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This annotated bibliography lists German textbooks published in the United States for use in junior high, high school, and college by students whose first language is English. Intended for those interested in researching old and writing new texts, as well as for those searching for an extant volume for classroom use, the bibliography consists of 645 entries. With the exception of a few books published prior to 1942 which are still in print, all books listed were published between 1942 and 1973. The texts are categorized according to their main pedagogical purpose, and each appears only once. The categories are: (1) beginning texts; (2) intermediate texts; (3) integrated series; (4) science grammars; (5) reference grammars; (6) composition and conversation texts; (7) general readers; (8) cultural readers and anthologies; (9) science and other area readers; and (10) anthologies of poetry, prose, and drama. In appendix A supplementary materials of the following types are cited: (1) workbooks, (2) phonetics and pronunciation texts, (3) word and idiom lists, (4) self-teaching books, (5) guides for travelers, (6) translation texts, and (7) dictionaries. Appendix B consists of general bibliographic references and a list of works on language teaching methodology. (PMP)