Il libro della IV classe elementare. Aritmetica - Scienze
Rome: La libreria dello stato, 1939. Paperback. 331, [3] pp., illustrations, wraps. 8 x 6 in. Colophon: “Impresso nelle officine degli Stabilimenti Poligrafici Editori de ‘Il Resto del Carlino’ Bologna, con i tipi dell’Istituto Poligrafico dello State, su carta fabbricata nello stabilimento di Foggia dell’Istituto medesimo con materie prime nazionali, 1938 - XVI [i.e. year sixteen of the Fascist government].” Price on
rear cover: “Prezzo: Lire 6,50.” Covers show signs of handling and smudging; edge wear, chipped at the head and foot of the spine. On the front cover, inscribed in pencil: “A Della Torre XV.”.
Textbook covering math and science for the fourth grade, the second to last under the Fascist education system. The first section covers math: arithmetic, multiplication, division, decimals, and geometry, with illustrations and word problems. The second section on science is divided into natural science (biology, zoology, physiology) and physical sciences (physics, chemistry). The science section has many half-tone photo-illustrations of animals and products, like a piano, phonograph, and heating fan. A small sheet of ruled paper with a handwritten assignment is inserted; in it, a student reports on their progress in the classroom.
Cat.No: 299122
Price: $35.00