DescriptionPrimary school text: New Education Readers: Book Three. A Synthethic and Phonic Word Method. Development of Obscure Vowels, Initials, and Terminals. By A.J. Demarest and William M. Van Sickle. NY: American Book Co., [1918]. New edition. Small 8vo decorated cloth hardcover. 160 pp, illustrated. Demarest was the Superintendent of Public Instruction, Hoboken, N.J. The reader is for Grade 3 and is based on a system developed by the authors from other methods. They call theirs on the title page "Synthetic and Phonic Word Method." Originally published in 1900 and a new edition issued in ca. 1918. This copy has signatures on the endleaf and are likely from 1923 to 1928 (see dated signatures in 2002.222.0010 and 2002.222.0013.) This book is part of a series of at least four books for grades 1 to 4. Small 8vo cloth hardcover