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McGuffey's New Third Eclectic Reader. by [Ford, Henry]; McGuffey, William H - 1930

by [Ford, Henry]; McGuffey, William H

McGuffey's New Third Eclectic Reader. by [Ford, Henry]; McGuffey, William H - 1930

McGuffey's New Third Eclectic Reader.

by [Ford, Henry]; McGuffey, William H

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[Dearborn]: Henry Ford, 1930. Signed by Henry Ford. Very Good. Facsimile reprint of the 1885 edition, published in 1930 and promoted by Henry Ford, who has signed this copy on the front free endpaper. 17 cm; 242 pages. Green printed boards as issued.

According to the Henry Ford Archive: McGuffey Readers had a deep and lasting influence on Henry Ford. They were among the earliest objects reflecting the American experience that Henry Ford collected, beginning in the 1910s. Ford bought every copy that he could findamassing, by the 1930s, a collection of 468 copies of 145 different editions. A strong believer in McGuffeys educational principles, Ford perpetuated these beliefs by founding the Edison Institute Schools. He even had the readers reprinted so that the children in the schools could use them.

  • Bookseller Rodger Friedman Rare Book Studio US (US)
  • Book Condition Used - Very Good
  • Quantity Available 1
  • Edition Signed by Henry Ford
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Henry Ford
  • Place of Publication [Dearborn]
  • Date Published 1930
McGuffey's New Second Eclectic Reader.

McGuffey's New Second Eclectic Reader.

by [Ford, Henry]; McGuffey, William H

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  • Hardcover
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Hardcover
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[Dearborn]: Henry Ford, 1930. Very Good. Facsimile reprint of the 1885 edition, published in 1930 and promoted by Henry Ford.17 cm; 84 pages. Green printed boards as issued. According to the Henry Ford Archive: McGuffey Readers had a deep and lasting influence on Henry Ford. They were among the earliest objects reflecting the American experience that Henry Ford collected, beginning in the 1910s. Ford bought every copy that he could find—amassing, by the 1930s, a collection of 468 copies of 145 different editions. A strong believer in McGuffey’s educational principles, Ford perpetuated these beliefs by founding the Edison Institute Schools. He even had the readers reprinted so that the children in the schools could use them.
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