Antique old CHILDREN'S SCHOOL BOOK FIFTH READER Newell Creery Baltimore 1868

a very rare school book published just after the civil war

 THE FIFTH READER  for the USE OF SCHOOLS.  by  M.A.NEWELL, Principle of the Maryland State Normal School,  and WM. R CREERY, city superintendent of Public Instruction, Baltimore

published by KELLY, PIET & COMPANY. 174 Baltimore street, Baltimore  1868

contents include:

• THE ANGLER
• EXHORTATION TO PRAYER
• ROLLA'S ADDRESS TO THE PERUVIANS
• THE BEGINNING OF THE REVOLUTION
• PAUL REVERE'S RIDE
• THE BELL OF LIBERTY
• GOODY BLAKE AND HARRY GILL
• SOLILOQUY OF THE OLD PHILOSOPHER
• THE COUNTRY CLERGYMAN
• MY LORD TOMNODDY
• TAXES THE PRICE OF GLORY
• THE SEMINOLE'S DEFIANCE
• BOB CRATCHIT'S CHRISTMAS DINNER
• THE BAREFOOT BOY
• THE BLACKSMITH OF RAGENBACH
• THE LIFE-BOAT
• SAYINGS OF POOR RICHARD
• MAUD MULLER
• THE UNSEEN BATTLEFIELD
• THE OLD FISHERMAN
• THE RAILWAY TRAVELER'S FAREWELL
• JOHN CARTER
• THE AMERICAN FLAG
• THE BLACK HOLE OF CALCUTTA
• STORY FROM SPANISH HISTORY
• THE EVILS OF WAR
• THE SOLDIER'S FUNERAL
• CONTRAST BETWEEN THE ARAB AND THE FRENCHMAN
• THE BAROMETER
• A WONDERFUL CLOCK
• THE ARCHERY OF WILLIAM TELL
• LOSS OF THE STEAMSHIP ARCTIC
• BUTTONS
• JOHN MAYNARD
• THE UNCLE-A MYSTERY
• ETC, ETC.

360 pages with various degrees of spots, scattered throughout.  a few pencil markings on contents pages. two pages have signatures probably by school girls. Nice neat signatures M.E Garwood. Katie Miller ? Rosalind  Brook. some pages pulling at spine.  some pencil and pen markings on endpapers. signature of Virginia Johnson. Hardcover has lot of wear, damage on spine. worn edges. black leather spine with gold lettering lot of wear.

McFadden Alexander Newell (1824–1894) commissioned and was the first principal of Maryland State Normal School (now Towson University

cabinet above desk, left bottom cab, bottom shelf