Historical information

This book was used in Forms 1.2 and 3 by Ian Smith. It is an example of the type of English book used in the 1960s.

Significance

Historical: Education in the 1960s, compared with other eras. Provenance: Ian Smith attended school in the Kiewa Valley.

Physical description

Red book covered with clear plastic with white writing (printed) on cover.

Inscriptions & markings

Across top of book in faded red: ON . SPELLING . WORD STUDY . MISTAKES TO AVOID . IDIOMS . A / GRAMMAR . PUNCTUATION . SPELLING . WORD STUDY . MIST / VICES . CORRESPONDENCE . GRAMMAR . PUNCTUATION . SPEL
Centre middle in white large letters: A BASIC COURSE IN / ENGLISH
Across bottom quarter of book in faded red: NDENCE . GRAMMAR . PUNCTUATION . SPELLING . WORD STUDY / IDIOMS AND COMMON SAYINGS . FIGURES OF SPEECH . POETIC D / . MISTAKES TO AVOID . IDIOMS AND COMMON SAYINGS . FIGU
The faded red writing continues on the back cover where the word NISBET is written originally in white but coloured with blue ink.