Ginn and Co Scott Foresman Henry Hoyt Antique Literary Book Lot of 3

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Canal Wnchstr, Ohio, US

Maker: Ginn and Company, Scott Foresman and Company, Henry Hoyt (Religious Tract Society) Item: Three-piece antique and vintage educational and religious hardcover book lot Lot Includes: One copy of Goldsmith's "The Deserted Village / The Traveller" & Gray's "Elegy in a Country Churchyard" (Ginn and Co., Standard English Classics, edited by Louise Pound), one copy…

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Canal Wnchstr, Ohio, United States (US)

Item description:

Maker: Ginn and Company, Scott Foresman and Company, Henry Hoyt (Religious Tract Society)
Item: Three-piece antique and vintage educational and religious hardcover book lot
Lot Includes: One copy of Goldsmith's "The Deserted Village / The Traveller" & Gray's "Elegy in a Country Churchyard" (Ginn and Co., Standard English Classics, edited by Louise Pound), one copy of Hawthorne's "The House of the Seven Gables" (Scott, Foresman and Co., The Lake English Classics, 1898, edited by Robert Herrick), and one copy of "Charlie Scott; or, There's Time Enough" (Henry Hoyt / Religious Tract Society)
Dimensions: Standard pocket and textbook sizes ranging between approximately 6.5 to 7.25 inches in height (referencing the ruler scale in the first and seventh photos)
Design Features: Ginn and Co. volume features a textured sage green cloth binding with stylized Art Nouveau cover graphics; Scott Foresman volume features a dark blue/purple cloth binding with a gilded spine title; Henry Hoyt volume features a faded grey cloth binding with an inset rectangular border motif
Condition: Poor to fair antique condition showing heavy wear consistent with age and student use
Wear: Covers show significant surface scuffs, corner bumps, edge fraying, and staining; "Charlie Scott" has a heavily deteriorated spine cloth strip with exposed binding netting at the head and tail; internal pages exhibit typical age-related browning, foxing, and minor water stains; script signature reading "Frederick M. Wales" inscribed in ink on the front flyleaf of one volume; neon green "50" inventory sticker attached to the front cover of the grey volume