Physical description

A dark blue fabric covered hardcover with the title Victorian Reader Sixth Book, printed in black lettering at the top of the front cover. Underneath is a black circle with Education Department Victoria surrounding a symbol. Second Edition is printed at the lower right on the front cover. All children in Victorian Primary Schools were given these readers to supplement their reading at home. The cover is coming away from the spine. There are short stories, poems and black and white illustrations. Lance Sebire is written in ink on the front cover. 244 Pp.

Publication type

non-fiction

Inscriptions & markings

'Norman. Chapman. Silvan. Grade V1'

Summary

The Victorian Readers were a series of school readers (eight in number) produced between 1928 and 1930 for school children in Victoria and used (with revisions) until the 1950s. This is a first edition of The Victorian Readers Sixth Book published by the Education Department of Victoria for use in Grade Six in Primary Schools.