The Gatherings offers many choices of books dating from the Civil War era to the early 20th century.  All are hand picked from iinspirational, poetry to how-to crafts of an earlier era. Others are chosen for the beautiful covers and lithograph drawings.  For the country primitive lover, you will find authentic cloth covered books, many of them school books.

Should you love, as I do, young children stories and school books, both 19th C to vintage, I think you will be delighted with the findings. As early school books are one of my favorites, I would like to offer a few other treasures from these primary years such as the slate board, pencil boxes, book carriers and even a slate pencil or two.  They just seem to go with early school books. 

So if reading is your past time, especially mid to late Victorian or even into the early 20th century, I hope you will pull up a chair to browse the shelf of the books available.

Image	Name	Price
	19th C Antique Primitive School Slate Board A slate board was essential for children learning school lessons during the 19th Century into the early part of the 20th century.  This pine framed slate board dates from the late 1800's or very early 1900's.  In the original finish…	$32.50	Buy More
	Primitive 19th C Wooden School Pencil Box Shaped Handle For all you primitive country folks or collectors of old writing items, The Gatherings is offering a nice 19th Century wooden pencil box.  I really loved the shaped handle on this one!  This box still has the original finish which has a…	$45.00	Buy More
	1884 Flowers Poem Book Pansy Cover Fringe Edges A beautiful book or booklet of poems - a tribute to the wayside flowers.  Published in 1884 by White, Stokes and Allen, N.Y. Arranged by Ellen E. Dickerson and illustrated by Julia C. Emmet.   The soft cover book features poems by famed p…	$68.50	Buy More
	The Night Before Christmas Vintage Die Cut Children Storybook A children's vintage "Night Before Christmas" storybook dating about 1940's.  Athough there is no date nor publisher indicated, it is printed Made In U.S.A.   The book is soft bound with die cut covers.  Cut ou…	$16.50	Buy More
	Early 1900 Cloth Linen ABC Children Storybook Early 1900 Cloth Linen ABC Children Storybook What child wouldn't want to learn their ABC's from this darling storybook!  Dating from the early 1900's. the book is a linen cloth published by Charles E. Graham & Co.,…	$20.00	Buy More
	Vintage 1945 Quaddies Thornton Burgess Danny Meadow Mouse Storybook Vintage 1945 Quaddies Thornton Burgess Danny Meadow Mouse Storybook A vintage 1945 The Adventures of Danny Meadow Mouse children's storybook by Thornton W. Burgess, with pictures by Harrison Cady.  Printed by Little Brown & Co., Boston.…	$22.50	Buy More
	1914 Story Hour Readers Second Year School Book 1914 Story Hour Readers Second Year School Book This endearing 2nd reader school book belonged to Roy Peterson.  Young Roy lived in Sandusky, Ohio and from his hand written note inside the book, it reads he attended Campbell School in Sandus…	$9.50	Buy More
	1900 Marcus And Miriam Book By Rebecca Ruter Springer Pine Cone And Holly Cover 1900 Marcus And Miriam Book By Rebecca Ruter Springer - Pine Cone And Holly Cover Marcus And Miriam, a story of Jesus was written by Rebecca Ruter Springer.  Although this book has no publishing date, it is probably about 1900.  A pretty c…	$45.00	Buy More
	Vintage 1920 Celluloid Tinted Parrot Letter Opener Vintage 1920 Celluloid Tinted Parrot Letter Opener Here's a neat collectible dating from the 1920s era. The parrot celluloid letter opener has wings and feathers tinted in an aqua color. Red glass jewel for an eye. A great piece in very nice …	$35.00	Buy More
	Illustrated Day of Month Book Of Poems by John Greenleaf Whittier Illustrated Day of Month Book Of Poems 1904 by John Greenleaf Whittier Copyright 1904, an illustrated book of poems written by John Greenleaf Whittier.  Printed by DeWolfe Fiske & Co, Boston. The book consist of 31 pages with each page repr…	$18.50	Buy More