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Floyd Family Collection: McGuffey Readers & Spellers (Arranged by Brother & Date) Illustration from William McGuffey's Eclectic Third Reader, 1879 This file contains 51 entries. To indicate a sense of the publishing history of the famous McGuffey readers and spellers held in the Floyd Family Collection, the records have been arranged by main entry, date of publication, and title. Titles appear in logical rather than strict alphabetical order. For example, a "third" eclectic reader will precede a "fourth" eclectic reader. William McGuffey wrote the Primer through the Fourth Eclectic Reader, while his brother Alexander was responsible for the Fifth through the Sixth Eclectic Reader. Alexander is also responsible for the Eclectic Speller. For authorship assignments as followed in this bibliography, consult John H. Westerhoff, McGuffey and His Readers, 1978, pp. 17-18. Another view of authorship of volume six is expressed by Harvey C. Minnich, William Holmes McGuffey and His Readers, c1936, pp. 85-86. A publishing history chart appears on page 40 and a listing of various editions held by four major collections of McGuffey materials may be found on pages 186-94 of the Minnich work. A modern seven-volume facsimile reprint, excluding the Speller, concludes this catalog. William H. McGuffey [Cf. John H. Westerhoff, McGuffey and His Readers, 1978, pp. 17-18, for authorship. Sometimes Alexander's works are incorrectly attributed to his brother William both by bibliographers and by his publishers. Consequently, even some OCLC records are inaccurate. Cover of Eclectic Third Reader, 1840 M'Guffey, William H. REVISED AND IMPROVED ECLECTIC THIRD READER: CONTAINING SELECTIONS IN PROSE AND POETRY, FROM THE BEST AMERICAN AND ENGLISH WRITERS: WITH PLAIN RULES FOR READING AND DIRECTIONS FOR AVOIDING COMMON ERRORS. Twenty-sixth ed. Cincinnati: Truman and Smith, 1840. 165 pp. Notes: At head of title: McGuffey's Third Reader. This copy was originally purchased for 37 cents. M'Guffey, William H. REVISED AND IMPROVED ECLECTIC THIRD READER CONTAINING SELECTIONS IN PROSE AND POETRY, FROM THE BEST AMERICAN AND ENGLISH WRITERS WITH PLAIN RULES FOR READING AND DIRECTIONS FOR AVOIDING COMMON ERRORS. Thirty Second Edition--110,000 Copies Cincinnati: Truman and Smith, 1843. 165 pp. Notes: At head of title: McGuffey's Third Reader. This copy lacks back cover. McGuffey, Wm. H. MCGUFFEY'S NEWLY REVISED FIRST READER. THE FIRST ECLECTIC READER FOR YOUNG CHILDREN: CONSISTING OF PROGRESSIVE LESSONS IN READING AND SPELLING; MOSTLY IN EASY WORDS OF ONE AND TWO SYLLABLES. Eclectic Series-Newly Improved. Cincinnati: Winthrop B. Smith, c1844. 108 pp. Notes: This copy lacks pp. 105-08. This copy was held by the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library. McGuffey, William H. MCGUFFEY'S NEWLY REVISED SECOND READER, THE ECLECTIC SECOND READER: CONSISTING OF PROGRESSIVE LESSONS IN READING AND SPELLING; FOR THE YOUNGER CLASSES IN SCHOOLS. WITH ENGRAVINGS. Enlarged and greatly improved. Eclectic Series-Newly Improved. Cincinnati: Winthrop B. Smith, c1844. 216 pp. Notes: McGuffey, Wm. H. MCGUFFEY'S NEWLY REVISED ECLECTIC FIRST READER: CONTAINING PROGRESSIVE LESSONS IN READING AND SPELLING. REVISED AND IMPROVED. Permanent Stereotype ed. Eclectic Educational Series. Cincinnati: Winthrop B. Smith & Co., c1848. 108 pp. Notes: In envelope. This copy lacks all pages after p. 34. McGuffey, Wm. H. MCGUFFEY'S NEWLY REVISED ECLECTIC FOURTH READER: CONTAINING ELEGANT EXTRACTS, IN PROSE AND POETRY, WITH RULES FOR READING, AND EXERCISES IN ARTICULATION, DEFINING, ETC. REVISED AND IMPROVED. Permanent Stereotype ed. Eclectic Educational Series. Cincinnati: Winthrop B. Smith, c1848. 336 pp. Notes: McGuffey, Wm. H. MCGUFFEY'S NEWLY REVISED ECLECTIC SECOND READER: CONTAINING PROGRESSIVE LESSONS IN READING AND SPELLING. REVISED AND IMPROVED. Revised Stereotype ed. Eclectic Educational Series. Cincinnati: Winthrop B. Smith & Co., c1853. 224 pp. Notes: 2 copies. Copy 1 lacks pp. 223-24. McGuffey, Wm. H. MCGUFFEY'S NEWLY REVISED ECLECTIC FOURTH READER: CONTAINING ELEGANT EXTRACTS IN PROSE AND POETRY WITH RULES FOR READING, AND EXERCISES IN ARTICULATION, DEFINING, ETC. REVISED AND IMPROVED. Revised Stereoype ed. Eclectic Educational Series. Cincinnati: Winthrop B. Smith & Co., c1853. 336 pp. Notes: Publisher's address given as "No. 58 Main Street." This copy was held by the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library. McGuffey, Wm. H. MCGUFFEY'S NEWLY REVISED ECLECTIC FOURTH READER: CONTAINING ELEGANT EXTRACTS IN PROSE AND POETRY WITH RULES FOR READING, AND EXERCISES IN ARTICULATION, DEFINING, ETC. REVISED AND IMPROVED. Revised Stereoype ed. Eclectic Educational Series. Cincinnati: Winthrop B. Smith & Co., c1853. 336 pp. Notes: Publisher's address is given "No. 137 Walnut Street." This copy was held by the Indianapolis Marion County Public Library. McGuffey, Wm. H. MCGUFFEY'S NEWLY REVISED ECLECTIC FOURTH READER: CONTAINING ELEGANT EXTRACTS IN PROSE AND POETRY, WITH RULES FOR READING, AND EXERCISES IN ARTICULATION, DEFINING, ETC. REVISED AND IMPROVED. Revised Electrotype ed. Eclectic Educational Series. Cincinnati: Sargent, Wilson & Hinkle; New York: Clark & Maynard, c1853. 332 pp. Notes: Inscribed by owner and dated "Feb 14th 1865" on first leaf. McGuffey, Wm. H. MCGUFFEY'S NEW FOURTH ECLECTIC READER: INSTRUCTIVE LESSONS FOR THE YOUNG. Stereotype ed. Eclectic Educational Series. Cincinnati: Sargent, Wilson & Hinkle; New York: Clark & Maynard, c1857. 216 pp. Notes: Page 69, New First Eclectic Reader, 1863 McGuffey, Wm. H. MCGUFFEY'S NEW FIRST ECLECTIC READER: FOR YOUNG LEARNERS. Eclectic Educational Series. Cincinnati and New York: Van Antwerp, Bragg & Co., c1863. 84 pp. Notes: This copy has four blank pages between title page/verso and p. 7. McGuffey, Wm. H. MCGUFFEY'S NEW SECOND ECLECTIC READER: FOR YOUNG LEARNERS. Eclectic Educational Series. Cincinnati and New York: Van Antwerp, Bragg & Co., c1865. 162 pp. Notes: McGuffey, Wm. H. MCGUFFEY'S NEW THIRD ECLECTIC READER, FOR YOUNG LEARNERS. Eclectic Educational Series. Cincinnati and New York: Wilson, Hinkle & Co., 1865. 242 pp. Notes: This copy was used in Ohio. McGuffey, Wm. H. MCGUFFEY'S NEW FOURTH ECLECTIC READER. Enlarged ed. Eclectic Educational Series. Cincinnati: Sargent, Wilson & Hinkle; Chicago: Cobb, Pritchard & Co.; New York: Clark & Maynard, c1866. 242 pp. Notes: This copy was held by the Indiana State Musuem. McGuffey, Wm. H. MCGUFFEY'S NEW FOURTH ECLECTIC READER: INSTRUCTIVE LESSONS FOR THE YOUNG. Enlarged ed. Eclectic Educational Series. Cincinnati and New York: Wilson, Hinkle & Co., c1866. 242 pp. Notes: Title page lacks lower right corner. McGuffey, W. H. MCGUFFEY'S NEW FOURTH ECLECTIC READER: INSTRUCTIVE LESSONS FOR THE YOUNG. Eclectic Educational Series. Cincinnati and New York: Van Antwerp, Bragg & Co., c1866. 242 pp. Notes: 2 copies. Copy 2 was held by the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library. MCGUFFEY'S NEWLY REVISED ECLECTIC PRIMER. NEWLY ILLUSTRATED. Eclectic Educational Series. Cincinnati and New York: Van Antwerp, Bragg & Co., c1867. 60 pp. Notes: Title page lacks author statement. "Newly Illustrated" appears below the title page woodcut. This copy lacks lower portion of p. 11. MCGUFFEY'S THIRD ECLECTIC READER. Revised ed. Eclectic Educational Series. Cincinnati and New York: Van Antwerp, Bragg & Co., c1879. 208 pp. Notes: Title page lacks author statement. This copy was held by the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library. MCGUFFEY'S FOURTH ECLECTIC READER. Revised ed. Eclectic Educational Series. Cincinnati and New York: Van Antwerp, Bragg & Co., c1879. 256 pp. Notes: Title page lacks author statement. This copy was used in Roam, Indiana. MCGUFFEY'S THIRD ECLECTIC READER. Revised ed. Eclectic Educational Series. New York, Cincinnati, Chicago: American Book Company, c1896. 208 pp. Notes: Title page lacks author statement. MCGUFFEY'S ECLECTIC PRIMER. Revised ed. Eclectic Educational Series. New York, Cincinnati, and Chicago: American Book Company, c1909. 64 pp. Notes: 2 copies. Title page lacks author statement. Copy 1 was held by the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library. MCGUFFEY'S FIRST ECLECTIC READER. Revised ed. Eclectic Educational Series. New York, Cincinnati, and Chicago: American Book Company, c1920. 96 pp. Notes: 2 copies. Title page lacks author statement. Copy 2 was held by the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library. MCGUFFEY'S SECOND ECLECTIC READER. Revised ed. Eclectic Educational Series. New York, Cincinnati, and Chicago: American Book Company, c1920. 160 pp. Notes: Title page lacks author statement. That this copy is a reprint of the 1879 ed. is indicated by a note on the book flag. This copy was held by the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library. MCGUFFEY'S THIRD ECLECTIC READER. Revised ed. Eclectic Educational Series. New York, Cincinnati, and Chicago: American Book Company, c1920. 208 pp. Notes: Title page lacks author statement. This copy was held by the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library. MCGUFFEY'S FOURTH ECLECTIC READER. Revised ed. Eclectic Educational Series. New York, Cincinnati, and Chicago: American Book Company, c1920. 256 pp. Notes: 2 copies. Title page lacks author statement. Copy 2 was used in Frankfort, Kentucky and was held by the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library. McGuffey, Wm. H. MCGUFFEY'S NEW FIRST ECLECTIC READER: FOR YOUNG LEARNERS. Eclectic Educational Series. S.l.: [Henry Ford, 1925]. 84 pp. Notes: Publisher's statement from added half-title leaf. Reprint of 1885 ed. From title page: original publisher's statement is "New York, Cincinnati, Chicago: