"Cyr's Third Reader" The Children's Third Reader by Ellen M. Cyr, preface, contents, stories up to p.260, guide to pronunciation, word list (p.262-277) proper names list (p.278-280) mention of a Sam, Laura Trupper, Grant and a Nelle Greene from West Union, Iowa, 280 pages, small brown school book with shell design and company's name and title of book on cover, title also along the spine of the book, on back cover 12 shells and a picture of a presumably Roman soldier with the words "Ginn & Company" at the top and then the distribution centers around the rest of the rectangle (Chicago and New York legible) Color: BR