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ABC, Shape Book, Picture Book, Dogs
New York: Saalfield Publishing, 1916. 8 pp. Die-cut alphabet or ABC book illustrated by "Albert". The front cover depicts children on roller skates. Each of the alphabet letters depicts an anthropomorphic dog in different situations. A reads a book on title page. Antics of this same dog throughout with relevant.....
Price: $60.00
alphabet rhymes, nursery rhymes, children's poetry, alphabet.
New York: McLoughlin Brothers, c1885. 16 pp. (including wrap covers, unpaginated). Mounted on linen, this book has charming chromolithographic illustrations throughout. Each letter has rhyme snippet that accompanies it. For example: " 'F' is for A Frog, he would a-wooing go, whether his mother would let me or no" ".....
Price: $75.00
London,Railway Tourism,Travel in Victorian Britain
London, England: Wm. Tweedie, 1862. A railway guide, but made into an ABC, published in the 1860s for tourists and locals alike to properly plan their train journeys. Published in November 1862 at the height of Victoria's reign around the same time of the International Exhibition of 1862, which brought.....
Price: $500.00
ABCs for Adults
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: David McKay Company, 1947. First edition of a whimsical alphabet book for adults, with rhymes by Huger Elliott and illustrations by Elizabeth Shippen Green Elliott. Dedicated "to all word lovers who have a zetetic flair", the book aims to bring "play" back to adults who may think they.....
Price: $60.00
Needlework, Copybook, Embroidery, Women's Work
1860s. Concertina style booklet with 7 pages. Five (5) pages of upper case elaborate letters plus 2 pages of decorative element. No printer or publisher indicated. Measures 4 1/2" x 3". Light foxing within; cover wear and repair.
Price: $50.00
Spelling Bees, Community Events
Maytown, Ohio: Marietta Times, 1887. B at the B! The local spelling bee, that is, in Maytown, Ohio, on February 22, 1887: "There will B prizes! There will B music!". Measures 10.25" by 6.75", verso blank. Ink stamp to recto.
Price: $175.00
1893 Columbian Exhibition,Depictions of Christopher Columbus,ABC Books,Advertising Family Medicines
United States: [1893]. A color-illustrated ABC book for little readers, advertising family medicines and household remedies. The two main products advertised as Brandreth's Pills and Allcock's Porous Plasters. Each letter of the alphabet has a different color illustration of a significant moment in American history, highlight the Columbus expedition. Some.....
Price: $200.00
Nursery book, nursery rhyme, mother Hubbard, Mother goose,
New York: Platt adn Munk Co Inc, 1939. A charming children's book full of Mother Goose Rhymes and colorful illustrations. In addtion to the classic rhymes the book also features several short stories, such as "Good Doggies" and "The Quack Quack Family". There is also an ABC section to the.....
Price: $50.00
Tactile Books,Circus,Acrobats,Clowns
Cleveland, Ohio: The Goldsmith Company, 1928. A very charming acrobatic ABC alphabet, with each letter featuring clowns forming the letters out of paired contorted poses. For the letter "C": "Entwined like this we bend and curve Our bodies in the air, And thus we make as fine a C As.....
Price: $150.00
ABC Books,Animals in Children's Books,Chromolithography
New York, New York: McLoughlin Bros, 1899. A scarce and attractive McLoughlin Brothers "ABC" book, themed around "Comical Pets". Inside are fourteen pages of alphabet rhymes accompanied by in-text chromolitho illustrations of playful anthropomorphic animals. There is also an alphabet page, and spelling lessons ranging from two to six letters.....
Price: $250.00
German learning
New York: American Tract Society. 160 pp. Blind stamped, gilt brown cloth hard cover, illustrated, entirely in German. Begins with the alphabet, an illustration, the upper and lower case letter than a biblical verse, other items include the small and large alphabets, the vowels, simple syllables, and short stories. 6.....
Price: $18.00
Early Childhood Education, ABC, Counting, Paper Dolls
Cleveland: The World Syndicate Publishing Company, 1930. Unnumbered pages. Illustrated paper covers. The first section of the book provides coloring instructions on the left page and pages to color on the right. Some pages are text explaining h which colors are to be uses; other are colored images mirroring the.....
Price: $150.00
Educational, Morals, Alphabet
Concord: Atwood & Brown, 1837/1839. 16 pp. wrapper. with 14 illustrations. The cover is yellow, and the title page states this is the Seventh Series -- No. 5. The cover states this was published in 1839 in Concord by Boyd & White, while the title page says 1837 in Concord.....
Price: $50.00
Early Learning, Illustrated Children's Books
London, England: Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd., c.1900. Two (2) illustrated ABC books by Raphael Tuck & Sons, both part of "Father Tuck's First Lesson Series" and illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell. They include: "Her ABC". Mabel Lucie Attwell (illust.). London: Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd., c.1900. Oblong 8vo (8.5".....
Price: $110.00
abc book, alphabet
New York: McLoughlin Bros, c1910. 16mo. Unpaginated. Linen Each page with three (3) letters and illustration relevant to letter. “H” is for Hoop Henry, “N” is for Negro, “X” is for Axe. Cover wear. Interior in excellent condition.
Price: $30.00
ABC, Anthropomorphism
New York: McLoughlin Bros. 1890. 12 pp. Illustrated wraps with an illustration on the cover of a circus clown dancing with a bear. 6 pp. black and white text pages with alphabet listings of animals with illustrations and relevant rhyming verses. Also includes 6 pp. of full color collages of.....
Price: $150.00
ABC Books,Tactile Learning and Reading,Early Learners,Linentex
Akron, Ohio: Saalfield Publishing Company, 1921. Two (2) "Linentex" ABC picture books for tactile early learning, published by the Saalfield Publishing Company in 1921. The first, "My ABC of Ships", is themed around ocean liners and sailing (A is for Anchor, B is for Buoy, etc.). The second, "My ABC.....
Price: $125.00
ABC Books,Advertising Family Medicines,Noah's Ark,Bible Stories
Syracuse, New York: G.C. Hanford Mfg. Co., 1913. An interesting example of advertising to children: an illustrated ABC book based on animals from the story of Noah's Ark, with the goal of advertising Hanford brand family medicines. Each letter features a different animal, with a rhyme and illustration. The letters.....
Price: $150.00
Signed by the Illustrator
Chicago: Merrill Company Publishers, 1958. Large format linen-like picture book alphabet with imagery and text relevant to the alphabet letter. Unnumbered pages. Measures 13" x 9 1/2". Vibrant color. Autographed by the illustrator. Vivian Robbins.
Price: $60.00
abc, alphabet, primer,
Philadelphia: Davis, Porter & Co., c1867. 8vo. 8 pp with wraps with red printing First page is upper case alphabet followed by lower case. page. Five (5) lesson pages, concluding with a child praying as he has lost his parents. All pages hand colored. Scarce item.
Price: $40.00
Children's Publishers,Salesman's Sample Book
Chicago, Illinois: Imperial Publishing Co, c.1897. Salesman's sample book promoting children's literature published by Imperial Publishing Co. in the late 1890s. Each book includes a cover, front matter, illustrations, and decorated papers and spines where included to demonstrate the publication's quality to potential customers. The titles are: "Our Daring's ABC.....
Price: $275.00
Victorian diecut Scrap, Victorian relief, jointed paper doll, occupational paper doll, alphabet book, ABC book
A set of 24 occupational die-cut figures circa 1880. Each figure measures approx. 5.75" high and has an associated small scrap with an alphabet letter and verse describing the character. The smaller scraps would have originally been connected with a ladder (or paper strip) to the character. Examples include "E.....
Price: $350.00
Raphael Tuck,ABC's,Animals
London, England: Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd, c.1905. A charming ABC book from Raphael Tuck, teaching small children all about animals through rhyme. Includes four full-page illustrations in color, and large line drawn illustrations in-text. Printed in large type for little ones new to reading. Single vol. (5.75" by 8.25").....
Price: $175.00
penmanship, alphabet, music, religion, folk songs, sermons, ABC, copy book, South Carolina
Philadelphia, PA: B. H. Rand, 1855. A copy book, apart of B. H. Rand's series, "Introduction to Penmanship". This copy book is full of practice penmanship, both in regards to letters of the alphabet and signatures. These exercises are often on the margins of the pages, or over top of.....
Price: $75.00