DORET (Frédéric). - Lot 158

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DORET (Frédéric). - Lot 158
DORET (Frédéric). The Little Haitian Syllabary. Based on the popular language of Haiti. Adopted by the Department of Public Instruction for elementary school. 107th Thousand. Available in all bookstores. Port-au-Prince, Haiti. 1929. Impr. des Orphelins-Apprentis d'Auteuil, 40, rue La Fontaine. Paris. In-12 (18 x 13,2 cm). 80 pp. soft covers of fine green cardboard printed in black. New method of learning to read by the Haitian engineer and writer Frédéric Doret (1866-1935). Gradual teaching of French letters and pronunciation illustrated with figures of mouth position and numerous small black engravings. After emphasizing the syllables that are difficult for little Haitians to pronounce, there are tables of the twenty-five letters and the ordinary spelling exercises. This is followed by reading exercises, a text on Haiti, notions on life and land, orations and chronology of the island. Addition and multiplication tables on the third and fourth covers. Perfectly preserved, in its fragile original cover.
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