Collecting Old School Books

As I was going through my collection of books, in preparation for our recent yard sale, I came across my collection of old school books.  Some of them reminded me of my school days.  Others were from my mom's time.  Still more I've collected as I've browsed yard sales and antique shops.

Among those in my library:

Seventy Lessons in Spelling (revised) copyright 1885.  This edition was published 1905.
The Sprague Classic Readers (Book One, a Primer) by Sarah E. Sprague, published 1903. 
The Big Show, 1949, paperback
Guess Who, the New Basic Readers, 1951.
Around Green Hills, 1963

Of course, the Dick and Jane, Baby Sally, Spot and Puff were the books I read at the one-room school in Poughquag. 

Dick and Jane Readers

Does anyone remember the Dick and Jane readers? Although I'd learned to read before I started school (Mother had been a one-room school teacher before motherhood), I remember how I enjoyed reading about Dick, Jane, Sally, Spot and Puff.

Nowadays, children usually don't have standard readers. They use a variety of little books at grade level. They might read in groups or individually when they start out. Do they miss the fun we (or at least I) had with our progression of Dick and Jane readers?

I was delighted a few years ago, when I found a compilation and history of these books. Also, I've collected some of these readers, along with others from one-room schooldays.