Results for: Education
A Memorial of the Seventy-Fifth Anniversary of the Founding of the University of Michigan, Held in Commencement Week, June 23 to June 27, 1912.
Ann Arbor, 1915..
First edition. Good octavo hardcover in brown binding without dust jacket. Wear and rubbing along the edges with bumping to the head and heel of the spine and on the lower corners of the panels. The covers have some light scuffing and minor scratching. Page edges are lightly browned. Slight musty smell to the book. Signed by Dean Bidlack, dean of the University of Michigan Library School. 217 pages.
Price: $70.00
A Study in Undergraduate Adjustment : Sponsered by the Sociology Department and Financed by the Faculty Research Fund of the University of Michigan.
Angell, Robert Cooley; Helen Goodrich Campbell; L. Wallace Hoffman; W. Llyod Berridge; Emma McDonald Dawson; and Edward B. Greene.
Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1930.
Good octavo hardcover in tan binding without dust jacket. Wear and rubbing to edges of boards with some minor scuffing to covers. Page edges are browned. Stamp of previous owner on front pastedown endpaper. Penciled note on front free endpaper. 164 pages with notes and appendix. A study of undergrad students at the University of Michigan in the 1920s.
Price: $20.00
Elizabeth Palmer Peabody : Kindergarten Pioneer.
Baylor, Ruth M.
Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1965.
Octavo. Light wear and rubbing to edges of boards with bumping to head and heel of spine. Dj has wear and rubbing along edges with many small tears and some chipping with browning along edges and some light scuffing to covers. Name and date written in ink on front free endpaper. Some light paperclip rust marks on rear endpapers from laid in letters. 228 pages with illustrations, footnotes, 3 appendices, bibliography, and index. A nice biography of the woman who pushed for the creation of kindergartens for American children.
Price: $20.00
Bausteine zu einer Geschichte der Philosophie an der Universitat Graz.
Binder, Thomas; Reinhard Fabian; Ulf Hofer; and Jutta Valent, editors.
Amsterdam and New York: Editions Rodopi, 2001..
First edition. Very good octavo hardcover in blue glossy boards without dust jacket. Some light wear and rubbing along the edges with minor scuffing and scratching to the covers. Slight twist to the spine. Very few blue and red pen marks in text (mainly on the table of contents pages). 772 pages with illustrations, notes, 4 appendices, and index. A scarce work featuring articles in German on Austrian philosophy and intellectual life at the University of Graz.
Price: $60.00
History of Universities. Volume X: 1991.
Brockliss, Laurence, editor.
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991.
Very good octavo hardcover in blue cloth binding without dust jacket. Light wearto edges of boards with some minor scuffing to covers and ISBN sticker on back cover. 357 pages with appendices and notes aftereach essay, book reviews, bibliography, and index. A collection of essays on the rise and development of universities from the Middle Ages to the twentieth century.
Price: $20.00
Not Just Any Medical School: The Science, Practice, and Teaching of Medicine at the University of Michigan, 1850-1941.
Davenport, Horace W.
Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press, 1999..
First edition. Very good quarto (oversized) hardcover in very good dust jacket. Wear and rubbing along the edges of the boards with bumping to the head and heel of the spine. Dj has light wear and rubbing along its edges with some minor scuffing to the covers. 382 pages with illustrations, endnotes, and index. A handsome book looking at the first fifty years of the University of Michigan's medical school.
Price: $18.00
Muskegon Community College: A Diamond in the Rough.
Goodman, Donald J., and Jack W. Rice.
Muskegon: Muskegon Community College, 2000..
First edition. Very good quarto (oversized) hardcover in very good dust jacket. Light wear along the edges with minor bumping to the head and heel of the spine. The dj has minor wear and rubbing along the edges with a few tiny tears and slight scuffing to the covers. Signed by both authors on the title page with an inscription by Jack Rice to the previous owner. 368 pages with illustrations and 7 appendices that include references and index. An interesting and humorous look at the history of Muskegon Community College in Michigan.
Price: $35.00
The Making of an Engineer : An Illustrated History of Engineering Education in the United States and Canada.
Grayson, Lawrence P.
New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, 1993.
Oblong shaped. Light wear to edges of boards with minor bumping to heel of spine. Dj has light wear along edges and some light scuffing to covers. 290 pages with illustrations, 2 appendices, and index.
Price: $20.00
The Identification of Progress in Learning.
Hagerstrand, T., editor.
Cambridge University Press, 1985..
First edition. Very good octavo hardcover in very good dust jacket. Light wear and rubbing along edges with minor bumping to head and heel of spine. Dj has light wear along edges with light scuffing to covers and some minor scratches on front cover. 204 pages with few figures and notes.
Price: $20.00
Introductory Lecture Delivered before the Faculties of Arts and Laws and of Science in University College, London, October 3, 1892.
Housman, A. E.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1937.
Duodecimo. Light wear and rubbing to edges of boards. Price-clipped dj has wear and rubbing along edges with some small tears and minor chipping along edges. Dj is browned and scuffed. Light browning to endpapers and page edges. Crack in binding between pages 22-23. Name of previous owner written in pencil on front free endpaper. 42 pages. This lecture of Alfred Edward Housman, the noted classicist and poet, was twice printed privately before the publication of this Cambridge edition.
Price: $25.00
The American Singing School, 1720-1900: A Short Titles List of Tune Books.
John, Robert W.
Durham, NC: North Carolina College at Durham, 1954..
This works appears to be thesis or dissertation. Good quarto hardcover in red library binding without dust jacket. Some wear and rubbing to the edges of the boards with bumping to the head and heel of the spine. Covers are a bit scuffed and lightly soiled. Page edges are browned. This is a typed document with glossy photographs pasted onto the pages. Inscription by the author on the front free endpaper. 44 pages with illustrations. As the title suggests, a collection of titles of tune books organized alphabetically. Apparently there were only four copies of this work. Scarce.
Price: $125.00
Educational Commune : The Story of Commonwealth College.
Koch, Raymond and Charlotte.
New York, NY: Schoken Books, 1972.
Octavo. Light wear and rubbing to edges of boards. Dj has wear and rubbing to edges with a few minor tears and some scuffing to covers. Signed by both authors on title page. Page edges are browned lightly. 211 pages with illustrations. A nice history of the Commonwealth College in Arkansas (1923-1940).
Price: $20.00
Time to Heal : American Medical Education from the Turn of the Century to the Era of Managed Health Care.
Ludmerer, Kenneth M.
New York: Classics of Medicine Library/Gryphon Editions, 2000..
Special edition. Very good octavo hardcover in forest green leather binding with 4 raised bands on the spine and gilt decoration on the covers and spine plus gilt page edges, without dust jacket (as issued). Marbled endpapers. Slight wear to the edges of the boards. Minor tear in binding on the inner part of the upper corner of the rear panel. 514 pages with figures, endnotes, and index.
Price: $40.00
The Order and Integration of Knowledge.
Martin, Wm. Oliver.
Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press, 1957.
Very good octavo hardcover in good dust jacket. Light wear and rubbing to edges of boards. Dj has wear along edges with a few minor tears and some scuffing to covers with browning along spine and light stains on front cover. Page edges are browned. 355 pages with endnotes. A study in educational theory.
Price: $15.00
Learning to Go to School in Japan : The Transition from Home to Preschool Life.
Peak, Leo.
Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1991..
First edition. Very good octavo hardcover in very good dust jacket. Light wear and rubbing along edges with minor bumping to head and heel of spine. Dj has light wear along edges with light scuffing to covers. 210 pages with tables, appendix, references, and index.
Price: $20.00
Governor Dummer Academy History, 1763-1963.
Ragle, John W.
South Byfield: Governor Dummer Academy, 1963.
Very good octavo hardcover in good dust jacket. Light wear and rubbing to edges of boards. Dj has wear and rubbing to edges with some tears and chipping, mainly the lower corner of the front cover, and light scuffing. 187 pages with appendix, illustrations, and index. A history of this boys' boarding school, one of the most prestigious in the nation.
Price: $20.00
For God, Country, and Polonia: One Hundred Years of the Orchard Lake School.
Renkiewicz, Frank.
Orchard Lake, MI: Center for Polish Studies and Culture, 1985..
First edition. Very good octavo hardcover in dark grey cloth binding without dust jacket. Light wear to edges of boards with minor scuffing to covers. 177 pages with illustrations, notes, appendix, and index.
Price: $20.00
Pathways to Knowledge: The Foundation and Growth of Adrian Public Schools, 1928-1988.
Sherman, Ruth E., and Diane Henningfeld.
Privately Printed, Possibly 1988-89.
A reprinting of Ruth Sherman's 112 Years of Adrian Public School History and Diane Henningfeld's The Challenge of Excellence. Very good octavo hardcover in blue cloth binding with gilt decoration and lettering without dust jacket. Light wear to edges of boards with minor scuffing to covers. 168 pages with illustrations.
Price: $45.00
Culture Wars : School and Society in the Conservative Restoration, 1969-1984.
Shor, Ira.
Boston: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1986.
Very good octavo hardcover in good dust jacket. Light wear to edges of boards with bumping to head and heel of spine. Dj has wear and rubbing along edges with some small tears on corners of covers and upper edges. Light scuffing to dj's covers as well. Some pencil and ink marks in margins of text. 238 pages with endnotes and index. A look at the changing environment in American education.
Price: $20.00
Parents and Teachers: Partners in Language Development.
Simmons-Martin, Audrey Ann, and Karen Glover Rossi.
Washington DC: Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf., 1990.
Very good trade paperback. Light wear along edges of covers with slight curling on lower corners and minor bump on heel of spine. Light scuffing to covers. Page edges are slightly browned. Little bit of light blue highlighting in text. Binding is tight. 386 pages with list of recommended reading.
Price: $20.00
The Professor & the Public: The Role of the Scholar in the Modern World. The Franklin Memorial Lectures, Volume XX.
Smith, Goldwin, A. L. Rowse, J. H. Hexter.
Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1972..
First edition. Good octavo hardcover in good dust jacket. Wear and rubbing to the edges of the boards with bumping to the head and heel of the spine. Little bit of twist to the boards. The dj has wear along the edges with scuffing and browning to the covers. Musty smell to the book. Light foxing to the page edges. 124 pages with notes. The lectures in this work are: The Gates of excellence by Goldwin Smith, 2. The Scholar and Responsibility to the Public by A. L. Rowse, 3. The Historian and His Society by J. H. Hexter.
Price: $20.00
Eastern Michigan University : A Sesuicentennial Portrait.
Smith, Laurence N., and Paul C. Heaton.
Ypsilanti, MI: Eastern Michigan University, 1999.
Very good hardcover in very good dust jacket. Light wear to edges of boards. Dj has light wear along edges with slight puncture on front cover in gutter near head of spine. Minor scuffing to dj as well. 304 pages with illustrations, list of employees and index.
Price: $25.00
Discussions with Teachers: Fifteen Discussions with the Teachers of the Waldorf School in Stuttgart.
Steiner, Rudolf. Translated by Helen Fox.
London: Rudolf Steiner Press, 1967.
Very good octavo hardcover in very good dust jacket. Light wear and rubbing to edges of boards with bumping to head and heel of spine. Dj has wear and rubbing along edges with some scuffing to covers including some reddish marks on back cover and a few minor tears along edges. The spine of dj is faded. 166 pages with a few footnotes. A collection of the lectures given by Rudolf Steiner to the teachers of the children of the workers of the Waldorf-Astoria cigarette factory in Stuttgart, Germany.
Price: $30.00
Education for Creative Living : Ideas and Proposals of Tsunesaburo Makiguchi.
Tsunesaburo Makiguchi. Translated by Alfred Birnbaum. Edited by Dayle M. Bethel.
Ames, Iowa: Iowa State University Press, 1989.
Octavo. Light wear to edges of boards with bumping to head and heel of spine and twist to binding. Dj has wear and rubbing along edges with many small tears including a half-inch chip missing from upper edge of front cover and an inch long tear on lower edge of back cover. Light scuffing to dj. Some foxing to fore-edges and upper edges of pages. Gift inscription to previous owner (not by author or editor) on front free endpaper. 227 pages with illustrations, endnotes, and index. A collection of the educational reforms espoused by Tsunesaburo Makiguchi of Japan.
Price: $20.00
Notes of a Medical Educator: Observations, Reflections, and Conventions.
Whitman, Neal.
University of Utah School of Medicine, 1999..
First edition. Very good octavo hardcover in very good dust jacket. Some light wear and rubbing along the edges of boards with light bumping to the head and heel of the spine and some bumping to the corners of the panels. Heavy bump to the lower edge of the back panel. Dj has light wear and rubbing along the edges with some light scuffing to the covers and a few minor tears along the edges. 169 pages with notes. An interesting collection of thoughts and ideas by noted doctor and educator Neal Whitman.
Price: $20.00
Science and Learning in France with a Survey of Opportunities for American Students in French Universities.
Wigmore, John H., editor.
1917 (printed by Lakeside Press)..
First edition. Fair softcover in blue wrappers. Wear and rubbing to the edges of covers with a few minor tears. Bumping to head and heel of the spine of the wrapper. Covers are heavily scuffed and and faded along the spine and edges with a few stainmarks. Foxed edges of pages with some browning to the pages but not brittle. 454 pages with illustrations, 3 appendices (1. educational advantages for American students in France, 2. Institutions of higher learning, 3. practical suggestions to the intending graduate student), and index. An outdated by still interesting work offering advice for American students seeking to further their education in France.
Price: $20.00
