The California Teacher and Home Journal. Devoted to Education, Literature, Science, and Art. Volume 1 - Number 6

San Francisco: T. E. Flynn & Company, 1883. Softcover. First edition; 9 x 5 3/4; pp. [1], 406-480; grey wraps, printed in black; a few rubbed spots along spine; small signature of previous owner to front wrap; back wrap advertisement illustrated with a woodcut; very good condition.Being the official organ of the Department of Public Instruction, the journal featured new methods and experiments in teaching, new educational devices, poetry, hints and advice on schools and universities, etc. Right around the same time, the Department of Public Instruction led a campaign, through the journal, to take away textbook printing from the major commercial publishers and entrust it to the state. The movement would prove successful, culminating with the famous Perry Amendment to the Constitution of California in 1884.