A very rare vintage Dick and Jane 1st Grade book - the Teacher's Edition for the Pre-Reading and Pre-Primers for the 1940's.

This gorgeous, unused, and very rare book has the Guidebook  in the front half containing 272 pages of wonderful story information and guidance in teaching, with the three Pre-Primers in the back half of the book.  

Sally is not yet named in the first 2 Pre-Primers, We Look and See and We Work and Play. She is referred to as Baby until the 3rd Pre-Primer, We Come and Go. Includes Dick and Jane, Spot and Puff, Mother and Father.

A real treasure for the Dick and Jane collector.  With 184 total story pages filled with charming Sally Dick and Jane stories & watercolor 1940's illustrations beautifully illustrated on each page by well-known artist   Eleanor Campbell . 

Condition

This rare teacher's book does not appear to have been used, there is no writing, no markings, the pages look untouched.  The covers are gorgeous, with very square corners and no rubbing.  This book has been very well protected all these years.  The teacher's guidebook, the first 272 pages show normal age tanning due to the paper used in printing. The pages to all three Pre-Primers are very bright, white and crisp, looking just published.  No page flaws, no missing pages, no page tears, and no storage smells.  This is an extremely beautiful and very rare copy.