Original red cloth on boards. Stories of The Fisherman, The Three Sisters, Prince Ahmed, Aladdin, Ali Baba, and Sindbad. Editor was Superintendent of Public Schools. In his preface he states that the appeal of these stories to the imagination of our children is the reason for introducing a few of the best of them into the schools. He acknowledges that the text is that of Dr. Scott, published in England in 1811, revised and simplified. Random gluing repairs to gutters to prevent separation of leaves. Lower corner tip of p.78 (Prince Ahmed) is missing, affecting about 12 lines. 210 pp.