[Rarebooks] fs: If 1 Confederate can kill 7 Yankees...

[Back Creek Books]

Greetings All,

For your consideration:
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(No. 7922 )  Johnson, L[emuel].. AN ELEMENTARY ARITHMETIC, DESIGNED FOR
BEGINNERS: THE FIRST PRINCIPLES OF THE SCIENCE [COVER TITLE: "JOHNSON'S
COMMON SCHOOL ARITHMETIC"].
Raleigh, NC: Branson & Farrar, 1864. First printing, Hardcover, Sixteenmo,
154 pages. Good.
      Confederate imprint of a basic grade school arithmetic book. The story
problems herein are filled with military references and Southern propaganda
such as this oft-mentioned example from page 44: "If one Confederate soldier
can whip 7 Yankees, how many soldiers can whip 49 Yankees?". The book was
very cheaply made and is bound in tan paper over thin boards with binder's
title printed on upper board and publisher's title list on lower board. Some
browning to top 1" of upper board, minor rubs and scuffs to boards, 1"
repaired crack to paper binding near top edge of upper joint. The book has
been expertly restored by a professional bookbinder, including reattachment
of both boards, miscellaneous paper repairs, and a period-sympathetic spine.
The cheap paper remains quite brittle, and there are a few scattered chips
to fore edges. Very scarce, wretchedly produced.    $750.00
See photo: http://www.backcreekbooks.com/bookphotos/7922.jpg

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Rock Toews
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