Hall, Frances Adkins SOUNDS AND LETTERS Primer and Five Readers Boxed Set 1964

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# Scarce Vintage 1964 "Sounds and Letters" Boxed Set ## By Frances Adkins Hall – Published by Linguistica (Ithaca, NY) ### COMPLETE SET: Includes Primer, Readers 1-5, and Original Newspaper Clipping Up for auction or buy-it-now is an incredibly rare, collectible piece of mid-century educational history: the 1964 edition of **"Sounds and Letters (Primer and Five Readers)"** by renowned linguist Frances Adkins Hall. Published out of Ithaca, New York by Linguistica, this specialized phonetic curriculum was primarily distributed to experimental reading groups, academic clinics, and remedial reading instructors in the 1950s and 1960s. Finding a complete set in this condition is a true rarity. ### **What is Included:** 1. **Original Hardboard Storage Box** 2. **Book 1: Primer** 3. **Book 2: First Reader** 4. **Book 3: Second Reader** 5. **Book 4: Third Reader** 6. **Book 5: Fourth Reader** 7. **Book 6: Fifth Reader** 8. **Bonus Vintage Newspaper Clipping:** A wonderful historical accompaniment related to the release, methodology, or context of the curriculum. ### **Condition Report:** * **Booklets:** IMMACULATE / LIKE NEW. All six original booklets are present and completely free of interior wear, creases, stains, or markings. The pages are crisp, bright, and firmly bound. It appears the inner curriculum was rarely, if ever, handled. * **Storage Box:** VERY GOOD VINTAGE CONDITION. The outer green box is structurally sound and sturdy with nice sharp corners. There is a clean, vintag

• Publisher: Linguistica
• Year: 1964
• Condition: Fine

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