Nostalgic schoolchildren can take comfort in the fact that there are books for all subjects and all levels (right up to university) and documents devoted to pedagogy or related to school life.
Some examples to help you find your way around
Rather than listening to me waxing lyrical, consider just a handful of examples of what you can find in the Perle Rare/Rare Pearl Bookshop :
Paris, Amédée Saintin et Thomine, 1838, 4 tomes, 11 X 17 cm., reliés, 371 + 356 + 309 + 392 pp. Nouvelle édition, précédée de la vie de l'auteur et accompagnée de notes historiques. Pleines basanes à dos lisse, plats encadrés de triples filets dorés, décor sur les coupes. Sceau de l'Institution St Alban sur le plat supérieur du tome 1.