Description
The first edition of The Western Reader, published in 1835.
Twelvemo, v-vi, 216pp. Publishers original printed boards, leather spine. Front cover is dated 1835, with the preface dated December, 1833. The first edition, first state has a date of 1834 on the front printed cover. This second state is identical to the first state in all regards. Housed in custom made blue cloth clamshell case. An excellent piece of early midwestern history, with a strong nationalist message.
(Bal 6930)
Full title: The Western Reader – A Series of Useful Lessons, Designed to Succeed Corey and Fairbank’s Elementary Reader. Selected and Arranged by James Hall.
