LAST ITEM HELD MATCHING THIS TITLE STATED:

Victoria: Minitry of Education, 1989. Publishers original soft covers, presented in torn case. Minor marks to top edges of books. No inscription. First Books: Pale Olive textured covers, rubbing to back cover, profusely illustrated with colour drawings throughout text. 96pp. Minor marks to closed page edges otherwise clean and bright in firm binding. Second Book: Orange textured covers. Profusely illustrated with colour and b/w drawings throughout text. 112pp. clean and bright in firm binding. Third Book: Tan textured covers. Profusely illustrated with b/w drawings throughout text. 152pp. clean and bright in firm binding. Fourth Book: Green textured covers. Profusely illustrated with b/w drawings throughout text. 183pp. clean and bright in firm binding. Fifth Book: Turquoise textured covers. Profusely illustrated with b/w drawings throughout text. 216pp. clean and bright in firm binding. Sixth Book: Blue textured covers. Profusely illustrated with b/w drawings throughout text. 244pp. clean and bright in tight binding. Seventh Book: Red textured covers. Profusely illustrated with b/w drawings throughout text. 246pp. Minor small marks to closed page edges otherwise clean and bright in firm binding. Eighth Book: Brown textured covers. Profusely illustrated with b/w drawings throughout text. 260pp. clean and bright in tight binding. This is a facsimile reprint of the Victorian Readers. The eight books, one for each grade, that then comprised the primary school, were first published by the Victorian Education Department between 1928 and 1930. Second editions of all but the First Book, with a few changes in content, appeared some ten years later. Beginning in the 1950's, a new Department publication gradually replaced the old books with the exception of the Fifth and Sixth Books, which survived until the late 1960's, when commercially produced reading material finally took over in schools. So these two latter books were in use, virtually unchanged for some forty years. Apart from the bad condition of the presentation case these books came in, the books are in excellent condition. . Reprint. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.