{"product_id":"sammelband-canvassing-book","title":"Sammelband canvassing book, ca. 1901.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eCloth wallet binding with snap closure, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e10 x 7.5 x 2 inches. Designed with flaps to wrap around the top and bottom edges but were left unused; nibbling to 1\/2\" section of the rear joint and spine head, upper edges of specimen covers. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSplit at the rear hinge and overall a bit shaken, as typical, about Very Good overall. The first title page is stamped \u003cem\u003eAmerican Publishing Co., Beaver Springs, Pa.\u003c\/em\u003e, below the generic \"Juvenile Publishers\" imprint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe last two titles are the most heavily represented with sample pages and plates, including an x-ray photograph and charming poses for dramatic recitations. The American Publishing Co. was known for selling religious and educational books by subscription, including \u003cem\u003eThe Great Galveston Disaster\u003c\/em\u003e. The range of titles here appeals to a juvenile audience while also offering potential educational value to the adults in \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrue Stories of Our Presidents\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cem\u003e 20th Century Cyclopedia\u003c\/em\u003e, and even the literary selections of\u003cem\u003e New Popular Speaker.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAllardyce, Isabel. \u003cem\u003eNursery Stories and Rhymes... \u003c\/em\u003eStamped imprint \"American Publishing Co., Beaver Springs, Pa.\" Cover title \u003cem\u003eA.B.C. Rhymes and Mother Goose Stories for the Nursery. \u003c\/em\u003eCopyright Horace Fry, 1900.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eTrue Stories of Our Presidents and the Early History of Our Great Country\u003c\/em\u003e (cover title, no t.p.) By Ella Hines Stratton, introduced as the author on one of the sample pages.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eFrom Eden to Calvary or Through the Bible in a Year with our Boys \u0026amp; Girls,\u003c\/em\u003e by Grandpa Reuben Prescott. Copyright George Bertron, 1900.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eNew Popular Speaker and Writer for Home, School, and Platform \u003c\/em\u003e(no t.p.)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e20th Century Cyclopedia of New and Universal Knowledge. \u003c\/em\u003eCopyright D. Z. Howell, 1901. Includes color folding map.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"[canvassing dummy, salesman samples]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46338728001686,"sku":"Q2284a","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/files\/APC_7837.jpg?v=1776103694","url":"https:\/\/alsobooksbooks.com\/products\/sammelband-canvassing-book","provider":"Haec City \/ Also Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}