Yes. I would definitely sell these as one bundle. They have much more appeal together as a coherent group of vintage Arnold school readers than as individual low value books.
From the photographs I can identify eight volumes:
Two Plays of Goldsmith by Boas & Willy
Looking Beneath the Surface by Tough
One Crowded Hour edited by James Sutherland
Prose of Spirit and Action 4 by W. M. Smyth
Prose of Spirit and Action 3 by W. M. Smyth
From Sea to Space by Stephenson & Moon
The Seven Ages of Man by Nuttall
American Short Stories by Fowler
What makes the group interesting is the mid century educational publishing aesthetic. These are clothbound school readers from Arnold, with wonderfully period photographic and illustrated covers. The subject matter is unusually broad, moving through literature, biography, history, science, exploration and space. That makes the bundle attractive beyond people simply looking for old textbooks.
There is also a genuine collecting angle here. Arnold was an established educational publisher and continued producing school and graded reading material for decades. Archival Australian educational material confirms Arnold titles were being used and reviewed for school readers, although I haven't found enough reliable online documentation to pin down this exact series or all eight individual editions from the photographs alone. Education NSW
The frustrating thing is that these particular titles are very thinly traded online. Searches for the exact titles produced almost no meaningful comparable sales. That's actually useful information: this isn't a commodity bundle where buyers have 30 identical sets to choose from.
I wouldn't price them at $20 or $30 just because they're old school readers.
I'd list the eight at AUD $79.95, offers on.
I would be quite happy taking $55 to $65. At $79.95 you're allowing for the fact that the right buyer may be a collector of vintage education, school memorabilia, children's publishing or mid century book design. If they sit for a long time, I'd move them toward $59.95 rather than breaking them up.
And I particularly like From Sea to Space. That cover is superb. The rocket, submarine and ray imagery gives you a nice Cold War era science and technology collecting angle.
Vintage Arnold School Readers 8 Book Bundle Literature Science History Hardcover
Collection of eight vintage Arnold school readers featuring Two Plays of Goldsmith, Looking Beneath the Surface, One Crowded Hour, Prose of Spirit and Action 3, Prose of Spirit and Action 4, From Sea to Space, The Seven Ages of Man and American Short Stories. A wonderfully evocative group of vintage educational books covering literature, biography, history, science, exploration and technology, with distinctive period photographic and illustrated covers. Particularly appealing as a surviving group rather than isolated volumes, these would suit collectors of vintage school books, educational history, mid century publishing and nostalgic classroom material.
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