff on the front cover, minor age soil. Teacher's name and room # on the first page. Never used or worked, the pages have minor yellowing. Very good to excellent and very hard to find.
14794
$55.00
A Vocabulary Preprimer Workbook to be used with the Preprimer workbook.
1957 edition with a scuff on the front cover, faint water mark. Teacher's name and room # on the first page. Never used or worked, the pages have minor yellowing. Excellent and very hard to find.
14792
$55.00
A Vocabulary Preprimer Workbook to be used with the Primer workbook.
1957 edition with a scuff on the front cover. Teacher's name and room # on the first page. Never used or worked, the pages have minor yellowing. Excellent and very hard to find.
14793
$55.00
Skip Along

1st pre-primer in series
1954 softbound pre-primer. Name written inside the front cover, less than normal cover creasing. 1 page has small pen marks in the margin. No tears. Very good condition.hj841
$55.00
1957 Golden Aniiversary Edition softbound pre-primer, ex-school library with card pocket inside the front cover. The front cover has small edge chips to the top and right edge. Marked out school stamp inside the back cover and on 1 pg. No other marks, no tears and no smudging. Very good to excellent.hj841
$55.00

1957 Golden Aniiversary Edition softbound pre-primer, ex-school library with card pocket inside the front cover. 1 page has an old tape repaired tear. an x has been cut into 2 pages, 2 light smudges oon the front cover. No writing or smudging to the pages, no creasing to the cover. Good condition overall.hj840
$35.00

1957 Golden Aniversary Edition softbound pre-primer, 1st in series. Ex-school library with the usual markings. Very light cover soil. A few light smudges on the pages. The binding is excellent!hj1704
$50.00
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Under The Sky

2nd pre-primer in series
1957 Golden Aniversary Edition softbound pre-primer, 2nd in series. Ex-school library with the usual markings. Very light cover soil. A few light smudges on the pages. The binding is excellent!hj1706
$50.00
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1957 Golden Aniversary Edition softbound pre-primer, 2nd in series. Softbound pre-primer. Small mark and school stamp on the back cover. No other marks, no tears, no smudges and no school stamps. Excellent condition. hj1570
$55.00
1952 softbound pre-primer. Light school stamp on the front cover and on one page. No marks or tears. Very light smudging to a few pages. The cover has less than normal wear for a softcover with wear to the heel of the spine tape. Excellent condition.hj1670
$55.00
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Open The Door

3rd pre-primer in series
1947 softbound pre-primer. Near fine condition! hj1623
$50.00
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1957 Golden Aniversary Edition softbound pre-primer, 3rd in series. Ex-school library with the usual markings. Very light cover soil. The binding and the interior are excellent! hj1705
$55.00
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1957 Golden Aniversary Edition softbound pre-primer, 2nd in series. softbound pre-primer. School stamp on the title page. No marks or tears, only a couple of light smudges. The cover has normal cover creasing for a vintage softbound. Very good condition. 14351
$40.00
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1957 Golden Aniversary Edition softbound pre-primer, 2nd in series. School stamp on the front cover. Spine heel has small amount of binding missing. Light smudging and less than normal cover wear. 14536
$40.00
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1947 softbound ex-school pre-primer. School stamp on the front cover, teacher's name on the title page. The back cover has a few marks and the front cover has minimal soiling with one small crease. Excelent condition with no marks, tears or smuding.dw220
$45.00

High on a Hill

4th pre-primer in series
1957 Golden Aniversary Edition softbound pre-primer, 4th in series. Ex-school library with the usual markings. Two very small scuffs on the front cover with very light cover soil. The binding and the interior are excellent!hj1703
$50.00
1957 Golden Anniversary softbound pre-primer. One page has tiny little scratches. No marks or tears, the cover has normal wear for a vintage softbound. Very good condition.14353
$38.00
1947 softbound pre-primer. The pages are in excellent condition. The cover has normal wear for a softbound and the front cover has pulled loose from the book staples but the binding is still good.tc28
$35.00

1957 Golden Aniversary Edition softbound pre-primer, 4th in series. School stamp on the front cover. Less than normal cover wear. Very good condition.14537
$40.00
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1965 softbound pre-primer. Light cover soil and light creasing to cover. 1 crease and 2 small smudges to pages. Very good condition.hj1221
$39.00



1st grade primers and readers
Day In and Day Out

1st grade basic primer
used after the pre-primers
Full of Alice and Jerry!


6 sections of stories: "Alice and Jerry", "The Surprise", "Animals", "Betsy Lee", "Mr. Carl and Jack" and "The Organ Man and the Monkey"

Mabel O'Donnell
illustrated by Florence and Margaret Hoopes



Day In and Day Out





Day In and Day Out





Day In and Day Out





Day In and Day Out





Day In and Day Out





Day In and Day Out





Day In and Day Out





Day In and Day Out





Day In and Day Out





Day In and Day Out





Day In and Day Out
1941 editon with light shelf rubbing. Name and address inside the front cover. Front blank end paper removed. Very good condition.hj1461
$38.00
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1941 ex-school. Shelf bumping and wear to spine ends and corners, bright cover. A few light smudges, a corner removed from the title page. Very good condition.12088
$32.00

1948 edition with school stamp inside the front cover and on the title page. 1 page tear and 1 page edge chip. Shelf wear to the edges. Fair to good condition.hj1364
$25.00
1948 edition. Worn edges and school stamps. Great reading copies and priced accordingly.hb136
$25.00
1948 edition. Worn edges and school stamps. Great reading copies and priced accordingly.hb125
$25.00
1953 ex-school primer. Very small school stamp inside the cover, no marks or tears, white crisp pages with beautiful Alice & Jerry illustrations, 5 pages with very light smudging. Minimal shelf rubbing to cover, excellent condition!nmc9
$40.00

1953 ex-school primer in the Alice and Jerry Books series. Small aged tape repair to the bottom of the table of contents page. No other tears, no marks and no smudging. Small school stamp inside the front cover and minimal shelf wear to the corners. Excellent condition.nmc34
$48.00
1953 ex-school primer in the Alice and Jerry Books series. Small aged tape repair to the bottom of the table of contents page. No other tears, no marks and no smudging. Small school stamp inside the front cover and minimal shelf wear to the corners. Excellent condition.nmc35
$48.00
1954 ex-school, The Alice and Jerry Books. Small school stamp inside the front cover, name in pencil on the front blank end paper, excellent condition with minimal shelf wear.10531
$40.00

1957 edition 1st grade primer with the collectible water color cover art. Ex-school library with the usual markings. Paste down on the front blank end paper has been removed. Otherwise, excellent condition.hj1707
$55.00
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I Know a Story


1st in
The Wonder Story Books

7 stories

Miriam Blanton Huber, Frank Seely Salisbury and Mabel O'Donnell
illustrated by Florence and Margaret Hoopes

I Know a Story




I Know a Story




I Know a Story




I Know a Story




I Know a Story
1953 with standard school stamp inside the front cover. The pages are in mint, un-used condition and the cover is near-mint!hj1335
$35.00
1953 edition. Front blank end paper removed. School stamp inside front cover. No marks, tears or smudging. Light shelf rubbing. Excellent condition.hj980
$32.00
1953 with school stamps inside the front and back covers. Light shelf rubbing to the corners, the pages are in excellent condition.hj1293
$32.00
1962 edition, few small x's by the titles on the Table of Contents page. Very good condition.14521
$30.00
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1962 edition in "as-new and un-used" condition14341
$35.00
The Wishing Well

1st grade parallel primer

stories:
Gay Street, Wish and Work, Billy Bump, Peter and Billy, Home Again, Miss Betsy Blue, In the City, Miss Betsy's Kitten, Billy's Garden, Surprise, Captain Jerry, The Big, Big Fish, Big Brown Paddles, News for Gay Street, Captain Jerry Sails Away

Selma Coughlan and Mabel O'Donnell
illustrated by Florence and Margaret Hoopes

The Wishing Well




The Wishing Well




The Wishing Well




The Wishing Well




The Wishing Well




The Wishing Well




The Wishing Well




The Wishing Well




The Wishing Well



1952 with 1 page edge stain to the title page. Otherwise, excellent condition with very light shelf edge wear.hb70
$32.00
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1952 with light shelf wear and a school stamp inside the front cover. Interior excellent.hb71
$30.00
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1952 with 2 page smudges. 1 wrinkled page. Cover excellent. Overall, very good to excellent.hb72
$28.00
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1953 ex-school. School stamp inside the front cover. 1 page has a large old tape repair. 1 small page turning tear. 2 tiny age stains. The cover is excellent and the book is in overall good condition.hj900
$30.00

1955 edition, front blank end paper removed, pages very good. The cover has shelf wear with exposed lower board edges. Great reading copy.hj1513
$22.00
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1957 edition, marked out names inside the front cover. Nice, crisp pages and light shelf wear. Very good to excellent condition.14519
$28.00
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1957 Golden Anniversary edition. Corner removed from 1 page and some cover soil at the bottom of the front cover. Good reading copy.13253
$18.00

1957 Golden Anniversary edition. School stamps inside the front cover. No marks, tears or smudging. Excellent.14786
$28.00
Round About

1st grade reader

8 sections of stories:
Alice and Jerry and Jack, The Organ Man and the Monkey, Bobby and Billy, The Old, old Car, The Wild Ducks and the Little Frog, Little Deer, Happy Times, The New Bird

Mabel O'Donnell
illustrated by Florence and Margaret Hoopes

Round About




Round About




Round About




Round About




Round About




Round About




Round About




Round About




Round About



1948 edition with small school stamp inside the front cover. Small stain to the title page. Shelf wear to the edges. Very good condition.hj1365
$25.00
1941, school name and town written at the top of the front blank end paper, some faint smudging, small stain on the front cover and the edges have light shelf wear. Very good condition.13999
$28.00
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1953 edition with school stamp inside the front cover. Shelf wear with exposed board edges. The interior is in very good condition. hb156
$22.00
1953 edition with school stamp inside the front cover. Shelf wear with exposed board edges. The interior is in very good condition. hb155
$22.00
1948 edition with a school stamp inside the front cover. A few very light smudges. The cover has less than normal shelf wear to the corners. Very good to excellent condition.14265
$28.00
1957 collectible water color cover, Golden Anniversary Edition. Shelf wear and rubbing, last page has extensive tape repair, one other page turning tear. School stamp inside the front cover. Good reading copyhj1268
$18.00
1957 golden anniversary edition, collectible water color cover. Small tear on 1 page, otherwise very good condition with light cover rubbing.14524
$40.00
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1957 golden anniversary edition workbook, un-used. Fine Condition. Hard to find, especially in this condition!14151
$50.00
1957 golden anniversary edition workbook, un-used. Fine Condition. Hard to find, especially in this condition!14152
$50.00
1957 golden anniversary edition workbook, un-used. Fine Condition. Hard to find, especially in this condition!14153
$50.00
Anything Can Happen

1st grade reader

6 sections of stories:
David's Shoes, David's New Wagon, David's Pennies, David's First Train Ride, David and the Fire Engine, David and the Puppy

Mary Geisler Phillips and Mabel O'Donnell
illustrated by Florence and Margaret Hoopes

Anything Can Happen




Anything Can Happen




Anything Can Happen




Anything Can Happen




Anything Can Happen




Anything Can Happen




Anything Can Happen
1940 ex-school , "The Alice and Jerry Basic Reading Program". School stamp inside front cover, small name in pencil on the fbep. No marks, tears or smudging. Near mint condition with no shelf wear.12491
$30.00

1953 ex-school. The rear blank end paper has been removed. Marked out school stamp inside the front and rear covers. Shelf wear tot he edges and corners with exposed boards on the lower edge. The pages are in very good condition.14097
$23.00
1957 ex-school. School stamp paste-down inside the front cover. Teacher's name and book # on the front blank end paper. The pages are excellent. The cover has some slight fading at the top. Very good condition.hj1103
$30.00
1957 Golden Anniversary Edition. School stamp paste down (mostly removed) inside the front cover, Name stamp inside the front and back covers. No marks, tears or smudging. Excellent condition.14632
$30.00
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1957 Golden Anniversary Edition. School stamp inside the front cover, 1 page edge chip and light shelf rubbing. Good condition.hb94
$26.00
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1957 Edition. Names inside the back cover, smudging to the first few pages. Some cover wear, good condition.14525
$25.00
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1957 Golden Anniversary Edition. School stamp inside the front cover, pencil on 1 page, 2 page edge tears. Light shelf rubbing. Good condition.hb95
$24.00
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2nd grade readers (all decades)
Down the River Road

2nd grade reading readiness

4 sections of stories:
Hilltop Farm, Mr. Bones, Fisherman Carl and Suite for Two

Mabel O'Donnell
illustrated by Florence and Margaret Hoopes

Down the River Road




Down the River Road




Down the River Road




Down the River Road




Down the River Road




Down the River Road




Down the River Road
1938 2nd reader for 2nd grade reading readiness. No tears, a couple of light smudges and a couple of stray pencil marks. Small school stamp inside the front cover and the owner's name on the front blank end paper. The cover has minimal shelf rubbing. Excellent condition!HJ462
$45.00
1938 ex-school. Some smudging, light wear. Very good with shelf wear at the corners.14218
$35.00
1957 edition. School stamp inside the front cover. Shelf wear to the cover corners and spine ends. Very good condition.hj993
$38.00
1957 edition workbook. Un-used condition, hard to find.14798
$40.00
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1957 edition workbook. Un-used condition, hard to find.14797
$40.00
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1957 edition workbook. Un-used condition, hard to find.14796
$40.00
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1963 edition with cover rubbing. Crayon marks inside the front cover and on the title page. Pencil marks inside the back cover. The story pages are in excellent condition making this a great reading copy!hj1517
$30.00
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1963 edition, school stamp inside the front cover. Some shelf wear to the edges. Very good condition.14522
$35.00
1966 edition with school stamp inside the front cover. Light corner bumping, o/w very good to excellent.14795
$55.00

Friendly Village

basic 2nd reader

10 sections of stories:
Friendly Village, A Feeling in your Bones, In the Mountains, Fiddle Music, On the Great Plains, The Lucky Stone, On the Sandy Shore, A Joke on Mrs. Lee, A Summer in the South, Cobbler Jim

Mabel O'Donnell
illustrated by Florence and Margaret Hoopes

Friendly Village




Friendly Village




Friendly Village




Friendly Village




Friendly Village




Friendly Village




Friendly Village
1941 with tiny school stamp and small printed names inside the front cover. The back cover has a light crease in the cloth covering. Very good condition overall.hj1285
$30.00

1948 with shelf wear to the edges. Mississippi school stamp inside the front cover. Pencil marks on the front blank end paper. The pages are in excellent, crisp condition and the cover has minimal shelf edge rubbing. 14180
$40.00
1941 edition. Some light cover soil and bumping at the corners. School stamp and name inside the front cover. A couple of pencil marks, no tears. Good condition.14788
$35.00
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1954, The Alice and Jerry Books. RARE large type edition for the blind. The rear spine is a little loose, otherwise excellent condition with only minimal shelf wear and no marks or tears. This book is a large edition to accommodate the larger type… 10 ˝ inches x 7 ˝ inches. Excellent.HJ332
$65.00

1957 collectible water color cover. No school stamps, marks or tears. The cover has very slight shelf rubbing. Excellent condition.14657
$50.00
1957 collectible water color cover. School stamp on the title page. The cover has shelf wear to the edges, the pages are in excellent condition.13780
$45.00

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1957 collectible water color cover, Golden Anniversary edition. School stamp paste down inside the front cover. Some shelf rubbing to cover. Very good.14520
$40.00
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1957 edition with the collectible water color cover art. Name written in ink inside the front cover, otherwise excellent condition with a small amount of scuffing to the top of the front cover.hj1708
$50.00
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It Happened One Day


2nd in
The Wonder Story Books
Can be read concurrently with "Friendly Village"

10 stories

Miriam Blanton Huber, Frank Seely Salisbury and Mabel O'Donnell
illustrated by Mary Royt

It Happened One Day




It Happened One Day




It Happened One Day




It Happened One Day




It Happened One Day
1953 ex-library with marked out small stamp inside the front cover. Can be read concurrently with "Friendly Village". 1 tear to the top of the title page. No other tears, no marks. Very good condition.HJ539
$22.00

1953 edition. School stamp inside the front cover. Light shelf rubbing. Excellent condition.hj981
$30.00

1953 with school stamps inside the front and back covers. Shelf wear to the corners, the pages are in excellent condition.hj1295
$32.00
1957 "The Wonder-Story Books". Tape at interior hinge on 2 pages, 2 smudges. Shelf wear at the corners. Good condition.hb163
$18.00
1957 "The Wonder-Story Books". School stamp inside the front cover. Shelf wear at the corners with light cover soil. Very good condition. hb173
$25.00
1957 "The Wonder-Story Books". School stamp inside the front cover. Shelf wear at the corners with light cover soil. Very good condition. hb171
$25.00
1961 edition, school stamp inside the front cover. Child's writing inside the front & back cover and on the front & back blank end papers. One word underlined and one page has an old tape repair. Good condition overall.hj1351
$18.00
Neighbors on the Hill

basic 2nd reader

29 stories:
The Farmhouse on the Hill, Trees to Tap, The Sugaring off Party, The Phoebe Birds, The Pond at Night (just to name a few)

Marjorie Flack and Mabel O'Donnell
illustrated by Florence and Margaret Hoopes

Neighbors on the Hill




Neighbors on the Hill




Neighbors on the Hill




Neighbors on the Hill




Neighbors on the Hill




Neighbors on the Hill




Neighbors on the Hill
1951 edition. Pen mark on the title page. School stamp inside the front and back covers. No other marks, no tears. The cover has very minimal shelf bumping to the corners. Very good to excellent.14272
$33.00
1951 ex-school 2nd grade reader. School stamp inside the front cover and front end paper with a very small amount of shelf bumping to the spine ends, otherwise this book is in mint condition!HJ78
$40.00
1951 ex-school. Tiny school stamp inside the front cover. Front blank end paper removed, small ink marks on 3 pages that do not affect the text or illustrations. The cover is in excellent condition. Very good to excellent condition overall.hj1066
$33.00
1954 edition with school stamp inside the front cover. 1 light smudge and 1 light pencil mark. No other marks and no tears. The cover is in very good to excellent condition.14267
$33.00
1957 Golden Anniversary edition. Front blank end paper removed. Tear and chip to the title page. School library card pocket inside the back cover and names written on the back blank end paper. The text pages are in very good condition. Light cover soil and shelf rubbing to cover. Good condition.13220
$20.00

1957 Golden Anniversary edition. School stamp inside the front cover. Shelf rubbing to the cover. Pages in excellent condition.13452
$25.00

1961 Golden Anniversary edition. School stamps inside the front cover. Cover slightly warped but the pages are in excellent condition.13433
$20.00



3rd grade readers (all decades)
Through The Green Gate

3rd grade reading readiness

4 sections of stories:
Through the Green Gate, Bang, Patches, Two Kinds of Luck

Mabel O'Donnell
illustrated by Florence and Margaret Hoopes

Through The Green Gate




Through The Green Gate




Through The Green Gate




Through The Green Gate




Through The Green Gate




Through The Green Gate




Through The Green Gate
1939 with school stamp inside the front cover. One title circled on the table of contents page. The pages are in good condition with no marks or tears, a few light smudges. The cover has shelf wear to the edges with exposed boards on the corners. Good condition.13466
$22.00

1939 edition with crayon marks inside the front and back covers. The pages are in very good condition. The spine has been reinforced with black cloth library tape. Fair to good condition and a great reading copy.hj1512
$18.00

1948 with school stamp inside the front cover with owner's label pasted beneath the school stamp. Minimal shelf rubbing and the pages are in excellent condition.hj1233
$40.00
1951 reading readiness reader for the 3rd grade. School stamp and penciled names inside the front cover, one page has a small corner chip that does not affect the text or illustrations. Almost no shelf wear to the front cover. Excellent condition~!11782
$42.00
1952 ex-school. School stamp inside the front cover. Shelf wear to the edges. Very good condition.hj991
$25.00
1952 edition, small school stamp inside the front cover. Minimal shelf wear to the cover edges. The pages are in excellent condition. Overall, vg to excellent.hj1021
$42.00
1953 ex-school. School stamp inside the front cover. Light scratch and mark to the front cover. Light shelf wear to the cover edges. Very good condition.hj992
$25.00

RARE Teacher's Guidebook for the 1957 edition "Through the Green Gate". Golden Anniversary Edition. Softbound with a little cover fading, the pages are in excellent condition with only a couple of underlines/notations by the teacher.14598
$40.00
1957 edition with school names inside the front cover, minimal shelf wear with faint pencil on the front cover. The pages are in excellent condition.14186
$22.00
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By Mabel O'Donnell, illustrated by Florence and Margaret Hoops, 1957 edition with shelf wear to the edges and school stamp inside the front cover. Very good condition.hj1518
$24.00
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By Mabel O'Donnell, illustrated by Florence and Margaret Hoops, 1957 golden anniversary edition, school stamp inside the front cover. Cover has shelf rubbing to the edges. Very good condition.13450
$24.00

1962 edition, name in pencil inside the front cover. Light shelf wear, very good to excellent. 14523
$25.00
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Workbook By Mabel O'Donnell, illustrated by Florence and Margaret Hoops, 1957 golden anniversary edition, workbook in un-used condition. Tiny staple tear at the spine edge. Excellent condition.13449
$24.00

If I Were Going

3rd grade basic reader

A story of a journey on an oceanliner to Norway, England, Africa, etc...

12 sections of stories:
Across the sea in Pictures, It Happened in Norway, In Happened in Lapland, It Happened in England, Visitors from across the Sea, It Happened in Brittany, The Fete of the Blue Nets, It Happened in Spain, The Birthday Candle, It Happened in Africa, The Adventures of Ali, If I Were Going Again

Mabel O'Donnell
illustrated by Florence and Margaret Hoopes

If I Were Going




If I Were Going




If I Were Going




If I Were Going




If I Were Going




If I Were Going




If I Were Going
1948 edition. Some light cover soil and minor shelf edge rubbing. No marks, tears, or school stamps. Very good condition.14787
$30.00
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Guidebook for The New If I Were Going
1950 teacher's edition softbound. A supplement to the students' edition. Excellent condition with light cover soil and no creasing.
13992
$30.00
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The Companion Book For "If I Were Going"
1941 workbook to accompany "If I Were Going" 1st edition in un-used and near mint condition. A rare find!
14628
$50.00
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1951 ex-school library with usual markings, shelf wear and rubbing to the cover edges. Very good condition.hj1336
$30.00
1954 edition. Pen mark and light soil on the front cover. Minor shelf wear. Very good condition.hj1459
$30.00
1955 with school stamp inside the front cover which contains students' names. Shelf wear to the edges and corners. Very good condition.hj1337
$30.00
Volume I and II set 1955, The Alice and Jerry Books. RARE large type edition for the blind. Excellent condition with only minimal shelf wear, no marks or tears. This book is a large edition to accommodate the larger type… 10 ˝ inches x 7 ˝ inches. Excellent. Sold by the set of 2 books.HJ331/HJ330
$150.00 set


1956 ex-school. No school stamps, no writing, tears or smudging. The pages are crisp and white. The cover has minimal shelf rubbing. Excellent condition!13119
$48.00

RARE Teacher's Guidebook for the 1957 edition "If I Were Going". Golden Anniversary Edition. Softbound with a very faint cover rubbing at edges, the pages are in excellent condition.14597
$40.00
1957 golden anniversary edition with the collectible water color cover! Light cover rubbing to edges, couple of stray pencil marks. Very good+hj1462
$50.00

1957 golden anniversary edition workbook, un-used. Fine Condition. Hard to find, especially in this condition!14154
$50.00

1966 Golden Anniversary edition. Marked out name inside the front cover, front blank end paper removed. School stamp inside the back cover. The cover and the pages are in fine condition.13434
$50.00
The New Five-and-a-half Club

parallel third reader

25 stories:
A Bargain, Dollars and Cents, Painting House, Where are My Sleeves?, Fire!, The Wasp Nest, Bears and Blackberries (to name a few)

Margery Bianco and Mabel O'Donnell
illustrated by Margaret Ayer

The Five-and-a-half Club




The Five-and-a-half Club




The Five-and-a-half Club




The Five-and-a-half Club




The Five-and-a-half Club




The Five-and-a-half Club




The Five-and-a-half Club
1951 edition. School stamps inside the front covers, shelf wear at the spine tips and cover corners. Very good condition.hb142
$25.00
1951 with un-repaired tear to 2 pages. School stamp inside the front cover. Shelf wear to the spine tips and cover corners. Fair to good condition.hb149
$18.00
1951 edition. School stamps inside the front covers, shelf wear at the spine tips and cover corners. Very good condition.hb146
$25.00
1957 Golden Anniversary edition. Small school stamp inside the front cover. The pages are in excellent condition and the cover is in excellent condition.13379
$28.00

1957 Golden Anniversary edition. Light cover soil, school stamp inside the front cover. The pages are in excellent condition.13453
$25.00

By Margery Bianco and Mabel O'Donnell, illustrated by Margaret Ayer, 1965 un-issued ex-school in new condition. Never read as the spine and pages are very tight. Beautiful 3rd reader.10064
$30.00
After The Sun Sets


3rd in
The Wonder Story Books

11 stories

Miriam Blanton Huber, Frank Seely Salisbury and Mabel O'Donnell
illustrated by Nellie H. Farnam and Mary Royt

After The Sun Sets




After The Sun Sets




After The Sun Sets




After The Sun Sets




After The Sun Sets
reading copy 1938 edition. Front and back interior hinges reinforced with clear tape. A portion of one page torn out and 1 page has tape repairs. Fair condition with some shelf wear to the corners and spine ends.12761
$10.00
1953 with school stamps inside the front and back covers. Shelf wear to the corners, the pages are in excellent condition.hj1294
$32.00
1958 with school stamp inside the front cover. The spine and cover edges have much shelf wear with exposed boards and fraying at spine. The pages are in great condition making this a good reading copy.nmc74
$15.00
1961 edition. Light Shelf rubbing to the edges. Excellent condition.hj984
$30.00

1961 edition. 3 pages have a wrinkle down the length of the page, otherwise excellent with no marks, tears or smudging.hj1368
$28.00


4th grade readers (all decades)
Singing Wheels





Mabel O'Donnell
1957 edition. School stamp inside the front cover. Ink marks on the table of contents pages. All other pages in excellent condition. Collectible water color cover! Very good to excellent with minor shelf rubbing.hj979
$50.00

1957 Golden Anniversary edition with the collectible water color cover! Small school stamp inside the front cover. The cover has light shelf rubbing and bumped corners, the pages are in excellent condition. 13547
$48.00
Day by Day - Building Better English1941, 4th grade. School stamp inside the front cover. Edge Staining to the cover's outer edge, o/w excellent condition.hj730
$20.00



5th grade readers (all decades)
Engine Whistles

Fifth year reading readiness

3 sections of stories:
Town in the Valley, City on the Hill, Today and Then Tomorrow

Mabel O'Donnell
illustrated by Florence and margaret Hoopes

Engine Whistles
1947 edition. Pencil mark inside the back cover. School stamp inside the front cover. Shelf wear to the edges. Very good condition.hj1624
$38.00
1947 edition. Good reading copy. The cover is warped and the pages have a darkened edge. The closed book edge is dirty. The individual pages are good and would be a good reading copy.dw460
$38.00
1957 edition with the collectible water color cover art. Name of school written on the front blank end paper in pencil. Very light cover soil, excellent condition.hj1709
$50.00
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1957 collectible water color cover workbook, neatly worked. hj1824
$10.00


6th grade readers (all decades)
Runaway Home

6th grade basic reader

19 stories:
The Wood Lot, The Letter, Lucy Goes Skating, They Join a Fair, In the Wheat Fields, The Cave, Wild Horses on the Mountains (to name a few)

Mabel O'Donnell
illustrated by Gustaf Tenggren

Runaway Home
1942, page turning tear to the title page. School stamp on the front blank end paper. Some shelf wear to the cover edges with lower board edges exposed. Very good condition.hj731
$32.00
1942 ex-library. Schools tamp and cancelled stamp on title page. Light shelf wear to the bottom spine end. No marks or tears. White library markings on spine. Excellent condition.HJ506
$35.00

1947 ex-school in near mint condition! The only flaw this book has is the title page has been removed.HJ499
$35.00
1954 edition with the collectible water color cover. Most of the water color covers were printed and published for the Golden Anniversary editions in 1957. This is the first 1954 edition with this collectible cover that I have seen. Un-used condition. School stamp inside the front and back covers. Near mint to mint condition!hj1366
$55.00



Janet and John Pre-Primers
Janet and John - Book One1949, ex-English school. VERY RARE softbound, English Alice and Jerry pre-primer. English issue, names were changed from Alice and Jerry to Janet and John. Mint condition!HJ503
$75.00

Janet and John - Book Two1949, ex-English school. VERY RARE softbound, English Alice and Jerry pre-primer. English issue, names were changed from Alice and Jerry to Janet and John. The only flaw is a name written in ink on the title page… Near mint condition!11033
$65.00

Janet and John - Book Two1949, ex-English school. VERY RARE softbound, English Alice and Jerry pre-primer. English issue, names were changed from Alice and Jerry to Janet and John. Very small brown mark on the front cover and small crease on the back cover. No marks, tears or smudging. Near mint condition!11036
$65.00

Janet and John - Book Three1950, ex-English school. VERY RARE softbound, English Alice and Jerry pre-primer. English issue, names were changed from Alice and Jerry to Janet and John. Small amount of spotting and light soil on cover. Light smudging on a few pages. No marks or tears. Excellent condition!11032
$60.00

Janet and John - Here We Go1961, ex-English school. VERY RARE softbound, English Alice and Jerry pre-primer. English issue, names were changed from Alice and Jerry to Janet and John. Tiny school stamp on title page with a small amount of cover soil to the edge. Near mint condition!11034
$65.00



Science and History Pre-primers and Primers

In my opinion, this publisher had the best Science program, feeding a child's interest for this wide and varied subject...
Abigail Adams

by Ruth Langland Holberg
illustrated by
Dorothy Bayley Morse
1950 softbound pre-primer. "Real People Series" 36 pages filled with water-color illustrations similar to Alice and Jerry illustrations. Excellent condition!nmc57
$10.00
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Winter is Here

by Bertha Morris Parker
and Mabel O'Donnel
illustrated by
Florence McAnelly
1950 softbound pre-primer. "The Basic Science Education Series" 36 pages filled with water-color illustrations similar to Alice and Jerry illustrations and filled with a child's facts about winter. Near mint to mint condition!HJ498
$30.00

Spring Is Here1966 "The Basic Science Education Series", hard cover, card pocket in back cover. Very good condition.
by Bertha Morris Parker and Mabel O'Donnell
nmc57
$12.00
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Spring Is Here1955 softbound "Basic Science Education Series". Very good condition.
by Bertha Morris Parker and Mabel O'Donnell
13978
$11.00
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Toys1950 ex-school science primer from "The Basic Science Education Series" Softbound with teacher's pencil notation on top of front cover. Excellent condition. by Bertha Morris Parker, Mabel O'Donnell, illustred by Kathryn EvansDW170
$10.00
Water Appears and Disappears 1952 ex-school science reader from "The Basic Science Education Series" Softbound in mint condition. by Glenn O. Blough and Bertha Morris Parker, illustraed by Florence McAnelly and Frederick E. SeyfarthDW168
$13.00
The Pet Show1951 ex-school science reader from "The Basic Science Education Series" Softbound in mint condition. A very good reader for teaching a child how to care for pets. by Glenn O. Blough and Bertha Morris Parker, illustrated by Mary RoytDW167
$12.00
Doing Work1951 ex-school science reader from "The Basic Science Education Series". Softbound with an address sticker on the lower right corner of the front cover. The tools, fuels and natural elements that help us do our work. A couple of small age marks, no tears or writing. Excellent condition. by Glenn O. Blough and Bertha Morris ParkerDW165
$10.00
The Earth A Great Storehouse1952 ex-school science reader from "The Basic Science Education Series" Softbound in good condition. Name on front cover with a split in the spine. Very good basic book on oil and ore. by Bertha Morris Parker, Margaret Terrell Parker, illustrated by Frederick E. SeyfarthDW166
$5.00
The Pet Show 1959 softbound "The Basic Science Education Series", Teacher's name on the front cover, o/w excellent condition. hj667
$12.00
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Insect Friends and Enemies 1959 softbound "The Basic Science Education Series", Teacher's name on the front cover, o/w excellent condition. hj668
$12.00
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Thermometers - Heat and Cold 1959 softbound "The Basic Science Education Series", Teacher's name on the front cover, o/w excellent condition. hj669
$12.00
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The Earth's Changing Surface 1959 softbound "The Basic Science Education Series", Teacher's name on the front cover, o/w excellent condition. hj670
$12.00
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The Air About Us 1959 softbound "The Basic Science Education Series", Teacher's name on the front cover, o/w excellent condition. hj671
$12.00
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Seeds and Seed Travels 1959 softbound "The Basic Science Education Series", Teacher's name on the front cover, o/w excellent condition. hj672
$12.00
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Life Through The Ages 1959 softbound "The Basic Science Education Series", Teacher's name on the front cover, o/w excellent condition. hj673
$12.00
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Ask The Weatherman 1959 softbound "The Basic Science Education Series", Teacher's name on the front cover, o/w excellent condition. hj674
$12.00
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Fishes 1959 softbound "The Basic Science Education Series" excellent condition. hj675
$12.00
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Birds in the Big Woods 1959 softbound "The Basic Science Education Series" excellent condition. Small book # at the top of the front cover. hj676
$12.00
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The Earth's Nearest Neighbor 1950 softbound "The Basic Science Education Series" excellent condition. "K" written at the top of the front cover. hj677
$12.00
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Spiders 1959 softbound "The Basic Science Education Series", Teacher's name on the front cover, o/w excellent condition. hj678
$12.00
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Balance in Nature 1959 softbound "The Basic Science Education Series", Teacher's name on the front cover, o/w excellent condition. hj679
$12.00
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Insects and their ways 1959 softbound "The Basic Science Education Series" excellent condition. hj680
$12.00
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Daily Bread and other Foods

by Ruth Brindze
illustrated by
Harry Daugherty
1941 softbound with teacher's name at the top of the title page. Excellent condition.13278
$10.00

On The Oregon Trail

by Gina Allen
illustrated by
Sydney E. Fletcher
1942 softbound in excellent condition.13278
$10.00

From Barter to Money

by Flora C. Rue
illustrated by
Merritt Berger
1941 softbound with teacher's name at the top of the title page. Excellent condition.13279
$10.00



Pre-primers from the 1960's
On Our Way to Read
used prior
to the
pre-primer series
1966 pre-reading workbook in the Janet and Mark series. 1 page has been colored and 1 page has pencil marks. All other 46 page remain un-used. Small school stamp on the front cover. Very good condition.hj1148
$18.00

Teacher's edition
Janet and Mark and Outdoors and In
1st in series
1966 teacher's hardback guidebook for the 1st and 2nd pre-primers in the series. The first 288 pages contain the teacher's guidebook and the remaining 72 pages contain the original student's 2 pre-primers with color illustrations. If you are looking for a good starter book for your child, this could be your answer. Excellent for home-school or tutoring. Excellent condition with a few lines highlighted in the guidebook.hj1134
$50.00

Janet and Mark and Outdoors and In
1st in series
1966 ex-school softbound pre-primer. 1st in the series of 4. School stamp inside the front cover and on the title page. No marks or tears. Shelf rubbing to the cover. Very good condition.hj1137
$28.00

Outdoors and In
2nd in series
1966, 2nd pre-primer in the series. Small school stamp on the title page. Lower edge of binding has been repaired with clear library tape. Very good.hj727
$22.00

1969, 2nd pre-primer in the series. School stamp on the back cover. Normal cover creasing with light soil. Very good to excellent condition.hj829
$25.00
1966 softbound pre-primer. "Obsolete" stamp on the front cover, otherwise MINT condition!hj1055
$28.00
1966, 2nd pre-primer in the series. School stamp on the front cover and on the title page. No marks, tears or smudging. The cover has shelf rubbing. Very good condition.hj1123
$20.00
1966, 2nd pre-primer in the series. School stamp inside the front cover and on the title page. No marks, tears or smudging. The cover has shelf rubbing. Very good condition.hj1124
$28.00

City Days, City Ways
3rd in series
1966, 3rd pre-primer in the series. Old tape on the spine, the book block is loose from the cover. The cover has shelf rubbing, no tears, marks or smudging. Excellent reading copy.hj1125
$18.00

1969 softbound preprimer with light shelf rubbing. "Discard" stamp on the title page, very good to excelllent.hj1306
$22.00

1966, 3rd pre-primer in the series. Old tape on the spine, school stamp inside the front cover. The cover has shelf rubbing, no tears, marks or smudging. Excellent reading copy.hj1126
$18.00

1966, 3rd pre-primer in the series. Light cover soil, school stamp inside the front cover. No marks, tears or smudging. Excellent condition.hj1127
$24.00


1969 softbound pre-primer, third in the series. Faint school stamp and 1 light crease on the front cover. Otherwise excellent to near mint condition.hj830
$28.00


1969 softbound primer in excellent condition. 3rd in the series of 4 pre-primers for the 1960's. Only a small amount of cover rubbing with no tears or marks to the pages.HJ335
$22.00

1969 softbound pre-primer, third in the series. school stamp on teh back cover. 2 smudges on the pages. Front cover has light creasing and eraser marks. Very good condition.hj828
$25.00

Just For Fun
4th in series
1966, 4th pre-primer in the series. Tiny school stamp inside the front cover, the cover has been preserved with acid-free clear lamination. Near mint!hj728
$27.00


1969 softbound preprimer with light shelf rubbing. "Discard" stamp on the title page, very good to excelllent.hj1305
$19.00

1966 ex-school. 4th in the series of 4 pre-primers for the 1960's. School stamp inside the front cover. No marks or tears, light crease along the spine on the front cover, small rub at the top of the front cover. Excellent condition.HJ392
$22.00
1966 softbound pre-primer, 4th in the series. Marked out notation on the top of the title page. No other marks, no tears and no smudging. Minimal cover creasing, far less than normal. Excellent condition.hj629
$22.00
1966 ex-school. 4th in the series of 4 pre-primers. School stamp on the front cover & on the title page. Shelf rubbing to the cover, no marks, tears or smudging. Very good.hj1128
$20.00
1966 ex-school. 4th in the series of 4 pre-primers. School stamp inside the front cover. Shelf rubbing to the cover, no marks, tears or smudging. Spine wear. Very good.hj1129
$19.00
1969, 4th pre-primer in the series. Some cover creasing, teacher's name and school stamp on the front cover. Pages are in excellent condition.hj831
$20.00



Primers and Readers by Harper and Row that follow the pre-primers listed above.
Words to read, write and spell
Harper Row
1963, a super book for the beginning reader. By Mabel O'Donnell, Willmina Townes and illustrated by James Teason and Raymond Naylor. A simple dictionary intended for use in grades 2 - 4. Follows "Words I Like to Read and Write" 4 lines of text have some underlines and the front cover has "Melissa" written at the top edge. Very good condition.HJ469$10.00

Around the Corner
Harper Row
1966 teacher's edition. School stamp inside the front cover. The first 336 pages contain the teacher's guidebook and the remaining 160 pages contain the original student's text with full color illustrations. Never used and in MINT condition!
Mabel O'Donnell and Byron H. VanRoekel
illustrated by Louis Cary and Audrewy Sinnott
13257$30.00

Around the Corner
Harper Row
1966 ex-school. School stamp inside the front cover. Excellent condition.
Mabel O'Donnell and Byron H. VanRoekel
illustrated by Louis Cary and Audrewy Sinnott
13258$20.00
Around the Corner
Harper Row
1966 teacher's edition primer follows the pre-primers "Janet and Mark", "Outdoors and In", "City Days, City Ways" and "Just For Fun". The first 336 pages contain the teaching guide and the remaining 160 pages contain the students' issue with color illustrations. Very good to excellent condition.
Mabel O'Donnell and Byron H. VanRoekel
illustrated by Louis Cary and Audrewy Sinnott
hj1514$25.00
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From Faraway Places
Harper Row
1966 hardback, 3rd reader in the Harper & Row Basic Reading Program. Cover soil and school stamp inside the front cover. Very good condition.
Mabel O'Donnell
13454$10.00

It Happens on a Ranch
Harper Row
1965 1st reader. An excellent home school reader with nice color illustrations. Excellent condition.10992$8.00

From Fins to Feathers
Harper Row
1966 basic 2nd reader. An excellent home school reader for reading comprehension. Become a better reader of… Unit 1: Become a better reader, Unit 2: … reader of Science, Unit 3: … reader of social studies, Unit 4: … reader of arithmetic, Unit 5: … reader of literature. School stamps, near mint condition.10990$8.00

Sea of Magic Ink
Harper Row
1966 ex-school with front blank end paper removed, otherwise excellent condition. Appears to be on 2nd grade level with many beautiful color illustrations. 10186$10.00

Near and Far 1966 ex-school. School stamp inside the front cover with 1 student's name in issue blank. Excellent condition. DW136$8.00

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