Lot # 96 - Antique 1871 Osgood’s American Second Reader – Early Schoolbook

Opening Bid : $ 5.00
Pickup Instructions: Friday pick-up inPuyallup from 10:00-7:00pm
Start Date/Time: 27-Aug-2025 7:00:00 AM
End Date/Time: 03-Sep-2025 8:35:00 PM
Current bid:

$13.00

Highest bidder:

Heythere

Auction has ended

Description :

Antique 1871 Osgood’s American Second Reader – Early Schoolbook

A scarce and historically important 1871 edition of Osgood’s American Second Reader, published by A.H. English & Co. This volume represents one of the foundational texts in 19th-century American education, designed to introduce children to reading and recitation with patriotic, moral, and literary selections.

  • Title: Osgood’s American Second Reader

  • Publisher: A.H. English & Co., Philadelphia

  • Copyright: 1871, by A.H. English & Co.

  • Printer/Bindery: Lane S. Hart, Harrisburg, PA

  • Binding: Original cloth-backed boards with decorative cover (heavily worn but intact)

  • Condition: Acceptable for age – covers show significant wear, rubbing, and fading; spine reinforced but binding remains complete; pages exhibit toning and scattered foxing; early schoolhouse wear consistent with a working textbook.

Historical Note:
This reader was part of the Osgood’s series, widely adopted across U.S. schools in the mid-to-late 19th century. Educational readers from this era are prized for their reflection of early American pedagogy, moral lessons, and national identity during the Reconstruction period.

Measurements:
Approx. 7.5" x 5" x 1"

This example is a true survivor of 19th-century American schoolrooms—a collectible artifact for those interested in early education, Americana, or historic schoolbooks.



Auction History

Highest bidder is Heythere

Date Bid User
03-Sep-2025 7:47:18 PM $13.00 Heythere
03-Sep-2025 7:47:18 PM $12.00 Dakiam
03-Sep-2025 7:46:09 PM $9.00 Heythere
27-Aug-2025 4:21:13 PM $5.00 Dakiam

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