PRIZE BOOK. READING NOTEBOOKS FOR THE USE OF SCHOOLS. 1855

Description:
- Reading books for school use, written by D. Joaquín Avendaño and D. Mariano Carderera, inspectores generales de instrucción primeria del reino.
- Edition dedicated to His Excellency Mr. Commissioner Régio for the reform, arrangement and direction of the public schools of Madrid, adapted to the method explained in the teachers' academies.
- Dated 1855. Fourth notebook, third edition.
- Lectura superior. Second grade. Exercises in reading, in all types of compositions in verse.
- Composed of a diversity of famous poems, fables, poetries, tales, etc.
Parts of Contents:
- Single volume. Spanish copy, with complete text.
- Water paper. Title page. Legal page. Title page. First exercise. Water paper.
Description of the book:
- Sewn binding of good execution, with guillotined cuts, from the Second Half of the 19th Century.
- Text in single-colour black printing, very good ink, well centred and with good margins.
- Book printed on fine paper of good quality.
- Embossed leather hard covers. No engravings.

Conservation and Damage:
- The book is in very good condition.
- The book is very clean, with no major damp stains or rust. We have only found a small rust stain between pages 60-70, of no great importance.
- The tips are slightly deteriorated with light creases and folds.
- The book has not suffered any external aggressions such as attacks by insects, rodents, etc.
- The book shows wear and tear typical of it's age.

Comments:
- Both the Measurements, as well as the Weight, are approximate.
- The tones of the colours in the photos are not exactly the same as the tones of the real colours.
- The Book for sale is the one that corresponds to the photos. The description is not a detailed exposition of the book.
- The data provided here are personal opinions not contrasted.