Miami University Libraries
The Walter Havighurst Special Collections
McGuffey Reader Collection - Second Readers
This is an inventory of the Second McGuffey Reader Collection. The McGuffey Reader Collection provides over 600 examples
of the evolution of the Readers that William Holmes McGuffey began writing at his Oxford home in 1834 and continued being
published through the 1920s. From Primers through High School School Readers, the whole collection also includes word lists,
spelling books and juvenile speaking texts published as complementary additions to the Eclectic Educational Series. Several
German and Spanish editions of the Readers can be found in the collections.
The finding aid for this collections includes the descriptive details of the cover and title page titles; publisher names listed on the Reader title; copyright entry information; publication dates; lesson titles
and authors; illustrations and artists/engravers; stereotypers/electrotypers; advertisements; binding details; and inscriptions and other unique identifying features of the readers in this collection. By
studying this collection, researchers can see how McGuffey relied on familiar everyday objects like the ax and farm animals to teach children their ABCs. Illustrations of familiar scenes further
demonstrate the difference between the Readers and the forbidding early American schoolbooks like the "New England Primer" that combined religion with education. The collection also reveals how
the popular readers became significant to children's educational and cultural development. McGuffey's selections of prose and poetry taught them to read, influenced their taste in literature and
contributed to the development of their character and morals.
Originally published by Truman & Smith of Cincinnati as part of the Eclectic Educational Series, the McGuffey Readers also
demonstrate changing developments in the 19th century printing industry. The collection reveals how, as the Reader's become
the product of publishing houses that merged and grew, publisher names and locations often varied between the title page and
the cover of the same Reader. Cover illustrations and binding styles can also vary between copies of the same edition of a
Reader in this collection.
A teacher since the age of 14, William Holmes McGuffey (1800-1873) was a professor of ancient languages at Miami University from 1826 until his resignation in 1836. He then served as president
of Cincinnati College (1836-1839) and Ohio University (1839-1843). Returning to Cincinnati, McGuffey taught at Woodward College from 1843-1845, when he became a profesor of moral
philosophy at the University of Virginia. He remained there until his death. He was ordainted as a Presbyterian minister in 1829. McGuffey married Harriet Spinning of Daytion, Ohio on April 3,
1827. In addition to three boys who either eided in infancy and childhood, their children included two daughters, Mary McGuffey Stewart (1830-1910) and Henrietta McGuffey Hepburn (1832-1922).
Henrietta's husband, Andrew D. Hepburn (1830-1921) was president of Miami University from 1871 to 1873 and a professorin Miami's English department for many years.
Category Title Cover Title Series
Publisher
Name/Location from
Cover
Publisher
Name/Location
from Title Page
Copyright
Entered By
Publication
DatePages Contents
Illustration
sLesson Titles & Authors Illustration Titles & Artists Binding
Current
Catalog
Number
Notes
Second Reader
The Eclectic Second
Reader; Consisting
of Progressive
Lessons in Reading
and Spelling. For the
Younger Classes in
Schools. With
Engravings.
The Eclectic
Second Reader for
the Younger
Classes in Schools.
With Engravings.
Eclectic
School Series
Cincinnati (150 Main
Street): Truman and
Smith
Cincinnati (150
Main Street):
Truman and Smith
Truman and
Smith, 18361836
vi, viii, 9-164, 4
unnumbered pages
Preface [iv],
suggestions to
teachers precede
text
Some
illustrations
accompanyi
ng text
I. The Little Readers -- II. Time to get up -- III. The little Idle Boy -- IV. The Idle Boy Reformed -- V.
The new Kite -- VI. The Kite lost -- VII. The Cat and Ball -- VIII. About the Beaver -- IX. About the
Moon -- X. A Merry Sleigh Ride -- XI. The love of Brothers and Sisters -- XII. The Greedy Girl --
XIII. Time to go to Bed -- XIV. About the Stars -- XV. The Little Sailor Boys [The Sailor Boys
appears in the text] -- XVI. The kind little Girl -- XVII. Edward and the Cat -- XVIII. The Happy
Children [The Three Happy Children appears in the text] -- XIX. The Boys who did Mischief for fun
-- XX. Story about Whales -- XXI. Stories about Whale Catching -- XXII. The Truant -- XXIII. The
Good Boy whose parents are poor -- XXIV. The Diligent Scholar -- XXV. The Oak and other Trees --
XXVI. More about Trees -- XXVII. The Peacock -- XXVIII. Story about King Solomon -- XXIX.
More about King Solomon -- XXX. Little Francis and the Hour-glass -- XXXI. Hay Making --
XXXII. Story about the Lark and the Farmer -- XXXIII. Praise to God -- XXXIV. The Points of the
Compass -- XXXV. About little Mary [Story of Little Mary in the text] -- XXXVI. More about little
Mary -- XXXVII. About Doing Good at Play -- XXXVIII. More about Doing Good at Play --
XXXIX. About the Fox -- XL. Story about the Lion -- XLI. The Boy and Bear -- XLII. Pleasing
Stories -- XLIII. The little Letter-writer -- XLIV. How the World was made -- XLV. The Bear in a
Stage-coach -- XLVI. The Passionate Boy -- XLVII. The lost Child and the Gipseys -- XLVIII.
Stories about the Monkey -- XLIX. A Pleasing Dialogue -- L. The Quarrelsome Cocks -- LI. Things
to be Learned [Things to be Learnt in the text] -- LII. About Oranges -- LIII. Stories about Birds --
LIV. More stories about little Birds -- LV. Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter -- LVI. The Honest
Boy and the Thief -- LVII. True Courage -- LVIII. Young Soldiers -- LIX. The Reindeer and the
Rabbit -- LX. About the Globe -- LXI. The Little Boy and the Hatchet -- LXII. The Lord's Prayer --
LXIII. Mother, what is Death? -- LXIV. The Disobedient Girl -- LXV. More about the Disobedient
Girl -- LXVI. Emulation without Envy -- LXVII. Story about George Washington -- LXVIII. More
about George Washington -- LXIX. Father William - LXX. Robbing Birds' Nests - LXXI. A
Dialogue on Dress - LXXII. Story about Lafayette -- LXXIII. Story about Joseph -- LXXIV. More
about Joseph -- LXXV. The obedient Casabanca -- LXXVI. The lost Nestlings -- LXXVIII. Story
about Columbus -- LXXVIII. Settlement of America -- LXXIX. Thoughts at Sun-set -- LXXX.
George and Charles -- LXXXI. Things to Remember -- LXXXII. A Ship in a Storm -- LXXXIII. The
Ten Commandments -- LXXXIV. About using Profane Language -- LXXXV. The Mother and the
Child
Brown paper
pasted on boards;
leather spine; sewn
binding; illegible
illustration on front
cover;
advertisement for
new school books
on back cover
1836a
Inscribed "Robert
H. Caldwells
Book"
Second Reader
The Eclectic Second
Reader; Consisting
of Progressive
Lessons in Reading
and Spelling. For the
Younger Classes in
Schools. With
Engravings.
The Eclectic
Second Reader for
the Younger
Classes in Schools.
With Engravings.
Eclectic
School Series.
Cincinnati (150 Main
Street): Truman and
Smith
Cincinnati (150
Main Street):
Truman and Smith
Truman and
Smith, 18361836
vi, viii, 9-164, 4
unnumbered pages
Preface [iv],
suggestions to
teachers precede
text
Some
illustrations
accompanyi
ng text
I. The Little Readers -- II. Time to get up -- III. The little Idle Boy -- IV. The Idle Boy Reformed -- V.
The new Kite -- VI. The Kite lost -- VII. The Cat and Ball -- VIII. About the Beaver -- IX. About the
Moon -- X. A Merry Sleigh Ride -- XI. The love of Brothers and Sisters -- XII. The Greedy Girl --
XIII. Time to go to Bed -- XIV. About the Stars -- XV. The Little Sailor Boys [The Sailor Boys
appears in the text] -- XVI. The kind little Girl -- XVII. Edward and the Cat -- XVIII. The Happy
Children [The Three Happy Children appears in the text] -- XIX. The Boys who did Mischief for fun
-- XX. Story about Whales -- XXI. Stories about Whale Catching -- XXII. The Truant -- XXIII. The
Good Boy whose parents are poor -- XXIV. The Diligent Scholar -- XXV. The Oak and other Trees --
XXVI. More about Trees -- XXVII. The Peacock -- XXVIII. Story about King Solomon -- XXIX.
More about King Solomon -- XXX. Little Francis and the Hour-glass -- XXXI. Hay Making --
XXXII. Story about the Lark and the Farmer -- XXXIII. Praise to God -- XXXIV. The Points of the
Compass -- XXXV. About little Mary [Story of Little Mary in the text] -- XXXVI. More about little
Mary -- XXXVII. About Doing Good at Play -- XXXVIII. More about Doing Good at Play --
XXXIX. About the Fox -- XL. Story about the Lion -- XLI. The Boy and Bear -- XLII. Pleasing
Stories -- XLIII. The little Letter-writer -- XLIV. How the World was made -- XLV. The Bear in a
Stage-coach -- XLVI. The Passionate Boy -- XLVII. The lost Child and the Gipseys -- XLVIII.
Stories about the Monkey -- XLIX. A Pleasing Dialogue -- L. The Quarrelsome Cocks -- LI. Things
to be Learned [Things to be Learnt in the text] -- LII. About Oranges -- LIII. Stories about Birds --
LIV. More stories about little Birds -- LV. Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter -- LVI. The Honest
Boy and the Thief -- LVII. True Courage -- LVIII. Young Soldiers -- LIX. The Reindeer and the
Rabbit -- LX. About the Globe -- LXI. The Little Boy and the Hatchet -- LXII. The Lord's Prayer --
LXIII. Mother, what is Death? -- LXIV. The Disobedient Girl -- LXV. More about the Disobedient
Girl -- LXVI. Emulation without Envy -- LXVII. Story about George Washington -- LXVIII. More
about George Washington -- LXIX. Father William - LXX. Robbing Birds' Nests - LXXI. A
Dialogue on Dress - LXXII. Story about Lafayette -- LXXIII. Story about Joseph -- LXXIV. More
about Joseph -- LXXV. The obedient Casabanca -- LXXVI. The lost Nestlings -- LXXVIII. Story
about Columbus -- LXXVIII. Settlement of America -- LXXIX. Thoughts at Sun-set -- LXXX.
George and Charles -- LXXXI. Things to Remember -- LXXXII. A Ship in a Storm -- LXXXIII. The
Ten Commandments -- LXXXIV. About using Profane Language -- LXXXV. The Mother and the
Child
Teal paper pasted
on boards; leather
spine; sewn
binding;
illustration of three
children reading on
front cover; list of
new school books
on back cover
McGuffey
Second
Reader 1836
Bookplate from
the Simpson
House library on
free end paper
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McGuffey Reader Collection - Second Readers
Category Title Cover Title Series
Publisher
Name/Location from
Cover
Publisher
Name/Location
from Title Page
Copyright
Entered By
Publication
DatePages Contents
Illustration
sLesson Titles & Authors Illustration Titles & Artists Binding
Current
Catalog
Number
Notes
Second Reader
Revised and
Improved Edition of
the Eclectic Second
Reader; Consisting
of Progressive
Lessons in Reading
and Spelling, For the
Younger Classes in
Schools. With
Engravings.
The Eclectic
Second Reader for
the Younger
Classes in Schools.
With Engravings.
Eclectic
School Series.
Cincinnati (150 Main
Street): Truman and
Smith
Cincinnati (150
Main Street):
Truman and Smith
Truman and
Smith, 18381838
1-166; page
numbers torn from
last page in book
Preface (4),
suggestions to
teachers (7-8)
precede text
Some
illustrations
accompanyi
ng text
1. The Little Readers -- 2. An Early Riser -- 3. The little Idle Boy -- 4. The Idle Boy Reformed -- 5.
Puss and her Kittens -- 6. The Little Boy has All Things -- 7. The Bird set Free -- 8. About the
Beaver -- 9. About the Sun -- 10. Catching a Wild Elephant-- 11. The Love of Brothers and Sisters --
12. The Greedy Girl -- 13. Who Made the World? -- 14. Who Made Man? -- 15. A Walk in the
Garden -- 16. The Kind Little Girl -- 17. Edward and the Cat -- 18. The Happy Children -- 19. The
Boys who did Mischief for fun -- 20. Story about Whales -- 21. Stories about Whale Catching -- 22.
The Truant -- 23. The Good Boy whose parents are poor -- 24. The Diligent Scholar -- 25. The Oak
and other Trees -- 26. More about Trees -- 27. About the Peacock -- 28. Story about King Solomon --
29. More about King Solomon -- 30. Little Francis and the Hour-glass -- 31. Hay Making -- 32.
Story about the Lark and the Farmer -- 33. Praise to God -- 34. The Points of the Compass -- 35.
Story about Little Mary -- 36. More about little Mary -- 37. Story about Frank -- XXXVIII. More
about Frank -- 39. About the Fox -- 40. Story about the Lion -- 41. The Boy and Bear -- 42. Pleasing
Stories -- 43. The Little Letter Writer -- 44. How the World was Made -- 45. The Bear in a Stage-
coach -- 46. The Passionate Boy -- 47. The Lost Child and the Gipseys -- 48. Stories about the
Monkey -- 49. A Pleasing Dialogue -- 50. The Quarrelsome Cocks -- 51. Things to be Learnt -- 52.
About Oranges -- 53. Mortality -- 54. Immortality -- 55. Spring, Summer, and Winter -- 56. The
Honest Boy and the Thief -- 57. True Courage -- 58. Young Soldier -- 59. The Reindeer and the
Rabbit -- 60. About the Globe -- 61. The Little Boy and the Hatchet -- 62. The Lord's Prayer -- 63.
Mother, what is Death -- 64. The Crucifixion -- 65. Things to Remember in the Morning -- 66.
Emulation without Envy -- 67. Story about George Washington -- 68. More about George
Washington -- 69. Father William -- 70. Robbing Birds' Nests - 71. A Dialogue on Dress - 72. Story
about Lafayette -- 73. Story about Joseph -- 74. More about Joseph -- 75. The obedient Casabanca --
76. The Lost Nestlings -- 77. Story about Columbus -- 78. Settlement of America -- 79. Thoughts on
Sunset -- 80. George and Charles -- 81. Things to Remember -- 82. A Ship in a Storm -- 83. The Ten
Commandments -- 84. About using Profane Language -- 85. The Mother and the Child -- 86. Story
of Jonah
Teal paper pasted
on boards; black
cloth spine; sewn
binding;
illustration of three
children reading on
front cover; list of
new school books
on back cover
McGuffey
Second
Reader 1838
Second Reader
The Eclectic Second
Reader; Consisting
of Progressive
Lessons in Reading
and Spelling; For the
Younger Classes in
Schools. With
Engravings.
Missing from book;
modern rebindingEclectic Series
Missing from book;
modern rebinding
Cincinnati: Truman
and Smith
Truman and
Smith, 18411841 1-6, vii-x, 11-180
Preface (6),
suggestions to
teachers (ix-x)
precede text
Some
illustrations
accompanyi
ng text
1. The Little Readers -- 2. An Early Riser -- 3. The little Idle Boy -- 4. The Idle Boy Reformed -- 5.
Puss and her Kittens -- 6. The Little Boy has All Things -- 7. The Bird Set Free -- 8. About the
Beaver -- 9. About the Sun -- 10. Catching a Wild Elephant-- 11. The Love of Brothers and Sisters --
12. The Greedy Girl -- 13. Who Made the World? -- 14. Who Made Man? -- 15. A Walk in the
Garden -- 16. The Kind Little Girl -- 17. Edward and the Cat -- 18. The Happy Children [The Three
Happy Children in the text] -- 19. The Boys who did Mischief for Fun -- 20. Story about Whales --
21. Stories about Whale Catching -- 22. The Truant -- 23. The Good Boy whose Parents are Poor --
24. The Diligent Scholar -- 25. The Oak and other Trees -- 26. More about Trees -- 27. About the
Peacock [The Peacock in the text] -- 28. Story about King Solomon -- 29. More about King Solomon
-- 30. Little Francis and the Hour-glass -- 31. Hay Making -- 32. Story about the Lark and the
Farmer -- 33. Praise to God -- 34. The Points of the Compass -- 35. Story about Little Mary -- 36.
More about little Mary -- 37. Story about Frank -- XXXVIII. More about Frank -- 39. About the Fox -
- 40. Story about the Lion -- 41. The Boy and Bear -- 42. Pleasing Stories -- 43. The Little Letter
Writer -- 44. How the World was Made -- 45. The Bear in a Stage-coach -- 46. The Passionate Boy --
47. The Lost Child and the Gipseys -- 48. Stories about the Monkey -- 49. A Pleasing Dialogue -- 50.
The Quarrelsome Cocks -- 51. Things to be Learnt -- 52. About Oranges -- 53. Mortality -- 54.
Immortality -- 55. Spring, Summer, and Winter [Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter in the text] --
56. The Honest Boy and the Thief -- 57. True Courage -- 58. The Young Soldiers -- 59. The
Reindeer and the Rabbit -- 60. About the Globe -- 61. The Little Boy and the Hatchet -- 62. The
Lord's Prayer -- 63. Mother, What is Death -- 64. The Crucifixion -- 65. Things to Remember in the
Morning -- 66. Emulation without Envy -- 67. Story about George Washington -- 68. More about
George Washington -- 69. Father William -- 70. Robbing Birds' Nests - 71. A Dialogue on Dress -
72. Story about Lafayette -- 73. Story about Joseph -- 74. More about Joseph -- 75. The Obedient
Casabanca -- 76. The Lost Nestlings -- 77. Story about Columbus -- 78. Settlement of America -- 79.
Thoughts at Sunset -- 80. George and Charles -- 81. Things to Remember -- 82. A Ship in a Storm --
83. The Ten Commandments -- 84. About Using Profane Language -- 85. The Mother and the Child
[The Mother and her Child in the text] -- 86. Story of Jonah -- 87. The Ant, the Sparrow, and the Bee
-- 88. Careful Ben and the Whip-Cord -- 89. The Cruel Boy Punished -- 90. Evening Hymn -- 91.
The Choice -- 92. How to make the best of it
Modern rebinding
McGuffey
Second
Reader 1841
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Category Title Cover Title Series
Publisher
Name/Location from
Cover
Publisher
Name/Location
from Title Page
Copyright
Entered By
Publication
DatePages Contents
Illustration
sLesson Titles & Authors Illustration Titles & Artists Binding
Current
Catalog
Number
Notes
Second Reader
McGuffey's Newly
Revised Second
Reader. The Eclectic
Second Reader:
Consisting of
Progressive Lessons
in Reading and
Spelling; for the
Younger Classes in
Schools. With
Engravings.
McGuffey's Newly
Revised Eclectic
Second Reader
Eclectic SeriesCincinnati: Winthrop
B. Smith
Cincinnati:
Winthrop B. Smith
Winthrop B.
Smith, 18441844 216 p.
Preface (7),
suggestions to
teacher (10)
precede text
Some
illustrations
accompanyi
ng text
1. The Man who could not Read -- 2. An Early Riser -- 3. The little Idler -- 4. Puss and her Kittens --
5. Conversations on Stops - 6. The Bird Set Free -- 7. The Beaver -- 8. About the Sun -- 9. The Fox --
10.The Love of Brothers and Sisters -- 11. The Greedy Girl -- 12. The Hand-post -- 13. A Place for
Every Thing -- 14. The Three Boys and the Three Cakes -- 15. A Walk in the Garden -- 16. The
Kind Little Girl -- 17. Edward and the Cat -- 18. The Three Happy Children -- 19. Who made the
stars? -- 20. The Thoughtless Boys -- 21. Whale Catching -- 22. The Rich Boy -- 23. The Poor Boy --
24. The Little Dog Fido -- 25. Grand-father's Story -- 26. Little Charles -- 27. The Peacock -- 28. The
Little Coward -- 29. Frank and the Hour-glass -- 30. Things I do not Like -- 31. The Lark and the
Farmer -- 32. How to Catch a Pony -- 33. The Points of the Compass -- 34. Mary and her Father --
35. Praise to God -- 36. Meddlesome Matty -- 37. Frank -- 38. Sam and Harry -- 39. Elephant and
Tigress -- 40. The Idle School-boy -- 41. The Lion -- 42. Pleasing Stories -- 43. The Boy and the
Bear -- 44. Creation of the World -- 45. The Little Letter Writer -- 46. The Wasp and the Bee -- 47.
George's Feast -- 48. The Silent Traveler -- 49. The Stolen Child and the Gipseys -- 50. Anecdotes of
the Monkey -- 51. A Pleasing Dialogue -- 52. The Quarrelsome Cocks -- 53. Story of the Coat -- 54.
Story of the Buttons -- 55. The Four Seasons -- 56. Young Soldiers -- 57. Honesty Rewarded -- 58.
True Courage -- 59. Docility of Birds -- 60. The Reindeer and the Rabbit -- 61. George and the
Hatchet -- 62. The Lord's Prayer -- 63. Grateful Julian -- 64. What is Death? -- 65. Emulation
without Envy -- 66. Things to Remember in the Morning -- 67. Story about George Washington --
68. The same, concluded [Story about George Washington, Concluded in the text] -- 69. Things to
Remember -- 70. Robbing Birds' Nests - 71. Story of Lafayette -- 72. The Lost Nestlings -- 73. A
Dialogue on Dress -- 74. George and Charles -- 75. The Little Lord and the Farmer -- 76. Story of
Joseph -- 77. The same, concluded -- 78. The Ant, the Sparrow, and the Bee -- 79. Story of
Columbus -- 80. Settlement of America -- 81. The American Revolution -- 82. The Cruel Boy,
Punished -- 83. The Choice -- 84. A Ship in a Storm -- 85. Insolent Boy -- 86. The Time Table -- 87.
Every Thing for the Best -- 88. Dialogue -- 89. Albert and James -- 90. Too late for School -- 91. The
Musical Twins -- 92. Waste not, Want not -- 93. The Two White Doves -- 94. The Race for the
Mitten -- 95. The Lst Two Apples -- 96. The Hare and the Tortoise -- 97. The Ben Lomond Horse --
98. Casabianca - 99. The Old Horse -- 100. How to Make the Best of It -- 101. Tit for Tat -- 102.
The Good-natured Boy -- 103. Industry and Indolence -- 104. The Child's Prayer
Teal paper pasted
on boards; leather
spine; sewn
binding;
illustration from
"The Little Lord
and the Farmer" on
front cover; list of
McGuffey's
Reading Books for
Schools on back
cover
McGuffey
Second
Reader 1844
c.2
"Presented to the
McGuffey
Museum by class
in School
Administration
402 June 1, 1928"
and "Purchased of
George J.
Heinzelman
Connoisseur of
McGuffey
Readers" on free
end paper.
Second Reader
McGuffey's Newly
Revised Second
Reader. The Eclectic
Second Reader:
Consisting of
Progressive Lessons
in Reading and
Spelling; for the
Younger Classes in
Schools. With
Engravings.
McGuffey's Newly
Revised Eclectic
Second Reader
Eclectic Series Cincinnati: Winthrop
B. Smith
Cincinnati:
Winthrop B. Smith
Winthrop B.
Smith, 18441844 216 p.
Preface (7),
suggestions to
teacher (10)
precede text
Some
illustrations
accompanyi
ng text
1. The Man who could not Read -- 2. An Early Riser -- 3. The little Idler -- 4. Puss and her Kittens --
5. Conversations on Stops - 6. The Bird Set Free -- 7. The Beaver -- 8. About the Sun -- 9. The Fox --
10.The Love of Brothers and Sisters -- 11. The Greedy Girl -- 12. The Hand-post -- 13. A Place for
Every Thing -- 14. The Three Boys and the Three Cakes -- 15. A Walk in the Garden -- 16. The
Kind Little Girl -- 17. Edward and the Cat -- 18. The Three Happy Children -- 19. Who made the
stars? -- 20. The Thoughtless Boys -- 21. Whale Catching -- 22. The Rich Boy -- 23. The Poor Boy --
24. The Little Dog Fido -- 25. Grand-father's Story -- 26. Little Charles -- 27. The Peacock -- 28. The
Little Coward -- 29. Frank and the Hour-glass -- 30. Things I do not Like -- 31. The Lark and the
Farmer -- 32. How to Catch a Pony -- 33. The Points of the Compass -- 34. Mary and her Father --
35. Praise to God -- 36. Meddlesome Matty -- 37. Frank -- 38. Sam and Harry -- 39. Elephant and
Tigress -- 40. The Idle School-boy -- 41. The Lion -- 42. Pleasing Stories -- 43. The Boy and the
Bear -- 44. Creation of the World -- 45. The Little Letter Writer -- 46. The Wasp and the Bee -- 47.
George's Feast -- 48. The Silent Traveler -- 49. The Stolen Child and the Gipseys -- 50. Anecdotes of
the Monkey -- 51. A Pleasing Dialogue -- 52. The Quarrelsome Cocks -- 53. Story of the Coat -- 54.
Story of the Buttons -- 55. The Four Seasons -- 56. Young Soldiers -- 57. Honesty Rewarded -- 58.
True Courage -- 59. Docility of Birds -- 60. The Reindeer and the Rabbit -- 61. George and the
Hatchet -- 62. The Lord's Prayer -- 63. Grateful Julian -- 64. What is Death? -- 65. Emulation
without Envy -- 66. Things to Remember in the Morning -- 67. Story about George Washington --
68. The same, concluded [Story about George Washington, Concluded in the text] -- 69. Things to
Remember -- 70. Robbing Birds' Nests - 71. Story of Lafayette -- 72. The Lost Nestlings -- 73. A
Dialogue on Dress -- 74. George and Charles -- 75. The Little Lord and the Farmer -- 76. Story of
Joseph -- 77. The same, concluded [Story of Joseph, Concluded in the text] -- 78. The Ant, the
Sparrow, and the Bee -- 79. Story of Columbus -- 80. Settlement of America -- 81. The American
Revolution -- 82. The Cruel Boy, Punished -- 83. The Choice -- 84. A Ship in a Storm -- 85. Insolent
Boy -- 86. The Time Table -- 87. Every Thing for the Best -- 88. Dialogue -- 89. Albert and James --
90. Too late for School -- 91. The Musical Twins -- 92. Waste not, Want not -- 93. The Two White
Doves -- 94. The Race for the Mitten -- 95. The Lst Two Apples -- 96. The Hare and the Tortoise --
97. The Ben Lomond Horse -- 98. Casabianca - 99. The Old Horse -- 100. How to Make the Best of
It -- 101. Tit for Tat -- 102. The Good-natured Boy -- 103. Industry and Indolence -- 104. The
Child's Prayer
Teal paper pasted
on boards; leather
spine; sewn
binding;
illustration frp, on
front cover; list of
McGuffey's
Reading Books for
Schools on back
cover
McGuffey
Second
Reader 1844
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McGuffey Reader Collection - Second Readers
Category Title Cover Title Series
Publisher
Name/Location from
Cover
Publisher
Name/Location
from Title Page
Copyright
Entered By
Publication
DatePages Contents
Illustration
sLesson Titles & Authors Illustration Titles & Artists Binding
Current
Catalog
Number
Notes
Second Reader
McGuffey's Newly
Revised Second
Reader: Containing
Progressive Lessons
in Reading and
Spelling. Revised
and Improved.
McGuffey's Newly
Revised Eclectic
Second Reader
Eclectic Series
New York (205
Broadway): Clark,
Austin, and Smith
New York: Clark,
Austin & Smith;
Cincinnati: W.B.
Smith and Co.
Winthrop B.
Smith, 18481848 [1-5], 6-192
Preface [2],
suggestions to
teachers [4]
precede text
Some
illustrations
accompanyi
ng text
1. The Man who could not Read -- 2. An Early Riser -- 3. The Little Idler -- 4. Puss and her Kittens --
5. Conversations on Stops - 6. The Bird Set Free -- 7. The Beaver -- 8. About the Sun -- 9. The Fox --
10.The Love of Brothers and Sisters -- 11. The Greedy Girl -- 12. The Guide-post -- 13. A Place for
Every Thing -- 14. The Three Boys and their Cakes [The three Boys and the three Cakes in the text]--
15. A Walk in the Garden -- 16. The Kind Little Girl -- 17. Edward and the Cat -- 18. The Three
Happy Children -- 19. Who made the stars? -- 20. The Thoughtless Boys -- 21. Whale Catching --
22. The Rich Boy -- 23. The Poor Boy -- 24. The Little Dog Fido -- 25. Grand-father's Story -- 26.
Little Charles -- 27. The Peacock -- 28. The Little Coward -- 29. Frank and the Hour-glass -- 30.
Things I do not Like -- 31. The Lark and the Farmer -- 32. How to Catch a Pony -- 33. The Points of
the Compass -- 34. Mary and her Father -- 35. Praise to God -- 36. Meddlesome Matty -- 37. Frank -
- 38. Sam and Harry -- 39. Elephant and Tigress -- 40. The Idle School-boy -- 41. The Lion -- 42.
Pleasing Stories -- 43. The Boy and the Bear -- 44. Creation of the World -- 45. The Little Letter
Writer -- 46. The Wasp and the Bee -- 47. George's Feast -- 48. The Silent Traveler -- 49. The Stolen
Child and the Gipseys -- 50. Anecdotes of the Monkey -- 51. A Pleasing Dialogue -- 52. The
Quarrelsome Cocks -- 53. Story of the Coat -- 54. Story of the Buttons -- 55. The Four Seasons -- 56.
Young Soldiers -- 57. Honesty Rewarded -- 58. True Courage -- 59. Docility of Birds -- 60. The
Reindeer and the Rabbit -- 61. George and the Hatchet -- 62. The Lord's Prayer -- 63. Grateful Julian
-- 64. What is Death? -- 65. Emulation without Envy -- 66. Things to Remember -- 67. Story about
Washington -- 68. The same, concluded [Story about Washington -- Concluded in the text] -- 69.
Things to Remember -- 70. Robbing Birds' Nests - 71. Story of Lafayette -- 72. The Lost Nestlings --
73. A Dialogue on Dress -- 74. George and Charles -- 75. The Little Lord and the Farmer -- 76. Story
of Joseph -- 77. The same, concluded [Story of Joseph -- Concluded in the text] -- 78. The Ant, the
Sparrow, and the Bee -- 79. Story of Columbus -- 80. Settlement of America -- 81. The American
Revolution -- 82. The Cruel Boy, Punished -- 83. The Choice -- 84. A Ship in a Storm -- 85. Insolent
Boy -- 86. The Time Table -- 87. Every Thing for the Best -- 88. Dialogue -- 89. Albert and James --
90. Too late for School -- 91. The Musical Twins -- 92. Waste not, Want not -- 93. The Two White
Doves -- 94. The Race for the Mitten -- 95. The Last Two Apples -- 96. The Hare and the Tortoise --
97. The Ben Lomond Horse -- 98. Casabianca - 99. The Old Horse -- 100. How to Make the Best of
It -- 101. Tit for Tat -- 102. The Good-natured Boy -- 103. Industry and Indolence -- 104. The
Child's Prayer -- The Ten Commandments
Green paper pasted
on boards; black
leather spine; sewn
binding;
illustration from
"The Little Lord
and the Farmer" on
the front cover and
"More than Half a
Million of the
Eclectic School
Books Are Sold
Annually" on the
back cover
McGuffey
Second
Reader 1848
c.2
Inscribed "Jno. N.
Miller" on free
end paper.
Second Reader
McGuffey's Newly
Revised Eclectic
Second Reader:
Containing
Progressive Lessons
in Reading and
Spelling. Revised
and Improved.
McGuffey's
Eclectic Second
Reader
Eclectic
Educational
Series
Cincinnati (58 Main
Street): Winthrop B.
Smith & Co.
Cincinnati:
Winthrop B. Smith
& Co., Publishers
Winthrop B.
Smith, 18481848 [1-5], 6-192
Preface [2],
suggestions to
teachers [4]
precede text
Some
illustrations
accompanyi
ng text
1. The Man who could not Read -- 2. An Early Riser -- 3. The Little Idler -- 4. Puss and her Kittens --
5. Conversations on Stops - 6. The Bird Set Free -- 7. The Beaver -- 8. About the Sun -- 9. The Fox --
10.The Love of Brothers and Sisters -- 11. The Greedy Girl -- 12. The Guide-post -- 13. A Place for
Every Thing -- 14. The Three Boys and their Cakes [The three Boys and the three Cakes in the text]--
15. A Walk in the Garden -- 16. The Kind Little Girl -- 17. Edward and the Cat -- 18. The Three
Happy Children -- 19. Who made the stars? -- 20. The Thoughtless Boys -- 21. Whale Catching --
22. The Rich Boy -- 23. The Poor Boy -- 24. The Little Dog Fido -- 25. Grand-father's Story -- 26.
Little Charles -- 27. The Peacock -- 28. The Little Coward -- 29. Frank and the Hour-glass -- 30.
Things I do not Like -- 31. The Lark and the Farmer -- 32. How to Catch a Pony -- 33. The Points of
the Compass -- 34. Mary and her Father -- 35. Praise to God -- 36. Meddlesome Matty -- 37. Frank -
- 38. Sam and Harry -- 39. Elephant and Tigress -- 40. The Idle School-boy -- 41. The Lion -- 42.
Pleasing Stories -- 43. The Boy and the Bear -- 44. Creation of the World -- 45. The Little Letter
Writer -- 46. The Wasp and the Bee -- 47. George's Feast -- 48. The Silent Traveler -- 49. The Stolen
Child and the Gipseys -- 50. Anecdotes of the Monkey -- 51. A Pleasing Dialogue -- 52. The
Quarrelsome Cocks -- 53. Story of the Coat -- 54. Story of the Buttons -- 55. The Four Seasons -- 56.
Young Soldiers -- 57. Honesty Rewarded -- 58. True Courage -- 59. Docility of Birds -- 60. The
Reindeer and the Rabbit -- 61. George and the Hatchet -- 62. The Lord's Prayer -- 63. Grateful Julian
-- 64. What is Death? -- 65. Emulation without Envy -- 66. Things to Remember -- 67. Story about
Washington -- 68. The same, concluded [Story about Washington -- Concluded in the text] -- 69.
Things to Remember -- 70. Robbing Birds' Nests - 71. Story of Lafayette -- 72. The Lost Nestlings --
73. A Dialogue on Dress -- 74. George and Charles -- 75. The Little Lord and the Farmer -- 76. Story
of Joseph -- 77. The same, concluded [Story of Joseph -- Concluded in the text] -- 78. The Ant, the
Sparrow, and the Bee -- 79. Story of Columbus -- 80. Settlement of America -- 81. The American
Revolution -- 82. The Cruel Boy, Punished -- 83. The Choice -- 84. A Ship in a Storm -- 85. Insolent
Boy -- 86. The Time Table -- 87. Every Thing for the Best -- 88. Dialogue -- 89. Albert and James --
90. Too late for School -- 91. The Musical Twins -- 92. Waste not, Want not -- 93. The Two White
Doves -- 94. The Race for the Mitten -- 95. The Last Two Apples -- 96. The Hare and the Tortoise --
97. The Ben Lomond Horse -- 98. Casabianca - 99. The Old Horse -- 100. How to Make the Best of
It -- 101. Tit for Tat -- 102. The Good-natured Boy -- 103. Industry and Indolence -- 104. The
Child's Prayer -- The Ten Commandments
Green paper pasted
on boards; black
leather spine; sewn
binding;
illustration from
"The Little Lord
and the Farmer" on
the front cover and
"More than Half a
Million of the
Eclectic School
Books Are Sold
Annually" on the
back cover
McGuffey
Second
Reader
1848a
Pictorial scraps
inserted
throughout
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Second Reader
McGuffey's Newly
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Second Reader:
Containing
Progressive Lessons
in Reading and
Spelling. Revised
and Improved.
McGuffey's
Eclectic Second
Reader
Eclectic
Educational
Series
Cincinnati (58 Main
Street): Winthrop B.
Smith & Co.
Cincinnati:
Winthrop B. Smith
& Co., Publishers
Winthrop B.
Smith, 18481848 [1-5], 6-192
Preface [2],
suggestions to
teachers [4]
precede text
Some
illustrations
accompanyi
ng text
1. The Man who could not Read -- 2. An Early Riser -- 3. The Little Idler -- 4. Puss and her Kittens --
5. Conversations on Stops - 6. The Bird Set Free -- 7. The Beaver -- 8. About the Sun -- 9. The Fox --
10.The Love of Brothers and Sisters -- 11. The Greedy Girl -- 12. The Guide-post -- 13. A Place for
Every Thing -- 14. The Three Boys and their Cakes [The three Boys and the three Cakes in the text]--
15. A Walk in the Garden -- 16. The Kind Little Girl -- 17. Edward and the Cat -- 18. The Three
Happy Children -- 19. Who made the stars? -- 20. The Thoughtless Boys -- 21. Whale Catching --
22. The Rich Boy -- 23. The Poor Boy -- 24. The Little Dog Fido -- 25. Grand-father's Story -- 26.
Little Charles -- 27. The Peacock -- 28. The Little Coward -- 29. Frank and the Hour-glass -- 30.
Things I do not Like -- 31. The Lark and the Farmer -- 32. How to Catch a Pony -- 33. The Points of
the Compass -- 34. Mary and her Father -- 35. Praise to God -- 36. Meddlesome Matty -- 37. Frank -
- 38. Sam and Harry -- 39. Elephant and Tigress -- 40. The Idle School-boy -- 41. The Lion -- 42.
Pleasing Stories -- 43. The Boy and the Bear -- 44. Creation of the World -- 45. The Little Letter
Writer -- 46. The Wasp and the Bee -- 47. George's Feast -- 48. The Silent Traveler -- 49. The Stolen
Child and the Gipseys -- 50. Anecdotes of the Monkey -- 51. A Pleasing Dialogue -- 52. The
Quarrelsome Cocks -- 53. Story of the Coat -- 54. Story of the Buttons -- 55. The Four Seasons -- 56.
Young Soldiers -- 57. Honesty Rewarded -- 58. True Courage -- 59. Docility of Birds -- 60. The
Reindeer and the Rabbit -- 61. George and the Hatchet -- 62. The Lord's Prayer -- 63. Grateful Julian
-- 64. What is Death? -- 65. Emulation without Envy -- 66. Things to Remember -- 67. Story about
Washington -- 68. The same, concluded [Story about Washington -- Concluded in the text] -- 69.
Things to Remember -- 70. Robbing Birds' Nests - 71. Story of Lafayette -- 72. The Lost Nestlings --
73. A Dialogue on Dress -- 74. George and Charles -- 75. The Little Lord and the Farmer -- 76. Story
of Joseph -- 77. The same, concluded [Story of Joseph -- Concluded in the text] -- 78. The Ant, the
Sparrow, and the Bee -- 79. Story of Columbus -- 80. Settlement of America -- 81. The American
Revolution -- 82. The Cruel Boy, Punished -- 83. The Choice -- 84. A Ship in a Storm -- 85. Insolent
Boy -- 86. The Time Table -- 87. Every Thing for the Best -- 88. Dialogue -- 89. Albert and James --
90. Too late for School -- 91. The Musical Twins -- 92. Waste not, Want not -- 93. The Two White
Doves -- 94. The Race for the Mitten -- 95. The Last Two Apples -- 96. The Hare and the Tortoise --
97. The Ben Lomond Horse -- 98. Casabianca - 99. The Old Horse -- 100. How to Make the Best of
It -- 101. Tit for Tat -- 102. The Good-natured Boy -- 103. Industry and Indolence -- 104. The
Child's Prayer -- The Ten Commandments
Green paper pasted
on boards; light
brown leather
spine; sewn
binding;
illustration from
"The Little Lord
and the Farmer" on
the front cover and
"More than Half a
Million of the
Eclectic School
Books Are Sold
Annually" on the
back cover
McGuffey
Second
Reader
1848a c.2
Second Reader
McGuffey's Newly
Revised Eclectic
Second Reader:
Containing
Progressive Lessons
in Reading and
Spelling. Revised
and Improved.
McGuffey's
Eclectic Second
Reader
Eclectic
Educational
Series
New York (205
Broadway): Clark,
Austin, and Smith
New York: Clark,
Austin, and Smith;
Cincinnati: W.B.
Smith and Co.
Winthrop B.
Smith, 18481848 [1-5], 6-192
Preface [2],
suggestions to
teachers [4]
precede text
Some
illustrations
accompanyi
ng text
1. The Man who could not Read -- 2. An Early Riser -- 3. The Little Idler -- 4. Puss and her Kittens --
5. Conversations on Stops - 6. The Bird Set Free -- 7. The Beaver -- 8. About the Sun -- 9. The Fox --
10.The Love of Brothers and Sisters -- 11. The Greedy Girl -- 12. The Guide-post -- 13. A Place for
Every Thing -- 14. The Three Boys and their Cakes [The three Boys and the three Cakes in the text]--
15. A Walk in the Garden -- 16. The Kind Little Girl -- 17. Edward and the Cat -- 18. The Three
Happy Children -- 19. Who made the stars? -- 20. The Thoughtless Boys -- 21. Whale Catching --
22. The Rich Boy -- 23. The Poor Boy -- 24. The Little Dog Fido -- 25. Grand-father's Story -- 26.
Little Charles -- 27. The Peacock -- 28. The Little Coward -- 29. Frank and the Hour-glass -- 30.
Things I do not Like -- 31. The Lark and the Farmer -- 32. How to Catch a Pony -- 33. The Points of
the Compass -- 34. Mary and her Father -- 35. Praise to God -- 36. Meddlesome Matty -- 37. Frank -
- 38. Sam and Harry -- 39. Elephant and Tigress -- 40. The Idle School-boy -- 41. The Lion -- 42.
Pleasing Stories -- 43. The Boy and the Bear -- 44. Creation of the World -- 45. The Little Letter
Writer -- 46. The Wasp and the Bee -- 47. George's Feast -- 48. The Silent Traveler -- 49. The Stolen
Child and the Gipseys -- 50. Anecdotes of the Monkey -- 51. A Pleasing Dialogue -- 52. The
Quarrelsome Cocks -- 53. Story of the Coat -- 54. Story of the Buttons -- 55. The Four Seasons -- 56.
Young Soldiers -- 57. Honesty Rewarded -- 58. True Courage -- 59. Docility of Birds -- 60. The
Reindeer and the Rabbit -- 61. George and the Hatchet -- 62. The Lord's Prayer -- 63. Grateful Julian
-- 64. What is Death? -- 65. Emulation without Envy -- 66. Things to Remember -- 67. Story about
Washington -- 68. The same, concluded [Story about Washington -- Concluded in the text] -- 69.
Things to Remember -- 70. Robbing Birds' Nests - 71. Story of Lafayette -- 72. The Lost Nestlings --
73. A Dialogue on Dress -- 74. George and Charles -- 75. The Little Lord and the Farmer -- 76. Story
of Joseph -- 77. The same, concluded [Story of Joseph -- Concluded in the text] -- 78. The Ant, the
Sparrow, and the Bee -- 79. Story of Columbus -- 80. Settlement of America -- 81. The American
Revolution -- 82. The Cruel Boy, Punished -- 83. The Choice -- 84. A Ship in a Storm -- 85. Insolent
Boy -- 86. The Time Table -- 87. Every Thing for the Best -- 88. Dialogue -- 89. Albert and James --
90. Too late for School -- 91. The Musical Twins -- 92. Waste not, Want not -- 93. The Two White
Doves -- 94. The Race for the Mitten -- 95. The Last Two Apples -- 96. The Hare and the Tortoise --
97. The Ben Lomond Horse -- 98. Casabianca - 99. The Old Horse -- 100. How to Make the Best of
It -- 101. Tit for Tat -- 102. The Good-natured Boy -- 103. Industry and Indolence -- 104. The
Child's Prayer -- The Ten Commandments
Green paper pasted
on boards; light
brown leather
spine; sewn
binding;
illustration from
"The Little Lord
and the Farmer" on
the front cover and
"More than Half a
Million of the
Eclectic School
Books Are Sold
Annually" on the
back cover
McGuffey
Second
Reader 1848
Inscribed
"Margret Lewis
Mathews was
born dec. 20
1849" on free end
paper
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sLesson Titles & Authors Illustration Titles & Artists Binding
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Notes
Second Reader
McGuffey's Newly
Revised Eclectic
Second Reader:
Containing
Progressive Lessons
in Reading and
Spelling. Revised
and Improved.
McGuffey's
Eclectic Second
Reader
Eclectic
Educational
Series
Cincinnati (58 Main
Street): Winthrop B.
Smith & Co.
Cincinnati (58 Main
Street): Winthrop B.
Smith & Co.
Winthrop B.
Smith, 18531853
[1-3], 4-7, [8-9], 10-
224
Preface [2],
exercises in
articulation [3]-7,
suggestions to
teachers [8]
precede text;
appendix (218-
224)
Some
illustrations
accompanyi
ng text
1. The Man who could not Read -- 2. An Early Riser -- 3. The Little Idler -- 4. Puss and her Kittens --
5. Conversations on Stops - 6. The Bird Set Free -- 7. The Beaver -- 8. About the Sun -- 9. The Fox --
10.The Love of Brothers and Sisters -- 11. The Greedy Girl -- 12. The Guide-post -- 13. A Place for
Every Thing -- 14. The Three Boys and the three Cakes -- 15. A Walk in the Garden -- 16. The Kind
Little Girl -- 17. Edward and the Cat -- 18. The Three Happy Children -- 19. Who made the stars? --
20. The Thoughtless Boys -- 21. Whale Catching -- 22. The Rich Boy -- 23. The Poor Boy -- 24. The
Little Dog Fido -- 25. Grand-father's Story -- 26. Little Charles -- 27. The Peacock -- 28. The Little
Coward -- 29. Frank and the Hour-glass -- 30. Things I do not Like -- 31. The Lark and the Farmer --
32. How to Catch a Pony -- 33. The Points of the Compass -- 34. Mary and her Father -- 35. Praise
to God -- 36. Meddlesome Matty -- 37. Frank -- 38. Sam and Harry -- 39. Elephant and Tigress --
40. The Idle School-boy -- 41. The Lion -- 42. Pleasing Stories -- 43. The Boy and the Bear -- 44.
Creation of the World -- 45. The Little Letter Writer -- 46. The Wasp and the Bee -- 47. George's
Feast -- 48. The Silent Traveler -- 49. The Stolen Child and the Gipseys -- 50. Anecdotes of the
Monkey -- 51. A Pleasing Dialogue -- 52. The Quarrelsome Cocks -- 53. Story of the Coat -- 54.
Story of the Buttons -- 55. The Four Seasons -- 56. Young Soldiers -- 57. Honesty Rewarded -- 58.
True Courage -- 59. Docility of Birds -- 60. The Reindeer and the Rabbit -- 61. George and the
Hatchet -- 62. The Lord's Prayer -- 63. Grateful Julian -- 64. What is Death? -- 65. Emulation
without Envy -- 66. Things to Remember -- 67. Story about Washington -- 68. Story about
Washington -- Concluded -- 69. Things to Remember -- 70. Robbing Birds' Nests - 71. Story of
Lafayette -- 72. The Lost Nestlings -- 73. A Dialogue on Dress -- 74. George and Charles -- 75. The
Little Lord and the Farmer -- 76. Story of Joseph -- 77.Story of Joseph -- Concluded -- 78. The Ant,
the Sparrow, and the Bee -- 79. Story of Columbus -- 80. Settlement of America -- 81. The American
Revolution -- 82. The Cruel Boy, Punished -- 83. The Choice -- 84. A Ship in a Storm -- 85. Insolent
Boy -- 86. The Time Table -- 87. Every Thing for the Best -- 88. Dialogue -- 89. Albert and James --
90. Too late for School -- 91. The Musical Twins -- 92. Waste not, Want not -- 93. The Two White
Doves -- 94. The Race for the Mitten -- 95. The Last Two Apples -- 96. The Hare and the Tortoise --
97. The Ben Lomond Horse -- 98. Casabianca - 99. The Old Horse -- 100. How to Make the Best of
It -- 101. Tit for Tat -- 102. The Good-natured Boy -- 103. Industry and Indolence -- 104. The
Child's Prayer -- The Ten Commandments
Pink paper pasted
on boards; brown
leather spine; sewn
binding;
illustration of "The
Little Lord and the
Farmer" on the
front cover and
"More than Half a
Million of the
Eclectic School
Books Are Sold
Annually" on the
back cover
McGuffey
Second
Reader 1853
Second Reader
McGuffey's Newly
Revised Eclectic
Second Reader:
Containing
Progressive Lessons
in Reading and
Spelling. Revised
and Improved.
McGuffey's
Eclectic Second
Reader
Eclectic
Educational
Series
Cincinnati (58 Main
Street): Winthrop B.
Smith & Co.
Cincinnati (58 Main
Street): Winthrop B.
Smith & Co.
Winthrop B.
Smith, 18531853 [1-3], 4-6, 9-224
Preface [2],
exercises in
articulation [3]-6
precede text;
appendix (218-
224)
Some
illustrations
accompanyi
ng text
1. The Man who could not Read -- 2. An Early Riser -- 3. The Little Idler -- 4. Puss and her Kittens --
5. Conversations on Stops - 6. The Bird Set Free -- 7. The Beaver -- 8. About the Sun -- 9. The Fox --
10.The Love of Brothers and Sisters -- 11. The Greedy Girl -- 12. The Guide-post -- 13. A Place for
Every Thing -- 14. The Three Boys and the three Cakes -- 15. A Walk in the Garden -- 16. The Kind
Little Girl -- 17. Edward and the Cat -- 18. The Three Happy Children -- 19. Who made the stars? --
20. The Thoughtless Boys -- 21. Whale Catching -- 22. The Rich Boy -- 23. The Poor Boy -- 24. The
Little Dog Fido -- 25. Grand-father's Story -- 26. Little Charles -- 27. The Peacock -- 28. The Little
Coward -- 29. Frank and the Hour-glass -- 30. Things I do not Like -- 31. The Lark and the Farmer --
32. How to Catch a Pony -- 33. The Points of the Compass -- 34. Mary and her Father -- 35. Praise
to God -- 36. Meddlesome Matty -- 37. Frank -- 38. Sam and Harry -- 39. Elephant and Tigress --
40. The Idle School-boy -- 41. The Lion -- 42. Pleasing Stories -- 43. The Boy and the Bear -- 44.
Creation of the World -- 45. The Little Letter Writer -- 46. The Wasp and the Bee -- 47. George's
Feast -- 48. The Silent Traveler -- 49. The Stolen Child and the Gipseys -- 50. Anecdotes of the
Monkey -- 51. A Pleasing Dialogue -- 52. The Quarrelsome Cocks -- 53. Story of the Coat -- 54.
Story of the Buttons -- 55. The Four Seasons -- 56. Young Soldiers -- 57. Honesty Rewarded -- 58.
True Courage -- 59. Docility of Birds -- 60. The Reindeer and the Rabbit -- 61. George and the
Hatchet -- 62. The Lord's Prayer -- 63. Grateful Julian -- 64. What is Death? -- 65. Emulation
without Envy -- 66. Things to Remember -- 67. Story about Washington -- 68. Story about
Washington -- Concluded -- 69. Things to Remember -- 70. Robbing Birds' Nests - 71. Story of
Lafayette -- 72. The Lost Nestlings -- 73. A Dialogue on Dress -- 74. George and Charles -- 75. The
Little Lord and the Farmer -- 76. Story of Joseph -- 77.Story of Joseph -- Concluded -- 78. The Ant,
the Sparrow, and the Bee -- 79. Story of Columbus -- 80. Settlement of America -- 81. The American
Revolution -- 82. The Cruel Boy, Punished -- 83. The Choice -- 84. A Ship in a Storm -- 85. Insolent
Boy -- 86. The Time Table -- 87. Every Thing for the Best -- 88. Dialogue -- 89. Albert and James --
90. Too late for School -- 91. The Musical Twins -- 92. Waste not, Want not -- 93. The Two White
Doves -- 94. The Race for the Mitten -- 95. The Last Two Apples -- 96. The Hare and the Tortoise --
97. The Ben Lomond Horse -- 98. Casabianca - 99. The Old Horse -- 100. How to Make the Best of
It -- 101. Tit for Tat -- 102. The Good-natured Boy -- 103. Industry and Indolence -- 104. The
Child's Prayer -- The Ten Commandments
Green paper pasted
on boards; spine
repaired with black
tape; illustration of
"The Little Lord
and the Farmer" on
the front cover;
advertisement for
"Werthvolle
Schulbucher" from
W.B. Smith & Co.
on the back cover
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Reader 1853
c.2
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Second Reader
McGuffey's Newly
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Second Reader:
Containing
Progressive Lessons
in Reading and
Spelling. Revised
and Improved.
McGuffey's
Eclectic Second
Reader
Eclectic
Educational
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Cincinnati (58 Main
Street): Winthrop B.
Smith & Co.
Cincinnati (58 Main
Street): Winthrop B.
Smith & Co.
Winthrop B.
Smith, 18531853
[1-3], 4-7, [8-9], 10-
224
Preface [2],
exercises in
articulation [4]-7,
suggestions to
teachers [8]
precede text;
appendix 218-224
Some
illustrations
accompanyi
ng text
1. The Man who could not Read -- 2. An Early Riser -- 3. The Little Idler -- 4. Puss and her Kittens --
5. Conversations on Stops - 6. The Bird Set Free -- 7. The Beaver -- 8. About the Sun -- 9. The Fox --
10.The Love of Brothers and Sisters -- 11. The Greedy Girl -- 12. The Guide-post -- 13. A Place for
Every Thing -- 14. The Three Boys and the three Cakes -- 15. A Walk in the Garden -- 16. The Kind
Little Girl -- 17. Edward and the Cat -- 18. The Three Happy Children -- 19. Who made the stars? --
20. The Thoughtless Boys -- 21. Whale Catching -- 22. The Rich Boy -- 23. The Poor Boy -- 24. The
Little Dog Fido -- 25. Grand-father's Story -- 26. Little Charles -- 27. The Peacock -- 28. The Little
Coward -- 29. Frank and the Hour-glass -- 30. Things I do not Like -- 31. The Lark and the Farmer --
32. How to Catch a Pony -- 33. The Points of the Compass -- 34. Mary and her Father -- 35. Praise
to God -- 36. Meddlesome Matty -- 37. Frank -- 38. Sam and Harry -- 39. Elephant and Tigress --
40. The Idle School-boy -- 41. The Lion -- 42. Pleasing Stories -- 43. The Boy and the Bear -- 44.
Creation of the World -- 45. The Little Letter Writer -- 46. The Wasp and the Bee -- 47. George's
Feast -- 48. The Silent Traveler -- 49. The Stolen Child and the Gipseys -- 50. Anecdotes of the
Monkey -- 51. A Pleasing Dialogue -- 52. The Quarrelsome Cocks -- 53. Story of the Coat -- 54.
Story of the Buttons -- 55. The Four Seasons -- 56. Young Soldiers -- 57. Honesty Rewarded -- 58.
True Courage -- 59. Docility of Birds -- 60. The Reindeer and the Rabbit -- 61. George and the
Hatchet -- 62. The Lord's Prayer -- 63. Grateful Julian -- 64. What is Death? -- 65. Emulation
without Envy -- 66. Things to Remember -- 67. Story about Washington -- 68. Story about
Washington -- Concluded -- 69. Things to Remember -- 70. Robbing Birds' Nests - 71. Story of
Lafayette -- 72. The Lost Nestlings -- 73. A Dialogue on Dress -- 74. George and Charles -- 75. The
Little Lord and the Farmer -- 76. Story of Joseph -- 77.Story of Joseph -- Concluded -- 78. The Ant,
the Sparrow, and the Bee -- 79. Story of Columbus -- 80. Settlement of America -- 81. The American
Revolution -- 82. The Cruel Boy, Punished -- 83. The Choice -- 84. A Ship in a Storm -- 85. Insolent
Boy -- 86. The Time Table -- 87. Every Thing for the Best -- 88. Dialogue -- 89. Albert and James --
90. Too late for School -- 91. The Musical Twins -- 92. Waste not, Want not -- 93. The Two White
Doves -- 94. The Race for the Mitten -- 95. The Last Two Apples -- 96. The Hare and the Tortoise --
97. The Ben Lomond Horse -- 98. Casabianca - 99. The Old Horse -- 100. How to Make the Best of
It -- 101. Tit for Tat -- 102. The Good-natured Boy -- 103. Industry and Indolence -- 104. The
Child's Prayer -- The Ten Commandments
Pink paper pasted
on boards; leather
spine; illustration
of "The Little Lord
and the Farmer" on
the front cover;
advertisement for
"More Than Half a
Million of the
Eclectic
Schoolbooks Are
Sold Annually" on
the back cover
McGuffey
Second
Reader 1853
c.3
Second Reader
McGuffey's Newly
Revised Eclectic
Second Reader:
Containing
Progressive Lessons
in Reading and
Spelling. Revised
and Improved.
McGuffey's
Eclectic Second
Reader
Eclectic
Educational
Series
Cincinnati (137 Walnut
Street): Winthrop B.
Smith & Co.
Cincinnati:
Winthrop B. Smith
& Co.
Winthrop B.
Smith, 18531853
[1-2], 3-7, [8], 9-
224
Preface [2],
exercises in
articulation 3-7,
suggestions to
teachers [8]
precede text;
appendix 218-224
Some
illustrations
accompanyi
ng text
1. The Man who could not Read -- 2. An Early Riser -- 3. The Little Idler -- 4. Puss and her Kittens --
5. Conversations on Stops - 6. The Bird Set Free -- 7. The Beaver -- 8. About the Sun -- 9. The Fox --
10.The Love of Brothers and Sisters -- 11. The Greedy Girl -- 12. The Guide-post -- 13. A Place for
Every Thing -- 14. The Three Boys and the three Cakes -- 15. A Walk in the Garden -- 16. The Kind
Little Girl -- 17. Edward and the Cat -- 18. The Three Happy Children -- 19. Who made the stars? --
20. The Thoughtless Boys -- 21. Whale Catching -- 22. The Rich Boy -- 23. The Poor Boy -- 24. The
Little Dog Fido -- 25. Grand-father's Story -- 26. Little Charles -- 27. The Peacock -- 28. The Little
Coward -- 29. Frank and the Hour-glass -- 30. Things I do not Like -- 31. The Lark and the Farmer --
32. How to Catch a Pony -- 33. The Points of the Compass -- 34. Mary and her Father -- 35. Praise
to God -- 36. Meddlesome Matty -- 37. Frank -- 38. Sam and Harry -- 39. Elephant and Tigress --
40. The Idle School-boy -- 41. The Lion -- 42. Pleasing Stories -- 43. The Boy and the Bear -- 44.
Creation of the World -- 45. The Little Letter Writer -- 46. The Wasp and the Bee -- 47. George's
Feast -- 48. The Silent Traveler -- 49. The Stolen Child and the Gipseys -- 50. Anecdotes of the
Monkey -- 51. A Pleasing Dialogue -- 52. The Quarrelsome Cocks -- 53. Story of the Coat -- 54.
Story of the Buttons -- 55. The Four Seasons -- 56. Young Soldiers -- 57. Honesty Rewarded -- 58.
True Courage -- 59. Docility of Birds -- 60. The Reindeer and the Rabbit -- 61. George and the
Hatchet -- 62. The Lord's Prayer -- 63. Grateful Julian -- 64. What is Death? -- 65. Emulation
without Envy -- 66. Things to Remember -- 67. Story about Washington -- 68. Story about
Washington -- Concluded -- 69. Things to Remember -- 70. Robbing Birds' Nests - 71. Story of
Lafayette -- 72. The Lost Nestlings -- 73. A Dialogue on Dress -- 74. George and Charles -- 75. The
Little Lord and the Farmer -- 76. Story of Joseph -- 77.Story of Joseph -- Concluded -- 78. The Ant,
the Sparrow, and the Bee -- 79. Story of Columbus -- 80. Settlement of America -- 81. The American
Revolution -- 82. The Cruel Boy, Punished -- 83. The Choice -- 84. A Ship in a Storm -- 85. Insolent
Boy -- 86. The Time Table -- 87. Every Thing for the Best -- 88. Dialogue -- 89. Albert and James --
90. Too late for School -- 91. The Musical Twins -- 92. Waste not, Want not -- 93. The Two White
Doves -- 94. The Race for the Mitten -- 95. The Last Two Apples -- 96. The Hare and the Tortoise --
97. The Ben Lomond Horse -- 98. Casabianca - 99. The Old Horse -- 100. How to Make the Best of
It -- 101. Tit for Tat -- 102. The Good-natured Boy -- 103. Industry and Indolence -- 104. The
Child's Prayer -- The Ten Commandments
Beige paper pasted
on boards; leather
spine; illustration
of "The Little Lord
and the Farmer" on
the front cover;
advertisement for
"Approved School
Books" from W.B.
Smith & Co. on the
back cover
McGuffey
Second
Reader 1853
c.4
Inscribed "Mary
E. Grennan" on
free end paper
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Second Reader
McGuffey's Newly
Revised Eclectic
Second Reader:
Containing
Progressive Lessons
in Reading and
Spelling. Revised
and Improved.
McGuffey's
Eclectic Second
Reader
Eclectic
Educational
Series
Cincinnati: Winthrop
B. Smith & Co.
Cincinnati (137
Walnut Street):
Winthrop B. Smith
& Co.
Winthrop B.
Smith, 18531853
[1-2], 3-7, [8], 9-
224
Preface [2],
exercises in
articulation 3-7,
suggestions to
teachers [8]
precede text;
appendix 218-224
Some
illustrations
accompanyi
ng text
1. The Man who could not Read -- 2. An Early Riser -- 3. The Little Idler -- 4. Puss and her Kittens --
5. Conversations on Stops - 6. The Bird Set Free -- 7. The Beaver -- 8. About the Sun -- 9. The Fox --
10.The Love of Brothers and Sisters -- 11. The Greedy Girl -- 12. The Guide-post -- 13. A Place for
Every Thing -- 14. The Three Boys and the three Cakes -- 15. A Walk in the Garden -- 16. The Kind
Little Girl -- 17. Edward and the Cat -- 18. The Three Happy Children -- 19. Who made the stars? --
20. The Thoughtless Boys -- 21. Whale Catching -- 22. The Rich Boy -- 23. The Poor Boy -- 24. The
Little Dog Fido -- 25. Grand-father's Story -- 26. Little Charles -- 27. The Peacock -- 28. The Little
Coward -- 29. Frank and the Hour-glass -- 30. Things I do not Like -- 31. The Lark and the Farmer --
32. How to Catch a Pony -- 33. The Points of the Compass -- 34. Mary and her Father -- 35. Praise
to God -- 36. Meddlesome Matty -- 37. Frank -- 38. Sam and Harry -- 39. Elephant and Tigress --
40. The Idle School-boy -- 41. The Lion -- 42. Pleasing Stories -- 43. The Boy and the Bear -- 44.
Creation of the World -- 45. The Little Letter Writer -- 46. The Wasp and the Bee -- 47. George's
Feast -- 48. The Silent Traveler -- 49. The Stolen Child and the Gipseys -- 50. Anecdotes of the
Monkey -- 51. A Pleasing Dialogue -- 52. The Quarrelsome Cocks -- 53. Story of the Coat -- 54.
Story of the Buttons -- 55. The Four Seasons -- 56. Young Soldiers -- 57. Honesty Rewarded -- 58.
True Courage -- 59. Docility of Birds -- 60. The Reindeer and the Rabbit -- 61. George and the
Hatchet -- 62. The Lord's Prayer -- 63. Grateful Julian -- 64. What is Death? -- 65. Emulation
without Envy -- 66. Things to Remember in the Morning -- 67. Story about Washington -- 68. Story
about Washington -- Concluded -- 69. Things to Remember -- 70. Robbing Birds' Nests - 71. Story
of Lafayette -- 72. The Lost Nestlings -- 73. A Dialogue on Dress -- 74. George and Charles -- 75.
The Little Lord and the Farmer -- 76. Story of Joseph -- 77.Story of Joseph -- Concluded -- 78. The
Ant, the Sparrow, and the Bee -- 79. Story of Columbus -- 80. Settlement of America -- 81. The
American Revolution -- 82. The Cruel Boy, Punished -- 83. The Choice -- 84. A Ship in a Storm --
85. Insolent Boy -- 86. The Time Table -- 87. Every Thing for the Best -- 88. Dialogue -- 89. Albert
and James -- 90. Too late for School -- 91. The Musical Twins -- 92. Waste not, Want not -- 93. The
Two White Doves -- 94. The Race for the Mitten -- 95. The Last Two Apples -- 96. The Hare and the
Tortoise -- 97. The Ben Lomond Horse -- 98. Casabianca - 99. The Old Horse -- 100. How to Make
the Best of It -- 101. Tit for Tat -- 102. The Good-natured Boy -- 103. Industry and Indolence -- 104.
The Child's Prayer -- The Ten Commandments
Brown paper
pasted on boards;
sewn binding;
illustration of "The
Little Lord and the
Farmer" on the
front cover; "More
Than Half a
Million of the
Eclectic School
Books Are Sold
Annually"
advertisement on
the back cover
McGuffey
Second
Reader 1853
c.6
Inscribed
"Cornelia Miller"
on p. 19.
Presented to the
McGuffey
Museum by
Edward B.
Passmore
November 15,
1950.
Second Reader
McGuffey's Newly
Revised Eclectic
Second Reader:
Containing
Progressive Lessons
in Reading and
Spelling. Revised
and Improved.
McGuffey's
Eclectic Second
Reader. Permanent
Stereotype Edition.
Eclectic
Educational
Series
Cincinnati: Wilson,
Hinkle & Co.;
Philadelphia: Claxton,
Remsen & Haffelfinger;
New York: Clark &
Maynard
Cincinnati: Wilson,
Hinkle & Co.;
Philadelphia:
Claxton, Remsen &
Haffelfinger; New
York: Clark &
Maynard
Winthrop B. Smith
(1853)1853 3-224
Preface [2],
introduction (3-8)
precede text
Some
illustrations
accompanyi
ng text
I. The Man Who Could Not Read -- II. An Early Riser -- III. The Little Idler -- IV. Puss and her
Kittens -- V. Conversation on Stops -- VI. The Bird Set Free -- VII. The Beaver -- VIII. About the
Sun -- IX. The Fox -- X. The Love of Brothers and Sisters -- XI. The Greedy Girl -- XII. The Guide-
Post -- XIII. A Place for Every Thing -- XIV. The three Boys and the three Cakes -- XV. A Walk in
the Garden -- XVI. The Kind Little Girl -- XVII. Edward and the Cat -- XVIII. The Three Happy
Children -- XIX. Who made the Stars? -- XX. The Thoughtless Boys -- XXI. Whale Catching --
XXII. The Rich Boy -- XXIII. The Poor Boy -- XXIV. The Little Dog Fido -- XXV. Grandfather's
Story -- XXVI. Little Charles -- XXVII. The Peacock -- XXVIII. The Little Coward -- XXIX. Frank
and the Hour-Glass -- XXX. Things I do not Like -- XXXI. The Lark and the Farmer -- XXXII. How
to Catch a Pony -- XXXIII. The Points of the Compass -- XXXIV. Mary and her Father -- XXXV.
Praise to God -- XXXVI. Meddlesome Matty -- XXXVII. Frank -- XXXVIII. Sam and Harry --
XXXIX. Elephant and Tigress -- XL. The Idle Schoolboy -- XLI. The Lion -- XLII. Pleasing Stories --
XLIII. The Boy and the Bear -- XLIV. Creation of the World -- XLV. The Little Letter-Writer --
XLVI. The Wasp and the Bee -- XLVII. George's Feast -- XLVIII. The Silent Traveler -- XLIX. The
Stolen Child and the Gipsies -- L. Anecdotes of the Monkey -- LI. A Pleasing Dialogue -- LII. The
Quarrelsome Cocks -- LIII. Story of the Coat -- LIV. Story of the Buttons -- LV. The Four Seasons --
LVI. Young Soldiers -- LVII. Honesty Rewarded -- LVIII. True Courage -- LIX. Docility of Birds --
LX. The Reindeer and the Rabbit -- LXI. George and the Hatchet -- LXII. The Lord's Prayer --
LXIII. Grateful Julian -- LXIV. What is Death? -- LXV. Emulation without Envy -- LXVI. Things to
Remember in the Morning -- LXVII. Story about Washington -- LXVIII. Story about Washington -
Concluded -- LXIX. Things to Remember -- LXX. Robbing Birds' Nests -- LXXI. Story of LaFayette
-- LXXII. The Lost Nestlings -- LXXIII. A Dialogue on Dress -- LXXIV. George and Charles --
LXXV. The Little Lord and the Farmer -- LXXVI. Story of Joseph -- LXXVII. Story of Joseph -
Concluded -- LXXVIII. The Ant, the Sparrow and the Bee -- LXXIX. Story of Columbus -- LXXX.
Settlement of America -- LXXXI. The American Revolution -- LXXXII. The Cruel Boy Punished --
LXXXIII. The Choice -- LXXXIV. A Ship in a Storm -- LXXXV. The Insolent Boy -- LXXXVI. The
Time Table -- LXXXVII. Every Thing for the Best -- LXXXVIII. Dialogue -- LXXXIX. Albert and
James -- XC. Too Late for School -- XCI. The Musical Twins -- XCII. Waste Not, Want Not --
XCIII. The Two White Doves -- XCIV. The Race for the Mitten -- XCV. The Last Two Apples --
XCVI. The Hare and the Tortoise -- XCVII. The Ben Lomond Horse -- XCVIII. Casabianca -- XCIX.
The Old Horse -- C. How to Make the Best of It -- CI. Tit for Tat -- CII. The Good Natured Boy --
CIII. Industry and Indolence -- CIV. The Child's Prayer -- CV. The Ten Commandments -- Appendix
None
Brown paper glued
to boards; black
leather spine;
illustration of one
boy on a river bank
and another boy in
the water; list of
approved school
books on the back
cover
McGuffey
Second
Reader
1853a
Bookplate from
Western College
indicates that the
book is a gift of
Mrs. O.T. Corson;
stamp C.N.
Gaspar's New &
Second Hand
Book Store,
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin on
inside back cover
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Illustration
sLesson Titles & Authors Illustration Titles & Artists Binding
Current
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Notes
Second Reader
McGuffey's Newly
Revised Eclectic
Second Reader:
Containing
Progressive Lessons
in Reading and
Spelling. Revised
and Improved.
McGuffey's
Eclectic Second
Reader
Eclectic
Educational
Series
Cincinnati: Winthrop
B. Smith (rest illegible)
Cincinnati (58 Main
Street): Winthrop B.
Smith & Co.
Winthrop B. Smith
(1853)1853 5-224
Preface [2],
introduction (3-8)
precede text
Some
illustrations
accompanyi
ng text
I. The Man Who Could Not Read -- II. An Early Riser -- III. The Little Idler -- IV. Puss and her
Kittens -- V. Conversation on Stops -- VI. The Bird Set Free -- VII. The Beaver -- VIII. About the
Sun -- IX. The Fox -- X. The Love of Brothers and Sisters -- XI. The Greedy Girl -- XII. The Guide-
Post -- XIII. A Place for Every Thing -- XIV. The three Boys and the three Cakes -- XV. A Walk in
the Garden -- XVI. The Kind Little Girl -- XVII. Edward and the Cat -- XVIII. The Three Happy
Children -- XIX. Who made the Stars? -- XX. The Thoughtless Boys -- XXI. Whale Catching --
XXII. The Rich Boy -- XXIII. The Poor Boy -- XXIV. The Little Dog Fido -- XXV. Grandfather's
Story -- XXVI. Little Charles -- XXVII. The Peacock -- XXVIII. The Little Coward -- XXIX. Frank
and the Hour-Glass -- XXX. Things I do not Like -- XXXI. The Lark and the Farmer -- XXXII. How
to Catch a Pony -- XXXIII. The Points of the Compass -- XXXIV. Mary and her Father -- XXXV.
Praise to God -- XXXVI. Meddlesome Matty -- XXXVII. Frank -- XXXVIII. Sam and Harry --
XXXIX. Elephant and Tigress -- XL. The Idle Schoolboy -- XLI. The Lion -- XLII. Pleasing Stories --
XLIII. The Boy and the Bear -- XLIV. Creation of the World -- XLV. The Little Letter-Writer --
XLVI. The Wasp and the Bee -- XLVII. George's Feast -- XLVIII. The Silent Traveler -- XLIX. The
Stolen Child and the Gipsies -- L. Anecdotes of the Monkey -- LI. A Pleasing Dialogue -- LII. The
Quarrelsome Cocks -- LIII. Story of the Coat -- LIV. Story of the Buttons -- LV. The Four Seasons --
LVI. Young Soldiers -- LVII. Honesty Rewarded -- LVIII. True Courage -- LIX. Docility of Birds --
LX. The Reindeer and the Rabbit -- LXI. George and the Hatchet -- LXII. The Lord's Prayer --
LXIII. Grateful Julian -- LXIV. What is Death? -- LXV. Emulation without Envy -- LXVI. Things to
Remember in the Morning -- LXVII. Story about Washington -- LXVIII. Story about Washington -
Concluded -- LXIX. Things to Remember -- LXX. Robbing Birds' Nests -- LXXI. Story of LaFayette
-- LXXII. The Lost Nestlings -- LXXIII. A Dialogue on Dress -- LXXIV. George and Charles --
LXXV. The Little Lord and the Farmer -- LXXVI. Story of Joseph -- LXXVII. Story of Joseph -
Concluded -- LXXVIII. The Ant, the Sparrow and the Bee -- LXXIX. Story of Columbus -- LXXX.
Settlement of America -- LXXXI. The American Revolution -- LXXXII. The Cruel Boy Punished --
LXXXIII. The Choice -- LXXXIV. A Ship in a Storm -- LXXXV. The Insolent Boy -- LXXXVI. The
Time Table -- LXXXVII. Every Thing for the Best -- LXXXVIII. Dialogue -- LXXXIX. Albert and
James -- XC. Too Late for School -- XCI. The Musical Twins -- XCII. Waste Not, Want Not --
XCIII. The Two White Doves -- XCIV. The Race for the Mitten -- XCV. The Last Two Apples --
XCVI. The Hare and the Tortoise -- XCVII. The Ben Lomond Horse -- XCVIII. Casabianca -- XCIX.
The Old Horse -- C. How to Make the Best of It -- CI. Tit for Tat -- CII. The Good Natured Boy --
CIII. Industry and Indolence -- CIV. The Child's Prayer -- CV. The Ten Commandments -- Appendix
Teal paper pasted
on boards;
illustration of the
little lad and the
farmer (mostly
illegible) on front
cover; eclectic
school book
advertisement on
back cover; spine
repaired with black
tape; sewn binding
McGuffey
Second
Reader 1853
c.5
Inscribed "Mrs.
Andrew H.
Hepburn daughter
of Wm. H.
McGuffey" and
stamps for
McGuffey
Museum on free
end paper
Second Reader
McGuffey's Newly
Revised Second
Reader: Containing
Progressive Lessons
in Reading and
Spelling. Revised
and Improved.
McGuffey's
Eclectic Second
Reader
Eclectic
Educational
Series
Cincinnati: Winthrop
B. Smith
Cincinnati (137
Walnut Street):
Winthrop B. Smith
& Co.
Winthrop B. Smith
(1853)1853
2 unnumbered
pages, 3-224
Preface [2],
introduction (3-8)
precede text
I. The Man Who Could Not Read -- II. An Early Riser -- III. The Little Idler -- IV. Puss and her
Kittens -- V. Conversation on Stops -- VI. The Bird Set Free -- VII. The Beaver -- VIII. About the
Sun -- IX. The Fox -- X. The Love of Brothers and Sisters -- XI. The Greedy Girl -- XII. The Guide-
Post -- XIII. A Place for Every Thing -- XIV. The three Boys and the three Cakes -- XV. A Walk in
the Garden -- XVI. The Kind Little Girl -- XVII. Edward and the Cat -- XVIII. The Three Happy
Children -- XIX. Who made the Stars? -- XX. The Thoughtless Boys -- XXI. Whale Catching --
XXII. The Rich Boy -- XXIII. The Poor Boy -- XXIV. The Little Dog Fido -- XXV. Grandfather's
Story -- XXVI. Little Charles -- XXVII. The Peacock -- XXVIII. The Little Coward -- XXIX. Frank
and the Hour-Glass -- XXX. Things I do not Like -- XXXI. The Lark and the Farmer -- XXXII. How
to Catch a Pony -- XXXIII. The Points of the Compass -- XXXIV. Mary and her Father -- XXXV.
Praise to God -- XXXVI. Meddlesome Matty -- XXXVII. Frank -- XXXVIII. Sam and Harry --
XXXIX. Elephant and Tigress -- XL. The Idle Schoolboy -- XLI. The Lion -- XLII. Pleasing Stories --
XLIII. The Boy and the Bear -- XLIV. Creation of the World -- XLV. The Little Letter-Writer --
XLVI. The Wasp and the Bee -- XLVII. George's Feast -- XLVIII. The Silent Traveler -- XLIX. The
Stolen Child and the Gipsies -- L. Anecdotes of the Monkey -- LI. A Pleasing Dialogue -- LII. The
Quarrelsome Cocks -- LIII. Story of the Coat -- LIV. Story of the Buttons -- LV. The Four Seasons --
LVI. Young Soldiers -- LVII. Honesty Rewarded -- LVIII. True Courage -- LIX. Docility of Birds --
LX. The Reindeer and the Rabbit -- LXI. George and the Hatchet -- LXII. The Lord's Prayer --
LXIII. Grateful Julian -- LXIV. What is Death? -- LXV. Emulation without Envy -- LXVI. Things to
Remember in the Morning -- LXVII. Story about Washington -- LXVIII. Story about Washington -
Concluded -- LXIX. Things to Remember -- LXX. Robbing Birds' Nests -- LXXI. Story of LaFayette
-- LXXII. The Lost Nestlings -- LXXIII. A Dialogue on Dress -- LXXIV. George and Charles --
LXXV. The Little Lord and the Farmer -- LXXVI. Story of Joseph -- LXXVII. Story of Joseph -
Concluded -- LXXVIII. The Ant, the Sparrow and the Bee -- LXXIX. Story of Columbus -- LXXX.
Settlement of America -- LXXXI. The American Revolution -- LXXXII. The Cruel Boy Punished --
LXXXIII. The Choice -- LXXXIV. A Ship in a Storm -- LXXXV. The Insolent Boy -- LXXXVI. The
Time Table -- LXXXVII. Every Thing for the Best -- LXXXVIII. Dialogue -- LXXXIX. Albert and
James -- XC. Too Late for School -- XCI. The Musical Twins -- XCII. Waste Not, Want Not --
XCIII. The Two White Doves -- XCIV. The Race for the Mitten -- XCV. The Last Two Apples --
XCVI. The Hare and the Tortoise -- XCVII. The Ben Lomond Horse -- XCVIII. Casabianca -- XCIX.
The Old Horse -- C. How to Make the Best of It -- CI. Tit for Tat -- CII. The Good Natured Boy --
CIII. Industry and Indolence -- CIV. The Child's Prayer -- CV. The Ten Commandments -- Appendix
Brown paper
pasted on boards;
illegible illustration
on front cover;
brown leather
spine; sewn
binding;
advertisement for
Eclectic School
Books on back
cover
McGuffey
Second
Reader
1853B
Donated by Clark
Bruggers.
Inscribed "Frank"
and "I want to
have this book it
is the first book I
ever had" on free
end paper.
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Second Reader
Second German
Reader. Der
Amerikanische
Leser. Zweites Buch.
Bearbitet für die
öffentlichen Schulen
in Cincinnati von
Germanus.
Second German
Reader. Der
Amerikanische
Leser. Zweites
Buch. Bearbitet für
die öffentlichen
Schulen in
Cincinnati von
Germanus.
Cincinnati: Verlag von.
U.G. Wilde & Co.
Cincinnati: Verlag
von. U.G. Wilde &
Co.
Winthrop B. Smith
(1854)1854 7-160
Preface[5]-6
precedes text
Illustration
of a dog
and a cat
and a
young man
and two
dogs on the
frontispiece;
illustration
of a dog on
the title
page; some
illustrations
accompanyi
ng text
1. Der gute Wilhelm -- 2. Sei verföhnlich -- 3. Der Greis und das Kind -- 4. Der Greis und das Kind
(FortfeBung) -- 5. Das Schäfchen -- 6. Die Läubchen -- 7. Das reinliche Fulchen -- 8. Drei Paare und
Einer -- 9. Psalm 34, 12-17 -- 10. Des Kindes Loblied -- 11. Kindliche Liebe -- 12. Der Wohlthätige
Albert -- 13. Der Bettler -- 14. Der ehriche Arnold -- 15. Das dankbare Kind -- 16. Sei höflich und
gefällig -- 17. Der Geldbeutel -- 18. Frühlingslied -- 19. Das Gold -- 20. Der gute Bruder -- 21. Der
Bär und die Bienen -- 22. Der Kohlkopf -- 23. Löwe, Tiger und Elephant -- 24. Das bestende Kind --
25. Die aufgehende Sonne -- 26. Der Hufnagel -- 27. Das Huseisen -- 28. Kinderfreuden -- 29. Das
Donnerwetter -- 30. Der Löwe -- 31. Ordnungsliebe -- 32. Von Hans, dem treuen Hunde -- 33. Die
Schafe -- 34. Gottes Güte -- 35. Das gestohlene Pferd -- 36. Die kleine Wohlthäterin -- 37. Der Sach
voll Erde -- 38. Der Zeisig und der Finfe -- 39. Wiskegierde -- 40. Das junge Apfelbäumchen -- 41.
Das Rothfelchen -- 42. Der schöne Eichbaum -- 43. Des knaben Luft -- 44. Der Menschenfresser --
45. Hanne und das Geflügel -- 46. Das arme Mädchen -- 47. Der Biber -- 48. Die Nehre und die
Distel -- 49. Die wilden Gänse -- 50. Der Tanzbär -- 51. Der Wolf und der Mensch -- 52. Das
Rausennest -- 53. Der kleine Korbmacher -- 54. Ludwig und Karl -- 55. Georg und sein Beil -- 56.
Die Wachtel und ihre Kinder -- 57. Der Mensch und der Kranich -- 58. Barry, der Hund von St.
Bernhard -- 59. Die beiden Wege -- 60. Der treue Hund -- 61. Die Ruh -- 62. Der gute Reiche -- 63.
Die Pfirsichen -- 64. Nathanel -- 65. Der Hahn, der Hund und der Fuchs -- 66. Der Staar von
Gegringen -- 67. Die Kase -- 68. Der Wilde -- 69. General La Fayette -- 70. Unterschied zwischen
Sparsamkeit und Geiz -- 71. Weise Unwendung der Jugendzeit
None
Light brown paper
pasted on boards;
black leather spine;
sewn binding;
illustration of a
dog on the front
cover and a list of
schoolbooks
published by
Wilde & Co. on
the back cover
McGuffey
Second
Reader 1854
(German)
Inscribed "Julia
Schatzmann,
Maysville Ky.
1880" on free end
paper
Second Reader
Second German
Reader. Der
Amerikanische
Leser. Zweites Buch.
Bearbitet für die
öffentlichen Schulen
in Cincinnati von
Germanus.
Second German
Reader. Der
Amerikanische
Leser. Zweites
Buch. Bearbitet für
die öffentlichen
Schulen in
Cincinnati von
Germanus.
Cincinnati: Verlag von.
Winthrop B. Smith u.
Co.
Cincinnati: Verlag
von. Winthrop B.
Smith u. Co.
Winthrop B. Smith
(1854)1854 7-160
Preface[5]-6
precedes text
Illustration
of a dog
and a cat
and a
young man
and two
dogs on the
frontispiece;
illustration
of a dog on
the title
page; some
illustrations
accompanyi
ng text
1. Der gute Wilhelm -- 2. Sei verföhnlich -- 3. Der Greis und das Kind -- 4. Der Greis und das Kind
(FortfeBung) -- 5. Das Schäfchen -- 6. Die Läubchen -- 7. Das reinliche Fulchen -- 8. Drei Paare und
Einer -- 9. Psalm 34, 12-17 -- 10. Des Kindes Loblied -- 11. Kindliche Liebe -- 12. Der Wohlthätige
Albert -- 13. Der Bettler -- 14. Der ehriche Arnold -- 15. Das dankbare Kind -- 16. Sei höflich und
gefällig -- 17. Der Geldbeutel -- 18. Frühlingslied -- 19. Das Gold -- 20. Der gute Bruder -- 21. Der
Bär und die Bienen -- 22. Der Kohlkopf -- 23. Löwe, Tiger und Elephant -- 24. Das bestende Kind --
25. Die aufgehende Sonne -- 26. Der Hufnagel -- 27. Das Huseisen -- 28. Kinderfreuden -- 29. Das
Donnerwetter -- 30. Der Löwe -- 31. Ordnungsliebe -- 32. Von Hans, dem treuen Hunde -- 33. Die
Schafe -- 34. Gottes Güte -- 35. Das gestohlene Pferd -- 36. Die kleine Wohlthäterin -- 37. Der Sach
voll Erde -- 38. Der Zeisig und der Finfe -- 39. Wisbegierde -- 40. Das junge Apfelbäumchen -- 41.
Das Rothfelchen -- 42. Der schöne Eichbaum -- 43. Des knaben Luft -- 44. Der Menschenfresser --
45. Hanne und das Geflügel -- 46. Das arme Mädchen -- 47. Der Biber -- 48. Die Nehre und die
Distel -- 49. Die wilden Gänse -- 50. Der Tanzbär -- 51. Der Wolf und der Mensch -- 52. Das
Rausennest -- 53. Der kleine Korbmacher -- 54. Ludwig und Karl -- 55. Georg und sein Beil -- 56.
Die Wachtel und ihre Kinder -- 57. Der Mensch und der Kranich -- 58. Barry, der Hund von St.
Bernhard -- 59. Die beiden Wege -- 60. Der treue Hund -- 61. Die Ruh -- 62. Der gute Reiche -- 63.
Die Pfirsichen -- 64. Nathanel -- 65. Der Hahn, der Hund und der Fuchs -- 66. Der Staar von
Gegringen -- 67. Die Kase -- 68. Der Wilde -- 69. General La Fayette -- 70. Unterschied zwischen
Sparsamkeit und Geiz -- 71. Weise Unwendung der Jugendzeit
None
Teal paper pasted
on boards; repaired
black taped spine;
sewn binding;
illustration of a
dog on the front
cover and a list of
Eclectic School
Books (written in
English) on the
back cover
McGuffey
German
Second
Reader
1854a
Inscribed
"Gabriele Lach"
on free end paper
Second Reader
Second German
Reader. Der
Amerikanische
Leser. Zweites Buch.
Bearbitet für die
öffentlichen Schulen
in Cincinnati von
Germanus.
Second German
Reader. Der
Amerikanische
Leser. Zweites
Buch. Bearbitet für
die öffentlichen
Schulen in
Cincinnati von
Germanus.
Cincinnati (317 Main
Strasse): Verlag von F.
Eggers & Wilde
Cincinnati (317
Main Strasse):
Verlag von F.
Eggers & Wilde
Winthrop B. Smith
(1854)1854 7-160
Preface[5]-6
precedes text
Illustration
of a dog
and a cat
and a
young man
and two
dogs on the
frontispiece;
illustration
of a dog on
the title
page; some
illustrations
accompanyi
ng text
1. Der gute Wilhelm -- 2. Sei verföhnlich -- 3. Der Greis und das Kind -- 4. Der Greis und das Kind
(FortfeBung) -- 5. Das Schäfchen -- 6. Die Läubchen -- 7. Das reinliche Fulchen -- 8. Drei Paare und
Einer -- 9. Psalm 34, 12-17 -- 10. Des Kindes Loblied -- 11. Kindliche Liebe -- 12. Der Wohlthätige
Albert -- 13. Der Bettler -- 14. Der ehriche Arnold -- 15. Das dankbare Kind -- 16. Sei höflich und
gefällig -- 17. Der Geldbeutel -- 18. Frühlingslied -- 19. Das Gold -- 20. Der gute Bruder -- 21. Der
Bär und die Bienen -- 22. Der Kohlkopf -- 23. Löwe, Tiger und Elephant -- 24. Das bestende Kind --
25. Die aufgehende Sonne -- 26. Der Hufnagel -- 27. Das Huseisen -- 28. Kinderfreuden -- 29. Das
Donnerwetter -- 30. Der Löwe -- 31. Ordnungsliebe -- 32. Von Hans, dem treuen Hunde -- 33. Die
Schafe -- 34. Gottes Güte -- 35. Das gestohlene Pferd -- 36. Die kleine Wohlthäterin -- 37. Der Sach
voll Erde -- 38. Der Zeisig und der Finfe -- 39. Wisbegierde -- 40. Das junge Apfelbäumchen -- 41.
Das Rothfelchen -- 42. Der schöne Eichbaum -- 43. Des knaben Luft -- 44. Der Menschenfresser --
45. Hanne und das Geflügel -- 46. Das arme Mädchen -- 47. Der Biber -- 48. Die Nehre und die
Distel -- 49. Die wilden Gänse -- 50. Der Tanzbär -- 51. Der Wolf und der Mensch -- 52. Das
Rausennest -- 53. Der kleine Korbmacher -- 54. Ludwig und Karl -- 55. Georg und sein Beil -- 56.
Die Wachtel und ihre Kinder -- 57. Der Mensch und der Kranich -- 58. Barry, der Hund von St.
Bernhard -- 59. Die beiden Wege -- 60. Der treue Hund -- 61. Die Ruh -- 62. Der gute Reiche -- 63.
Die Pfirsichen -- 64. Nathanel -- 65. Der Hahn, der Hund und der Fuchs -- 66. Der Staar von
Gegringen -- 67. Die Kase -- 68. Der Wilde -- 69. General La Fayette -- 70. Unterschied zwischen
Sparsamkeit und Geiz -- 71. Weise Unwendung der Jugendzeit
None
Brown paper
pasted on boards;
worn leather spine;
sewn binding;
illustration of a
dog on the front
cover and a list of
schoolbooks
published by H.
Eggers & Wilde on
the back cover (in
German)
McGuffey
German
Second
Reader
1854b
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Second Reader
McGuffey's New
Second Eclectic
Reader for Young
Learners.
McGuffey's New
Second Eclectic
Reader for Young
Learners.
Eclectic
Educational
Series
Cincinnati: Winthrop
B. Smith; New York:
Clark, Austin, Maynard
& Co.
Cincinnati:
Winthrop B. Smith;
New York: Clark,
Austin, Maynard &
Co.
W.B. Smith (1857) 1857 8-160
Preface [5],
introduction (7-
12) precede text
Illustration
of a boy
and a pony
and a girl
and rooster
and hens on
the
frontispiece;
illustration
of a boy
and two
girls
reading on
the title
page; some
illustrations
accompanyi
ng text
1. The Birds -- 2. The School-boy -- 3. The Dollar -- 4. The Young Birds -- 5. The Bird's Nest -- 6.
The Good Girl -- 7. The New Slate -- 8. Cradle Song -- 9. The Good Boy -- 10. The Starling-- 11.
Summer -- 12. The Lame Dog -- 13. The Rose -- 14. The Kingbird -- 15. James Bland -- 16. Sheep
and Lamb -- 17. The Cool Shade -- 18. The Fish-hawk -- 19. Sheep Shearing -- 20. Evening -- 21.
The Little Star -- 22. Mr. Post and Mary -- 23. Albert and his Dog -- 24. The Little Coward -- 25. Be
Careful in Play -- 26. The Morning Walk -- 27. The Quarrel -- 28. The Wild Beasts -- 29. My
Mother -- 30. The Story-teller -- 31. Peter Pindar's Story -- 32. The Sheep -- 33. Mary and her Kid --
34. Sam and Harry -- 35. Sparrow and Bee -- 36. The Horned owl -- 37. Fear Not -- 38. The
Humming Bird -- 39. The Little Fish -- 40. Ralph Wick -- 41. The Little Dog -- 42. An Early Riser --
43. The Beaver -- 44. Evening Hymn -- 45. The Kind Little Girl -- 46. Puss and her Kittens -- 47.
Mary's Lamb -- 48. The Fire-Side -- 49. The Broken Window -- 50. Same subject, continued -- 51.
The same, concluded -- 52. A Place for Every Thing -- 53. Brothers and Sisters -- 54. The Little
Chimney-sweep -- 55. Winter Sports -- 56. Three Boys and Three Cakes -- 57. Three Happy
Children -- 58. I Love the Summer -- 59. The Greedy Girl -- 60. The Good Old Man -- 61. Little
Charles -- 62. Thoughtless Boys -- 63. Little Dog Fido -- 64. The Reindeer and Rabbit -- 65.
Grandfather's Story -- 66. How to Catch a Pony -- 67. Love of Brothers and Sisters -- 68. The Lark
and the Farmer -- 69. Frank and the Hourglass -- 70. Ten Commandments
Beige paper pasted
on boards; black
tape repair on
spine; sewn
binding;
illustration of two
birds on front
cover; list of
Valuable New
Schoolbooks" by
the publisher on
the back cover
McGuffey
Second
Reader
1857a
Inscribed "Nelson
Brough's Book
Apr. 14th 1864"
on free end paper
Second Reader
McGuffey's New
Second Eclectic
Reader for Young
Learners.
McGuffey's New
Second Eclectic
Reader
Eclectic
Educational
Series
Cincinnati: Sargent,
Wilson & Hinkle; New
York: Clark &
Maynard; Philadelphia:
J.B. Lippincott &
Company
Cincinnati: Sargent,
Wilson & Hinkle;
New York: Clark &
Maynard
W.B. Smith (1857) 1857 7-160
Preface [5],
introduction (7-
12) precede text
Illustration
of a boy
and a pony
and a girl
and rooster
and hens on
the
frontispiece;
illustration
of a boy
and two
girls
reading on
the title
page; some
illustrations
accompanyi
ng text
1. The Birds -- 2. The School-boy -- 3. The Dollar -- 4. The Young Birds -- 5. The Bird's Nest -- 6.
The Good Girl -- 7. The New Slate -- 8. Cradle Song -- 9. The Good Boy -- 10. The Starling-- 11.
Summer -- 12. The Lame Dog -- 13. The Rose -- 14. The Kingbird -- 15. James Bland -- 16. Sheep
and Lamb -- 17. The Cool Shade -- 18. The Fish-hawk -- 19. Sheep Shearing -- 20. Evening -- 21.
The Little Star -- 22. Mr. Post and Mary -- 23. Albert and his Dog -- 24. The Little Coward -- 25. Be
Careful in Play -- 26. The Morning Walk -- 27. The Quarrel -- 28. The Wild Beasts -- 29. My
Mother -- 30. The Story-teller -- 31. Peter Pindar's Story -- 32. The Sheep -- 33. Mary and her Kid --
34. Sam and Harry -- 35. Sparrow and Bee -- 36. The Horned owl -- 37. Fear Not -- 38. The
Humming Bird -- 39. The Little Fish -- 40. Ralph Wick -- 41. The Little Dog -- 42. An Early Riser --
43. The Beaver -- 44. Evening Hymn -- 45. The Kind Little Girl -- 46. Puss and her Kittens -- 47.
Mary's Lamb -- 48. The Fire-Side -- 49. The Broken Window -- 50. Same subject, continued -- 51.
The same, concluded -- 52. A Place for Every Thing -- 53. Brothers and Sisters -- 54. The Little
Chimney-sweep -- 55. Winter Sports -- 56. Three Boys and Three Cakes -- 57. Three Happy
Children -- 58. I Love the Summer -- 59. The Greedy Girl -- 60. The Good Old Man -- 61. Little
Charles -- 62. Thoughtless Boys -- 63. Little Dog Fido -- 64. The Reindeer and Rabbit -- 65.
Grandfather's Story -- 66. How to Catch a Pony -- 67. Love of Brothers and Sisters -- 68. The Lark
and the Farmer -- 69. Frank and the Hourglass -- 70. Ten Commandments
None
Olive paper pasted
on boards; leather
spine; sewn
binding; worn
illustration of
children on the
front cover; list of
approved school
books published
by Sargent, Wilson
& Hinkle on the
back cover
McGuffey
Second
Reader
1857b
Inscribed [Cecilia
Held] on inside
back cover
Second Reader
McGuffey's New
Second Eclectic
Reader for Young
Learners.
McGuffey's New
Second Eclectic
Reader
Eclectic
Educational
Series
Cincinnati: Sargent,
Wilson & Hinkle; New
York: Clark &
Maynard; Philadelphia:
J.B. Lippincott &
Company
Cincinnati: Sargent,
Wilson & Hinkle;
New York: Clark &
Maynard
W.B. Smith (1857) 1857 7-160
Preface [5],
introduction (7-
12) precede text
Illustration
of a boy
and a pony
and a girl
and rooster
and hens on
the
frontispiece;
illustration
of a boy
and two
girls
reading on
the title
page; some
illustrations
accompanyi
ng text
1. The Birds -- 2. The School-boy -- 3. The Dollar -- 4. The Young Birds -- 5. The Bird's Nest -- 6.
The Good Girl -- 7. The New Slate -- 8. Cradle Song -- 9. The Good Boy -- 10. The Starling-- 11.
Summer -- 12. The Lame Dog -- 13. The Rose -- 14. The Kingbird -- 15. James Bland -- 16. Sheep
and Lamb -- 17. The Cool Shade -- 18. The Fish-hawk -- 19. Sheep Shearing -- 20. Evening -- 21.
The Little Star -- 22. Mr. Post and Mary -- 23. Albert and his Dog -- 24. The Little Coward -- 25. Be
Careful in Play -- 26. The Morning Walk -- 27. The Quarrel -- 28. The Wild Beasts -- 29. My
Mother -- 30. The Story-teller -- 31. Peter Pindar's Story -- 32. The Sheep -- 33. Mary and her Kid --
34. Sam and Harry -- 35. Sparrow and Bee -- 36. The Horned owl -- 37. Fear Not -- 38. The
Humming Bird -- 39. The Little Fish -- 40. Ralph Wick -- 41. The Little Dog -- 42. An Early Riser --
43. The Beaver -- 44. Evening Hymn -- 45. The Kind Little Girl -- 46. Puss and her Kittens -- 47.
Mary's Lamb -- 48. The Fire-Side -- 49. The Broken Window -- 50. Same subject, continued -- 51.
The same, concluded -- 52. A Place for Every Thing -- 53. Brothers and Sisters -- 54. The Little
Chimney-sweep -- 55. Winter Sports -- 56. Three Boys and Three Cakes -- 57. Three Happy
Children -- 58. I Love the Summer -- 59. The Greedy Girl -- 60. The Good Old Man -- 61. Little
Charles -- 62. Thoughtless Boys -- 63. Little Dog Fido -- 64. The Reindeer and Rabbit -- 65.
Grandfather's Story -- 66. How to Catch a Pony -- 67. Love of Brothers and Sisters -- 68. The Lark
and the Farmer -- 69. Frank and the Hourglass -- 70. Ten Commandments
None
Brown paper
pasted on boards;
leather spine; sewn
binding;
illustration of a
boy and a girl with
a hoop and rabbits
on the front cover;
list of approved
school books
published by
Sargent, Wilson &
Hinkle on the back
cover
McGuffey
Second
Reader
1857b c. 2
Inscribed "Lizzie
Nickels" on free
end paper
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DatePages Contents
Illustration
sLesson Titles & Authors Illustration Titles & Artists Binding
Current
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Notes
Second Reader
McGuffey's Second
Eclectic Reader.
Revised Edition.
McGuffey's Second
Eclectic Reader.
Revised Edition.
Eclectic
Educational
Series
Cincinnati & New
York: Van Antwerp
Bragg & Co.
Cincinnati & New
York: Van Antwerp
Bragg & Co.
Van Antwerp,
Bragg & Co., 18791879 iii-vi, 7-160
Preface (iii-iv),
articulation (7-10)
precede text
Illustrations
accompany
text. Title
illustration
of a girl
lying on her
stomach
reading
outdoors.
1. Evening at Home -- 2. Bubbles - 3. Willie's Letter (script) -- 4. The Little Star -- 5. Two Dogs -- 6.
Afraid in the Dark -- 7. Baby-Bye -- 8. Puss and her Kittens -- 9. Kittie and Mousie -- 10. At Work --
11. What a Bird Taught -- 12. Susie Sunbeam -- 13. If I were a Sunbeam -- 14. Henry, the Boot-
black -- 15. Don't Wake the Baby (script) -- 16. A Kind Brother -- 17. My good-for-nothing -- 18.
The Kingbird -- 19. Evening Hymn -- 20. The Quarrel -- 21. The Bee -- 22. The Song of the Bee --
23. The Torn Doll -- 24. Sheep-shearing -- 25. The Clouds -- 26. Patty and the Squirrel -- 27. The
Sparrow -- 28. Sam and Harry -- 29. The Little Rill -- 30. The Boat Upset -- 31. Mary's Letter -- 32.
The Tiger -- 33. The Fireside -- 34. Birdie's Morning Song -- 35. Willie and Bounce -- 36. Willie and
Bounce -- 37. The Kitchen Clock -- 38. The New Scales -- 39. The Bear and the Children -- 40. The
Little Harebell -- 41. The Fish- hawk -- 42. What the Leaf said -- 43. The Wind and the Leaves -- 44.
Mamma's Present -- 45. Mary's Story -- 46. Ralph Wick -- 47. Coasting down the Hill - 48. The Fox
and the Ducks -- 49. Pretty is that Pretty does -- 50. The Story-teller -- 51. The Story-teller -- 52.
The Owl -- 53. The Owl -- 54. Grandfather's Story -- 55. God is Great and Good -- 56. A Good Old
Man -- 57. The Greedy Girl -- 58. A Place for Everything -- 59. My Mother (Script) -- 60. The
Broken Window -- 61. The Broken Window -- 62. Frank and the Hour-glass -- 63. March -- 64.
Jenny's Call -- 65. Poor Davy -- 66. Alice's Supper -- 67. A Snow Storm -- 68. Bessie -- 69. Bessie --
70. Cheerfulness (Script) -- 71. Lullaby
Evening at Home (H.F. Farny) -- Bubbles (F. Beck) -- Two Dogs (J.C.
Beard) -- Afraid in the Dark (F. Beck) -- Baby-Bye (Mary Hallock Foote) --
Puss and her Kittens (Alfred Kappes) -- Kittie and Mousie (Peter Moran) --
What a Bird Taught (W.H. Gibson) -- Susie Sunbeam (Jessie Curtis) -- If I
were a Sunbeam (H.F. Farny) -- Henry, the Boot-black (W.L. Sheppard) --
A Kind Brother (F.Beck) -- The Kingbird (R.Riordan) -- Evening Hymn
(Thomas Moran) -- The Quarrel (H.F. Farny) -- The Bee (W.H. Gibson) --
The Song of the Bee (W.H. Gibson) -- The Torn Doll (V.L. Kingsbury and
H.F. Farny) -- Sheep-shearing (R. L. Johnston) -- Patty and the Squirrel
(F.Beck) -- The Sparrow (Fidelai Bridges) -- Sam and Harry (W.L.
Sheppard) -- The Little Rill (A.T. Bricher) -- The Boat Upset (H.F. Farny) --
The Tiger (Howard Pyle) -- The Fireside (F.Beck) -- Birdie's Morning Song
(Fidelia Bridges) -- Willie and Bounce (H.F. Farny) -- The Kitchen Clock
(W.L. Sheppard) -- The New Scales (W.L. Sheppard) -- The Bear and the
Children (Alfred Kappes) -- The Little Harebell (W.H. Gibson) -- The Fish-
hawk (R.Riordan) -- What the Leaf said (E.D. Grafton) -- The Wind and
the Leaves (R. Swain Gifford) -- Mamma's Present (Mary Hallock Foote) --
Mary's Story (H.F. Farny) -- Ralph Wick (H.F. Farny) -- Coasting down the
Hill (Alfred Kappes) -- The Fox and the Ducks (F. Beck) -- Pretty is that
Pretty does (R.Riordan) -- The Story-teller (C.S. Reinhart and Thomas
Moran) -- The Owl (H.F. Farny) -- Grandfather's Story (W.L. Sheppard) --
God is Great and Good (Thomas Moran) -- A Good Old Man (J.G. Brown) -
- The Greedy Girl (Addie Ledyard and Peter Moran) -- A Place for
Everything (Addie Ledyard) -- My Mother (C.S. Reinhart) -- The Broken
Window (J.E. Kelly) -- Frank and the Hour-glass (H.F. Farny) -- March
(Thomas Moran) -- Jenny's Call (F. Beck) -- Poor Davy (F. Dielman) --
Alice's Supper (Mary Hallock Foote) -- A Snow Storm (Alfred Kappes) --
Bessie (Mary Hallock Foote)
Brown paper
pasted on boards;
maroon leather
spine; sewn
binding; centered
title surrounded by
scrolled border on
the front cover,
scrolled border
with flowers and
ship on back cover
McGuffey
Second
Reader
1879c c.6
From the
collection of Irma
Jacobs Gollmar,
given by Judy
Mansfield.
Inscribed "Irma
Jacobs" on inside
back cover.
Illustrators listed
in table of
contents.
Second Reader
McGuffey's Second
Eclectic Reader.
Revised Edition.
McGuffey's Second
Eclectic Reader.
Revised Edition.
Eclectic
Educational
Series
Cincinnati and New
York: Van Antwerp,
Bragg & Co.
Cincinnati and New
York: Van Antwerp,
Bragg & Co.
Van Antwerp,
Bragg & Co., 18791879 iii-vi, 7-160
Preface (iii-iv),
introduction (7-
10) precede text
1. Evening at Home -- 2. Bubbles - 3. Willie's Letter (script) -- 4. The Little Star -- 5. Two Dogs -- 6.
Afraid in the Dark -- 7. Baby-Bye -- 8. Puss and her Kittens -- 9. Kittie and Mousie -- 10. At Work --
11. What a Bird Taught -- 12. Susie Sunbeam -- 13. If I Were a Sunbeam -- 14. Henry, the Boot-
black -- 15. Don't Wake the Baby (Script) -- 16. A Kind Brother -- 17. The Good-for-Nothing -- 18.
The Kingbird -- 19. Evening Hymn -- 20. The Quarrel -- 21. The Bee -- 22. The Song of the Bee --
23. The Torn Doll -- 24. Sheep Shearing -- 25. The Clouds -- 26. Patty and the Squirrel -- 27. The
Sparrow -- 28. Sam and Harry -- 29. The Little Rill -- 30. The Boat Upset -- 31. Mary's Letter
(Script) --32. The Tiger -- 33. The Fireside -- 34. Birdie's Morning Song -- 35. Willie and Bounce --
36. Willie and Bounce -- 37l. The Kitchen Clock -- 38. The New Scales -- 39. The Bear and the
Children -- 40. The Little Harebell (Script) -- 41. The Fish-hawk -- 42. What the Leaf said -- 43. The
Wind and the Leaves -- 44. Mamma's Present -- 45. Mary's Story -- 46. Ralph Wick -- 47. Casting
down the Hill (script) -- 48. The Fox and the Ducks -- 49. Pretty is that Pretty does -- 50. The Story-
teller -- 51. The Story-teller -- 52. The Owl -- 53. The Owl -- 54. Grandfather's Story -- 55. God is
Great and Good -- 56. A Good Old Man -- 57. The Greedy Girl -- 58. A Place for Everything -- 59.
My Mother (Script) -- 60. The Broken Window -- 61. The Broken Window -- 62. Frank and the
Hour-glass -- 63. March -- 64. Jenny's Call -- 65. Poor Davy -- 66. Alice's Supper -- 67. A Snow
Storm -- 68. Bessie -- 69. Bessie -- 70. Cheerfulness (Script) -- 71. Lullaby
1. Evening at Home (H.F. Farny) -- 2. Bubbles (F. Beck) -- 5. Two Dogs
(J.C. Beard) -- 6. Afraid in the Dark (F. Beck) --7. Baby-Bye (Mary
Hallock Foote) -- 8. Puss and her Kittens (Afred Kappes) -- 9. Kittie and
Mousie (Peter Moran) -- 11. What a Bird Taught (W.H. Gibson) 12. Susie
Sunbeam (Jessie Curtis) -- 13. If I were a Sunbeam (H.F. Farny) -- 14.
Henry, the Boot-black (W.L. Sheppard) -- 16. A Kind Brother (F. Beck) --
18. The Kingbird (R .Riordan) -- 19. Evening Hymn (Thomas Moran) --
20. The Quarrel (F. Dielman) -- 21. The Bee (W.H. Gibson) -- 22. The
Song of the Bee (W.H. Gibson) -- 23. The Torn Doll (V.L. Kingsbury, H.F.
Farny and Walter Shirlaw) -- 26. Patty and the Squirrel (F. Beck) -- 27.
The Sparrow (Fidelia Bridges) -- 28. Sam and Harry (W.L. Sheppard) --
29. The Little Rill (A.T. Bricher) -- 30. The Boat Upset (H.F. Farny) -- 32.
The Tiger (Howard Pyle) -- 33. The Fireside (F. Beck) -- 34. Birdie's
Morning Song (Fidelia Bridges) -- 35. Willie and Bounce (H.F. Farny) --
36. Willie and Bounce (H.F. Farny) -- 37. The Kitchen Clock (W.L.
Sheppard) -- 38. The New Scales (W.L. Sheppard) -- 39. The Bear and the
Children (Walter Shirlaw) -- 40. The Little Harebell (W.H. Gibson) -- 41.
The Fish-hawk (R. Riordan) -- 42. What the Leaf Said (E.D. Grafton) -- 43.
The Wind and the Leaves (R.Swain Gifford) -- 44. Mamma's Present (Mary
Hallock Foote) -- 45. Mary's Story (H.F. Farny) -- 46. Ralph Wick (H.F.
Farny) -- 47. Coasting down the Hill (Alfred Kappes) -- 48. The Fox and
the Ducks (F. Beck) -- 49. Pretty is that Pretty does (R. Riordan) -- 50. The
Story -teller (C.S. Reinhart) -- 51. The Story-teller (Thomas Moran) -- 52.
The Owl (H.F. Farny) -- 53. The Owl (H.F. Farny) -- 54. Grandfather's
Story (W.L. Sheppard) -- 55. God is Great and Good (Thomas Moran) --
56. A Good Old Man (J.G. Brown) -- 57. The Greedy Girl (Addie Ledyard
and Peter Moran) -- 58. A Place for Everything (Addie Ledyard) -- 59. My
Mother (C.S. Reinhart) -- 60 and 61. The Broken Window (J.E. Kelly) --
62. Frank and the Hourglass (H.F. Farny) -- 63. March (Thomas Moran) --
64. Jenny's Call (F. Beck) -- 65. Poor Davy (F. Dielman) -- 66. Alice's
Supper (Mary Hallock Foote) -- 67. A Snow Storm (Alfred Kappes) -- 68
and 69. Bessie (Mary Hallock Foote)
Brown paper
pasted on boards
with brown leather
spine; sewn
binding; title and
illustration of birds
and bamboo on
front cover
McGuffey
Second
Reader 1879
Inscribed "Olive
Haworth Pleasant
Hill April 4th
188_" on free end
paper
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Publisher
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DatePages Contents
Illustration
sLesson Titles & Authors Illustration Titles & Artists Binding
Current
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Number
Notes
Second Reader
McGuffey's Second
Eclectic Reader.
Revised Edition.
McGuffey's Second
Eclectic Reader.
Revised Edition.
Eclectic
Educational
Series
Cincinnati and New
York: Van Antwerp,
Bragg & Co.
Cincinnati and New
York: Van Antwerp,
Bragg & Co.
Van Antwerp,
Bragg & Co., 18791879 iii-vi, 7-160
Preface (iii-iv),
introduction (7-
10) precede text
Illustration
on the title
page of a
girl lying on
her stomach
and
reading;
some
illustrations
throughout
text
1. Evening at Home -- 2. Bubbles - 3. Willie's Letter (script) -- 4. The Little Star -- 5. Two Dogs -- 6.
Afraid in the Dark -- 7. Baby-Bye -- 8. Puss and her Kittens -- 9. Kittie and Mousie -- 10. At Work --
11. What a Bird Taught -- 12. Susie Sunbeam -- 13. If I Were a Sunbeam -- 14. Henry, the Boot-
black -- 15. Don't Wake the Baby (Script) -- 16. A Kind Brother -- 17. The Good-for-Nothing -- 18.
The Kingbird -- 19. Evening Hymn -- 20. The Quarrel -- 21. The Bee -- 22. The Song of the Bee --
23. The Torn Doll -- 24. Sheep Shearing -- 25. The Clouds -- 26. Patty and the Squirrel -- 27. The
Sparrow -- 28. Sam and Harry -- 29. The Little Rill -- 30. The Boat Upset -- 31. Mary's Letter
(Script) --32. The Tiger -- 33. The Fireside -- 34. Birdie's Morning Song -- 35. Willie and Bounce --
36. Willie and Bounce -- 37. The Kitchen Clock -- 38. The New Scales -- 39. The Bear and the
Children -- 40. The Little Harebell (Script) -- 41. The Fish-hawk -- 42. What the Leaf said -- 43. The
Wind and the Leaves -- 44. Mamma's Present -- 45. Mary's Story -- 46. Ralph Wick -- 47. Casting
down the Hill (script) -- 48. The Fox and the Ducks -- 49. Pretty is that Pretty does -- 50. The Story-
teller -- 51. The Story-teller -- 52. The Owl -- 53. The Owl -- 54. Grandfather's Story -- 55. God is
Great and Good -- 56. A Good Old Man -- 57. The Greedy Girl -- 58. A Place for Everything -- 59.
My Mother (Script) -- 60. The Broken Window -- 61. The Broken Window -- 62. Frank and the
Hour-glass -- 63. March -- 64. Jenny's Call -- 65. Poor Davy -- 66. Alice's Supper -- 67. A Snow
Storm -- 68. Bessie -- 69. Bessie -- 70. Cheerfulness (Script) -- 71. Lullaby
1. Evening at Home (H.F. Farny) -- 2. Bubbles (F. Beck) -- 5. Two Dogs
(J.C. Beard) -- 6. Afraid in the Dark (F. Beck) --7. Baby-Bye (Mary
Hallock Foote) -- 8. Puss and her Kittens (Alfred Kappes) -- 9. Kittie and
Mousie (Peter Moran) -- 11. What a Bird Taught (W.H. Gibson) 12. Susie
Sunbeam (Jessie Curtis) -- 13. If I were a Sunbeam (H.F. Farny) -- 14.
Henry, the Boot-black (W.L. Sheppard) -- 16. A Kind Brother (F. Beck) --
18. The Kingbird (R .Riordan) -- 19. Evening Hymn (Thomas Moran) --
20. The Quarrel (H.. Farny) -- 21. The Bee (W.H. Gibson) -- 22. The Song
of the Bee (W.H. Gibson) -- 23. The Torn Doll (V.L. Kingsbury and H.F.
Farny) -- 24. Sheep-Shearing (R.L. Johnston) -- 26. Patty and the Squirrel
(F. Beck) -- 27. The Sparrow (Fidelia Bridges) -- 28. Sam and Harry (W.L.
Sheppard) -- 29. The Little Rill (A.T. Bricher) -- 30. The Boat Upset (H.F.
Farny) -- 32. The Tiger (Howard Pyle) -- 33. The Fireside (F. Beck) -- 34.
Birdie's Morning Song (Fidelia Bridges) -- 35. Willie and Bounce (H.F.
Farny) -- 36. Willie and Bounce (H.F. Farny) -- 37. The Kitchen Clock
(W.L. Sheppard) -- 38. The New Scales (W.L. Sheppard) -- 39. The Bear
and the Children (Walter Shirlaw) -- 40. The Little Harebell (W.H. Gibson)
-- 41. The Fish-hawk (R. Riordan) -- 42. What the Leaf Said (E.D. Grafton)
-- 43. The Wind and the Leaves (R.Swain Gifford) -- 44. Mamma's Present
(Mary Hallock Foote) -- 45. Mary's Story (H.F. Farny) -- 46. Ralph Wick
(H.F. Farny) -- 47. Coasting down the Hill (Alfred Kappes) -- 48. The Fox
and the Ducks (F. Beck) -- 49. Pretty is that Pretty does (R. Riordan) -- 50.
The Story -teller (C.S. Reinhart) -- 51. The Story-teller (Thomas Moran) --
52. The Owl (H.F. Farny) -- 53. The Owl (H.F. Farny) -- 54. Grandfather's
Story (W.L. Sheppard) -- 55. God is Great and Good (Thomas Moran) --
56. A Good Old Man (J.G. Brown) -- 57. The Greedy Girl (Addie Ledyard
and Peter Moran) -- 58. A Place for Everything (Addie Ledyard) -- 59. My
Mother (C.S. Reinhart) -- 60 and 61. The Broken Window (J.E. Kelly) --
62. Frank and the Hourglass (H.F. Farny) -- 63. March (Thomas Moran) --
64. Jenny's Call (F. Beck) -- 65. Poor Davy (F. Dielman) -- 66. Alice's
Supper (Mary Hallock Foote) -- 67. A Snow Storm (Alfred Kappes) -- 68
and 69. Bessie (Mary Hallock Foote)
Brown paper glued
to boards; brown
leather spine; sewn
binding; title and
scroll illustration
on front cover; ship
on back cover
McGuffey
Second
Reader 1879
c.2
Inscribed "Ruth
Gillespie Millville
Ohio" on free end
paper
Second Reader
McGuffey's Second
Eclectic Reader.
Revised Edition.
McGuffey's Second
Eclectic Reader.
Revised Edition.
Eclectic
Educational
Series
Cincinnati and New
York: Van Antwerp,
Bragg & Co.
Cincinnati and New
York: Van Antwerp,
Bragg & Co.
Van Antwerp,
Bragg & Co., 18791879 iii-vi, 7-160
Preface (iii-iv),
introduction (7-
10) precede text
Illustration
on the title
page of a
girl lying on
her stomach
and
reading;
some
illustrations
throughout
text
1. Evening at Home -- 2. Bubbles - 3. Willie's Letter (script) -- 4. The Little Star -- 5. Two Dogs -- 6.
Afraid in the Dark -- 7. Baby-Bye -- 8. Puss and her Kittens -- 9. Kittie and Mousie -- 10. At Work --
11. What a Bird Taught -- 12. Susie Sunbeam -- 13. If I Were a Sunbeam -- 14. Henry, the Boot-
black -- 15. Don't Wake the Baby (Script) -- 16. A Kind Brother -- 17. The Good-for-Nothing -- 18.
The Kingbird -- 19. Evening Hymn -- 20. The Quarrel -- 21. The Bee -- 22. The Song of the Bee --
23. The Torn Doll -- 24. Sheep Shearing -- 25. The Clouds -- 26. Patty and the Squirrel -- 27. The
Sparrow -- 28. Sam and Harry -- 29. The Little Rill -- 30. The Boat Upset -- 31. Mary's Letter
(Script) --32. The Tiger -- 33. The Fireside -- 34. Birdie's Morning Song -- 35. Willie and Bounce --
36. Willie and Bounce -- 37. The Kitchen Clock -- 38. The New Scales -- 39. The Bear and the
Children -- 40. The Little Harebell (Script) -- 41. The Fish-hawk -- 42. What the Leaf said -- 43. The
Wind and the Leaves -- 44. Mamma's Present -- 45. Mary's Story -- 46. Ralph Wick -- 47. Coasting
down the Hill (script) -- 48. The Fox and the Ducks -- 49. Pretty is that Pretty does -- 50. The Story-
teller -- 51. The Story-teller -- 52. The Owl -- 53. The Owl -- 54. Grandfather's Story -- 55. God is
Great and Good -- 56. A Good Old Man -- 57. The Greedy Girl -- 58. A Place for Everything -- 59.
My Mother (Script) -- 60. The Broken Window -- 61. The Broken Window -- 62. Frank and the
Hour-glass -- 63. March -- 64. Jenny's Call -- 65. Poor Davy -- 66. Alice's Supper -- 67. A Snow
Storm -- 68. Bessie -- 69. Bessie -- 70. Cheerfulness (Script) -- 71. Lullaby
1. Evening at Home (H.F. Farny) -- 2. Bubbles (F. Beck) -- 5. Two Dogs
(J.C. Beard) -- 6. Afraid in the Dark (F. Beck) --7. Baby-Bye (Mary
Hallock Foote) -- 8. Puss and her Kittens (Alfred Kappes) -- 9. Kittie and
Mousie (Peter Moran) -- 11. What a Bird Taught (W.H. Gibson) 12. Susie
Sunbeam (Jessie Curtis) -- 13. If I were a Sunbeam (H.F. Farny) -- 14.
Henry, the Boot-black (W.L. Sheppard) -- 16. A Kind Brother (F. Beck) --
18. The Kingbird (R .Riordan) -- 19. Evening Hymn (Thomas Moran) --
20. The Quarrel (H.. Farny) -- 21. The Bee (W.H. Gibson) -- 22. The Song
of the Bee (W.H. Gibson) -- 23. The Torn Doll (V.L. Kingsbury and H.F.
Farny) -- 24. Sheep-Shearing (R.L. Johnston) -- 26. Patty and the Squirrel
(F. Beck) -- 27. The Sparrow (Fidelia Bridges) -- 28. Sam and Harry (W.L.
Sheppard) -- 29. The Little Rill (A.T. Bricher) -- 30. The Boat Upset (H.F.
Farny) -- 32. The Tiger (Howard Pyle) -- 33. The Fireside (F. Beck) -- 34.
Birdie's Morning Song (Fidelia Bridges) -- 35. Willie and Bounce (H.F.
Farny) -- 36. Willie and Bounce (H.F. Farny) -- 37. The Kitchen Clock
(W.L. Sheppard) -- 38. The New Scales (W.L. Sheppard) -- 39. The Bear
and the Children (Walter Shirlaw) -- 40. The Little Harebell (W.H. Gibson)
-- 41. The Fish-hawk (R. Riordan) -- 42. What the Leaf Said (E.D. Grafton)
-- 43. The Wind and the Leaves (R.Swain Gifford) -- 44. Mamma's Present
(Mary Hallock Foote) -- 45. Mary's Story (H.F. Farny) -- 46. Ralph Wick
(H.F. Farny) -- 47. Coasting down the Hill (Alfred Kappes) -- 48. The Fox
and the Ducks (F. Beck) -- 49. Pretty is that Pretty does (R. Riordan) -- 50.
The Story -teller (C.S. Reinhart) -- 51. The Story-teller (Thomas Moran) --
52. The Owl (H.F. Farny) -- 53. The Owl (H.F. Farny) -- 54. Grandfather's
Story (W.L. Sheppard) -- 55. God is Great and Good (Thomas Moran) --
56. A Good Old Man (J.G. Brown) -- 57. The Greedy Girl (Addie Ledyard
and Peter Moran) -- 58. A Place for Everything (Addie Ledyard) -- 59. My
Mother (C.S. Reinhart) -- 60 and 61. The Broken Window (J.E. Kelly) --
62. Frank and the Hourglass (H.F. Farny) -- 63. March (Thomas Moran) --
64. Jenny's Call (F. Beck) -- 65. Poor Davy (F. Dielman) -- 66. Alice's
Supper (Mary Hallock Foote) -- 67. A Snow Storm (Alfred Kappes) -- 68
and 69. Bessie (Mary Hallock Foote)
Brown paper glued
to boards; leather
spine; sewn
binding; title and
scroll illustration
on front cover; ship
on back cover
McGuffey
Second
Reader 1879
c.3
Inscribed "June
5th 1899
Outville" and
"Mary
Cunningham
Outville Ohio
March 9 1895
etc."
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Second Reader
McGuffey's Second
Eclectic Reader.
Revised Edition.
McGuffey's Second
Eclectic Reader.
Revised Edition.
Eclectic
Educational
Series
New York, Cincinnati,
Chicago: American
Book Company
New York,
Cincinnati, Chicago:
American Book
Company, from the
press of Van
Antwerp, Bragg, &
Co.
Van Antwerp,
Bragg & Co., 18791879 iii-vi, 7-160
Preface (iii-iv),
introduction (7-
10) precede text
Illustration
on the title
page of a
girl lying on
her stomach
and
reading;
some
illustrations
throughout
text
1. Evening at Home -- 2. Bubbles - 3. Willie's Letter (script) -- 4. The Little Star -- 5. Two Dogs -- 6.
Afraid in the Dark -- 7. Baby-Bye -- 8. Puss and her Kittens -- 9. Kittie and Mousie -- 10. At Work --
11. What a Bird Taught -- 12. Susie Sunbeam -- 13. If I Were a Sunbeam -- 14. Henry, the Boot-
black -- 15. Don't Wake the Baby (Script) -- 16. A Kind Brother -- 17. The Good-for-Nothing -- 18.
The Kingbird -- 19. Evening Hymn -- 20. The Quarrel -- 21. The Bee -- 22. The Song of the Bee --
23. The Torn Doll -- 24. Sheep Shearing -- 25. The Clouds -- 26. Patty and the Squirrel -- 27. The
Sparrow -- 28. Sam and Harry -- 29. The Little Rill -- 30. The Boat Upset -- 31. Mary's Letter
(Script) --32. The Tiger -- 33. The Fireside -- 34. Birdie's Morning Song -- 35. Willie and Bounce --
36. Willie and Bounce -- 37. The Kitchen Clock -- 38. The New Scales -- 39. The Bear and the
Children -- 40. The Little Harebell (Script) -- 41. The Fish-hawk -- 42. What the Leaf said -- 43. The
Wind and the Leaves -- 44. Mamma's Present -- 45. Mary's Story -- 46. Ralph Wick -- 47. Coasting
down the Hill (script) -- 48. The Fox and the Ducks -- 49. Pretty is that Pretty does -- 50. The Story-
teller -- 51. The Story-teller -- 52. The Owl -- 53. The Owl -- 54. Grandfather's Story -- 55. God is
Great and Good -- 56. A Good Old Man -- 57. The Greedy Girl -- 58. A Place for Everything -- 59.
My Mother (Script) -- 60. The Broken Window -- 61. The Broken Window -- 62. Frank and the
Hour-glass -- 63. March -- 64. Jenny's Call -- 65. Poor Davy -- 66. Alice's Supper -- 67. A Snow
Storm -- 68. Bessie -- 69. Bessie -- 70. Cheerfulness (Script) -- 71. Lullaby
1. Evening at Home (H.F. Farny) -- 2. Bubbles (F. Beck) -- 5. Two Dogs
(J.C. Beard) -- 6. Afraid in the Dark (F. Beck) --7. Baby-Bye (Mary
Hallock Foote) -- 8. Puss and her Kittens (Alfred Kappes) -- 9. Kittie and
Mousie (Peter Moran) -- 11. What a Bird Taught (W.H. Gibson) 12. Susie
Sunbeam (Jessie Curtis) -- 13. If I were a Sunbeam (H.F. Farny) -- 14.
Henry, the Boot-black (W.L. Sheppard) -- 16. A Kind Brother (F. Beck) --
18. The Kingbird (R .Riordan) -- 19. Evening Hymn (Thomas Moran) --
20. The Quarrel (H.. Farny) -- 21. The Bee (W.H. Gibson) -- 22. The Song
of the Bee (W.H. Gibson) -- 23. The Torn Doll (V.L. Kingsbury and H.F.
Farny) -- 24. Sheep-Shearing (R.L. Johnston) -- 26. Patty and the Squirrel
(F. Beck) -- 27. The Sparrow (Fidelia Bridges) -- 28. Sam and Harry (W.L.
Sheppard) -- 29. The Little Rill (A.T. Bricher) -- 30. The Boat Upset (H.F.
Farny) -- 32. The Tiger (Howard Pyle) -- 33. The Fireside (F. Beck) -- 34.
Birdie's Morning Song (Fidelia Bridges) -- 35. Willie and Bounce (H.F.
Farny) -- 36. Willie and Bounce (H.F. Farny) -- 37. The Kitchen Clock
(W.L. Sheppard) -- 38. The New Scales (W.L. Sheppard) -- 39. The Bear
and the Children (Walter Shirlaw) -- 40. The Little Harebell (W.H. Gibson)
-- 41. The Fish-hawk (R. Riordan) -- 42. What the Leaf Said (E.D. Grafton)
-- 43. The Wind and the Leaves (R.Swain Gifford) -- 44. Mamma's Present
(Mary Hallock Foote) -- 45. Mary's Story (H.F. Farny) -- 46. Ralph Wick
(H.F. Farny) -- 47. Coasting down the Hill (Alfred Kappes) -- 48. The Fox
and the Ducks (F. Beck) -- 49. Pretty is that Pretty does (R. Riordan) -- 50.
The Story -teller (C.S. Reinhart) -- 51. The Story-teller (Thomas Moran) --
52. The Owl (H.F. Farny) -- 53. The Owl (H.F. Farny) -- 54. Grandfather's
Story (W.L. Sheppard) -- 55. God is Great and Good (Thomas Moran) --
56. A Good Old Man (J.G. Brown) -- 57. The Greedy Girl (Addie Ledyard
and Peter Moran) -- 58. A Place for Everything (Addie Ledyard) -- 59. My
Mother (C.S. Reinhart) -- 60 and 61. The Broken Window (J.E. Kelly) --
62. Frank and the Hourglass (H.F. Farny) -- 63. March (Thomas Moran) --
64. Jenny's Call (F. Beck) -- 65. Poor Davy (F. Dielman) -- 66. Alice's
Supper (Mary Hallock Foote) -- 67. A Snow Storm (Alfred Kappes) -- 68
and 69. Bessie (Mary Hallock Foote)
Brown paper glued
to boards; brown
leather spine; sewn
binding; title and
scroll illustration
on front cover; ship
on back cover
McGuffey
Second
Reader
1879a
Inscribed "Miss
Lida M. Charles
Book Fair Haven
Ohio" on free end
paper
Second Reader
McGuffey's Second
Eclectic Reader.
Revised Edition.
McGuffey's Second
Eclectic Reader.
Revised Edition.
Eclectic
Educational
Series
New York, Cincinnati,
Chicago: American
Book Company
New York,
Cincinnati, Chicago:
American Book
Company, from the
press of Van
Antwerp, Bragg, &
Co.
Van Antwerp,
Bragg & Co., 18791879 iii-vi, 7-160
Preface (iii-iv),
introduction (7-
10) precede text
Illustration
on the title
page of a
girl lying on
her stomach
and
reading;
some
illustrations
throughout
text
1. Evening at Home -- 2. Bubbles - 3. Willie's Letter (script) -- 4. The Little Star -- 5. Two Dogs -- 6.
Afraid in the Dark -- 7. Baby-Bye -- 8. Puss and her Kittens -- 9. Kittie and Mousie -- 10. At Work --
11. What a Bird Taught -- 12. Susie Sunbeam -- 13. If I Were a Sunbeam -- 14. Henry, the Boot-
black -- 15. Don't Wake the Baby (Script) -- 16. A Kind Brother -- 17. The Good-for-Nothing -- 18.
The Kingbird -- 19. Evening Hymn -- 20. The Quarrel -- 21. The Bee -- 22. The Song of the Bee --
23. The Torn Doll -- 24. Sheep Shearing -- 25. The Clouds -- 26. Patty and the Squirrel -- 27. The
Sparrow -- 28. Sam and Harry -- 29. The Little Rill -- 30. The Boat Upset -- 31. Mary's Letter
(Script) --32. The Tiger -- 33. The Fireside -- 34. Birdie's Morning Song -- 35. Willie and Bounce --
36. Willie and Bounce -- 37. The Kitchen Clock -- 38. The New Scales -- 39. The Bear and the
Children -- 40. The Little Harebell (Script) -- 41. The Fish-hawk -- 42. What the Leaf said -- 43. The
Wind and the Leaves -- 44. Mamma's Present -- 45. Mary's Story -- 46. Ralph Wick -- 47. Coasting
down the Hill (script) -- 48. The Fox and the Ducks -- 49. Pretty is that Pretty does -- 50. The Story-
teller -- 51. The Story-teller -- 52. The Owl -- 53. The Owl -- 54. Grandfather's Story -- 55. God is
Great and Good -- 56. A Good Old Man -- 57. The Greedy Girl -- 58. A Place for Everything -- 59.
My Mother (Script) -- 60. The Broken Window -- 61. The Broken Window -- 62. Frank and the
Hour-glass -- 63. March -- 64. Jenny's Call -- 65. Poor Davy -- 66. Alice's Supper -- 67. A Snow
Storm -- 68. Bessie -- 69. Bessie -- 70. Cheerfulness (Script) -- 71. Lullaby
1. Evening at Home (H.F. Farny) -- 2. Bubbles (F. Beck) -- 5. Two Dogs
(J.C. Beard) -- 6. Afraid in the Dark (F. Beck) --7. Baby-Bye (Mary
Hallock Foote) -- 8. Puss and her Kittens (Alfred Kappes) -- 9. Kittie and
Mousie (Peter Moran) -- 11. What a Bird Taught (W.H. Gibson) 12. Susie
Sunbeam (Jessie Curtis) -- 13. If I were a Sunbeam (H.F. Farny) -- 14.
Henry, the Boot-black (W.L. Sheppard) -- 16. A Kind Brother (F. Beck) --
18. The Kingbird (R .Riordan) -- 19. Evening Hymn (Thomas Moran) --
20. The Quarrel (H.. Farny) -- 21. The Bee (W.H. Gibson) -- 22. The Song
of the Bee (W.H. Gibson) -- 23. The Torn Doll (V.L. Kingsbury and H.F.
Farny) -- 24. Sheep-Shearing (R.L. Johnston) -- 26. Patty and the Squirrel
(F. Beck) -- 27. The Sparrow (Fidelia Bridges) -- 28. Sam and Harry (W.L.
Sheppard) -- 29. The Little Rill (A.T. Bricher) -- 30. The Boat Upset (H.F.
Farny) -- 32. The Tiger (Howard Pyle) -- 33. The Fireside (F. Beck) -- 34.
Birdie's Morning Song (Fidelia Bridges) -- 35. Willie and Bounce (H.F.
Farny) -- 36. Willie and Bounce (H.F. Farny) -- 37. The Kitchen Clock
(W.L. Sheppard) -- 38. The New Scales (W.L. Sheppard) -- 39. The Bear
and the Children (Walter Shirlaw) -- 40. The Little Harebell (W.H. Gibson)
-- 41. The Fish-hawk (R. Riordan) -- 42. What the Leaf Said (E.D. Grafton)
-- 43. The Wind and the Leaves (R.Swain Gifford) -- 44. Mamma's Present
(Mary Hallock Foote) -- 45. Mary's Story (H.F. Farny) -- 46. Ralph Wick
(H.F. Farny) -- 47. Coasting down the Hill (Alfred Kappes) -- 48. The Fox
and the Ducks (F. Beck) -- 49. Pretty is that Pretty does (R. Riordan) -- 50.
The Story -teller (C.S. Reinhart) -- 51. The Story-teller (Thomas Moran) --
52. The Owl (H.F. Farny) -- 53. The Owl (H.F. Farny) -- 54. Grandfather's
Story (W.L. Sheppard) -- 55. God is Great and Good (Thomas Moran) --
56. A Good Old Man (J.G. Brown) -- 57. The Greedy Girl (Addie Ledyard
and Peter Moran) -- 58. A Place for Everything (Addie Ledyard) -- 59. My
Mother (C.S. Reinhart) -- 60 and 61. The Broken Window (J.E. Kelly) --
62. Frank and the Hourglass (H.F. Farny) -- 63. March (Thomas Moran) --
64. Jenny's Call (F. Beck) -- 65. Poor Davy (F. Dielman) -- 66. Alice's
Supper (Mary Hallock Foote) -- 67. A Snow Storm (Alfred Kappes) -- 68
and 69. Bessie (Mary Hallock Foote)
Brown paper glued
to boards; brown
leather spine; sewn
binding; title and
scroll illustration
on front cover; ship
on back cover
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DatePages Contents
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sLesson Titles & Authors Illustration Titles & Artists Binding
Current
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Number
Notes
Second Reader
McGuffey's Second
Eclectic Reader.
Revised Edition.
McGuffey's Second
Eclectic Reader.
Revised Edition.
Eclectic
Educational
Series
New York, Cincinnati,
Chicago: American
Book Company
New York,
Cincinnati, Chicago:
American Book
Company
Van Antwerp,
Bragg & Co., 18791879 iii-vi, 7-160
Preface (iii-iv),
introduction (7-
10) precede text
Illustration
on the title
page of a
girl lying on
her stomach
and
reading;
some
illustrations
throughout
text
1. Evening at Home -- 2. Bubbles - 3. Willie's Letter (script) -- 4. The Little Star -- 5. Two Dogs -- 6.
Afraid in the Dark -- 7. Baby-Bye -- 8. Puss and her Kittens -- 9. Kittie and Mousie -- 10. At Work --
11. What a Bird Taught -- 12. Susie Sunbeam -- 13. If I Were a Sunbeam -- 14. Henry, the Boot-
black -- 15. Don't Wake the Baby (Script) -- 16. A Kind Brother -- 17. The Good-for-Nothing -- 18.
The Kingbird -- 19. Evening Hymn -- 20. The Quarrel -- 21. The Bee -- 22. The Song of the Bee --
23. The Torn Doll -- 24. Sheep Shearing -- 25. The Clouds -- 26. Patty and the Squirrel -- 27. The
Sparrow -- 28. Sam and Harry -- 29. The Little Rill -- 30. The Boat Upset -- 31. Mary's Letter
(Script) --32. The Tiger -- 33. The Fireside -- 34. Birdie's Morning Song -- 35. Willie and Bounce --
36. Willie and Bounce -- 37. The Kitchen Clock -- 38. The New Scales -- 39. The Bear and the
Children -- 40. The Little Harebell (Script) -- 41. The Fish-hawk -- 42. What the Leaf said -- 43. The
Wind and the Leaves -- 44. Mamma's Present -- 45. Mary's Story -- 46. Ralph Wick -- 47. Coasting
down the Hill (script) -- 48. The Fox and the Ducks -- 49. Pretty is that Pretty does -- 50. The Story-
teller -- 51. The Story-teller -- 52. The Owl -- 53. The Owl -- 54. Grandfather's Story -- 55. God is
Great and Good -- 56. A Good Old Man -- 57. The Greedy Girl -- 58. A Place for Everything -- 59.
My Mother (Script) -- 60. The Broken Window -- 61. The Broken Window -- 62. Frank and the
Hour-glass -- 63. March -- 64. Jenny's Call -- 65. Poor Davy -- 66. Alice's Supper -- 67. A Snow
Storm -- 68. Bessie -- 69. Bessie -- 70. Cheerfulness (Script) -- 71. Lullaby
1. Evening at Home (H.F. Farny) -- 2. Bubbles (F. Beck) -- 5. Two Dogs
(J.C. Beard) -- 6. Afraid in the Dark (F. Beck) --7. Baby-Bye (Mary
Hallock Foote) -- 8. Puss and her Kittens (Alfred Kappes) -- 9. Kittie and
Mousie (Peter Moran) -- 11. What a Bird Taught (W.H. Gibson) 12. Susie
Sunbeam (Jessie Curtis) -- 13. If I were a Sunbeam (H.F. Farny) -- 14.
Henry, the Boot-black (W.L. Sheppard) -- 16. A Kind Brother (F. Beck) --
18. The Kingbird (R .Riordan) -- 19. Evening Hymn (Thomas Moran) --
20. The Quarrel (H.. Farny) -- 21. The Bee (W.H. Gibson) -- 22. The Song
of the Bee (W.H. Gibson) -- 23. The Torn Doll (V.L. Kingsbury and H.F.
Farny) -- 24. Sheep-Shearing (R.L. Johnston) -- 26. Patty and the Squirrel
(F. Beck) -- 27. The Sparrow (Fidelia Bridges) -- 28. Sam and Harry (W.L.
Sheppard) -- 29. The Little Rill (A.T. Bricher) -- 30. The Boat Upset (H.F.
Farny) -- 32. The Tiger (Howard Pyle) -- 33. The Fireside (F. Beck) -- 34.
Birdie's Morning Song (Fidelia Bridges) -- 35. Willie and Bounce (H.F.
Farny) -- 36. Willie and Bounce (H.F. Farny) -- 37. The Kitchen Clock
(W.L. Sheppard) -- 38. The New Scales (W.L. Sheppard) -- 39. The Bear
and the Children (Walter Shirlaw) -- 40. The Little Harebell (W.H. Gibson)
-- 41. The Fish-hawk (R. Riordan) -- 42. What the Leaf Said (E.D. Grafton)
-- 43. The Wind and the Leaves (R.Swain Gifford) -- 44. Mamma's Present
(Mary Hallock Foote) -- 45. Mary's Story (H.F. Farny) -- 46. Ralph Wick
(H.F. Farny) -- 47. Coasting down the Hill (Alfred Kappes) -- 48. The Fox
and the Ducks (F. Beck) -- 49. Pretty is that Pretty does (R. Riordan) -- 50.
The Story -teller (C.S. Reinhart) -- 51. The Story-teller (Thomas Moran) --
52. The Owl (H.F. Farny) -- 53. The Owl (H.F. Farny) -- 54. Grandfather's
Story (W.L. Sheppard) -- 55. God is Great and Good (Thomas Moran) --
56. A Good Old Man (J.G. Brown) -- 57. The Greedy Girl (Addie Ledyard
and Peter Moran) -- 58. A Place for Everything (Addie Ledyard) -- 59. My
Mother (C.S. Reinhart) -- 60 and 61. The Broken Window (J.E. Kelly) --
62. Frank and the Hourglass (H.F. Farny) -- 63. March (Thomas Moran) --
64. Jenny's Call (F. Beck) -- 65. Poor Davy (F. Dielman) -- 66. Alice's
Supper (Mary Hallock Foote) -- 67. A Snow Storm (Alfred Kappes) -- 68
and 69. Bessie (Mary Hallock Foote)
Brown paper glued
to boards; spine
repaired with black
tape; sewn
binding; title and
scroll illustration
on front cover; ship
on back cover
McGuffey
Second
Reader
1879b
Inscribed "Lizzie
L. Justice Bantan
Ohio"
Second Reader
McGuffey's Second
Eclectic Reader.
Revised Edition.
McGuffey's Second
Eclectic Reader.
Revised Edition.
Eclectic
Educational
Series
New York, Cincinnati,
Chicago: American
Book Company
New York,
Cincinnati, Chicago:
American Book
Company
Van Antwerp,
Bragg & Co., 18791879 iii-vi, 7-160
Preface (iii-iv),
introduction (7-
10) precede text
Illustration
on the title
page of a
girl lying on
her stomach
and
reading;
some
illustrations
throughout
text
1. Evening at Home -- 2. Bubbles - 3. Willie's Letter (script) -- 4. The Little Star -- 5. Two Dogs -- 6.
Afraid in the Dark -- 7. Baby-Bye -- 8. Puss and her Kittens -- 9. Kittie and Mousie -- 10. At Work --
11. What a Bird Taught -- 12. Susie Sunbeam -- 13. If I Were a Sunbeam -- 14. Henry, the Boot-
black -- 15. Don't Wake the Baby (Script) -- 16. A Kind Brother -- 17. The Good-for-Nothing -- 18.
The Kingbird -- 19. Evening Hymn -- 20. The Quarrel -- 21. The Bee -- 22. The Song of the Bee --
23. The Torn Doll -- 24. Sheep Shearing -- 25. The Clouds -- 26. Patty and the Squirrel -- 27. The
Sparrow -- 28. Sam and Harry -- 29. The Little Rill -- 30. The Boat Upset -- 31. Mary's Letter
(Script) --32. The Tiger -- 33. The Fireside -- 34. Birdie's Morning Song -- 35. Willie and Bounce --
36. Willie and Bounce -- 37. The Kitchen Clock -- 38. The New Scales -- 39. The Bear and the
Children -- 40. The Little Harebell (Script) -- 41. The Fish-hawk -- 42. What the Leaf said -- 43. The
Wind and the Leaves -- 44. Mamma's Present -- 45. Mary's Story -- 46. Ralph Wick -- 47. Coasting
down the Hill (script) -- 48. The Fox and the Ducks -- 49. Pretty is that Pretty does -- 50. The Story-
teller -- 51. The Story-teller -- 52. The Owl -- 53. The Owl -- 54. Grandfather's Story -- 55. God is
Great and Good -- 56. A Good Old Man -- 57. The Greedy Girl -- 58. A Place for Everything -- 59.
My Mother (Script) -- 60. The Broken Window -- 61. The Broken Window -- 62. Frank and the
Hour-glass -- 63. March -- 64. Jenny's Call -- 65. Poor Davy -- 66. Alice's Supper -- 67. A Snow
Storm -- 68. Bessie -- 69. Bessie -- 70. Cheerfulness (Script) -- 71. Lullaby
1. Evening at Home (H.F. Farny) -- 2. Bubbles (F. Beck) -- 5. Two Dogs
(J.C. Beard) -- 6. Afraid in the Dark (F. Beck) --7. Baby-Bye (Mary
Hallock Foote) -- 8. Puss and her Kittens (Alfred Kappes) -- 9. Kittie and
Mousie (Peter Moran) -- 11. What a Bird Taught (W.H. Gibson) 12. Susie
Sunbeam (Jessie Curtis) -- 13. If I were a Sunbeam (H.F. Farny) -- 14.
Henry, the Boot-black (W.L. Sheppard) -- 16. A Kind Brother (F. Beck) --
18. The Kingbird (R .Riordan) -- 19. Evening Hymn (Thomas Moran) --
20. The Quarrel (H.. Farny) -- 21. The Bee (W.H. Gibson) -- 22. The Song
of the Bee (W.H. Gibson) -- 23. The Torn Doll (V.L. Kingsbury and H.F.
Farny) -- 24. Sheep-Shearing (R.L. Johnston) -- 26. Patty and the Squirrel
(F. Beck) -- 27. The Sparrow (Fidelia Bridges) -- 28. Sam and Harry (W.L.
Sheppard) -- 29. The Little Rill (A.T. Bricher) -- 30. The Boat Upset (H.F.
Farny) -- 32. The Tiger (Howard Pyle) -- 33. The Fireside (F. Beck) -- 34.
Birdie's Morning Song (Fidelia Bridges) -- 35. Willie and Bounce (H.F.
Farny) -- 36. Willie and Bounce (H.F. Farny) -- 37. The Kitchen Clock
(W.L. Sheppard) -- 38. The New Scales (W.L. Sheppard) -- 39. The Bear
and the Children (Walter Shirlaw) -- 40. The Little Harebell (W.H. Gibson)
-- 41. The Fish-hawk (R. Riordan) -- 42. What the Leaf Said (E.D. Grafton)
-- 43. The Wind and the Leaves (R.Swain Gifford) -- 44. Mamma's Present
(Mary Hallock Foote) -- 45. Mary's Story (H.F. Farny) -- 46. Ralph Wick
(H.F. Farny) -- 47. Coasting down the Hill (Alfred Kappes) -- 48. The Fox
and the Ducks (F. Beck) -- 49. Pretty is that Pretty does (R. Riordan) -- 50.
The Story -teller (C.S. Reinhart) -- 51. The Story-teller (Thomas Moran) --
52. The Owl (H.F. Farny) -- 53. The Owl (H.F. Farny) -- 54. Grandfather's
Story (W.L. Sheppard) -- 55. God is Great and Good (Thomas Moran) --
56. A Good Old Man (J.G. Brown) -- 57. The Greedy Girl (Addie Ledyard
and Peter Moran) -- 58. A Place for Everything (Addie Ledyard) -- 59. My
Mother (C.S. Reinhart) -- 60 and 61. The Broken Window (J.E. Kelly) --
62. Frank and the Hourglass (H.F. Farny) -- 63. March (Thomas Moran) --
64. Jenny's Call (F. Beck) -- 65. Poor Davy (F. Dielman) -- 66. Alice's
Supper (Mary Hallock Foote) -- 67. A Snow Storm (Alfred Kappes) -- 68
and 69. Bessie (Mary Hallock Foote)
Brown paper glued
to boards; spine
repaired with
maroon tape; sewn
binding; title and
scroll illustration
on front cover; ship
on back cover
McGuffey
Second
Eclectic
Reader
1879b c.2
Inscribed
"Ellsworth
_____"
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Second Reader
McGuffey's Second
Eclectic Reader.
Revised Edition.
McGuffey's Second
Eclectic Reader.
Revised Edition.
Eclectic
Educational
Series
Covered over
New York,
Cincinnati, Chicago:
American Book
Company
Van Antwerp,
Bragg & Co.
(1879)
1879 iii-vi, 7-160
Preface (iii-iv),
introduction (7-
10) precede text
Illustration
on the title
page of a
girl lying on
her stomach
reading;
some
illustrations
throughout
text
1. Evening at Home -- 2. Bubbles - 3. Willie's Letter (script) -- 4. The Little Star -- 5. Two Dogs -- 6.
Afraid in the Dark -- 7. Baby-Bye -- 8. Puss and her Kittens -- 9. Kittie and Mousie -- 10. At Work --
11. What a Bird Taught -- 12. Susie Sunbeam -- 13. If I Were a Sunbeam -- 14. Henry, the Boot-
black -- 15. Don't Wake the Baby (Script) -- 16. A Kind Brother -- 17. The Good-for-Nothing -- 18.
The Kingbird -- 19. Evening Hymn -- 20. The Quarrel -- 21. The Bee -- 22. The Song of the Bee --
23. The Torn Doll -- 24. Sheep Shearing -- 25. The Clouds -- 26. Patty and the Squirrel -- 27. The
Sparrow -- 28. Sam and Harry -- 29. The Little Rill -- 30. The Boat Upset -- 31. Mary's Letter
(Script) --32. The Tiger -- 33. The Fireside -- 34. Birdie's Morning Song -- 35. Willie and Bounce --
36. Willie and Bounce -- 37. The Kitchen Clock -- 38. The New Scales -- 39. The Bear and the
Children -- 40. The Little Harebell (Script) -- 41. The Fish-hawk -- 42. What the Leaf said -- 43. The
Wind and the Leaves -- 44. Mamma's Present -- 45. Mary's Story -- 46. Ralph Wick -- 47. Coasting
down the Hill (script) -- 48. The Fox and the Ducks -- 49. Pretty is that Pretty does -- 50. The Story-
teller -- 51. The Story-teller -- 52. The Owl -- 53. The Owl -- 54. Grandfather's Story -- 55. God is
Great and Good -- 56. A Good Old Man -- 57. The Greedy Girl -- 58. A Place for Everything -- 59.
My Mother (Script) -- 60. The Broken Window -- 61. The Broken Window -- 62. Frank and the
Hour-glass -- 63. March -- 64. Jenny's Call -- 65. Poor Davy -- 66. Alice's Supper -- 67. A Snow
Storm -- 68. Bessie -- 69. Bessie -- 70. Cheerfulness (Script) -- 71. Lullaby
1. Evening at Home (H.F. Farny) -- 2. Bubbles (F. Beck) -- 5. Two Dogs
(J.C. Beard) -- 6. Afraid in the Dark (F. Beck) --7. Baby-Bye (Mary
Hallock Foote) -- 8. Puss and her Kittens (Alfred Kappes) -- 9. Kittie and
Mousie (Peter Moran) -- 11. What a Bird Taught (W.H. Gibson) 12. Susie
Sunbeam (Jessie Curtis) -- 13. If I were a Sunbeam (H.F. Farny) -- 14.
Henry, the Boot-black (W.L. Sheppard) -- 16. A Kind Brother (F. Beck) --
18. The Kingbird (R .Riordan) -- 19. Evening Hymn (Thomas Moran) --
20. The Quarrel (H.. Farny) -- 21. The Bee (W.H. Gibson) -- 22. The Song
of the Bee (W.H. Gibson) -- 23. The Torn Doll (V.L. Kingsbury and H.F.
Farny) -- 24. Sheep-Shearing (R.L. Johnston) -- 26. Patty and the Squirrel
(F. Beck) -- 27. The Sparrow (Fidelia Bridges) -- 28. Sam and Harry (W.L.
Sheppard) -- 29. The Little Rill (A.T. Bricher) -- 30. The Boat Upset (H.F.
Farny) -- 32. The Tiger (Howard Pyle) -- 33. The Fireside (F. Beck) -- 34.
Birdie's Morning Song (Fidelia Bridges) -- 35. Willie and Bounce (H.F.
Farny) -- 36. Willie and Bounce (H.F. Farny) -- 37. The Kitchen Clock
(W.L. Sheppard) -- 38. The New Scales (W.L. Sheppard) -- 39. The Bear
and the Children (Walter Shirlaw) -- 40. The Little Harebell (W.H. Gibson)
-- 41. The Fish-hawk (R. Riordan) -- 42. What the Leaf Said (E.D. Grafton)
-- 43. The Wind and the Leaves (R.Swain Gifford) -- 44. Mamma's Present
(Mary Hallock Foote) -- 45. Mary's Story (H.F. Farny) -- 46. Ralph Wick
(H.F. Farny) -- 47. Coasting down the Hill (Alfred Kappes) -- 48. The Fox
and the Ducks (F. Beck) -- 49. Pretty is that Pretty does (R. Riordan) -- 50.
The Story -teller (C.S. Reinhart) -- 51. The Story-teller (Thomas Moran) --
52. The Owl (H.F. Farny) -- 53. The Owl (H.F. Farny) -- 54. Grandfather's
Story (W.L. Sheppard) -- 55. God is Great and Good (Thomas Moran) --
56. A Good Old Man (J.G. Brown) -- 57. The Greedy Girl (Addie Ledyard
and Peter Moran) -- 58. A Place for Everything (Addie Ledyard) -- 59. My
Mother (C.S. Reinhart) -- 60 and 61. The Broken Window (J.E. Kelly) --
62. Frank and the Hourglass (H.F. Farny) -- 63. March (Thomas Moran) --
64. Jenny's Call (F. Beck) -- 65. Poor Davy (F. Dielman) -- 66. Alice's
Supper (Mary Hallock Foote) -- 67. A Snow Storm (Alfred Kappes) -- 68
and 69. Bessie (Mary Hallock Foote)
Repaired with
cardboard covering
original boards; no
spine material;
sewn binding
McGuffey
Second
Reader
1879b c.6
Inscribed "Geneva
Schultz
Cambridge Ohio,"
"James Lindsey
Cambridge" and
"Eunice Page
Cambridge Ohio"
on inside back
cover
Second Reader
McGuffey's Second
Eclectic Reader.
Revised Edition.
McGuffey's Second
Eclectic Reader.
Revised Edition.
Eclectic
Educational
Series
New York, Cincinnati,
Chicago: American
Book Company
New York,
Cincinnati, Chicago:
American Book
Company
Van Antwerp,
Bragg & Co.
(1879)
1879 iii-vi, 7-160
Preface (iii-iv),
introduction (7-
10) precede text
Illustration
on the title
page of a
girl lying on
her stomach
reading;
some
illustrations
throughout
text
1. Evening at Home -- 2. Bubbles - 3. Willie's Letter (script) -- 4. The Little Star -- 5. Two Dogs -- 6.
Afraid in the Dark -- 7. Baby-Bye -- 8. Puss and her Kittens -- 9. Kittie and Mousie -- 10. At Work --
11. What a Bird Taught -- 12. Susie Sunbeam -- 13. If I Were a Sunbeam -- 14. Henry, the Boot-
black -- 15. Don't Wake the Baby (Script) -- 16. A Kind Brother -- 17. The Good-for-Nothing -- 18.
The Kingbird -- 19. Evening Hymn -- 20. The Quarrel -- 21. The Bee -- 22. The Song of the Bee --
23. The Torn Doll -- 24. Sheep Shearing -- 25. The Clouds -- 26. Patty and the Squirrel -- 27. The
Sparrow -- 28. Sam and Harry -- 29. The Little Rill -- 30. The Boat Upset -- 31. Mary's Letter
(Script) --32. The Tiger -- 33. The Fireside -- 34. Birdie's Morning Song -- 35. Willie and Bounce --
36. Willie and Bounce -- 37. The Kitchen Clock -- 38. The New Scales -- 39. The Bear and the
Children -- 40. The Little Harebell (Script) -- 41. The Fish-hawk -- 42. What the Leaf said -- 43. The
Wind and the Leaves -- 44. Mamma's Present -- 45. Mary's Story -- 46. Ralph Wick -- 47. Coasting
down the Hill (script) -- 48. The Fox and the Ducks -- 49. Pretty is that Pretty does -- 50. The Story-
teller -- 51. The Story-teller -- 52. The Owl -- 53. The Owl -- 54. Grandfather's Story -- 55. God is
Great and Good -- 56. A Good Old Man -- 57. The Greedy Girl -- 58. A Place for Everything -- 59.
My Mother (Script) -- 60. The Broken Window -- 61. The Broken Window -- 62. Frank and the
Hour-glass -- 63. March -- 64. Jenny's Call -- 65. Poor Davy -- 66. Alice's Supper -- 67. A Snow
Storm -- 68. Bessie -- 69. Bessie -- 70. Cheerfulness (Script) -- 71. Lullaby
1. Evening at Home (H.F. Farny) -- 2. Bubbles (F. Beck) -- 5. Two Dogs
(J.C. Beard) -- 6. Afraid in the Dark (F. Beck) --7. Baby-Bye (Mary
Hallock Foote) -- 8. Puss and her Kittens (Alfred Kappes) -- 9. Kittie and
Mousie (Peter Moran) -- 11. What a Bird Taught (W.H. Gibson) 12. Susie
Sunbeam (Jessie Curtis) -- 13. If I were a Sunbeam (H.F. Farny) -- 14.
Henry, the Boot-black (W.L. Sheppard) -- 16. A Kind Brother (F. Beck) --
18. The Kingbird (R .Riordan) -- 19. Evening Hymn (Thomas Moran) --
20. The Quarrel (H.. Farny) -- 21. The Bee (W.H. Gibson) -- 22. The Song
of the Bee (W.H. Gibson) -- 23. The Torn Doll (V.L. Kingsbury and H.F.
Farny) -- 24. Sheep-Shearing (R.L. Johnston) -- 26. Patty and the Squirrel
(F. Beck) -- 27. The Sparrow (Fidelia Bridges) -- 28. Sam and Harry (W.L.
Sheppard) -- 29. The Little Rill (A.T. Bricher) -- 30. The Boat Upset (H.F.
Farny) -- 32. The Tiger (Howard Pyle) -- 33. The Fireside (F. Beck) -- 34.
Birdie's Morning Song (Fidelia Bridges) -- 35. Willie and Bounce (H.F.
Farny) -- 36. Willie and Bounce (H.F. Farny) -- 37. The Kitchen Clock
(W.L. Sheppard) -- 38. The New Scales (W.L. Sheppard) -- 39. The Bear
and the Children (Walter Shirlaw) -- 40. The Little Harebell (W.H. Gibson)
-- 41. The Fish-hawk (R. Riordan) -- 42. What the Leaf Said (E.D. Grafton)
-- 43. The Wind and the Leaves (R.Swain Gifford) -- 44. Mamma's Present
(Mary Hallock Foote) -- 45. Mary's Story (H.F. Farny) -- 46. Ralph Wick
(H.F. Farny) -- 47. Coasting down the Hill (Alfred Kappes) -- 48. The Fox
and the Ducks (F. Beck) -- 49. Pretty is that Pretty does (R. Riordan) -- 50.
The Story -teller (C.S. Reinhart) -- 51. The Story-teller (Thomas Moran) --
52. The Owl (H.F. Farny) -- 53. The Owl (H.F. Farny) -- 54. Grandfather's
Story (W.L. Sheppard) -- 55. God is Great and Good (Thomas Moran) --
56. A Good Old Man (J.G. Brown) -- 57. The Greedy Girl (Addie Ledyard
and Peter Moran) -- 58. A Place for Everything (Addie Ledyard) -- 59. My
Mother (C.S. Reinhart) -- 60 and 61. The Broken Window (J.E. Kelly) --
62. Frank and the Hourglass (H.F. Farny) -- 63. March (Thomas Moran) --
64. Jenny's Call (F. Beck) -- 65. Poor Davy (F. Dielman) -- 66. Alice's
Supper (Mary Hallock Foote) -- 67. A Snow Storm (Alfred Kappes) -- 68
and 69. Bessie (Mary Hallock Foote)
Brown paper glued
to boards; maroon
leather spine; sewn
binding; title and
scroll illustration
on front cover;
missing back cover
McGuffey
Second
Reader
1879b c.8
Inscribed
"Charley Turrell"
and "Bessie E.
Turrell Harrison
Ohio Sep 1,
1899" on free end
paper
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Publisher
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from Title Page
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DatePages Contents
Illustration
sLesson Titles & Authors Illustration Titles & Artists Binding
Current
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Notes
Second Reader
McGuffey's Second
Eclectic Reader.
Revised Edition.
Missing front cover
Eclectic
Educational
Series
Missing front cover
Cincinnati and New
York: Van Antwerp,
Bragg & Co.
Van Antwerp,
Bragg & Co.
(1879)
1879 iii-vi, 7-160
Preface (iii-iv),
introduction (7-
10) precede text
Illustration
on the title
page of a
girl lying on
her stomach
reading;
some
illustrations
throughout
text
1. Evening at Home -- 2. Bubbles - 3. Willie's Letter (script) -- 4. The Little Star -- 5. Two Dogs -- 6.
Afraid in the Dark -- 7. Baby-Bye -- 8. Puss and her Kittens -- 9. Kittie and Mousie -- 10. At Work --
11. What a Bird Taught -- 12. Susie Sunbeam -- 13. If I Were a Sunbeam -- 14. Henry, the Boot-
black -- 15. Don't Wake the Baby (Script) -- 16. A Kind Brother -- 17. The Good-for-Nothing -- 18.
The Kingbird -- 19. Evening Hymn -- 20. The Quarrel -- 21. The Bee -- 22. The Song of the Bee --
23. The Torn Doll -- 24. Sheep Shearing -- 25. The Clouds -- 26. Patty and the Squirrel -- 27. The
Sparrow -- 28. Sam and Harry -- 29. The Little Rill -- 30. The Boat Upset -- 31. Mary's Letter
(Script) --32. The Tiger -- 33. The Fireside -- 34. Birdie's Morning Song -- 35. Willie and Bounce --
36. Willie and Bounce -- 37. The Kitchen Clock -- 38. The New Scales -- 39. The Bear and the
Children -- 40. The Little Harebell (Script) -- 41. The Fish-hawk -- 42. What the Leaf said -- 43. The
Wind and the Leaves -- 44. Mamma's Present -- 45. Mary's Story -- 46. Ralph Wick -- 47. Coasting
down the Hill (script) -- 48. The Fox and the Ducks -- 49. Pretty is that Pretty does -- 50. The Story-
teller -- 51. The Story-teller -- 52. The Owl -- 53. The Owl -- 54. Grandfather's Story -- 55. God is
Great and Good -- 56. A Good Old Man -- 57. The Greedy Girl -- 58. A Place for Everything -- 59.
My Mother (Script) -- 60. The Broken Window -- 61. The Broken Window -- 62. Frank and the
Hour-glass -- 63. March -- 64. Jenny's Call -- 65. Poor Davy -- 66. Alice's Supper -- 67. A Snow
Storm -- 68. Bessie -- 69. Bessie -- 70. Cheerfulness (Script) -- 71. Lullaby
1. Evening at Home (H.F. Farny) -- 2. Bubbles (F. Beck) -- 5. Two Dogs
(J.C. Beard) -- 6. Afraid in the Dark (F. Beck) --7. Baby-Bye (Mary
Hallock Foote) -- 8. Puss and her Kittens (Alfred Kappes) -- 9. Kittie and
Mousie (Peter Moran) -- 11. What a Bird Taught (W.H. Gibson) 12. Susie
Sunbeam (Jessie Curtis) -- 13. If I were a Sunbeam (H.F. Farny) -- 14.
Henry, the Boot-black (W.L. Sheppard) -- 16. A Kind Brother (F. Beck) --
18. The Kingbird (R .Riordan) -- 19. Evening Hymn (Thomas Moran) --
20. The Quarrel (H.. Farny) -- 21. The Bee (W.H. Gibson) -- 22. The Song
of the Bee (W.H. Gibson) -- 23. The Torn Doll (V.L. Kingsbury and H.F.
Farny) -- 24. Sheep-Shearing (R.L. Johnston) -- 26. Patty and the Squirrel
(F. Beck) -- 27. The Sparrow (Fidelia Bridges) -- 28. Sam and Harry (W.L.
Sheppard) -- 29. The Little Rill (A.T. Bricher) -- 30. The Boat Upset (H.F.
Farny) -- 32. The Tiger (Howard Pyle) -- 33. The Fireside (F. Beck) -- 34.
Birdie's Morning Song (Fidelia Bridges) -- 35. Willie and Bounce (H.F.
Farny) -- 36. Willie and Bounce (H.F. Farny) -- 37. The Kitchen Clock
(W.L. Sheppard) -- 38. The New Scales (W.L. Sheppard) -- 39. The Bear
and the Children (Walter Shirlaw) -- 40. The Little Harebell (W.H. Gibson)
-- 41. The Fish-hawk (R. Riordan) -- 42. What the Leaf Said (E.D. Grafton)
-- 43. The Wind and the Leaves (R.Swain Gifford) -- 44. Mamma's Present
(Mary Hallock Foote) -- 45. Mary's Story (H.F. Farny) -- 46. Ralph Wick
(H.F. Farny) -- 47. Coasting down the Hill (Alfred Kappes) -- 48. The Fox
and the Ducks (F. Beck) -- 49. Pretty is that Pretty does (R. Riordan) -- 50.
The Story -teller (C.S. Reinhart) -- 51. The Story-teller (Thomas Moran) --
52. The Owl (H.F. Farny) -- 53. The Owl (H.F. Farny) -- 54. Grandfather's
Story (W.L. Sheppard) -- 55. God is Great and Good (Thomas Moran) --
56. A Good Old Man (J.G. Brown) -- 57. The Greedy Girl (Addie Ledyard
and Peter Moran) -- 58. A Place for Everything (Addie Ledyard) -- 59. My
Mother (C.S. Reinhart) -- 60 and 61. The Broken Window (J.E. Kelly) --
62. Frank and the Hourglass (H.F. Farny) -- 63. March (Thomas Moran) --
64. Jenny's Call (F. Beck) -- 65. Poor Davy (F. Dielman) -- 66. Alice's
Supper (Mary Hallock Foote) -- 67. A Snow Storm (Alfred Kappes) -- 68
and 69. Bessie (Mary Hallock Foote)
Missing front
cover; back cover
with scroll border
and ship inside
border; brown
paper glued to
boards; maroon
leather spine; sewn
binding
McGuffey
Second
Reader
1879c c.6
Second Reader
McGuffey's Second
Eclectic Reader.
Revised Edition.
McGuffey's Second
Eclectic Reader.
Revised Edition.
Eclectic
Educational
Series
Cincinnati and New
York: Van Antwerp,
Bragg & Co.
Cincinnati and New
York: Van Antwerp,
Bragg & Co.
Van Antwerp,
Bragg & Co.
(1879)
1879 iii-vi, 7-158
Preface (iii-iv),
introduction (7-
10) precede text
Illustration
on the title
page of a
girl lying on
her stomach
reading;
some
illustrations
throughout
text
1. Evening at Home -- 2. Bubbles - 3. Willie's Letter (script) -- 4. The Little Star -- 5. Two Dogs -- 6.
Afraid in the Dark -- 7. Baby-Bye -- 8. Puss and her Kittens -- 9. Kittie and Mousie -- 10. At Work --
11. What a Bird Taught -- 12. Susie Sunbeam -- 13. If I Were a Sunbeam -- 14. Henry, the Boot-
black -- 15. Don't Wake the Baby (Script) -- 16. A Kind Brother -- 17. The Good-for-Nothing -- 18.
The Kingbird -- 19. Evening Hymn -- 20. The Quarrel -- 21. The Bee -- 22. The Song of the Bee --
23. The Torn Doll -- 24. Sheep Shearing -- 25. The Clouds -- 26. Patty and the Squirrel -- 27. The
Sparrow -- 28. Sam and Harry -- 29. The Little Rill -- 30. The Boat Upset -- 31. Mary's Letter
(Script) --32. The Tiger -- 33. The Fireside -- 34. Birdie's Morning Song -- 35. Willie and Bounce --
36. Willie and Bounce -- 37. The Kitchen Clock -- 38. The New Scales -- 39. The Bear and the
Children -- 40. The Little Harebell (Script) -- 41. The Fish-hawk -- 42. What the Leaf said -- 43. The
Wind and the Leaves -- 44. Mamma's Present -- 45. Mary's Story -- 46. Ralph Wick -- 47. Coasting
down the Hill (script) -- 48. The Fox and the Ducks -- 49. Pretty is that Pretty does -- 50. The Story-
teller -- 51. The Story-teller -- 52. The Owl -- 53. The Owl -- 54. Grandfather's Story -- 55. God is
Great and Good -- 56. A Good Old Man -- 57. The Greedy Girl -- 58. A Place for Everything -- 59.
My Mother (Script) -- 60. The Broken Window -- 61. The Broken Window -- 62. Frank and the
Hour-glass -- 63. March -- 64. Jenny's Call -- 65. Poor Davy -- 66. Alice's Supper -- 67. A Snow
Storm -- 68. Bessie -- 69. Bessie -- 70. Cheerfulness (Script) -- 71. Lullaby
1. Evening at Home (H.F. Farny) -- 2. Bubbles (F. Beck) -- 5. Two Dogs
(J.C. Beard) -- 6. Afraid in the Dark (F. Beck) --7. Baby-Bye (Mary
Hallock Foote) -- 8. Puss and her Kittens (Alfred Kappes) -- 9. Kittie and
Mousie (Peter Moran) -- 11. What a Bird Taught (W.H. Gibson) 12. Susie
Sunbeam (Jessie Curtis) -- 13. If I were a Sunbeam (H.F. Farny) -- 14.
Henry, the Boot-black (W.L. Sheppard) -- 16. A Kind Brother (F. Beck) --
18. The Kingbird (R .Riordan) -- 19. Evening Hymn (Thomas Moran) --
20. The Quarrel (H.. Farny) -- 21. The Bee (W.H. Gibson) -- 22. The Song
of the Bee (W.H. Gibson) -- 23. The Torn Doll (V.L. Kingsbury and H.F.
Farny) -- 24. Sheep-Shearing (R.L. Johnston) -- 26. Patty and the Squirrel
(F. Beck) -- 27. The Sparrow (Fidelia Bridges) -- 28. Sam and Harry (W.L.
Sheppard) -- 29. The Little Rill (A.T. Bricher) -- 30. The Boat Upset (H.F.
Farny) -- 32. The Tiger (Howard Pyle) -- 33. The Fireside (F. Beck) -- 34.
Birdie's Morning Song (Fidelia Bridges) -- 35. Willie and Bounce (H.F.
Farny) -- 36. Willie and Bounce (H.F. Farny) -- 37. The Kitchen Clock
(W.L. Sheppard) -- 38. The New Scales (W.L. Sheppard) -- 39. The Bear
and the Children (Walter Shirlaw) -- 40. The Little Harebell (W.H. Gibson)
-- 41. The Fish-hawk (R. Riordan) -- 42. What the Leaf Said (E.D. Grafton)
-- 43. The Wind and the Leaves (R.Swain Gifford) -- 44. Mamma's Present
(Mary Hallock Foote) -- 45. Mary's Story (H.F. Farny) -- 46. Ralph Wick
(H.F. Farny) -- 47. Coasting down the Hill (Alfred Kappes) -- 48. The Fox
and the Ducks (F. Beck) -- 49. Pretty is that Pretty does (R. Riordan) -- 50.
The Story -teller (C.S. Reinhart) -- 51. The Story-teller (Thomas Moran) --
52. The Owl (H.F. Farny) -- 53. The Owl (H.F. Farny) -- 54. Grandfather's
Story (W.L. Sheppard) -- 55. God is Great and Good (Thomas Moran) --
56. A Good Old Man (J.G. Brown) -- 57. The Greedy Girl (Addie Ledyard
and Peter Moran) -- 58. A Place for Everything (Addie Ledyard) -- 59. My
Mother (C.S. Reinhart) -- 60 and 61. The Broken Window (J.E. Kelly) --
62. Frank and the Hourglass (H.F. Farny) -- 63. March (Thomas Moran) --
64. Jenny's Call (F. Beck) -- 65. Poor Davy (F. Dielman) -- 66. Alice's
Supper (Mary Hallock Foote) -- 67. A Snow Storm (Alfred Kappes) -- 68
and 69. Bessie (Mary Hallock Foote)
Brown paper glued
to boards; spine
repaired with
brown tape; sewn
binding; title and
scroll illustration
on front cover; ship
on back cover
McGuffey
Second
Reader
1879c c.2
Inscribed
"Blanche Gillespie
Millville Butler
Co. Ross Ohio
Age 6" on free
end paper
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sLesson Titles & Authors Illustration Titles & Artists Binding
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Second Reader
McGuffey's Second
Eclectic Reader.
Revised Edition.
McGuffey's Second
Eclectic Reader.
Revised Edition.
Eclectic
Educational
Series
Cincinnati and New
York: Van Antwerp,
Bragg & Co.
Cincinnati and New
York: Van Antwerp,
Bragg & Co.
Van Antwerp,
Bragg & Co.
(1879)
1879 iii-vi, 7-160
Preface (iii-iv),
introduction (7-
10) precede text
Illustration
on the title
page of a
girl lying on
her stomach
reading;
some
illustrations
throughout
text
1. Evening at Home -- 2. Bubbles - 3. Willie's Letter (script) -- 4. The Little Star -- 5. Two Dogs -- 6.
Afraid in the Dark -- 7. Baby-Bye -- 8. Puss and her Kittens -- 9. Kittie and Mousie -- 10. At Work --
11. What a Bird Taught -- 12. Susie Sunbeam -- 13. If I Were a Sunbeam -- 14. Henry, the Boot-
black -- 15. Don't Wake the Baby (Script) -- 16. A Kind Brother -- 17. The Good-for-Nothing -- 18.
The Kingbird -- 19. Evening Hymn -- 20. The Quarrel -- 21. The Bee -- 22. The Song of the Bee --
23. The Torn Doll -- 24. Sheep Shearing -- 25. The Clouds -- 26. Patty and the Squirrel -- 27. The
Sparrow -- 28. Sam and Harry -- 29. The Little Rill -- 30. The Boat Upset -- 31. Mary's Letter
(Script) --32. The Tiger -- 33. The Fireside -- 34. Birdie's Morning Song -- 35. Willie and Bounce --
36. Willie and Bounce -- 37. The Kitchen Clock -- 38. The New Scales -- 39. The Bear and the
Children -- 40. The Little Harebell (Script) -- 41. The Fish-hawk -- 42. What the Leaf said -- 43. The
Wind and the Leaves -- 44. Mamma's Present -- 45. Mary's Story -- 46. Ralph Wick -- 47. Coasting
down the Hill (script) -- 48. The Fox and the Ducks -- 49. Pretty is that Pretty does -- 50. The Story-
teller -- 51. The Story-teller -- 52. The Owl -- 53. The Owl -- 54. Grandfather's Story -- 55. God is
Great and Good -- 56. A Good Old Man -- 57. The Greedy Girl -- 58. A Place for Everything -- 59.
My Mother (Script) -- 60. The Broken Window -- 61. The Broken Window -- 62. Frank and the
Hour-glass -- 63. March -- 64. Jenny's Call -- 65. Poor Davy -- 66. Alice's Supper -- 67. A Snow
Storm -- 68. Bessie -- 69. Bessie -- 70. Cheerfulness (Script) -- 71. Lullaby
1. Evening at Home (H.F. Farny) -- 2. Bubbles (F. Beck) -- 5. Two Dogs
(J.C. Beard) -- 6. Afraid in the Dark (F. Beck) --7. Baby-Bye (Mary
Hallock Foote) -- 8. Puss and her Kittens (Alfred Kappes) -- 9. Kittie and
Mousie (Peter Moran) -- 11. What a Bird Taught (W.H. Gibson) 12. Susie
Sunbeam (Jessie Curtis) -- 13. If I were a Sunbeam (H.F. Farny) -- 14.
Henry, the Boot-black (W.L. Sheppard) -- 16. A Kind Brother (F. Beck) --
18. The Kingbird (R .Riordan) -- 19. Evening Hymn (Thomas Moran) --
20. The Quarrel (H.. Farny) -- 21. The Bee (W.H. Gibson) -- 22. The Song
of the Bee (W.H. Gibson) -- 23. The Torn Doll (V.L. Kingsbury and H.F.
Farny) -- 24. Sheep-Shearing (R.L. Johnston) -- 26. Patty and the Squirrel
(F. Beck) -- 27. The Sparrow (Fidelia Bridges) -- 28. Sam and Harry (W.L.
Sheppard) -- 29. The Little Rill (A.T. Bricher) -- 30. The Boat Upset (H.F.
Farny) -- 32. The Tiger (Howard Pyle) -- 33. The Fireside (F. Beck) -- 34.
Birdie's Morning Song (Fidelia Bridges) -- 35. Willie and Bounce (H.F.
Farny) -- 36. Willie and Bounce (H.F. Farny) -- 37. The Kitchen Clock
(W.L. Sheppard) -- 38. The New Scales (W.L. Sheppard) -- 39. The Bear
and the Children (Walter Shirlaw) -- 40. The Little Harebell (W.H. Gibson)
-- 41. The Fish-hawk (R. Riordan) -- 42. What the Leaf Said (E.D. Grafton)
-- 43. The Wind and the Leaves (R.Swain Gifford) -- 44. Mamma's Present
(Mary Hallock Foote) -- 45. Mary's Story (H.F. Farny) -- 46. Ralph Wick
(H.F. Farny) -- 47. Coasting down the Hill (Alfred Kappes) -- 48. The Fox
and the Ducks (F. Beck) -- 49. Pretty is that Pretty does (R. Riordan) -- 50.
The Story -teller (C.S. Reinhart) -- 51. The Story-teller (Thomas Moran) --
52. The Owl (H.F. Farny) -- 53. The Owl (H.F. Farny) -- 54. Grandfather's
Story (W.L. Sheppard) -- 55. God is Great and Good (Thomas Moran) --
56. A Good Old Man (J.G. Brown) -- 57. The Greedy Girl (Addie Ledyard
and Peter Moran) -- 58. A Place for Everything (Addie Ledyard) -- 59. My
Mother (C.S. Reinhart) -- 60 and 61. The Broken Window (J.E. Kelly) --
62. Frank and the Hourglass (H.F. Farny) -- 63. March (Thomas Moran) --
64. Jenny's Call (F. Beck) -- 65. Poor Davy (F. Dielman) -- 66. Alice's
Supper (Mary Hallock Foote) -- 67. A Snow Storm (Alfred Kappes) -- 68
and 69. Bessie (Mary Hallock Foote) -- 70. Cheerfulness (Marian Douglas)
Brown paper
pasted on boards
with maroon
leather spine; sewn
binding; title and
illustration of birds
and bamboo on
front cover; list of
New Eclectic
Geographies from
Van Antwerp,
Bragg & Co. on
back cover
McGuffey
Second
Reader
1879c c.3
Stamped "Private
Library
Culbertson J.
Foreman" on free
end paper
Second Reader
McGuffey's Second
Eclectic Reader.
Revised Edition.
McGuffey's Second
Eclectic Reader.
Revised Edition.
Eclectic
Educational
Series
Cincinnati and New
York: Van Antwerp,
Bragg & Co.
Cincinnati and New
York: Van Antwerp,
Bragg & Co.
Van Antwerp,
Bragg & Co.
(1879)
1879 iii-vi, 7-160
Preface (iii-iv),
introduction (7-
10) precede text
Illustration
on the title
page of a
girl lying on
her stomach
reading;
some
illustrations
throughout
text
1. Evening at Home -- 2. Bubbles - 3. Willie's Letter (script) -- 4. The Little Star -- 5. Two Dogs -- 6.
Afraid in the Dark -- 7. Baby-Bye -- 8. Puss and her Kittens -- 9. Kittie and Mousie -- 10. At Work --
11. What a Bird Taught -- 12. Susie Sunbeam -- 13. If I Were a Sunbeam -- 14. Henry, the Boot-
black -- 15. Don't Wake the Baby (Script) -- 16. A Kind Brother -- 17. The Good-for-Nothing -- 18.
The Kingbird -- 19. Evening Hymn -- 20. The Quarrel -- 21. The Bee -- 22. The Song of the Bee --
23. The Torn Doll -- 24. Sheep Shearing -- 25. The Clouds -- 26. Patty and the Squirrel -- 27. The
Sparrow -- 28. Sam and Harry -- 29. The Little Rill -- 30. The Boat Upset -- 31. Mary's Letter
(Script) --32. The Tiger -- 33. The Fireside -- 34. Birdie's Morning Song -- 35. Willie and Bounce --
36. Willie and Bounce -- 37. The Kitchen Clock -- 38. The New Scales -- 39. The Bear and the
Children -- 40. The Little Harebell (Script) -- 41. The Fish-hawk -- 42. What the Leaf said -- 43. The
Wind and the Leaves -- 44. Mamma's Present -- 45. Mary's Story -- 46. Ralph Wick -- 47. Coasting
down the Hill (script) -- 48. The Fox and the Ducks -- 49. Pretty is that Pretty does -- 50. The Story-
teller -- 51. The Story-teller -- 52. The Owl -- 53. The Owl -- 54. Grandfather's Story -- 55. God is
Great and Good -- 56. A Good Old Man -- 57. The Greedy Girl -- 58. A Place for Everything -- 59.
My Mother (Script) -- 60. The Broken Window -- 61. The Broken Window -- 62. Frank and the
Hour-glass -- 63. March -- 64. Jenny's Call -- 65. Poor Davy -- 66. Alice's Supper -- 67. A Snow
Storm -- 68. Bessie -- 69. Bessie -- 70. Cheerfulness (Script) -- 71. Lullaby
1. Evening at Home (H.F. Farny) -- 2. Bubbles (F. Beck) -- 5. Two Dogs
(J.C. Beard) -- 6. Afraid in the Dark (F. Beck) --7. Baby-Bye (Mary
Hallock Foote) -- 8. Puss and her Kittens (Alfred Kappes) -- 9. Kittie and
Mousie (Peter Moran) -- 11. What a Bird Taught (W.H. Gibson) 12. Susie
Sunbeam (Jessie Curtis) -- 13. If I were a Sunbeam (H.F. Farny) -- 14.
Henry, the Boot-black (W.L. Sheppard) -- 16. A Kind Brother (F. Beck) --
18. The Kingbird (R .Riordan) -- 19. Evening Hymn (Thomas Moran) --
20. The Quarrel (H.. Farny) -- 21. The Bee (W.H. Gibson) -- 22. The Song
of the Bee (W.H. Gibson) -- 23. The Torn Doll (V.L. Kingsbury and H.F.
Farny) -- 24. Sheep-Shearing (R.L. Johnston) -- 26. Patty and the Squirrel
(F. Beck) -- 27. The Sparrow (Fidelia Bridges) -- 28. Sam and Harry (W.L.
Sheppard) -- 29. The Little Rill (A.T. Bricher) -- 30. The Boat Upset (H.F.
Farny) -- 32. The Tiger (Howard Pyle) -- 33. The Fireside (F. Beck) -- 34.
Birdie's Morning Song (Fidelia Bridges) -- 35. Willie and Bounce (H.F.
Farny) -- 36. Willie and Bounce (H.F. Farny) -- 37. The Kitchen Clock
(W.L. Sheppard) -- 38. The New Scales (W.L. Sheppard) -- 39. The Bear
and the Children (Walter Shirlaw) -- 40. The Little Harebell (W.H. Gibson)
-- 41. The Fish-hawk (R. Riordan) -- 42. What the Leaf Said (E.D. Grafton)
-- 43. The Wind and the Leaves (R.Swain Gifford) -- 44. Mamma's Present
(Mary Hallock Foote) -- 45. Mary's Story (H.F. Farny) -- 46. Ralph Wick
(H.F. Farny) -- 47. Coasting down the Hill (Alfred Kappes) -- 48. The Fox
and the Ducks (F. Beck) -- 49. Pretty is that Pretty does (R. Riordan) -- 50.
The Story -teller (C.S. Reinhart) -- 51. The Story-teller (Thomas Moran) --
52. The Owl (H.F. Farny) -- 53. The Owl (H.F. Farny) -- 54. Grandfather's
Story (W.L. Sheppard) -- 55. God is Great and Good (Thomas Moran) --
56. A Good Old Man (J.G. Brown) -- 57. The Greedy Girl (Addie Ledyard
and Peter Moran) -- 58. A Place for Everything (Addie Ledyard) -- 59. My
Mother (C.S. Reinhart) -- 60 and 61. The Broken Window (J.E. Kelly) --
62. Frank and the Hourglass (H.F. Farny) -- 63. March (Thomas Moran) --
64. Jenny's Call (F. Beck) -- 65. Poor Davy (F. Dielman) -- 66. Alice's
Supper (Mary Hallock Foote) -- 67. A Snow Storm (Alfred Kappes) -- 68
and 69. Bessie (Mary Hallock Foote) -- 70. Cheerfulness (Marian Douglas)
Brown paper
pasted on boards
with maroon
leather spine; sewn
binding; title and
illustration of birds
and bamboo on
front cover; list of
New Eclectic
System of
Penmanship from
Van Antwerp,
Bragg & Co. on
back cover
McGuffey
Second
Reader
1879c c.4
Inscribed "Gridley
'84" on free end
paper
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Publisher
Name/Location
from Title Page
Copyright
Entered By
Publication
DatePages Contents
Illustration
sLesson Titles & Authors Illustration Titles & Artists Binding
Current
Catalog
Number
Notes
Second Reader
McGuffey's Second
Eclectic Reader.
Revised Edition.
McGuffey's Second
Eclectic Reader.
Revised Edition.
Eclectic
Educational
Series
Cincinnati and New
York: Van Antwerp,
Bragg & Co.
Cincinnati and New
York: Van Antwerp,
Bragg & Co.
Van Antwerp,
Bragg & Co.
(1879)
1879 iii-vi, 7-160
Preface (iii-iv),
introduction (7-
10) precede text
Illustration
on the title
page of a
girl lying on
her stomach
reading;
some
illustrations
throughout
text
1. Evening at Home -- 2. Bubbles - 3. Willie's Letter (script) -- 4. The Little Star -- 5. Two Dogs -- 6.
Afraid in the Dark -- 7. Baby-Bye -- 8. Puss and her Kittens -- 9. Kittie and Mousie -- 10. At Work --
11. What a Bird Taught -- 12. Susie Sunbeam -- 13. If I Were a Sunbeam -- 14. Henry, the Boot-
black -- 15. Don't Wake the Baby (Script) -- 16. A Kind Brother -- 17. The Good-for-Nothing -- 18.
The Kingbird -- 19. Evening Hymn -- 20. The Quarrel -- 21. The Bee -- 22. The Song of the Bee --
23. The Torn Doll -- 24. Sheep Shearing -- 25. The Clouds -- 26. Patty and the Squirrel -- 27. The
Sparrow -- 28. Sam and Harry -- 29. The Little Rill -- 30. The Boat Upset -- 31. Mary's Letter
(Script) --32. The Tiger -- 33. The Fireside -- 34. Birdie's Morning Song -- 35. Willie and Bounce --
36. Willie and Bounce -- 37. The Kitchen Clock -- 38. The New Scales -- 39. The Bear and the
Children -- 40. The Little Harebell (Script) -- 41. The Fish-hawk -- 42. What the Leaf said -- 43. The
Wind and the Leaves -- 44. Mamma's Present -- 45. Mary's Story -- 46. Ralph Wick -- 47. Coasting
down the Hill (script) -- 48. The Fox and the Ducks -- 49. Pretty is that Pretty does -- 50. The Story-
teller -- 51. The Story-teller -- 52. The Owl -- 53. The Owl -- 54. Grandfather's Story -- 55. God is
Great and Good -- 56. A Good Old Man -- 57. The Greedy Girl -- 58. A Place for Everything -- 59.
My Mother (Script) -- 60. The Broken Window -- 61. The Broken Window -- 62. Frank and the
Hour-glass -- 63. March -- 64. Jenny's Call -- 65. Poor Davy -- 66. Alice's Supper -- 67. A Snow
Storm -- 68. Bessie -- 69. Bessie -- 70. Cheerfulness (Script) -- 71. Lullaby
1. Evening at Home (H.F. Farny) -- 2. Bubbles (F. Beck) -- 5. Two Dogs
(J.C. Beard) -- 6. Afraid in the Dark (F. Beck) --7. Baby-Bye (Mary
Hallock Foote) -- 8. Puss and her Kittens (Alfred Kappes) -- 9. Kittie and
Mousie (Peter Moran) -- 11. What a Bird Taught (W.H. Gibson) 12. Susie
Sunbeam (Jessie Curtis) -- 13. If I were a Sunbeam (H.F. Farny) -- 14.
Henry, the Boot-black (W.L. Sheppard) -- 16. A Kind Brother (F. Beck) --
18. The Kingbird (R .Riordan) -- 19. Evening Hymn (Thomas Moran) --
20. The Quarrel (H.. Farny) -- 21. The Bee (W.H. Gibson) -- 22. The Song
of the Bee (W.H. Gibson) -- 23. The Torn Doll (V.L. Kingsbury and H.F.
Farny) -- 24. Sheep-Shearing (R.L. Johnston) -- 26. Patty and the Squirrel
(F. Beck) -- 27. The Sparrow (Fidelia Bridges) -- 28. Sam and Harry (W.L.
Sheppard) -- 29. The Little Rill (A.T. Bricher) -- 30. The Boat Upset (H.F.
Farny) -- 32. The Tiger (Howard Pyle) -- 33. The Fireside (F. Beck) -- 34.
Birdie's Morning Song (Fidelia Bridges) -- 35. Willie and Bounce (H.F.
Farny) -- 36. Willie and Bounce (H.F. Farny) -- 37. The Kitchen Clock
(W.L. Sheppard) -- 38. The New Scales (W.L. Sheppard) -- 39. The Bear
and the Children (Walter Shirlaw) -- 40. The Little Harebell (W.H. Gibson)
-- 41. The Fish-hawk (R. Riordan) -- 42. What the Leaf Said (E.D. Grafton)
-- 43. The Wind and the Leaves (R.Swain Gifford) -- 44. Mamma's Present
(Mary Hallock Foote) -- 45. Mary's Story (H.F. Farny) -- 46. Ralph Wick
(H.F. Farny) -- 47. Coasting down the Hill (Alfred Kappes) -- 48. The Fox
and the Ducks (F. Beck) -- 49. Pretty is that Pretty does (R. Riordan) -- 50.
The Story -teller (C.S. Reinhart) -- 51. The Story-teller (Thomas Moran) --
52. The Owl (H.F. Farny) -- 53. The Owl (H.F. Farny) -- 54. Grandfather's
Story (W.L. Sheppard) -- 55. God is Great and Good (Thomas Moran) --
56. A Good Old Man (J.G. Brown) -- 57. The Greedy Girl (Addie Ledyard
and Peter Moran) -- 58. A Place for Everything (Addie Ledyard) -- 59. My
Mother (C.S. Reinhart) -- 60 and 61. The Broken Window (J.E. Kelly) --
62. Frank and the Hourglass (H.F. Farny) -- 63. March (Thomas Moran) --
64. Jenny's Call (F. Beck) -- 65. Poor Davy (F. Dielman) -- 66. Alice's
Supper (Mary Hallock Foote) -- 67. A Snow Storm (Alfred Kappes) -- 68
and 69. Bessie (Mary Hallock Foote)
Brown paper glued
to boards; maroon
leather spine; sewn
binding; title and
scroll illustration
on front cover; ship
on back cover
McGuffey
Second
Reader
1879c c.5
Gift of Mrs.
Virginia Dance.
Inscribed "Claud
Crist Doudton
Ky." and stamped
"N.H. Jeffers,
Dealer in Dry
Goods, Notions,
Clothing, Boots,
Shoes &c.
Williamstown
Ky." on free end
paper.
Second Reader
McGuffey's
Alternate Second
Reader
McGuffey's
Alternate Second
Reader
Eclectic
Educational
Series
New York, Cincinnati
and Chicago: American
Book Company
New York,
Cincinnati and
Chicago: American
Book Company
Van Antwerp,
Bragg & Co.
(1887)
1887 iii-vi, 7-144
Notice (iii),
elementary sounds
(iv) precede text
Illustration
of a little
boy sitting
with his
toes in the
water on
the title
page; some
illustrations
throughout
text
1. The Three Wishes -- 2. The Crow and the Egg -- 3. The Little Heroes, parts 1 and 2 -- 4. The bird
Set Free -- 5. The Bear -- 6. Sewing-Aches -- 7. The Rain Drops -- 8. The Kind Boy, parts 1 and 2 --
9. The Two Bad Boys -- 10. Time -- 11. Rose's Promise, parts 1 and 2 -- 12. The Storm -- 13. The
Crying Boy -- 14. The Three Sieves -- 15. Dear Little Feet -- 16. Carlo -- 17. What the Squirrel Said,
parts 1 and 2 -- 18. The Kind Girl -- 19. "Peep" and "Boo! Hoo!" -- 20. The Mischievous Boy, parts
1 and 2 -- 21. Seals -- 22. Good-By to the Farm -- 23. The Bluebirds, parts 1 and 2 -- 24. Trees and
Fruit -- 25. A Wonderful Girl -- 26. Charles and His Father, parts 1 and 2 -- 27. My Shadow -- 28.
The New Knife, parts 1 and 2 -- 29. Little May -- 30. The Foolish Lamb -- 31. The Clouds -- 32. The
Land of Story-Books -- 33. The Fish-Hawk -- 34. The Old Well, parts 1 and 2 -- 35. Freddie and the
Cherries -- 36. The Whisper of the Sea -- 37. The Pet Pigeon -- 38. The White Butterfly -- 39.
Company to Tea -- 40. Is It You? -- 41. Sarah and Hettie -- 42. Good for Evil, parts 1 and 2 -- 43.
Rowing on the River -- 44. How I Won a Prize -- 45. Summer Rain -- 46. Fortune and the Beggar, A
Fable -- 47. Suppose -- 48. Steam and Smoke -- 49. Lost! Three Little Robins -- 50. Andy's Fright --
51. A Little Girl's Letter -- 52. The Plucky Boy, parts 1 and 2 -- 53. A Child's Prayer -- 54. What the
Sunbeam Saw -- 55. On Guard -- 56. Children, Thank God -- 57. Dragon-Flies -- 58. Silk -- 59. The
Crocus -- 60. The New Sled, parts 1 and 2 -- 61. Little Things -- 62. Jennie's Upper Lip -- 63. Truth
and Love
None listed
Light green paper
pasted to boards;
green cloth spine;
illustration of a
boy and a girl at
the seashore
surrounded by a
scrolled border on
the front cover;
text about
McGuffey's
Revised Readers
surrounded by a
scrolled border and
a picture of a ship
at the bottom on
the back cover
McGuffey
Second
Reader 1887
Inscribed "Miss
Ella Frame's Fifth
Birthday, April
28th 1896" on
free end paper
and "Ella Frame"
on inside back
cover.
Second Reader
McGuffey's
Alternate Second
Reader
McGuffey's
Alternate Second
Reader
Eclectic
Educational
Series
New York, Cincinnati
and Chicago: American
Book Company
New York,
Cincinnati and
Chicago: American
Book Company
Van Antwerp,
Bragg & Co.
(1887)
1887 iii-vi, 7-144
Notice (iii),
elementary sounds
(iv) precede text
Illustration
of a little
boy sitting
with his
toes in the
water on
the title
page; some
illustrations
throughout
text
1. The Three Wishes -- 2. The Crow and the Egg -- 3. The Little Heroes, parts 1 and 2 -- 4. The Bird
Set Free -- 5. The Bear -- 6. Sewing-Aches -- 7. The Rain Drops -- 8. The Kind Boy, parts 1 and 2 --
9. The Two Bad Boys -- 10. Time -- 11. Rose's Promise, parts 1 and 2 -- 12. The Storm -- 13. The
Crying Boy -- 14. The Three Sieves -- 15. Dear Little Feet -- 16. Carlo -- 17. What the Squirrel Said,
parts 1 and 2 -- 18. The Kind Girl -- 19. "Peep" and "Boo! Hoo!" -- 20. The Mischievous Boy, parts
1 and 2 -- 21. Seals -- 22. Good-By to the Farm -- 23. The Bluebirds, parts 1 and 2 -- 24. Trees and
Fruit -- 25. A Wonderful Girl -- 26. Charles and His Father, parts 1 and 2 -- 27. My Shadow -- 28.
The New Knife, parts 1 and 2 -- 29. Little May -- 30. The Foolish Lamb -- 31. The Clouds -- 32. The
Land of Story-Books -- 33. The Fish-Hawk -- 34. The Old Well, parts 1 and 2 -- 35. Freddie and the
Cherries -- 36. The Whisper of the Sea -- 37. The Pet Pigeon -- 38. The White Butterfly -- 39.
Company to Tea -- 40. Is It You? -- 41. Sarah and Hettie -- 42. Good for Evil, parts 1 and 2 -- 43.
Rowing on the River -- 44. How I Won a Prize -- 45. Summer Rain -- 46. Fortune and the Beggar, A
Fable -- 47. Suppose -- 48. Steam and Smoke -- 49. Lost! Three Little Robins -- 50. Andy's Fright --
51. A Little Girl's Letter -- 52. The Plucky Boy, parts 1 and 2 -- 53. A Child's Prayer -- 54. What the
Sunbeam Saw -- 55. On Guard -- 56. Children, Thank God -- 57. Dragon-Flies -- 58. Silk -- 59. The
Crocus -- 60. The New Sled, parts 1 and 2 -- 61. Little Things -- 62. Jennie's Upper Lip -- 63. Truth
and Love
Light green paper
pasted to boards;
green cloth spine;
illustration of a
boy and a girl at
the seashore
surrounded by a
scrolled border on
the front cover;
text about
McGuffey's
Revised Readers
surrounded by a
scrolled border and
a picture of a ship
at the bottom on
the back cover
McGuffey
Second
Reader 1887
c.2
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sLesson Titles & Authors Illustration Titles & Artists Binding
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Second ReaderThe New McGuffey
Second Reader
Original cover
missing;
replacement board
Missing
New York,
Cincinnati and
Chicago: American
Book Company
American Book
Company, 19011901
3-160 (some pages
torn at end)
Preface (3),
introduction (4-6)
precede text
Illustration
of two girls
sitting at a
table on
title page;
some
illustrations
throughout
text
1. The First Day of School -- 2. Lucy's Garden -- 3. Henry's Train -- 4. The New Book -- 5. The Full
Moon -- 6. Going to Town -- 7. Our Teacher's Story -- 8. The White Rabbits -- 9. Birdie and Baby --
10. The Bird's Nest -- 11. The Little Birds -- 12. Happy Children -- 13. The Mice -- 14. The Little
Schoolboy -- 15. The Winds -- 16. The Pet Lamb -- 17. The Bee -- 18. A Kind Brother -- 19. The
Mother Bird -- 20. The New Boat -- 21. The Ant -- 22. The Dove -- 23. The Hunter -- 24. The Brook -
- 25. Henry and His Dog -- 26. How the Dog Saved Henry -- 27. The Quarrel -- 28. The Sail -- 29.
The Swing -- 30. The Fireside -- 31. The Cat and the Fox -- 32. The Squirrel to the Little Boy -- 33.
In a Minute! -- 34. The Cross Boy -- 35. The Crow and the Robin -- 36. Tom and the Eagle -- 37. A
Mouse at School -- 38. God is Great and Good -- 39. The Clouds -- 40. My Doll -- 41. The Fox and
the Ducks -- 42. Work and Play -- 43. The Crow and the Pitcher -- 44. The Squirrels -- 45. The
Robin's Story -- 46. George Washington -- 47. George Washington -- 48. The Kind-hearted Boy --
49. A Good Old Man -- 50. The Little Dariy Maid -- 51. The Dairy -- 52. Little Davy -- 53. Mungo --
54. Kitty and Mousie -- 55. Bad Apples -- 56. Bruin -- 57. Bruin and the Children -- 58. The Kind
Old Oak -- 59. The Little Kittens -- 60. Columbus -- 61. The Peaches -- 62. The Two Goats -- 63.
What are the Children doing? -- 64. Boys of Other Countries - The Little Eskimo -- 65. Boys of
Other Countries - The Little Chinaman -- 66. Cherries are Ripe -- 67. Girls of Other Countries - A
Hindoo Girl -- 68. Girls of Other Countries - The Little Lapp -- 69. Girls of Other Countries - The
Little Egyptian -- 70. The Ant and the Cricket -- 71. Oliver Goldsmith -- 72. Alice's Supper
Front and back
covers missing
McGuffey
Second
Reader 1901
Second ReaderThe New McGuffey
Second Reader
The New
McGuffey Second
Reader
New York, Cincinnati
and Chicago: American
Book Company
New York,
Cincinnati and
Chicago: American
Book Company
American Book
Company, 19011901 3-160
Preface (3),
introduction (4-6)
precede text
Illustration
of two girls
sitting at a
table on
title page;
some
illustrations
throughout
text
1. The First Day of School -- 2. Lucy's Garden -- 3. Henry's Train -- 4. The New Book -- 5. The Full
Moon -- 6. Going to Town -- 7. Our Teacher's Story -- 8. The White Rabbits -- 9. Birdie and Baby --
10. The Bird's Nest -- 11. The Little Birds -- 12. Happy Children -- 13. The Mice -- 14. The Little
Schoolboy -- 15. The Winds -- 16. The Pet Lamb -- 17. The Bee -- 18. A Kind Brother -- 19. The
Mother Bird -- 20. The New Boat -- 21. The Ant -- 22. The Dove -- 23. The Hunter -- 24. The Brook -
- 25. Henry and His Dog -- 26. How the Dog Saved Henry -- 27. The Quarrel -- 28. The Sail -- 29.
The Swing -- 30. The Fireside -- 31. The Cat and the Fox -- 32. The Squirrel to the Little Boy -- 33.
In a Minute! -- 34. The Cross Boy -- 35. The Crow and the Robin -- 36. Tom and the Eagle -- 37. A
Mouse at School -- 38. God is Great and Good -- 39. The Clouds -- 40. My Doll -- 41. The Fox and
the Ducks -- 42. Work and Play -- 43. The Crow and the Pitcher -- 44. The Squirrels -- 45. The
Robin's Story -- 46. George Washington -- 47. George Washington -- 48. The Kind-hearted Boy --
49. A Good Old Man -- 50. The Little Dariy Maid -- 51. The Dairy -- 52. Little Davy -- 53. Mungo --
54. Kitty and Mousie -- 55. Bad Apples -- 56. Bruin -- 57. Bruin and the Children -- 58. The Kind
Old Oak -- 59. The Little Kittens -- 60. Columbus -- 61. The Peaches -- 62. The Two Goats -- 63.
What are the Children doing? -- 64. Boys of Other Countries - The Little Eskimo -- 65. Boys of
Other Countries - The Little Chinaman -- 66. Cherries are Ripe -- 67. Girls of Other Countries - A
Hindoo Girl -- 68. Girls of Other Countries - The Little Lapp -- 69. Girls of Other Countries - The
Little Egyptian -- 70. The Ant and the Cricket -- 71. Oliver Goldsmith -- 72. Alice's Supper
Green bookcloth
covering boards;
green cloth spine;
sewn binding; title
surrounded with
scrolled border on
front; book, torch
and wings symbol
for American Book
Co. surrounded by
scrolled border on
back cover
McGuffey
Second
Reader 1901
c.2
Second ReaderThe New McGuffey
Second Reader
The New
McGuffey Second
Reader
New York, Cincinnati
and Chicago: American
Book Company
New York,
Cincinnati and
Chicago: American
Book Company
American Book
Company, 19011901 3-160
Preface (3),
introduction (4-6)
precede text
Illustration
of two girls
sitting at a
table on
title page;
some
illustrations
throughout
text
1. The First Day of School -- 2. Lucy's Garden -- 3. Henry's Train -- 4. The New Book -- 5. The Full
Moon -- 6. Going to Town -- 7. Our Teacher's Story -- 8. The White Rabbits -- 9. Birdie and Baby --
10. The Bird's Nest -- 11. The Little Birds -- 12. Happy Children -- 13. The Mice -- 14. The Little
Schoolboy -- 15. The Winds -- 16. The Pet Lamb -- 17. The Bee -- 18. A Kind Brother -- 19. The
Mother Bird -- 20. The New Boat -- 21. The Ant -- 22. The Dove -- 23. The Hunter -- 24. The Brook -
- 25. Henry and His Dog -- 26. How the Dog Saved Henry -- 27. The Quarrel -- 28. The Sail -- 29.
The Swing -- 30. The Fireside -- 31. The Cat and the Fox -- 32. The Squirrel to the Little Boy -- 33.
In a Minute! -- 34. The Cross Boy -- 35. The Crow and the Robin -- 36. Tom and the Eagle -- 37. A
Mouse at School -- 38. God is Great and Good -- 39. The Clouds -- 40. My Doll -- 41. The Fox and
the Ducks -- 42. Work and Play -- 43. The Crow and the Pitcher -- 44. The Squirrels -- 45. The
Robin's Story -- 46. George Washington -- 47. George Washington -- 48. The Kind-hearted Boy --
49. A Good Old Man -- 50. The Little Dariy Maid -- 51. The Dairy -- 52. Little Davy -- 53. Mungo --
54. Kitty and Mousie -- 55. Bad Apples -- 56. Bruin -- 57. Bruin and the Children -- 58. The Kind
Old Oak -- 59. The Little Kittens -- 60. Columbus -- 61. The Peaches -- 62. The Two Goats -- 63.
What are the Children doing? -- 64. Boys of Other Countries - The Little Eskimo -- 65. Boys of
Other Countries - The Little Chinaman -- 66. Cherries are Ripe -- 67. Girls of Other Countries - A
Hindoo Girl -- 68. Girls of Other Countries - The Little Lapp -- 69. Girls of Other Countries - The
Little Egyptian -- 70. The Ant and the Cricket -- 71. Oliver Goldsmith -- 72. Alice's Supper
Green bookcloth
covering boards;
green cloth spine;
sewn binding; title
surrounded with
scrolled border on
front; book, torch
and wings symbol
for American Book
Co. surrounded by
scrolled border on
back cover
McGuffey
Second
Reader 1901
c.3
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from Title Page
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Publication
DatePages Contents
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sLesson Titles & Authors Illustration Titles & Artists Binding
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Number
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Second Reader
McGuffey's New
Second Eclectic
Reader for Young
Learners.
Unreadable
Eclectic
Educational
Series
Cincinnati: Sargent,
Wilson & Hinkle; New
York: Clark &
Maynard; Philadelphia:
J.B. Lippincott &
Company
Cincinnati: Sargent,
Wilson & Hinkle;
Chicago: Cobb,
Pritchard & Co.;
New York: Clark &
Maynard
Winthrop B. Smith
(1857); Sargent,
Wilson & Hinkle
(1865)
1857, 1865 7-162
Preface [5],
introduction (7-
12) precede text
Illustration
of a lady
and girl on
the title
page; some
illustrations
accompanyi
ng text
1. The Birds -- 2. The School-boy -- 3. The Dollar -- 4. The Young Birds -- 5. The Bird's Nest -- 6.
The Good Girl -- 7. The New Slate -- 8. Cradle Song -- 9. The Good Boy -- 10. The Starlin g-- 11.
Summer -- 12. The Lame Dog -- 13. The Rose -- 14. The Kingbird -- 15. James Bland -- 16. Sheep
and Lamb -- 17. The Cool Shade -- 18. The Fish-hawk -- 19. Sheep Shearing -- 20. Evening -- 21.
The Little Star -- 22. Mr. Post and Mary -- 23. Albert and his Dog -- 24. Kitty and Mousie -- 25. Be
careful in Play -- 26. The Morning Walk -- 27. The Quarrel -- 28. The Wild Beasts -- 29. My Mother
-- 30. The Story-teller -- 31. Peter Pindar's Story -- 32. The Sheep -- 33. Mary and her Kid -- 34. Sam
and Harry -- 35. Sparrow and Bee -- 36. The Horn-owl -- 37. Fear Not -- 38. The Hummingbird --
39. The Little Fish -- 40. Ralph Wick -- 41. The Little Dog -- 42. An Early Riser -- 43. The Beaver --
44. Evening Hymn -- 45. The Kind Little Girl -- 46. Puss and her Kittens -- 47. Mary's Lamb -- 48.
The Fireside -- 49. The Broken Window -- 50. Same subject, continued -- 41. The same, concluded --
52. A Place for Every Thing -- 53. Brothers and Sisters -- 54. The Little Chimney-sweep -- 55.
Winter Sports -- 56. Three Boys and Three Cakes -- 57. Three Happy Children -- 58. I Love the
Summer -- 59. The Greedy Girl -- 60. The Good Old Man -- 61. Little Charles -- 62. Thoughtless
Boys -- 63. Little Dog Fido -- 64. The Reindeer and Rabbit -- 65. Grandfather's Story -- 66. How to
Catch a Pony -- 67. Love of Brothers and Sisters -- 68. The Lark and the Farmer -- 69. Frank and the
Hourglass -- 70. The Kitchen Clock -- 71. The Ten Commandments in Verse
None
Beige paper pasted
on boards, but very
worn; repaired
black cloth tape on
spine; front cover
is separated from
block; sewn
binding that is
separated; illegible
illustrations/text on
front and back
covers
McGuffey
Second
Reader 1857
Inscribed "Read
by Mrs. R.D.
Gillespie from
Rosanna Van
Gorden 1945"
with bookplate
stating that the
book was
presented to the
McGuffey
Museum by
Rosana Van
Gorden, Founder
of the Rosana
Van Gorden
Award, Sept. 20,
1961 (By Jessie
V.G. Gillespie)
Second Reader
McGuffey's New
Second Eclectic
Reader for Young
Learners.
Illegible
Eclectic
Educational
Series
Illegible
Cincinnati (137
Walnut Street) and
New York (28 Bond
Street): Wilson,
Hinkle & Co.
W.B. Smith
(1857); Sargent,
Wilson & Hinkle
(1865)
1857, 1865 7-148
Preface [5],
introduction (7-
12) precede text
Illustration
of a girl
reading to
three
younger
children on
the title
page; some
illustrations
accompanyi
ng text
1. The Birds -- 2. The School-boy -- 3. The Dollar -- 4. The Young Birds -- 5. The Bird's Nest -- 6.
The Good Girl -- 7. The New Slate -- 8. Cradle Song -- 9. The Good Boy -- 10. The Starling-- 11.
Summer -- 12. The Lame Dog -- 13. The Rose -- 14. The Kingbird -- 15. James Bland -- 16. Sheep
and Lamb -- 17. The Cool Shade -- 18. The Fish-hawk -- 19. Sheep Shearing -- 20. Evening -- 21.
The Little Star -- 22. Mr. Post and Mary -- 23. Albert and his Dog -- 24. Kittie and Mousie -- 25. Be
Careful in Play -- 26. The Morning Walk -- 27. The Quarrel -- 28. The Wild Beasts -- 29. My
Mother -- 30. The Story-teller -- 31. Peter Pindar's Story -- 32. The Sheep -- 33. Mary and her Kid --
34. Sam and Harry -- 35. Sparrow and Bee -- 36. The Horn-owl -- 37. Fear Not -- 38. The Humming
Bird -- 39. The Little Fish -- 40. Ralph Wick -- 41. The Little Dog -- 42. An Early Riser -- 43. The
Beaver -- 44. Evening Hymn -- 45. The Kind Little Girl -- 46. Puss and her Kittens -- 47. Mary's
Lamb -- 48. The Fire-Side -- 49. The Broken Window -- 50. Same subject, continued -- 51. The
same, concluded -- 52. A Place for Every Thing -- 53. Brothers and Sisters -- 54. The Little
Chimney-sweep -- 55. Winter Sports -- 56. Three Boys and Three Cakes -- 57. Three Happy
Children -- 58. I Love the Summer -- 59. The Greedy Girl -- 60. The Good Old Man -- 61. Little
Charles -- 62. Thoughtless Boys -- 63. Little Dog Fido -- 64. The Reindeer and Rabbit -- 65.
Grandfather's Story -- 66. How to Catch a Pony -- 67. Love of Brothers and Sisters -- 68. The Lark
and the Farmer -- 69. Frank and the Hourglass -- 70. The Kitchen Clock -- 71. The Ten
Commandments in Verse
Green paper pasted
on boards; black
leather spine; sewn
binding; illegible
illustration on front
cover;
advertisement for
Eclectic
Educational Series
on back cover
McGuffey
Second
Reader
1857c
Inscribed "Annie
Nelson" on
preface
Second Reader
McGuffey's New
Second Eclectic
Reader for Young
Learners.
McGuffey's New
Second Eclectic
Reader
Eclectic
Educational
Series
Cincinnati and New
York: Van Antwerp,
Bragg & Co.
Cincinnati (137
Walnut Street) and
New York (28 Bond
Street): Van
Antwerp, Bragg &
Co.
W.B. Smith
(1857); Sargent,
Wilson & Hinkle
(1865)
1857, 1865 v, vi, 7-162
Preface (v),
introduction (7-
12) precede text
Illustration
of a girl
reading to
three
younger
children on
the title
page; some
illustrations
accompanyi
ng text
1. The Birds -- 2. The School-boy -- 3. The Dollar -- 4. The Young Birds -- 5. The Bird's Nest -- 6.
The Good Girl -- 7. The New Slate -- 8. Cradle Song -- 9. The Good Boy -- 10. The Starling-- 11.
Summer -- 12. The Lame Dog -- 13. The Rose -- 14. The Kingbird -- 15. James Bland -- 16. Sheep
and Lamb -- 17. The Cool Shade -- 18. The Fish-hawk -- 19. Sheep Shearing -- 20. Evening -- 21.
The Little Star -- 22. Mr. Post and Mary -- 23. Albert and his Dog -- 24. Kittie and Mousie -- 25. Be
Careful in Play -- 26. The Morning Walk -- 27. The Quarrel -- 28. The Wild Beasts -- 29. My
Mother -- 30. The Story-teller -- 31. Peter Pindar's Story -- 32. The Sheep -- 33. Mary and her Kid --
34. Sam and Harry -- 35. Sparrow and Bee -- 36. The Horn-owl -- 37. Fear Not -- 38. The Humming
Bird -- 39. The Little Fish -- 40. Ralph Wick -- 41. The Little Dog -- 42. An Early Riser -- 43. The
Beaver -- 44. Evening Hymn -- 45. The Kind Little Girl -- 46. Puss and her Kittens -- 47. Mary's
Lamb -- 48. The Fire-Side -- 49. The Broken Window -- 50. Same subject, continued -- 51. The
same, concluded -- 52. A Place for Every Thing -- 53. Brothers and Sisters -- 54. The Little
Chimney-sweep -- 55. Winter Sports -- 56. Three Boys and Three Cakes -- 57. Three Happy
Children -- 58. I Love the Summer -- 59. The Greedy Girl -- 60. The Good Old Man -- 61. Little
Charles -- 62. Thoughtless Boys -- 63. Little Dog Fido -- 64. The Reindeer and Rabbit -- 65.
Grandfather's Story -- 66. How to Catch a Pony -- 67. Love of Brothers and Sisters -- 68. The Lark
and the Farmer -- 69. Frank and the Hourglass -- 70. The Kitchen Clock -- 71. The Ten
Commandments in Verse
Teal paper pasted
on boards; brown
cloth spine; sewn
binding;
illustration of a
boy, a girl, a hoop
and rabbits on the
front cover and an
advertisement for
White's New
Arithmetics
published by Van
Antwerp, Bragg &
Co. on the back
cover
McGuffey
Second
Reader 1865
Stamp indicating
that the book was
purchased at P.O.
Book Store,
Wapakoneta,
Ohio on free end
paper
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Publisher
Name/Location
from Title Page
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Entered By
Publication
DatePages Contents
Illustration
sLesson Titles & Authors Illustration Titles & Artists Binding
Current
Catalog
Number
Notes
Second Reader
McGuffey's New
Second Eclectic
Reader for Young
Learners.
McGuffey's New
Second Eclectic
Reader
Eclectic
Educational
Series
Cincinnati and New
York:Van Antwerp,
Bragg & Co.
Cincinnati (137
Walnut Street) and
New York (28 Bond
Street): Van
Antwerp, Bragg &
Co.
W.B. Smith
(1857); Sargent,
Wilson & Hinkle
(1865)
1857, 1865 v, vi, 7-162
Preface (v),
introduction (7-
12) precede text
Illustration
of a girl
reading to
three
younger
children on
the title
page; some
illustrations
accompanyi
ng text
1. The Birds -- 2. The School-boy -- 3. The Dollar -- 4. The Young Birds -- 5. The Bird's Nest -- 6.
The Good Girl -- 7. The New Slate -- 8. Cradle Song -- 9. The Good Boy -- 10. The Starling-- 11.
Summer -- 12. The Lame Dog -- 13. The Rose -- 14. The Kingbird -- 15. James Bland -- 16. Sheep
and Lamb -- 17. The Cool Shade -- 18. The Fish-hawk -- 19. Sheep Shearing -- 20. Evening -- 21.
The Little Star -- 22. Mr. Post and Mary -- 23. Albert and his Dog -- 24. Kittie and Mousie -- 25. Be
Careful in Play -- 26. The Morning Walk -- 27. The Quarrel -- 28. The Wild Beasts -- 29. My
Mother -- 30. The Story-teller -- 31. Peter Pindar's Story -- 32. The Sheep -- 33. Mary and her Kid --
34. Sam and Harry -- 35. Sparrow and Bee -- 36. The Horn-owl -- 37. Fear Not -- 38. The Humming
Bird -- 39. The Little Fish -- 40. Ralph Wick -- 41. The Little Dog -- 42. An Early Riser -- 43. The
Beaver -- 44. Evening Hymn -- 45. The Kind Little Girl -- 46. Puss and her Kittens -- 47. Mary's
Lamb -- 48. The Fire-Side -- 49. The Broken Window -- 50. Same subject, continued -- 51. The
same, concluded -- 52. A Place for Every Thing -- 53. Brothers and Sisters -- 54. The Little
Chimney-sweep -- 55. Winter Sports -- 56. Three Boys and Three Cakes -- 57. Three Happy
Children -- 58. I Love the Summer -- 59. The Greedy Girl -- 60. The Good Old Man -- 61. Little
Charles -- 62. Thoughtless Boys -- 63. Little Dog Fido -- 64. The Reindeer and Rabbit -- 65.
Grandfather's Story -- 66. How to Catch a Pony -- 67. Love of Brothers and Sisters -- 68. The Lark
and the Farmer -- 69. Frank and the Hourglass -- 70. The Kitchen Clock -- 71. The Ten
Commandments in Verse
Teal paper pasted
on boards; brown
cloth spine; sewn
binding;
illustration of a
boy, a girl, a hoop
and rabbits on the
front cover and an
advertisement for
McGuffey's
Revised Readers
published by Van
Antwerp, Bragg &
Co. on the back
cover
McGuffey
Second
Reader 1865
c.2
Second Reader
McGuffey's New
Second Eclectic
Reader for Young
Learners.
McGuffey's New
Second Eclectic
Reader
Eclectic
Educational
Series
Cincinnati and New
York:Van Antwerp,
Bragg & Co.
Cincinnati (137
Walnut Street) and
New York (28 Bond
Street): Van
Antwerp, Bragg &
Co.
W.B. Smith
(1857); Sargent,
Wilson & Hinkle
(1865)
1857, 1865 v, vi, 7-162
Preface (v),
introduction (7-
12) precede text
Illustration
of a girl
reading to
three
younger
children on
the title
page; some
illustrations
accompanyi
ng text
1. The Birds -- 2. The School-boy -- 3. The Dollar -- 4. The Young Birds -- 5. The Bird's Nest -- 6.
The Good Girl -- 7. The New Slate -- 8. Cradle Song -- 9. The Good Boy -- 10. The Starling-- 11.
Summer -- 12. The Lame Dog -- 13. The Rose -- 14. The Kingbird -- 15. James Bland -- 16. Sheep
and Lamb -- 17. The Cool Shade -- 18. The Fish-hawk -- 19. Sheep Shearing -- 20. Evening -- 21.
The Little Star -- 22. Mr. Post and Mary -- 23. Albert and his Dog -- 24. Kittie and Mousie -- 25. Be
Careful in Play -- 26. The Morning Walk -- 27. The Quarrel -- 28. The Wild Beasts -- 29. My
Mother -- 30. The Story-teller -- 31. Peter Pindar's Story -- 32. The Sheep -- 33. Mary and her Kid --
34. Sam and Harry -- 35. Sparrow and Bee -- 36. The Horn-owl -- 37. Fear Not -- 38. The Humming
Bird -- 39. The Little Fish -- 40. Ralph Wick -- 41. The Little Dog -- 42. An Early Riser -- 43. The
Beaver -- 44. Evening Hymn -- 45. The Kind Little Girl -- 46. Puss and her Kittens -- 47. Mary's
Lamb -- 48. The Fireside -- 49. The Broken Window -- 50. Same subject, continued -- 51. The same,
concluded -- 52. A Place for Every Thing -- 53. Brothers and Sisters -- 54. The Little Chimney-
sweep -- 55. Winter Sports -- 56. Three Boys and Three Cakes -- 57. Three Happy Children -- 58. I
Love the Summer -- 59. The Greedy Girl -- 60. The Good Old Man -- 61. Little Charles -- 62.
Thoughtless Boys -- 63. Little Dog Fido -- 64. The Reindeer and Rabbit -- 65. Grandfather's Story --
66. How to Catch a Pony -- 67. Love of Brothers and Sisters -- 68. The Lark and the Farmer -- 69.
Frank and the Hourglass -- 70. The Kitchen Clock -- 71. The Ten Commandments in Verse
Teal paper pasted
on boards; brown
cloth spine; sewn
binding;
illustration of a
boy, a girl, a hoop
and rabbits on the
front cover and an
advertisement for
Ray's New
Arithmetics and
Algebras published
by Van Antwerp,
Bragg & Co. on
the back cover
McGuffey
Second
Reader 1865
c.3
Inscribed "Ida
Bloom's Book
Fremont, Ohio
1884" on free end
paper
Second Reader
McGuffey's New
Second Eclectic
Reader for Young
Learners.
McGuffey's New
Second Eclectic
Reader
Eclectic
Educational
Series
Cincinnati: Wilson,
Hinkle & Co.;
Philadelphia: Claxton,
Remsen & Haffelfinger;
New York: Clark &
Maynard
Cincinnati: Wilson,
Hinkle & Co.;
Philadelphia:
Claxton, Remsen &
Haffelfinger; New
York: Clark &
Maynard
W.B. Smith
(1857); Sargent,
Wilson & Hinkle
(1865)
1857, 1865 v, vi, 7-162Franklin Type
Foundry
Illustration
of a lady
and girl on
the title
page; some
illustrations
accompanyi
ng text
1. The Birds -- 2. The School-boy -- 3. The Dollar -- 4. The Young Birds -- 5. The Bird's Nest -- 6.
The Good Girl -- 7. The New Slate -- 8. Cradle Song -- 9. The Good Boy -- 10. The Starling-- 11.
Summer -- 12. The Lame Dog -- 13. The Rose -- 14. The Kingbird -- 15. James Bland -- 16. Sheep
and Lamb -- 17. The Cool Shade -- 18. The Fish-hawk -- 19. Sheep Shearing -- 20. Evening -- 21.
The Little Star -- 22. Mr. Post and Mary -- 23. Albert and his Dog -- 24. Kittie and Mousie -- 25. Be
Careful in Play -- 26. The Morning Walk -- 27. The Quarrel -- 28. The Wild Beasts -- 29. My
Mother -- 30. The Story-teller -- 31. Peter Pindar's Story -- 32. The Sheep -- 33. Mary and her Kid --
34. Sam and Harry -- 35. Sparrow and Bee -- 36. The Horn-owl -- 37. Fear Not -- 38. The Humming
Bird -- 39. The Little Fish -- 40. Ralph Wick -- 41. The Little Dog -- 42. An Early Riser -- 43. The
Beaver -- 44. Evening Hymn -- 45. The Kind Little Girl -- 46. Puss and her Kittens -- 47. Mary's
Lamb -- 48. The Fireside -- 49. The Broken Window -- 50. Same subject, continued -- 51. The same,
concluded -- 52. A Place for Every Thing -- 53. Brothers and Sisters -- 54. The Little Chimney-
sweep -- 55. Winter Sports -- 56. Three Boys and Three Cakes -- 57. Three Happy Children -- 58. I
Love the Summer -- 59. The Greedy Girl -- 60. The Good Old Man -- 61. Little Charles -- 62.
Thoughtless Boys -- 63. Little Dog Fido -- 64. The Reindeer and Rabbit -- 65. Grandfather's Story --
66. How to Catch a Pony -- 67. Love of Brothers and Sisters -- 68. The Lark and the Farmer -- 69.
Frank and the Hourglass -- 70. The Kitchen Clock -- 71. The Ten Commandments in Verse
Beige paper pasted
on boards; leather
spine; illustration
of a boy, a girl, a
hoop, and rabbits
on the front cover;
advertisement for
"Approved School
Books" from W.B.
Smith & Co. on the
back cover
McGuffey
Second
Reader
1865a
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DatePages Contents
Illustration
sLesson Titles & Authors Illustration Titles & Artists Binding
Current
Catalog
Number
Notes
Second Reader
McGuffey's New
Second Eclectic
Reader for Young
Learners.
Illegible
Eclectic
Educational
Series
Illegible
Cincinnati: Wilson,
Hinkle & Co.;
Philadelphia:
Claxton, Remsen &
Haffelfinger; New
York: Clark &
Maynard
W.B. Smith
(1857); Sargent,
Wilson & Hinkle
(1865)
1857, 1865 vi, 7-162
Preface (v),
introduction (7-
12) precede text
Illustration
of a boy, a
girl and a
dog on the
title page;
some
illustrations
accompanyi
ng text
1. The Birds -- 2. The School-boy -- 3. The Dollar -- 4. The Young Birds -- 5. The Bird's Nest -- 6.
The Good Girl -- 7. The New Slate -- 8. Cradle Song -- 9. The Good Boy -- 10. The Starling-- 11.
Summer -- 12. The Lame Dog -- 13. The Rose -- 14. The Kingbird -- 15. James Bland -- 16. Sheep
and Lamb -- 17. The Cool Shade -- 18. The Fish-hawk -- 19. Sheep Shearing -- 20. Evening -- 21.
The Little Star -- 22. Mr. Post and Mary -- 23. Albert and his Dog -- 24. Kittie and Mousie -- 25. Be
Careful in Play -- 26. The Morning Walk -- 27. The Quarrel -- 28. The Wild Beasts -- 29. My
Mother -- 30. The Story-teller -- 31. Peter Pindar's Story -- 32. The Sheep -- 33. Mary and her Kid --
34. Sam and Harry -- 35. Sparrow and Bee -- 36. The Horn-owl -- 37. Fear Not -- 38. The Humming
Bird -- 39. The Little Fish -- 40. Ralph Wick -- 41. The Little Dog -- 42. An Early Riser -- 43. The
Beaver -- 44. Evening Hymn -- 45. The Kind Little Girl -- 46. Puss and her Kittens -- 47. Mary's
Lamb -- 48. The Fireside -- 49. The Broken Window -- 50. Same subject, continued -- 51. The same,
concluded -- 52. A Place for Every Thing -- 53. Brothers and Sisters -- 54. The Little Chimney-
sweep -- 55. Winter Sports -- 56. Three Boys and Three Cakes -- 57. Three Happy Children -- 58. I
Love the Summer -- 59. The Greedy Girl -- 60. The Good Old Man -- 61. Little Charles -- 62.
Thoughtless Boys -- 63. Little Dog Fido -- 64. The Reindeer and Rabbit -- 65. Grandfather's Story --
66. How to Catch a Pony -- 67. Love of Brothers and Sisters -- 68. The Lark and the Farmer -- 69.
Frank and the Hourglass -- 70. The Kitchen Clock -- 71. The Ten Commandments in Verse
Beige paper pasted
on boards, mostly
worn off; leather
spine; sewn
binding, separating
from boards; list of
approved school
books on back
cover (mostly worn
off)
McGuffey
Second
Reader
1865a c.2
Inscribed
"Catharine
Harvey" on free
end paper
Second Reader
McGuffey's New
Second Eclectic
Reader for Young
Learners.
McGuffey's New
Second Eclectic
Reader
Eclectic
Educational
Series
Cincinnati and New
York: Wilson, Hinkle
& Co.
Cincinnati (137
Walnut St.) and
New York (28 Bond
St.): Wilson, Hinkle
& Co.
W.B. Smith
(1857); Sargent,
Wilson & Hinkle
(1865)
1857, 1865 vi, 7-162
Preface (v),
introduction (7-
12) precede text
Illustration
of a boy, a
girl and a
dog on the
title page;
some
illustrations
accompanyi
ng text
1. The Birds -- 2. The School-boy -- 3. The Dollar -- 4. The Young Birds -- 5. The Bird's Nest -- 6.
The Good Girl -- 7. The New Slate -- 8. Cradle Song -- 9. The Good Boy -- 10. The Starling-- 11.
Summer -- 12. The Lame Dog -- 13. The Rose -- 14. The Kingbird -- 15. James Bland -- 16. Sheep
and Lamb -- 17. The Cool Shade -- 18. The Fish-hawk -- 19. Sheep Shearing -- 20. Evening -- 21.
The Little Star -- 22. Mr. Post and Mary -- 23. Albert and his Dog -- 24. Kittie and Mousie -- 25. Be
Careful in Play -- 26. The Morning Walk -- 27. The Quarrel -- 28. The Wild Beasts -- 29. My
Mother -- 30. The Story-teller -- 31. Peter Pindar's Story -- 32. The Sheep -- 33. Mary and her Kid --
34. Sam and Harry -- 35. Sparrow and Bee -- 36. The Horn-owl -- 37. Fear Not -- 38. The Humming
Bird -- 39. The Little Fish -- 40. Ralph Wick -- 41. The Little Dog -- 42. An Early Riser -- 43. The
Beaver -- 44. Evening Hymn -- 45. The Kind Little Girl -- 46. Puss and her Kittens -- 47. Mary's
Lamb -- 48. The Fireside -- 49. The Broken Window -- 50. Same subject, continued -- 51. The same,
concluded -- 52. A Place for Every Thing -- 53. Brothers and Sisters -- 54. The Little Chimney-
sweep -- 55. Winter Sports -- 56. Three Boys and Three Cakes -- 57. Three Happy Children -- 58. I
Love the Summer -- 59. The Greedy Girl -- 60. The Good Old Man -- 61. Little Charles -- 62.
Thoughtless Boys -- 63. Little Dog Fido -- 64. The Reindeer and Rabbit -- 65. Grandfather's Story --
66. How to Catch a Pony -- 67. Love of Brothers and Sisters -- 68. The Lark and the Farmer -- 69.
Frank and the Hourglass -- 70. The Kitchen Clock -- 71. The Ten Commandments in Verse
Brown paper
pasted to boards;
leather spine; sewn
binding;
illustration of a
boy, a girl, a hoop,
and rabbits on the
front cover; list of
Wilson, Hinkle &
Co.'s educational
publications on the
back cover
McGuffey
Second
Reader
1865b
Inscribed
"Catharine
Harvey" on free
end paper
Second Reader
McGuffey's New
Second Eclectic
Reader for Young
Learners.
McGuffey's New
Second Eclectic
Reader
Eclectic
Educational
Series
Cincinnati and New
York: Wilson, Hinkle
& Co.
Cincinnati (137
Walnut St.) and
New York (28 Bond
St.): Wilson, Hinkle
& Co.
W.B. Smith
(1857); Sargent,
Wilson & Hinkle
(1865)
1857, 1865 vi, 7-162
Preface (v),
introduction (7-
12) precede text
Illustration
of a girl
reading to
three
younger
children on
the title
page; some
illustrations
accompanyi
ng text
1. The Birds -- 2. The School-boy -- 3. The Dollar -- 4. The Young Birds -- 5. The Bird's Nest -- 6.
The Good Girl -- 7. The New Slate -- 8. Cradle Song -- 9. The Good Boy -- 10. The Starling-- 11.
Summer -- 12. The Lame Dog -- 13. The Rose -- 14. The Kingbird -- 15. James Bland -- 16. Sheep
and Lamb -- 17. The Cool Shade -- 18. The Fish-hawk -- 19. Sheep Shearing -- 20. Evening -- 21.
The Little Star -- 22. Mr. Post and Mary -- 23. Albert and his Dog -- 24. Kittie and Mousie -- 25. Be
Careful in Play -- 26. The Morning Walk -- 27. The Quarrel -- 28. The Wild Beasts -- 29. My
Mother -- 30. The Story-teller -- 31. Peter Pindar's Story -- 32. The Sheep -- 33. Mary and her Kid --
34. Sam and Harry -- 35. Sparrow and Bee -- 36. The Horn-owl -- 37. Fear Not -- 38. The Humming
Bird -- 39. The Little Fish -- 40. Ralph Wick -- 41. The Little Dog -- 42. An Early Riser -- 43. The
Beaver -- 44. Evening Hymn -- 45. The Kind Little Girl -- 46. Puss and her Kittens -- 47. Mary's
Lamb -- 48. The Fireside -- 49. The Broken Window -- 50. Same subject, continued -- 51. The same,
concluded -- 52. A Place for Every Thing -- 53. Brothers and Sisters -- 54. The Little Chimney-
sweep -- 55. Winter Sports -- 56. Three Boys and Three Cakes -- 57. Three Happy Children -- 58. I
Love the Summer -- 59. The Greedy Girl -- 60. The Good Old Man -- 61. Little Charles -- 62.
Thoughtless Boys -- 63. Little Dog Fido -- 64. The Reindeer and Rabbit -- 65. Grandfather's Story --
66. How to Catch a Pony -- 67. Love of Brothers and Sisters -- 68. The Lark and the Farmer -- 69.
Frank and the Hourglass -- 70. The Kitchen Clock -- 71. The Ten Commandments in Verse
Green paper pasted
to boards; leather
spine; sewn
binding;
illustration of a
boy, a girl, a hoop,
and rabbits on the
front cover; list of
Wilson, Hinkle &
Co.'s additional
publications on the
back cover
McGuffey
Second
Reader
1865b c.2
Inscribed "George
H. Banks" and
"Thad H.
McPheeters" on
free end paper
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DatePages Contents
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sLesson Titles & Authors Illustration Titles & Artists Binding
Current
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Number
Notes
Second Reader
McGuffey's New
Second Eclectic
Reader for Young
Learners.
Covered over with
cloth
Eclectic
Educational
Series
Covered over with cloth
Cincinnati: Sargent,
Wilson & Hinkle;
Chicago: Cobb,
Pritchard & Co.;
New York: Clark &
Maynard
W.B. Smith
(1857); Sargent,
Wilson & Hinkle
(1865)
1857, 1865 vi, 7-162
Preface (v),
introduction (7-
12) precede text
Illustration
of a lady
giving a girl
a book on
the title
page; some
illustrations
accompanyi
ng text
1. The Birds -- 2. The School-boy -- 3. The Dollar -- 4. The Young Birds -- 5. The Bird's Nest -- 6.
The Good Girl -- 7. The New Slate -- 8. Cradle Song -- 9. The Good Boy -- 10. The Starling-- 11.
Summer -- 12. The Lame Dog -- 13. The Rose -- 14. The Kingbird -- 15. James Bland -- 16. Sheep
and Lamb -- 17. The Cool Shade -- 18. The Fish-hawk -- 19. Sheep Shearing -- 20. Evening -- 21.
The Little Star -- 22. Mr. Post and Mary -- 23. Albert and his Dog -- 24. Kittie and Mousie -- 25. Be
Careful in Play -- 26. The Morning Walk -- 27. The Quarrel -- 28. The Wild Beasts -- 29. My
Mother -- 30. The Story-teller -- 31. Peter Pindar's Story -- 32. The Sheep -- 33. Mary and her Kid --
34. Sam and Harry -- 35. Sparrow and Bee -- 36. The Horn-owl -- 37. Fear Not -- 38. The Humming
Bird -- 39. The Little Fish -- 40. Ralph Wick -- 41. The Little Dog -- 42. An Early Riser -- 43. The
Beaver -- 44. Evening Hymn -- 45. The Kind Little Girl -- 46. Puss and her Kittens -- 47. Mary's
Lamb -- 48. The Fireside -- 49. The Broken Window -- 50. Same subject, continued -- 51. The same,
concluded -- 52. A Place for Every Thing -- 53. Brothers and Sisters -- 54. The Little Chimney-
sweep -- 55. Winter Sports -- 56. Three Boys and Three Cakes -- 57. Three Happy Children -- 58. I
Love the Summer -- 59. The Greedy Girl -- 60. The Good Old Man -- 61. Little Charles -- 62.
Thoughtless Boys -- 63. Little Dog Fido -- 64. The Reindeer and Rabbit -- 65. Grandfather's Story --
66. How to Catch a Pony -- 67. Love of Brothers and Sisters -- 68. The Lark and the Farmer -- 69.
Frank and the Hourglass -- 70. The Kitchen Clock -- 71. The Ten Commandments in Verse
Covered with
brown and red
patterned cloth
McGuffey
Second
Reader
1865c
Includes Western
College for
Women bookplate
indicating that the
book was a gift
from Mrs. O.T.
Corson
Second Reader
McGuffey's New
Second Eclectic
Reader for Young
Learners
McGuffey's New
Second Eclectic
Reader
Eclectic
Educational
Series
Cincinnati and New
York: Van Antwerp,
Bragg & Co.
New York,
Cincinnati and
Chicago: American
Book Company,
from the press of
Van Antwerp,
Bragg, & Co.
W.B. Smith
(1857); Sargent,
Wilson & Hinkle
(1865)
1857, 1865 v, vi, 7-162
Preface (v),
introduction (7-
12) precede text
Illustration
on the title
page of a
girl reading
to three
children;
some
illustrations
throughout
text
1. The Birds -- 2. The School-boy -- 3. The Dollar -- 4. The Young Birds -- 5. The Bird's Nest -- 6.
The Good Girl -- 7. The New Slate -- 8. Cradle Song -- 9. The Good Boy -- 10. The Starling-- 11.
Summer -- 12. The Lame Dog -- 13. The Rose -- 14. The Kingbird -- 15. James Bland -- 16. Sheep
and Lamb -- 17. The Cool Shade -- 18. The Fish-hawk -- 19. Sheep Shearing -- 20. Evening -- 21.
The Little Star -- 22. Mr. Post and Mary -- 23. Albert and his Dog -- 24. Kittie and Mousie -- 25. Be
Careful in Play -- 26. The Morning Walk -- 27. The Quarrel -- 28. The Wild Beasts -- 29. My
Mother -- 30. The Story-teller -- 31. Peter Pindar's Story -- 32. The Sheep -- 33. Mary and her Kid --
34. Sam and Harry -- 35. Sparrow and Bee -- 36. The Horn-owl -- 37. Fear Not -- 38. The Humming
Bird -- 39. The Little Fish -- 40. Ralph Wick -- 41. The Little Dog -- 42. An Early Riser -- 43. The
Beaver -- 44. Evening Hymn -- 45. The Kind Little Girl -- 46. Puss and her Kittens -- 47. Mary's
Lamb -- 48. The Fireside -- 49. The Broken Window -- 50. Same subject, continued -- 51. The same,
concluded -- 52. A Place for Every Thing -- 53. Brothers and Sisters -- 54. The Little Chimney-
sweep -- 55. Winter Sports -- 56. Three Boys and Three Cakes -- 57. Three Happy Children -- 58. I
Love the Summer -- 59. The Greedy Girl -- 60. The Good Old Man -- 61. Little Charles -- 62.
Thoughtless Boys -- 63. Little Dog Fido -- 64. The Reindeer and Rabbit -- 65. Grandfather's Story --
66. How to Catch a Pony -- 67. Love of Brothers and Sisters -- 68. The Lark and the Farmer -- 69.
Frank and the Hourglass -- 70. The Kitchen Clock -- 71. The Ten Commandments in Verse
None listed
Light green paper
glued to boards;
black cloth spine;
sewn binding;
marbleized edges;
illustration of a
boy, a girl, a hoop
and rabbits on the
front cover; list of
books about
elocution from Van
Antwerp, Bragg &
Company on the
back cover
McGuffey
Second
Reader 1885
Reprinted by
Henry Ford from
McGuffey's
Second Eclectic
Reader 1925
Second Reader
McGuffey's New
Second Eclectic
Reader for Young
Learners
McGuffey's New
Second Eclectic
Reader
Eclectic
Educational
Series
Cincinnati and New
York: Van Antwerp,
Bragg & Co.
New York,
Cincinnati and
Chicago: American
Book Company,
from the press of
Van Antwerp,
Bragg, & Co.
W.B. Smith
(1857); Sargent,
Wilson & Hinkle
(1865)
1857, 1865 v, vi, 7-162
Preface (v),
introduction (7-
12) precede text
Illustration
on the title
page of a
girl reading
to three
children;
some
illustrations
throughout
text
1. The Birds -- 2. The School-boy -- 3. The Dollar -- 4. The Young Birds -- 5. The Bird's Nest -- 6.
The Good Girl -- 7. The New Slate -- 8. Cradle Song -- 9. The Good Boy -- 10. The Starling-- 11.
Summer -- 12. The Lame Dog -- 13. The Rose -- 14. The Kingbird -- 15. James Bland -- 16. Sheep
and Lamb -- 17. The Cool Shade -- 18. The Fish-hawk -- 19. Sheep Shearing -- 20. Evening -- 21.
The Little Star -- 22. Mr. Post and Mary -- 23. Albert and his Dog -- 24. Kittie and Mousie -- 25. Be
Careful in Play -- 26. The Morning Walk -- 27. The Quarrel -- 28. The Wild Beasts -- 29. My
Mother -- 30. The Story-teller -- 31. Peter Pindar's Story -- 32. The Sheep -- 33. Mary and her Kid --
34. Sam and Harry -- 35. Sparrow and Bee -- 36. The Horn-owl -- 37. Fear Not -- 38. The Humming
Bird -- 39. The Little Fish -- 40. Ralph Wick -- 41. The Little Dog -- 42. An Early Riser -- 43. The
Beaver -- 44. Evening Hymn -- 45. The Kind Little Girl -- 46. Puss and her Kittens -- 47. Mary's
Lamb -- 48. The Fireside -- 49. The Broken Window -- 50. Same subject, continued -- 51. The same,
concluded -- 52. A Place for Every Thing -- 53. Brothers and Sisters -- 54. The Little Chimney-
sweep -- 55. Winter Sports -- 56. Three Boys and Three Cakes -- 57. Three Happy Children -- 58. I
Love the Summer -- 59. The Greedy Girl -- 60. The Good Old Man -- 61. Little Charles -- 62.
Thoughtless Boys -- 63. Little Dog Fido -- 64. The Reindeer and Rabbit -- 65. Grandfather's Story --
66. How to Catch a Pony -- 67. Love of Brothers and Sisters -- 68. The Lark and the Farmer -- 69.
Frank and the Hourglass -- 70. The Kitchen Clock -- 71. The Ten Commandments in Verse
None listed
Light green paper
glued to boards;
black cloth spine;
sewn binding;
marbleized edges;
illustration of a
boy, a girl, a hoop
and rabbits on the
front cover; list of
books about
elocution from Van
Antwerp, Bragg &
Company on the
back cover
McGuffey
Second
Reader
1885a
Reprinted by
Henry Ford from
McGuffey's
Second Eclectic
Reader 1925.
Signed by Henry
Ford on free end
paper.
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Publisher
Name/Location
from Title Page
Copyright
Entered By
Publication
DatePages Contents
Illustration
sLesson Titles & Authors Illustration Titles & Artists Binding
Current
Catalog
Number
Notes
Second Reader
McGuffey's New
Second Eclectic
Reader for Young
Learners
McGuffey's New
Second Eclectic
Reader
Eclectic
Educational
Series
Cincinnati and New
York: Van Antwerp,
Bragg & Co.
New York,
Cincinnati and
Chicago: American
Book Company,
from the press of
Van Antwerp,
Bragg, & Co.
W.B. Smith
(1857); Sargent,
Wilson & Hinkle
(1865); Van
Antwerp, Bragg &
Co. (1885)
1857, 1865,
1885v, vi, 7-162
Preface (v),
introduction (7-
12) precede text
Illustration
on the title
page of a
girl reading
to three
children;
some
illustrations
throughout
text
1. The Birds -- 2. The School-boy -- 3. The Dollar -- 4. The Young Birds -- 5. The Bird's Nest -- 6.
The Good Girl -- 7. The New Slate -- 8. Cradle Song -- 9. The Good Boy -- 10. The Starling-- 11.
Summer -- 12. The Lame Dog -- 13. The Rose -- 14. The Kingbird -- 15. James Bland -- 16. Sheep
and Lamb -- 17. The Cool Shade -- 18. The Fish-hawk -- 19. Sheep Shearing -- 20. Evening -- 21.
The Little Star -- 22. Mr. Post and Mary -- 23. Albert and his Dog -- 24. Kittie and Mousie -- 25. Be
Careful in Play -- 26. The Morning Walk -- 27. The Quarrel -- 28. The Wild Beasts -- 29. My
Mother -- 30. The Story-teller -- 31. Peter Pindar's Story -- 32. The Sheep -- 33. Mary and her Kid --
34. Sam and Harry -- 35. Sparrow and Bee -- 36. The Horn-owl -- 37. Fear Not -- 38. The Humming
Bird -- 39. The Little Fish -- 40. Ralph Wick -- 41. The Little Dog -- 42. An Early Riser -- 43. The
Beaver -- 44. Evening Hymn -- 45. The Kind Little Girl -- 46. Puss and her Kittens -- 47. Mary's
Lamb -- 48. The Fireside -- 49. The Broken Window -- 50. Same subject, continued -- 51. The same,
concluded -- 52. A Place for Every Thing -- 53. Brothers and Sisters -- 54. The Little Chimney-
sweep -- 55. Winter Sports -- 56. Three Boys and Three Cakes -- 57. Three Happy Children -- 58. I
Love the Summer -- 59. The Greedy Girl -- 60. The Good Old Man -- 61. Little Charles -- 62.
Thoughtless Boys -- 63. Little Dog Fido -- 64. The Reindeer and Rabbit -- 65. Grandfather's Story --
66. How to Catch a Pony -- 67. Love of Brothers and Sisters -- 68. The Lark and the Farmer -- 69.
Frank and the Hourglass -- 70. The Kitchen Clock -- 71. The Ten Commandments in Verse
None listed
Light green paper
glued to boards;
black cloth spine;
sewn binding;
illustration of a
boy, a girl, a hoop
and rabbits on the
front cover; list of
New Reading
Books for Schools
from American
Book Company on
the back cover
McGuffey
Second
Reader
1885b
Second Reader
McGuffey's New
Second Eclectic
Reader for Young
Learners
McGuffey's New
Second Eclectic
Reader
Eclectic
Educational
Series
Cincinnati and New
York: Van Antwerp,
Bragg & Co.
New York,
Cincinnati and
Chicago: American
Book Company,
from the press of
Van Antwerp,
Bragg, & Co.
W.B. Smith
(1857); Sargent,
Wilson & Hinkle
(1865); Van
Antwerp, Bragg &
Co. (1885)
1857, 1865,
1885v, vi, 7-162
Preface (v),
introduction (7-
12) precede text
Illustration
of a girl
reading to
her dolls on
the title
page; some
illustrations
throughout
text
1. The Birds -- 2. The School-boy -- 3. The Dollar -- 4. The Young Birds -- 5. The Bird's Nest -- 6.
The Good Girl -- 7. The New Slate -- 8. Cradle Song -- 9. The Good Boy -- 10. The Starling-- 11.
Summer -- 12. The Lame Dog -- 13. The Rose -- 14. The Kingbird -- 15. James Bland -- 16. Sheep
and Lamb -- 17. The Cool Shade -- 18. The Fish-hawk -- 19. Sheep Shearing -- 20. Evening -- 21.
The Little Star -- 22. Mr. Post and Mary -- 23. Albert and his Dog -- 24. Kittie and Mousie -- 25. Be
Careful in Play -- 26. The Morning Walk -- 27. The Quarrel -- 28. The Wild Beasts -- 29. My
Mother -- 30. The Story-teller -- 31. Peter Pindar's Story -- 32. The Sheep -- 33. Mary and her Kid --
34. Sam and Harry -- 35. Sparrow and Bee -- 36. The Horn-owl -- 37. Fear Not -- 38. The Humming
Bird -- 39. The Little Fish -- 40. Ralph Wick -- 41. The Little Dog -- 42. An Early Riser -- 43. The
Beaver -- 44. Evening Hymn -- 45. The Kind Little Girl -- 46. Puss and her Kittens -- 47. Mary's
Lamb -- 48. The Fireside -- 49. The Broken Window -- 50. Same subject, continued -- 51. The same,
concluded -- 52. A Place for Every Thing -- 53. Brothers and Sisters -- 54. The Little Chimney-
sweep -- 55. Winter Sports -- 56. Three Boys and Three Cakes -- 57. Three Happy Children -- 58. I
Love the Summer -- 59. The Greedy Girl -- 60. The Good Old Man -- 61. Little Charles -- 62.
Thoughtless Boys -- 63. Little Dog Fido -- 64. The Reindeer and Rabbit -- 65. Grandfather's Story --
66. How to Catch a Pony -- 67. Love of Brothers and Sisters -- 68. The Lark and the Farmer -- 69.
Frank and the Hourglass -- 70. The Kitchen Clock -- 71. The Ten Commandments in Verse
Light green paper
glued to boards;
black cloth spine;
sewn binding;
illustration of a
boy, a girl, a hoop
and rabbits on the
front cover;
marbleized edges;
list of books about
elocution from Van
Antwerp, Bragg &
Company on the
back cover
McGuffey
Second
Reader
1885d
Summary of
Cambridge Public
Library rules
pasted on free end
paper
Second Reader
McGuffey's Second
Eclectic Reader.
Revised Edition.
McGuffey's Second
Eclectic Reader.
Revised Edition.
Eclectic
Educational
Series
New York, Cincinnati,
Chicago: American
Book Company
New York,
Cincinnati, Chicago:
American Book
Company
Van Antwerp,
Bragg & Co.
(1879); American
Book Company
(1896)
1879, 1896 iii-vi, 7-160
Preface (iii-iv),
introduction (7-
10) precede text
Illustration
on the title
page of a
girl reading;
some
illustrations
throughout
text
1. Evening at Home -- 2. Bubbles - 3. Willie's Letter (script) -- 4. The Little Star -- 5. Two Dogs -- 6.
Afraid in the Dark -- 7. Baby-Bye -- 8. Puss and her Kittens -- 9. Kittie and Mousie -- 10. At Work --
11. What a Bird Taught -- 12. Susie Sunbeam -- 13. If I Were a Sunbeam -- 14. Henry, the Boot-
black -- 15. Don't Wake the Baby (Script) -- 16. A Kind Brother -- 17. The Good-for-Nothing -- 18.
The Kingbird -- 19. Evening Hymn -- 20. The Quarrel -- 21. The Bee -- 22. The Song of the Bee --
23. The Torn Doll -- 24. Sheep Shearing -- 25. The Clouds -- 26. Patty and the Squirrel -- 27. The
Sparrow -- 28. Sam and Harry -- 29. The Little Rill -- 30. The Boat Upset -- 31. Mary's Letter
(Script) --32. The Tiger -- 33. The Fireside -- 34. Birdie's Morning Song -- 35. Willie and Bounce --
36. Willie and Bounce -- 37. The Kitchen Clock -- 38. The New Scales -- 39. The Bear and the
Children -- 40. The Little Harebell (Script) -- 41. The Fish-hawk -- 42. What the Leaf said -- 43. The
Wind and the Leaves -- 44. Mamma's Present -- 45. Mary's Story -- 46. Ralph Wick -- 47. Coasting
down the Hill (script) -- 48. The Fox and the Ducks -- 49. Pretty is that Pretty does -- 50. The Story-
teller -- 51. The Story-teller -- 52. The Owl -- 53. The Owl -- 54. Grandfather's Story -- 55. God is
Great and Good -- 56. A Good Old Man -- 57. The Greedy Girl -- 58. A Place for Everything -- 59.
My Mother (Script) -- 60. The Broken Window -- 61. The Broken Window -- 62. Frank and the
Hour-glass -- 63. March -- 64. Jenny's Call -- 65. Poor Davy -- 66. Alice's Supper -- 67. A Snow
Storm -- 68. Bessie -- 69. Bessie -- 70. Cheerfulness (Script) -- 71. Lullaby
None listed
Brown paper glued
to boards with
maroon leather
spine; sewn
binding; title, scroll
and ship
illustration on the
front; scroll design,
open book, torch,
and wings
illustration on the
back cover
McGuffey
Second
Reader
1879b c.5
Inscribed
"Margaret Anker
Sept. 1898" on
free end paper
Page 25
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Second Reader
McGuffey's Second
Eclectic Reader.
Revised Edition.
McGuffey's Second
Eclectic Reader.
Revised Edition.
Eclectic
Educational
Series
New York, Cincinnati,
Chicago: American
Book Company
New York,
Cincinnati, Chicago:
American Book
Company
Van Antwerp,
Bragg & Co.
(1879); American
Book Company
(1896)
1879, 1896 iii-vi, 7-160
Preface (iii-iv),
introduction (7-
10) precede text
Illustration
on the title
page of a
girl reading;
some
illustrations
throughout
text
1. Evening at Home -- 2. Bubbles - 3. Willie's Letter (script) -- 4. The Little Star -- 5. Two Dogs -- 6.
Afraid in the Dark -- 7. Baby-Bye -- 8. Puss and her Kittens -- 9. Kittie and Mousie -- 10. At Work --
11. What a Bird Taught -- 12. Susie Sunbeam -- 13. If I Were a Sunbeam -- 14. Henry, the Boot-
black -- 15. Don't Wake the Baby (Script) -- 16. A Kind Brother -- 17. The Good-for-Nothing -- 18.
The Kingbird -- 19. Evening Hymn -- 20. The Quarrel -- 21. The Bee -- 22. The Song of the Bee --
23. The Torn Doll -- 24. Sheep Shearing -- 25. The Clouds -- 26. Patty and the Squirrel -- 27. The
Sparrow -- 28. Sam and Harry -- 29. The Little Rill -- 30. The Boat Upset -- 31. Mary's Letter
(Script) --32. The Tiger -- 33. The Fireside -- 34. Birdie's Morning Song -- 35. Willie and Bounce --
36. Willie and Bounce -- 37. The Kitchen Clock -- 38. The New Scales -- 39. The Bear and the
Children -- 40. The Little Harebell (Script) -- 41. The Fish-hawk -- 42. What the Leaf said -- 43. The
Wind and the Leaves -- 44. Mamma's Present -- 45. Mary's Story -- 46. Ralph Wick -- 47. Coasting
down the Hill (script) -- 48. The Fox and the Ducks -- 49. Pretty is that Pretty does -- 50. The Story-
teller -- 51. The Story-teller -- 52. The Owl -- 53. The Owl -- 54. Grandfather's Story -- 55. God is
Great and Good -- 56. A Good Old Man -- 57. The Greedy Girl -- 58. A Place for Everything -- 59.
My Mother (Script) -- 60. The Broken Window -- 61. The Broken Window -- 62. Frank and the
Hour-glass -- 63. March -- 64. Jenny's Call -- 65. Poor Davy -- 66. Alice's Supper -- 67. A Snow
Storm -- 68. Bessie -- 69. Bessie -- 70. Cheerfulness (Script) -- 71. Lullaby
1. Evening at Home (H.F. Farny) -- 2. Bubbles (F. Beck) -- 5. Two Dogs
(J.C. Beard) -- 6. Afraid in the Dark (F. Beck) --7. Baby-Bye (Mary
Hallock Foote) -- 8. Puss and her Kittens (Alfred Kappes) -- 9. Kittie and
Mousie (Peter Moran) -- 11. What a Bird Taught (W.H. Gibson) 12. Susie
Sunbeam (Jessie Curtis) -- 13. If I were a Sunbeam (H.F. Farny) -- 14.
Henry, the Boot-black (W.L. Sheppard) -- 16. A Kind Brother (F. Beck) --
18. The Kingbird (R .Riordan) -- 19. Evening Hymn (Thomas Moran) --
20. The Quarrel (H.. Farny) -- 21. The Bee (W.H. Gibson) -- 22. The Song
of the Bee (W.H. Gibson) -- 23. The Torn Doll (V.L. Kingsbury and H.F.
Farny) -- 24. Sheep-Shearing (R.L. Johnston) -- 26. Patty and the Squirrel
(F. Beck) -- 27. The Sparrow (Fidelia Bridges) -- 28. Sam and Harry (W.L.
Sheppard) -- 29. The Little Rill (A.T. Bricher) -- 30. The Boat Upset (H.F.
Farny) -- 32. The Tiger (Howard Pyle) -- 33. The Fireside (F. Beck) -- 34.
Birdie's Morning Song (Fidelia Bridges) -- 35. Willie and Bounce (H.F.
Farny) -- 36. Willie and Bounce (H.F. Farny) -- 37. The Kitchen Clock
(W.L. Sheppard) -- 38. The New Scales (W.L. Sheppard) -- 39. The Bear
and the Children (Walter Shirlaw) -- 40. The Little Harebell (W.H. Gibson)
-- 41. The Fish-hawk (R. Riordan) -- 42. What the Leaf Said (E.D. Grafton)
-- 43. The Wind and the Leaves (R.Swain Gifford) -- 44. Mamma's Present
(Mary Hallock Foote) -- 45. Mary's Story (H.F. Farny) -- 46. Ralph Wick
(H.F. Farny) -- 47. Coasting down the Hill (Alfred Kappes) -- 48. The Fox
and the Ducks (F. Beck) -- 49. Pretty is that Pretty does (R. Riordan) -- 50.
The Story -teller (C.S. Reinhart) -- 51. The Story-teller (Thomas Moran) --
52. The Owl (H.F. Farny) -- 53. The Owl (H.F. Farny) -- 54. Grandfather's
Story (W.L. Sheppard) -- 55. God is Great and Good (Thomas Moran) --
56. A Good Old Man (J.G. Brown) -- 57. The Greedy Girl (Addie Ledyard
and Peter Moran) -- 58. A Place for Everything (Addie Ledyard) -- 59. My
Mother (C.S. Reinhart) -- 60 and 61. The Broken Window (J.E. Kelly) --
62. Frank and the Hourglass (H.F. Farny) -- 63. March (Thomas Moran) --
64. Jenny's Call (F. Beck) -- 65. Poor Davy (F. Dielman) -- 66. Alice's
Supper (Mary Hallock Foote) -- 67. A Snow Storm (Alfred Kappes) -- 68
and 69. Bessie (Mary Hallock Foote)
Brown paper glued
to boards with
maroon leather
spine; sewn
binding; title, scroll
and ship
illustration on the
front; scroll design,
open book, torch,
and wings
illustration on the
back cover
McGuffey
Second
Reader 1879
b c.7
Inscribed "J. Earl
Spaede Book
Pleasant City" on
free end paper
Second Reader
McGuffey's Second
Eclectic Reader.
Revised Edition.
McGuffey's Second
Eclectic Reader.
Revised Edition.
Eclectic
Educational
Series
New York, Cincinnati
and Chicago: American
Book Company
New York,
Cincinnati and
Chicago: American
Book Company
Van Antwerp,
Bragg & Co.
(1879); American
Book Company
(1896)
1879, 1896 iii-vi, 7-158
Preface (iii-iv),
articulation (7-10)
precede text
Illustration
of a girl
laying on
her side
reading on
the title
page; some
illustrations
throughout
text
1. Evening at Home -- 2. Bubbles - 3. Willie's Letter (script) -- 4. The Little Star -- 5. Two Dogs -- 6.
Afraid in the Dark -- 7. Baby-Bye -- 8. Puss and her Kittens -- 9. Kittie and Mousie -- 10. At Work --
11. What a Bird Taught -- 12. Susie Sunbeam -- 13. If I Were a Sunbeam -- 14. Henry, the Boot-
black -- 15. Don't Wake the Baby (Script) -- 16. A Kind Brother -- 17. The Good-for-Nothing -- 18.
The Kingbird -- 19. Evening Hymn -- 20. The Quarrel -- 21. The Bee -- 22. The Song of the Bee --
23. The Torn Doll -- 24. Sheep Shearing -- 25. The Clouds -- 26. Patty and the Squirrel -- 27. The
Sparrow -- 28. Sam and Harry -- 29. The Little Rill -- 30. The Boat Upset -- 31. Mary's Letter
(Script) --32. The Tiger -- 33. The Fireside -- 34. Birdie's Morning Song -- 35. Willie and Bounce --
36. Willie and Bounce -- 37. The Kitchen Clock -- 38. The New Scales -- 39. The Bear and the
Children -- 40. The Little Harebell (Script) -- 41. The Fish-hawk -- 42. What the Leaf said -- 43. The
Wind and the Leaves -- 44. Mamma's Present -- 45. Mary's Story -- 46. Ralph Wick -- 47. Coasting
down the Hill (script) -- 48. The Fox and the Ducks -- 49. Pretty is that Pretty does -- 50. The Story-
teller -- 51. The Story-teller -- 52. The Owl -- 53. The Owl -- 54. Grandfather's Story -- 55. God is
Great and Good -- 56. A Good Old Man -- 57. The Greedy Girl -- 58. A Place for Everything -- 59.
My Mother (Script) -- 60. The Broken Window -- 61. The Broken Window -- 62. Frank and the
Hour-glass -- 63. March -- 64. Jenny's Call -- 65. Poor Davy -- 66. Alice's Supper -- 67. A Snow
Storm -- 68. Bessie -- 69. Bessie -- 70. Cheerfulness (Script) -- 71. Lullaby
None listed
Brown paper
pasted on boards;
maroon leather
spine; sewn
binding; title with
ship surrounded by
scrolled border on
the front cover,
scrolled border
with book, wings
and torch on the
back cover
McGuffey's
Second
Eclectic
Reader 1896
Inscribed "To Roy
E. Coulter from
Grandpa
Christmas 1898"
on free end paper
Second Reader
McGuffey's Second
Eclectic Reader.
Revised Edition.
McGuffey's Second
Eclectic Reader.
Revised Edition.
Eclectic
Educational
Series
New York, Cincinnati
and Chicago: American
Book Company
New York,
Cincinnati and
Chicago: American
Book Company
Van Antwerp,
Bragg & Co.
(1879); American
Book Company
(1896)
1879, 1896 iii-vi, 7-160
Preface (iii-iv),
articulation (7-10)
precede text
Illustration
of a girl
laying on
her side
reading on
the title
page; some
illustrations
throughout
text
1. Evening at Home -- 2. Bubbles - 3. Willie's Letter (script) -- 4. The Little Star -- 5. Two Dogs -- 6.
Afraid in the Dark -- 7. Baby-Bye -- 8. Puss and her Kittens -- 9. Kittie and Mousie -- 10. At Work --
11. What a Bird Taught -- 12. Susie Sunbeam -- 13. If I Were a Sunbeam -- 14. Henry, the Boot-
black -- 15. Don't Wake the Baby (Script) -- 16. A Kind Brother -- 17. The Good-for-Nothing -- 18.
The Kingbird -- 19. Evening Hymn -- 20. The Quarrel -- 21. The Bee -- 22. The Song of the Bee --
23. The Torn Doll -- 24. Sheep Shearing -- 25. The Clouds -- 26. Patty and the Squirrel -- 27. The
Sparrow -- 28. Sam and Harry -- 29. The Little Rill -- 30. The Boat Upset -- 31. Mary's Letter
(Script) --32. The Tiger -- 33. The Fireside -- 34. Birdie's Morning Song -- 35. Willie and Bounce --
36. Willie and Bounce -- 37. The Kitchen Clock -- 38. The New Scales -- 39. The Bear and the
Children -- 40. The Little Harebell (Script) -- 41. The Fish-hawk -- 42. What the Leaf said -- 43. The
Wind and the Leaves -- 44. Mamma's Present -- 45. Mary's Story -- 46. Ralph Wick -- 47. Coasting
down the Hill (script) -- 48. The Fox and the Ducks -- 49. Pretty is that Pretty does -- 50. The Story-
teller -- 51. The Story-teller -- 52. The Owl -- 53. The Owl -- 54. Grandfather's Story -- 55. God is
Great and Good -- 56. A Good Old Man -- 57. The Greedy Girl -- 58. A Place for Everything -- 59.
My Mother (Script) -- 60. The Broken Window -- 61. The Broken Window -- 62. Frank and the
Hour-glass -- 63. March -- 64. Jenny's Call -- 65. Poor Davy -- 66. Alice's Supper -- 67. A Snow
Storm -- 68. Bessie -- 69. Bessie -- 70. Cheerfulness (Script) -- 71. Lullaby
Brown paper
pasted on boards;
maroon leather
spine; sewn
binding; title with
ship surrounded by
scrolled border on
the front cover,
scrolled border
with book, wings
and torch on the
back cover
McGuffey's
Second
Eclectic
Reader 1896
c.2
Inscribed
"Georgie Delph
Hardy" on free
end paper
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Second Reader
McGuffey's Second
Eclectic Reader.
Revised Edition.
McGuffey's Second
Eclectic Reader.
Revised Edition.
Eclectic
Educational
Series
New York, Cincinnati,
and Chicago: American
Book Company
New York,
Cincinnati and
Chicago: American
Book Company
Van Antwerp,
Bragg & Co.
(1879); American
Book Company
(1896)
1879, 1896 iii-vi, 7-160
Preface (iii-iv),
articulation (7-10)
precede text
Illustration
of a girl
laying on
her side
reading on
the title
page; some
illustrations
throughout
text
1. Evening at Home -- 2. Bubbles - 3. Willie's Letter (script) -- 4. The Little Star -- 5. Two Dogs -- 6.
Afraid in the Dark -- 7. Baby-Bye -- 8. Puss and her Kittens -- 9. Kittie and Mousie -- 10. At Work --
11. What a Bird Taught -- 12. Susie Sunbeam -- 13. If I Were a Sunbeam -- 14. Henry, the Boot-
black -- 15. Don't Wake the Baby (Script) -- 16. A Kind Brother -- 17. The Good-for-Nothing -- 18.
The Kingbird -- 19. Evening Hymn -- 20. The Quarrel -- 21. The Bee -- 22. The Song of the Bee --
23. The Torn Doll -- 24. Sheep Shearing -- 25. The Clouds -- 26. Patty and the Squirrel -- 27. The
Sparrow -- 28. Sam and Harry -- 29. The Little Rill -- 30. The Boat Upset -- 31. Mary's Letter
(Script) --32. The Tiger -- 33. The Fireside -- 34. Birdie's Morning Song -- 35. Willie and Bounce --
36. Willie and Bounce -- 37. The Kitchen Clock -- 38. The New Scales -- 39. The Bear and the
Children -- 40. The Little Harebell (Script) -- 41. The Fish-hawk -- 42. What the Leaf said -- 43. The
Wind and the Leaves -- 44. Mamma's Present -- 45. Mary's Story -- 46. Ralph Wick -- 47. Coasting
down the Hill (script) -- 48. The Fox and the Ducks -- 49. Pretty is that Pretty does -- 50. The Story-
teller -- 51. The Story-teller -- 52. The Owl -- 53. The Owl -- 54. Grandfather's Story -- 55. God is
Great and Good -- 56. A Good Old Man -- 57. The Greedy Girl -- 58. A Place for Everything -- 59.
My Mother (Script) -- 60. The Broken Window -- 61. The Broken Window -- 62. Frank and the
Hour-glass -- 63. March -- 64. Jenny's Call -- 65. Poor Davy -- 66. Alice's Supper -- 67. A Snow
Storm -- 68. Bessie -- 69. Bessie -- 70. Cheerfulness (Script) -- 71. Lullaby
Brown paper
pasted on boards;
maroon leather
spine; sewn
binding; title with
ship surrounded by
scrolled border on
the front cover,
scrolled border
with book, wings
and torch on the
back cover
Second
Reader 1896
c. 4
Inscribed "Robert
Mayo White" on
free end paper
Second Reader
McGuffey's Second
Eclectic Reader.
Revised Edition.
McGuffey's Second
Eclectic Reader.
Revised Edition.
Eclectic
Educational
Series
New York, Cincinnati
and Chicago: American
Book Company
New York,
Cincinnati and
Chicago: American
Book Company
Van Antwerp,
Bragg & Co.
(1879); American
Book Company
(1896); H. H. Vail
(1907)
1879, 1896,
1907iii-vi, 7-160
Preface (iii),
introduction (7-
10) precede text
Illustration
of a girl
laying on
her side
reading on
the title
page; some
illustrations
throughout
text
1. Evening at Home -- 2. Bubbles - 3. Willie's Letter (script) -- 4. The Little Star -- 5. Two Dogs -- 6.
Afraid in the Dark -- 7. Baby-Bye -- 8. Puss and her Kittens -- 9. Kittie and Mousie -- 10. At Work --
11. What a Bird Taught -- 12. Susie Sunbeam -- 13. If I Were a Sunbeam -- 14. Henry, the Boot-
black -- 15. Don't Wake the Baby (Script) -- 16. A Kind Brother -- 17. The Good-for-Nothing -- 18.
The Kingbird -- 19. Evening Hymn -- 20. The Quarrel -- 21. The Bee -- 22. The Song of the Bee --
23. The Torn Doll -- 24. Sheep Shearing -- 25. The Clouds -- 26. Patty and the Squirrel -- 27. The
Sparrow -- 28. Sam and Harry -- 29. The Little Rill -- 30. The Boat Upset -- 31. Mary's Letter
(Script) --32. The Tiger -- 33. The Fireside -- 34. Birdie's Morning Song -- 35. Willie and Bounce --
36. Willie and Bounce -- 37. The Kitchen Clock -- 38. The New Scales -- 39. The Bear and the
Children -- 40. The Little Harebell (Script) -- 41. The Fish-hawk -- 42. What the Leaf said -- 43. The
Wind and the Leaves -- 44. Mamma's Present -- 45. Mary's Story -- 46. Ralph Wick -- 47. Coasting
down the Hill (script) -- 48. The Fox and the Ducks -- 49. Pretty is that Pretty does -- 50. The Story-
teller -- 51. The Story-teller -- 52. The Owl -- 53. The Owl -- 54. Grandfather's Story -- 55. God is
Great and Good -- 56. A Good Old Man -- 57. The Greedy Girl -- 58. A Place for Everything -- 59.
My Mother (Script) -- 60. The Broken Window -- 61. The Broken Window -- 62. Frank and the
Hour-glass -- 63. March -- 64. Jenny's Call -- 65. Poor Davy -- 66. Alice's Supper -- 67. A Snow
Storm -- 68. Bessie -- 69. Bessie -- 70. Cheerfulness (Script) -- 71. Lullaby
Brown paper
pasted on boards;
maroon leather
spine; sewn
binding; title with
ship surrounded by
scrolled border on
the front cover,
scrolled border
with book, wings
and torch on the
back cover
McGuffey
Second
Reader 1907
Inscribed "Helen
Baker Woodville
Ohio age 8 years
old" and "Polly its
allmost
Thanksgiving. Do
you know what
that means my
dear" on the free
end paper
Second Reader
McGuffey's Second
Eclectic Reader.
Revised Edition.
McGuffey's Second
Eclectic Reader.
Revised Edition.
Eclectic
Educational
Series
New York, Cincinnati
and Chicago: American
Book Company
New York,
Cincinnati and
Chicago: American
Book Company
Van Antwerp,
Bragg & Co.
(1879); American
Book Company
(1896); H. H. Vail
(1907)
1879, 1896,
1907iii-vi, 7-160
Preface (iii),
introduction (7-
10) precede text
Illustration
of a girl
laying on
her side
reading on
the title
page; some
illustrations
throughout
text
1. Evening at Home -- 2. Bubbles - 3. Willie's Letter (script) -- 4. The Little Star -- 5. Two Dogs -- 6.
Afraid in the Dark -- 7. Baby-Bye -- 8. Puss and her Kittens -- 9. Kittie and Mousie -- 10. At Work --
11. What a Bird Taught -- 12. Susie Sunbeam -- 13. If I Were a Sunbeam -- 14. Henry, the Boot-
black -- 15. Don't Wake the Baby (Script) -- 16. A Kind Brother -- 17. The Good-for-Nothing -- 18.
The Kingbird -- 19. Evening Hymn -- 20. The Quarrel -- 21. The Bee -- 22. The Song of the Bee --
23. The Torn Doll -- 24. Sheep Shearing -- 25. The Clouds -- 26. Patty and the Squirrel -- 27. The
Sparrow -- 28. Sam and Harry -- 29. The Little Rill -- 30. The Boat Upset -- 31. Mary's Letter
(Script) --32. The Tiger -- 33. The Fireside -- 34. Birdie's Morning Song -- 35. Willie and Bounce --
36. Willie and Bounce -- 37. The Kitchen Clock -- 38. The New Scales -- 39. The Bear and the
Children -- 40. The Little Harebell (Script) -- 41. The Fish-hawk -- 42. What the Leaf said -- 43. The
Wind and the Leaves -- 44. Mamma's Present -- 45. Mary's Story -- 46. Ralph Wick -- 47. Coasting
down the Hill (script) -- 48. The Fox and the Ducks -- 49. Pretty is that Pretty does -- 50. The Story-
teller -- 51. The Story-teller -- 52. The Owl -- 53. The Owl -- 54. Grandfather's Story -- 55. God is
Great and Good -- 56. A Good Old Man -- 57. The Greedy Girl -- 58. A Place for Everything -- 59.
My Mother (Script) -- 60. The Broken Window -- 61. The Broken Window -- 62. Frank and the
Hour-glass -- 63. March -- 64. Jenny's Call -- 65. Poor Davy -- 66. Alice's Supper -- 67. A Snow
Storm -- 68. Bessie -- 69. Bessie -- 70. Cheerfulness (Script) -- 71. Lullaby
Brown paper
pasted on boards;
maroon leather
spine; sewn
binding; title with
ship surrounded by
scrolled border on
the front cover,
scrolled border
with book, wings
and torch on the
back cover
McGuffey
Second
Reader 1907
c.2
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Notes
Second Reader
McGuffey's Second
Eclectic Reader.
Revised Edition.
McGuffey's Second
Eclectic Reader.
Revised Edition.
Eclectic
Educational
Series
New York, Cincinnati
and Chicago: American
Book Company
New York,
Cincinnati and
Chicago: American
Book Company
Van Antwerp,
Bragg & Co.
(1879); American
Book Company
(1896); H. H. Vail
(1907 and 1920)
1879, 1896,
1907, 1920iii-vi, 7-160
Preface (iii-iv),
articulation (7-10)
precede text
Illustration
of a girl
laying on
her side
reading on
the title
page; some
illustrations
throughout
text
1. Evening at Home -- 2. Bubbles - 3. Willie's Letter (script) -- 4. The Little Star -- 5. Two Dogs -- 6.
Afraid in the Dark -- 7. Baby-Bye -- 8. Puss and her Kittens -- 9. Kittie and Mousie -- 10. At Work --
11. What a Bird Taught -- 12. Susie Sunbeam -- 13. If I Were a Sunbeam -- 14. Henry, the Boot-
black -- 15. Don't Wake the Baby (Script) -- 16. A Kind Brother -- 17. The Good-for-Nothing -- 18.
The Kingbird -- 19. Evening Hymn -- 20. The Quarrel -- 21. The Bee -- 22. The Song of the Bee --
23. The Torn Doll -- 24. Sheep Shearing -- 25. The Clouds -- 26. Patty and the Squirrel -- 27. The
Sparrow -- 28. Sam and Harry -- 29. The Little Rill -- 30. The Boat Upset -- 31. Mary's Letter
(Script) --32. The Tiger -- 33. The Fireside -- 34. Birdie's Morning Song -- 35. Willie and Bounce --
36. Willie and Bounce -- 37. The Kitchen Clock -- 38. The New Scales -- 39. The Bear and the
Children -- 40. The Little Harebell (Script) -- 41. The Fish-hawk -- 42. What the Leaf said -- 43. The
Wind and the Leaves -- 44. Mamma's Present -- 45. Mary's Story -- 46. Ralph Wick -- 47. Coasting
down the Hill (script) -- 48. The Fox and the Ducks -- 49. Pretty is that Pretty does -- 50. The Story-
teller -- 51. The Story-teller -- 52. The Owl -- 53. The Owl -- 54. Grandfather's Story -- 55. God is
Great and Good -- 56. A Good Old Man -- 57. The Greedy Girl -- 58. A Place for Everything -- 59.
My Mother (Script) -- 60. The Broken Window -- 61. The Broken Window -- 62. Frank and the
Hour-glass -- 63. March -- 64. Jenny's Call -- 65. Poor Davy -- 66. Alice's Supper -- 67. A Snow
Storm -- 68. Bessie -- 69. Bessie -- 70. Cheerfulness (Script) -- 71. Lullaby
Brown paper
pasted on boards;
maroon cloth
spine; sewn
binding; title with
ship surrounded by
scrolled border on
the front cover,
scrolled border
with book, wings
and torch on the
back cover
McGuffey
Second
Reader 1896
c.3
Second Reader
McGuffey's Second
Eclectic Reader.
Revised Edition.
McGuffey's Second
Eclectic Reader.
Revised Edition.
Eclectic
Educational
Series
New York, Cincinnati,
and Chicago: American
Book Company
New York,
Cincinnati, Toronto,
London, and
Melbourne: Van
Nostrand Reinhold
Company, Inc.
Van Antwerp,
Bragg & Co.
(1879); American
Book Company
(1896); H. H. Vail
(1907 and 1920)
1879, 1896,
1907, 1920iii-vi, 7-160
Preface (iii-iv),
articulation (7-10)
precede text
Illustration
of a girl
laying on
her side
reading on
the title
page; some
illustrations
throughout
text
1. Evening at Home -- 2. Bubbles - 3. Willie's Letter (script) -- 4. The Little Star -- 5. Two Dogs -- 6.
Afraid in the Dark -- 7. Baby-Bye -- 8. Puss and her Kittens -- 9. Kittie and Mousie -- 10. At Work --
11. What a Bird Taught -- 12. Susie Sunbeam -- 13. If I Were a Sunbeam -- 14. Henry, the Boot-
black -- 15. Don't Wake the Baby (Script) -- 16. A Kind Brother -- 17. The Good-for-Nothing -- 18.
The Kingbird -- 19. Evening Hymn -- 20. The Quarrel -- 21. The Bee -- 22. The Song of the Bee --
23. The Torn Doll -- 24. Sheep Shearing -- 25. The Clouds -- 26. Patty and the Squirrel -- 27. The
Sparrow -- 28. Sam and Harry -- 29. The Little Rill -- 30. The Boat Upset -- 31. Mary's Letter
(Script) --32. The Tiger -- 33. The Fireside -- 34. Birdie's Morning Song -- 35. Willie and Bounce --
36. Willie and Bounce -- 37. The Kitchen Clock -- 38. The New Scales -- 39. The Bear and the
Children -- 40. The Little Harebell (Script) -- 41. The Fish-hawk -- 42. What the Leaf said -- 43. The
Wind and the Leaves -- 44. Mamma's Present -- 45. Mary's Story -- 46. Ralph Wick -- 47. Coasting
down the Hill (script) -- 48. The Fox and the Ducks -- 49. Pretty is that Pretty does -- 50. The Story-
teller -- 51. The Story-teller -- 52. The Owl -- 53. The Owl -- 54. Grandfather's Story -- 55. God is
Great and Good -- 56. A Good Old Man -- 57. The Greedy Girl -- 58. A Place for Everything -- 59.
My Mother (Script) -- 60. The Broken Window -- 61. The Broken Window -- 62. Frank and the
Hour-glass -- 63. March -- 64. Jenny's Call -- 65. Poor Davy -- 66. Alice's Supper -- 67. A Snow
Storm -- 68. Bessie -- 69. Bessie -- 70. Cheerfulness (Script) -- 71. Lullaby
Orange paper
pasted on boards;
maroon cloth
spine; sewn
binding; title with
ship surrounded by
scrolled border on
the front cover,
scrolled border
with book, wings
and torch on the
back cover
McGuffey
Second
Reader
1896a
Modern reprint
Second Reader
McGuffey's Second
Eclectic Reader.
Revised Edition.
McGuffey's Second
Eclectic Reader.
Revised Edition.
Eclectic
Educational
Series
New York, Cincinnati
and Chicago: American
Book Company
New York,
Cincinnati and
Chicago: American
Book Company
Van Antwerp,
Bragg & Co.
(1879); American
Book Company
(1896); H. H. Vail
(1907, 1920)
1879, 1896,
1907, 1920iii-vi, 7-160
Preface (iii),
introduction (7-
10) precede text
Illustration
of a girl
laying on
her side
reading on
the title
page; some
illustrations
throughout
text
1. Evening at Home -- 2. Bubbles - 3. Willie's Letter (script) -- 4. The Little Star -- 5. Two Dogs -- 6.
Afraid in the Dark -- 7. Baby-Bye -- 8. Puss and her Kittens -- 9. Kittie and Mousie -- 10. At Work --
11. What a Bird Taught -- 12. Susie Sunbeam -- 13. If I Were a Sunbeam -- 14. Henry, the Boot-
black -- 15. Don't Wake the Baby (Script) -- 16. A Kind Brother -- 17. The Good-for-Nothing -- 18.
The Kingbird -- 19. Evening Hymn -- 20. The Quarrel -- 21. The Bee -- 22. The Song of the Bee --
23. The Torn Doll -- 24. Sheep Shearing -- 25. The Clouds -- 26. Patty and the Squirrel -- 27. The
Sparrow -- 28. Sam and Harry -- 29. The Little Rill -- 30. The Boat Upset -- 31. Mary's Letter
(Script) --32. The Tiger -- 33. The Fireside -- 34. Birdie's Morning Song -- 35. Willie and Bounce --
36. Willie and Bounce -- 37. The Kitchen Clock -- 38. The New Scales -- 39. The Bear and the
Children -- 40. The Little Harebell (Script) -- 41. The Fish-hawk -- 42. What the Leaf said -- 43. The
Wind and the Leaves -- 44. Mamma's Present -- 45. Mary's Story -- 46. Ralph Wick -- 47. Coasting
down the Hill (script) -- 48. The Fox and the Ducks -- 49. Pretty is that Pretty does -- 50. The Story-
teller -- 51. The Story-teller -- 52. The Owl -- 53. The Owl -- 54. Grandfather's Story -- 55. God is
Great and Good -- 56. A Good Old Man -- 57. The Greedy Girl -- 58. A Place for Everything -- 59.
My Mother (Script) -- 60. The Broken Window -- 61. The Broken Window -- 62. Frank and the
Hour-glass -- 63. March -- 64. Jenny's Call -- 65. Poor Davy -- 66. Alice's Supper -- 67. A Snow
Storm -- 68. Bessie -- 69. Bessie -- 70. Cheerfulness (Script) -- 71. Lullaby
Brown paper
pasted on boards;
maroon cloth
spine; sewn
binding; title with
ship surrounded by
scrolled border on
the front cover,
scrolled border
with book, wings
and torch on the
back cover
McGuffey
Second
Reader 1920
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Illustration
sLesson Titles & Authors Illustration Titles & Artists Binding
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Second Reader Missing title page
McGuffey's New
Second Eclectic
Reader
Eclectic
Educational
Series
Cincinnati: Van
Antwerp, Bragg & Co. Missing title page Missing Missing vi, 7-162
Preface,
introduction (7-
12) precede text
Some
illustrations
accompanyi
ng text
1. The Birds -- 2. The School-boy -- 3. The Dollar -- 4. The Young Birds -- 5. The Bird's Nest -- 6.
The Good Girl -- 7. The New Slate -- 8. Cradle Song -- 9. The Good Boy -- 10. The Starling-- 11.
Summer -- 12. The Lame Dog -- 13. The Rose -- 14. The Kingbird -- 15. James Bland -- 16. Sheep
and Lamb -- 17. The Cool Shade -- 18. The Fish-hawk -- 19. Sheep Shearing -- 20. Evening -- 21.
The Little Star -- 22. Mr. Post and Mary -- 23. Albert and his Dog -- 24. Kittie and Mousie -- 25. Be
Careful in Play -- 26. The Morning Walk -- 27. The Quarrel -- 28. The Wild Beasts -- 29. My
Mother -- 30. The Story-teller -- 31. Peter Pindar's Story -- 32. The Sheep -- 33. Mary and her Kid --
34. Sam and Harry -- 35. Sparrow and Bee -- 36. The Horn-owl -- 37. Fear Not -- 38. The Humming
Bird -- 39. The Little Fish -- 40. Ralph Wick -- 41. The Little Dog -- 42. An Early Riser -- 43. The
Beaver -- 44. Evening Hymn -- 45. The Kind Little Girl -- 46. Puss and her Kittens -- 47. Mary's
Lamb -- 48. The Fireside -- 49. The Broken Window -- 50. Same subject, continued -- 51. The same,
concluded -- 52. A Place for Every Thing -- 53. Brothers and Sisters -- 54. The Little Chimney-
sweep -- 55. Winter Sports -- 56. Three Boys and Three Cakes -- 57. Three Happy Children -- 58. I
Love the Summer -- 59. The Greedy Girl -- 60. The Good Old Man -- 61. Little Charles -- 62.
Thoughtless Boys -- 63. Little Dog Fido -- 64. The Reindeer and Rabbit -- 65. Grandfather's Story --
66. How to Catch a Pony -- 67. Love of Brothers and Sisters -- 68. The Lark and the Farmer -- 69.
Frank and the Hourglass -- 70. The Kitchen Clock -- 71. The Ten Commandments in Verse
Teal paper pasted
on boards; spine
repaired with
paper tape; sewn
binding;
illustration of a
boy, a girl, a hoop
and rabbits on the
front cover,
advertisement for
Eclectic
Educational Series
on the back cover
McGuffey
Second
Reader n.d. a
1
Inscribed "Perry
Crosley
Huntsburg" on
free end paper
Second Reader Missing title page Illegible
Eclectic
Educational
Series
Missing Missing Missing Missing 31-160Missing pages
precede text
Some
illustrations
accompanyi
ng text
1-13 missing; 14. The Kingbird -- 15. James Bland -- 16. Sheep and Lamb -- 17. The Cool Shade --
18. The Fish-hawk -- 19. Sheep Shearing -- 20. Evening -- 21. The Little Star -- 22. Mr. Post and
Mary -- 23. Albert and his Dog -- 24. Kittie and Mousie -- 25. Be Careful in Play -- 26. The Morning
Walk -- 27. The Quarrel -- 28. The Wild Beasts -- 29. My Mother -- 30. The Story-teller -- 31. Peter
Pindar's Story -- 32. The Sheep -- 33. Mary and her Kid -- 34. Sam and Harry -- 35. Sparrow and
Bee -- 36. The Horn-owl -- 37. Fear Not -- 38. The Humming Bird -- 39. The Little Fish -- 40. Ralph
Wick -- 41. The Little Dog -- 42. An Early Riser -- 43. The Beaver -- 44. Evening Hymn -- 45. The
Kind Little Girl -- 46. Puss and her Kittens -- 47. Mary's Lamb -- 48. The Fireside -- 49. The Broken
Window -- 50. Same subject, continued -- 51. The same, concluded -- 52. A Place for Every Thing --
53. Brothers and Sisters -- 54. The Little Chimney-sweep -- 55. Winter Sports -- 56. Three Boys and
Three Cakes -- 57. Three Happy Children -- 58. I Love the Summer -- 59. The Greedy Girl -- 60. The
Good Old Man -- 61. Little Charles -- 62. Thoughtless Boys -- 63. Little Dog Fido -- 64. The
Reindeer and Rabbit -- 65. Grandfather's Story -- 66. How to Catch a Pony -- 67. Love of Brothers
and Sisters -- 68. The Lark and the Farmer -- 69. Frank and the Hourglass -- 70. The Kitchen Clock
Brown paper
pasted on boards,
mostly missing;
black leather spine;
sewn binding
McGuffey
Second
Reader n.d.
c.2
Second Reader Missing title page
McGuffey's Second
Eclectic Reader.
Revised Edition.
Eclectic
Educational
Series
Missing Missing Missing Missing 21-160Missing pages
precede text
Some
illustrations
accompanyi
ng text
Brown paper
pasted on boards
with maroon
leather spine; sewn
binding; title and
illustration of birds
and bamboo on
front cover;
advertisement for
new eclectic
geographies from
Van Antwerp,
Bragg & Co. on
back cover
McGuffey
Second
Reader n.d. b
Inscribed "Mollie
Loose Flat Rock
Ohio" on inside
back cover
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Entered By
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Illustration
sLesson Titles & Authors Illustration Titles & Artists Binding
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Catalog
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Notes
Second Reader Missing title page
McGuffey's Second
Eclectic Reader.
Revised Edition.
Eclectic
Educational
Series
New York, Cincinnati,
and Chicago: American
Book Company
Missing Missing Missing iii-vi, 7-160
Preface (iii-iv),
introduction (7-
10) precede text
Some
illustrations
accompanyi
ng text
1. Evening at Home -- 2. Bubbles - 3. Willie's Letter (script) -- 4. The Little Star -- 5. Two Dogs -- 6.
Afraid in the Dark -- 7. Baby-Bye -- 8. Puss and her Kittens -- 9. Kittie and Mousie -- 10. At Work --
11. What a Bird Taught -- 12. Susie Sunbeam -- 13. If I Were a Sunbeam -- 14. Henry, the Boot-
black -- 15. Don't Wake the Baby (Script) -- 16. A Kind Brother -- 17. The Good-for-Nothing -- 18.
The Kingbird -- 19. Evening Hymn -- 20. The Quarrel -- 21. The Bee -- 22. The Song of the Bee --
23. The Torn Doll -- 24. Sheep Shearing -- 25. The Clouds -- 26. Patty and the Squirrel -- 27. The
Sparrow -- 28. Sam and Harry -- 29. The Little Rill -- 30. The Boat Upset -- 31. Mary's Letter
(Script) --32. The Tiger -- 33. The Fireside -- 34. Birdie's Morning Song -- 35. Willie and Bounce --
36. Willie and Bounce -- 37. The Kitchen Clock -- 38. The New Scales -- 39. The Bear and the
Children -- 40. The Little Harebell (Script) -- 41. The Fish-hawk -- 42. What the Leaf said -- 43. The
Wind and the Leaves -- 44. Mamma's Present -- 45. Mary's Story -- 46. Ralph Wick -- 47. Coasting
down the Hill (script) -- 48. The Fox and the Ducks -- 49. Pretty is that Pretty does -- 50. The Story-
teller -- 51. The Story-teller -- 52. The Owl -- 53. The Owl -- 54. Grandfather's Story -- 55. God is
Great and Good -- 56. A Good Old Man -- 57. The Greedy Girl -- 58. A Place for Everything -- 59.
My Mother (Script) -- 60. The Broken Window -- 61. The Broken Window -- 62. Frank and the
Hour-glass -- 63. March -- 64. Jenny's Call -- 65. Poor Davy -- 66. Alice's Supper -- 67. A Snow
Storm -- 68. Bessie -- 69. Bessie -- 70. Cheerfulness (Script) -- 71. Lullaby
Brown paper glued
to boards; maroon
leather spine; sewn
binding; title and
scroll illustration
on front cover; ship
on back cover
McGuffey
Second
Reader n.d. c
"Craig" written on
free end paper
Second Reader Missing title page Missing cover
Eclectic
Educational
Series
Missing Missing Missing Missing 19-160Missing pages
precede text
Some
illustrations
accompanyi
ng text
1-5 missing; 6. The Good Girl -- 7. The New Slate -- 8. Cradle Song -- 9. The Good Boy -- 10. The
Starling-- 11. Summer -- 12. The Lame Dog -- 13. The Rose -- 14. The Kingbird -- 15. James Bland --
16. Sheep and Lamb -- 17. The Cool Shade -- 18. The Fish-hawk -- 19. Sheep Shearing -- 20.
Evening -- 21. The Little Star -- 22. Mr. Post and Mary -- 23. Albert and his Dog -- 24. Kittie and
Mousie -- 25. Be Careful in Play -- 26. The Morning Walk -- 27. The Quarrel -- 28. The Wild Beasts
-- 29. My Mother -- 30. The Story-teller -- 31. Peter Pindar's Story -- 32. The Sheep -- 33. Mary and
her Kid -- 34. Sam and Harry -- 35. Sparrow and Bee -- 36. The Horn-owl -- 37. Fear Not -- 38. The
Humming Bird -- 39. The Little Fish -- 40. Ralph Wick -- 41. The Little Dog -- 42. An Early Riser --
43. The Beaver -- 44. Evening Hymn -- 45. The Kind Little Girl -- 46. Puss and her Kittens -- 47.
Mary's Lamb -- 48. The Fireside -- 49. The Broken Window -- 50. Same subject, continued -- 51.
The same, concluded -- 52. A Place for Every Thing -- 53. Brothers and Sisters -- 54. The Little
Chimney-sweep -- 55. Winter Sports -- 56. Three Boys and Three Cakes -- 57. Three Happy
Children -- 58. I Love the Summer -- 59. The Greedy Girl -- 60. The Good Old Man -- 61. Little
Charles -- 62. Thoughtless Boys -- 63. Little Dog Fido -- 64. The Reindeer and Rabbit -- 65.
Grandfather's Story -- 66. How to Catch a Pony -- 67. Love of Brothers and Sisters -- 68. The Lark
and the Farmer -- 69. Frank and the Hourglass -- 70. The Kitchen Clock
Front cover
missing; back
cover has brown
paper pasted to
board with illegible
illustration; sewn
binding
McGuffey
Second
Reader n.d. d
Second Reader
McGuffey's Second
Eclectic Reader.
Revised Edition.
Covered over with
cloth
Eclectic
Educational
Series
Covered over with cloth
New York,
Cincinnati and
Chicago: American
Book Company
Van Antwerp,
Bragg & Co.
(1879), American
Book Company
(1896)
Missing2 unnumbered
pages, iii-158
Preface (iii)
precedes textNone
1. Evening at Home -- 2. Bubbles - 3. Willie's Letter (script) -- 4. The Little Star -- 5. Two Dogs -- 6.
Afraid in the Dark -- 7. Baby-Bye -- 8. Puss and her Kittens -- 9. Kittie and Mousie -- 10. At Work --
11. What a Bird Taught -- 12. Susie Sunbeam -- 13. If I Were a Sunbeam -- 14. Henry, the Boot-
black -- 15. Don't Wake the Baby (Script) -- 16. A Kind Brother -- 17. The Good-for-Nothing -- 18.
The Kingbird -- 19. Evening Hymn -- 20. The Quarrel -- 21. The Bee -- 22. The Song of the Bee --
23. The Torn Doll -- 24. Sheep Shearing -- 25. The Clouds -- 26. Patty and the Squirrel -- 27. The
Sparrow -- 28. Sam and Harry -- 29. The Little Rill -- 30. The Boat Upset -- 31. Mary's Letter
(Script) --32. The Tiger -- 33. The Fireside -- 34. Birdie's Morning Song -- 35. Willie and Bounce --
36. Willie and Bounce -- 37. The Kitchen Clock -- 38. The New Scales -- 39. The Bear and the
Children -- 40. The Little Harebell (Script) -- 41. The Fish-hawk -- 42. What the Leaf said -- 43. The
Wind and the Leaves -- 44. Mamma's Present -- 45. Mary's Story -- 46. Ralph Wick -- 47. Coasting
down the Hill (script) -- 48. The Fox and the Ducks -- 49. Pretty is that Pretty does -- 50. The Story-
teller -- 51. The Story-teller -- 52. The Owl -- 53. The Owl -- 54. Grandfather's Story -- 55. God is
Great and Good -- 56. A Good Old Man -- 57. The Greedy Girl -- 58. A Place for Everything -- 59.
My Mother (Script) -- 60. The Broken Window -- 61. The Broken Window -- 62. Frank and the
Hour-glass -- 63. March -- 64. Jenny's Call -- 65. Poor Davy -- 66. Alice's Supper -- 67. A Snow
Storm -- 68. Bessie -- 69. Bessie -- 70. Cheerfulness (Script) -- 71. Lullaby
Covered over with
cloth
McGuffey
Second
Reader
1896A
Inscribed "Hazle
Kline 123 Park
St. Massillon" on
free end paper.
Donated by
Warren L.
McClelland, Sr.
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DatePages Contents
Illustration
sLesson Titles & Authors Illustration Titles & Artists Binding
Current
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Number
Notes
Second Reader Missing Missing Missing Missing
Missing; "Publishers
- Wilson and
Hinkle" written on
p. v
Missing
Missing;
"date 1867"
written on p.
v
v, vi, 7-156
(missing pages at
end)
Preface (v),
introduction (7-
12) precede text
Missing
1. The Birds -- 2. The School-boy -- 3. The Dollar -- 4. The Young Birds -- 5. The Bird's Nest -- 6.
The Good Girl -- 7. The New Slate -- 8. Cradle Song -- 9. The Good Boy -- 10. The Starling-- 11.
Summer -- 12. The Lame Dog -- 13. The Rose -- 14. The Kingbird -- 15. James Bland -- 16. Sheep
and Lamb -- 17. The Cool Shade -- 18. The Fish-hawk -- 19. Sheep Shearing -- 20. Evening -- 21.
The Little Star -- 22. Mr. Post and Mary -- 23. Albert and his Dog -- 24. Kittie and Mousie -- 25. Be
Careful in Play -- 26. The Morning Walk -- 27. The Quarrel -- 28. The Wild Beasts -- 29. My
Mother -- 30. The Story-teller -- 31. Peter Pindar's Story -- 32. The Sheep -- 33. Mary and her Kid --
34. Sam and Harry -- 35. Sparrow and Bee -- 36. The Horn-owl -- 37. Fear Not -- 38. The Humming
Bird -- 39. The Little Fish -- 40. Ralph Wick -- 41. The Little Dog -- 42. An Early Riser -- 43. The
Beaver -- 44. Evening Hymn -- 45. The Kind Little Girl -- 46. Puss and her Kittens -- 47. Mary's
Lamb -- 48. The Fireside -- 49. The Broken Window -- 50. Same subject, continued -- 51. The same,
concluded -- 52. A Place for Every Thing -- 53. Brothers and Sisters -- 54. The Little Chimney-
sweep -- 55. Winter Sports -- 56. Three Boys and Three Cakes -- 57. Three Happy Children -- 58. I
Love the Summer -- 59. The Greedy Girl -- 60. The Good Old Man -- 61. Little Charles -- 62.
Thoughtless Boys -- 63. Little Dog Fido -- 64. The Reindeer and Rabbit -- 65. Grandfather's Story --
66. How to Catch a Pony -- 67. Love of Brothers and Sisters -- 68. The Lark and the Farmer (rest
missing from book)
Missing
McGuffey
Second
Reader 1867
Inscribed "Cora
Bercaw" on p. 13.
Typewritten card
inside book reads
that the book was
loaned by Miss
Cora Bercaw in
memory of her
parents, Drusilla
Pampel Bercaw
and Oscar M.
Bercaw.
Second Reader
McGuffey's Newly
Revised Second
Reader: Containing
Progressive Lessons
in Reading and
Spelling. Revised
and Improved.
McGuffey's
Eclectic Second
Reader
Eclectic
Educational
Series
Cincinnati (58 Main
Street): Winthrop B.
Smith & Co.
Cincinnati (58 Main
Street): Winthrop B.
Smith & Co.
Winthrop B. Smith
(1853)None
3 unnumbered
pages, 4-224
Preface [2],
introduction [3-8]
precede text
Some
illustrations
throughout
text
I. The Man Who Could Not Read -- II. An Early Riser -- III. The Little Idler -- IV. Puss and her
Kittens -- V. Conversation on Stops -- VI. The Bird Set Free -- VII. The Beaver -- VIII. About the
Sun -- IX. The Fox -- X. The Love of Brothers and Sisters -- XI. The Greedy Girl -- XII. The Guide-
Post -- XIII. A Place for Every Thing -- XIV. The three Boys and the three Cakes -- XV. A Walk in
the Garden -- XVI. The Kind Little Girl -- XVII. Edward and the Cat -- XVIII. The Three Happy
Children -- XIX. Who made the Stars? -- XX. The Thoughtless Boys -- XXI. Whale Catching --
XXII. The Rich Boy -- XXIII. The Poor Boy -- XXIV. The Little Dog Fido -- XXV. Grandfather's
Story -- XXVI. Little Charles -- XXVII. The Peacock -- XXVIII. The Little Coward -- XXIX. Frank
and the Hour-Glass -- XXX. Things I do not Like -- XXXI. The Lark and the Farmer -- XXXII. How
to Catch a Pony -- XXXIII. The Points of the Compass -- XXXIV. Mary and her Father -- XXXV.
Praise to God -- XXXVI. Meddlesome Matty -- XXXVII. Frank -- XXXVIII. Sam and Harry --
XXXIX. Elephant and Tigress -- XL. The Idle Schoolboy -- XLI. The Lion -- XLII. Pleasing Stories --
XLIII. The Boy and the Bear -- XLIV. Creation of the World -- XLV. The Little Letter-Writer --
XLVI. The Wasp and the Bee -- XLVII. George's Feast -- XLVIII. The Silent Traveler -- XLIX. The
Stolen Child and the Gipsies -- L. Anecdotes of the Monkey -- LI. A Pleasing Dialogue -- LII. The
Quarrelsome Cocks -- LIII. Story of the Coat -- LIV. Story of the Buttons -- LV. The Four Seasons --
LVI. Young Soldiers -- LVII. Honesty Rewarded -- LVIII. True Courage -- LIX. Docility of Birds --
LX. The Reindeer and the Rabbit -- LXI. George and the Hatchet -- LXII. The Lord's Prayer --
LXIII. Grateful Julian -- LXIV. What is Death? -- LXV. Emulation without Envy -- LXVI. Things to
Remember in the Morning -- LXVII. Story about Washington -- LXVIII. Story about Washington -
Concluded -- LXIX. Things to Remember -- LXX. Robbing Birds' Nests -- LXXI. Story of LaFayette
-- LXXII. The Lost Nestlings -- LXXIII. A Dialogue on Dress -- LXXIV. George and Charles --
LXXV. The Little Lord and the Farmer -- LXXVI. Story of Joseph -- LXXVII. Story of Joseph -
Concluded -- LXXVIII. The Ant, the Sparrow and the Bee -- LXXIX. Story of Columbus -- LXXX.
Settlement of America -- LXXXI. The American Revolution -- LXXXII. The Cruel Boy Punished --
LXXXIII. The Choice -- LXXXIV. A Ship in a Storm -- LXXXV. The Insolent Boy -- LXXXVI. The
Time Table -- LXXXVII. Every Thing for the Best -- LXXXVIII. Dialogue -- LXXXIX. Albert and
James -- XC. Too Late for School -- XCI. The Musical Twins -- XCII. Waste Not, Want Not --
XCIII. The Two White Doves -- XCIV. The Race for the Mitten -- XCV. The Last Two Apples --
XCVI. The Hare and the Tortoise -- XCVII. The Ben Lomond Horse -- XCVIII. Casabianca -- XCIX.
The Old Horse -- C. How to Make the Best of It -- CI. Tit for Tat -- CII. The Good Natured Boy --
CIII. Industry and Indolence -- CIV. The Child's Prayer -- CV. The Ten Commandments -- Appendix
Teal cover pasted
on boards; illegible
illustration on front
cover; brown
leather spine; sewn
binding;
advertisement for
Eclectic School
Books on back
cover
McGuffey
Second
Reader
1853A
Donated by Clark
Bruggers
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