ABC. ABC BOOK. Akron: Saalfield 1929. Large folio, (10 x 14"), stiff pictorial wraps, some finger soil and faint edge stain else VG. Illus. with great color covers by Jan Cragin and in full color on every page for the various letters of the alphabet.

ABC. ABC PAINTING BOOK. England: B.B. ca 1950. Obl. 8vo, pict. wraps, fine and unused. Illus. with 4 full page illustrations in color opposite pages in line designed to be painted by the child. E is for Elf and U is for Union Jack.

ABC. ADVENTURE FOR BEGINNERS by Margaret Friskey. Chic: Willcox (1944). 4to, pict. bds, review mounted on ep else Fine. An attractive 40's alphabet book illustrated in color on every page by KATHERINE EVANS, with one page for each letter. The captions for each letter tell a simple story about Alec...

ABC. (ADVERTISING) ABC JINGLES. Syracuse: Hanford Mfg Co. 1920. 3 3/4 x 5 1/4", pictorial wraps, [14]p. incl. covers, VG. Each letter stands for a different ailment or scenario that can be handled by using Hanford's Balsam, accompanied by charming color illustrations. For instance T is for the throat that's...

ABC. (ADVERTISING) A BALSAMIC DITTY. Seth Fowle & Sons 1883. 16mo, (3 3/4 x 5 1/4") pictorial wraps, near fine. A fascinating ABC book touting the virtues of Wild Cherry Balsam and Peruvian Syrup for sore throats and what ails you. Each leaf of text about the medicines faces pictorial...

ABC. (ADVERTISING) HOUSEHOLD PRIMER. Boston: D. Lothrop 1885. 12mo, pictorial wraps, fine. The alphabet follows little Dick, Dotty and Topsy through their day of play and when possible the letters relates to a different book published by Lothrop. Illustrated in brown line on every page.

ABC. (ADVERTISING) OLIVER ALPHABET. South Bend, IN: Oliver Chilled Plow Works 1889. 4" wide x 6.5", pictorial wraps, small corner off front cover else VG+. Printed in alternating red and black inks, every page touts the greatness of Oliver's Chilled Plow. Full page illustrations accompany the verse: D is Durability...

ABC. ALPHABET by Stanley Cook. Cheshire (UK: Harry Chambers / Peterloo Poets (1976). 12mo (4 1/2 x 7 3/4"), picinted wraps, fine. 1st ed. Cook has written short poems personifying each letter. Illustrated with stark black full page depictions that bring Cooks descriptions to life.

ABC. [ALPHABET]. Kenosha: Sam. Lowe 1943. Folio, pictorial wraps, light soil, VG+. This is a wonderful alphabet book that is busily illustrated in full color on every page (no artist named). It actually consists of 8 separate ABC's including an ALPHABET OF TRADES, an ALPHABET OF WORLD WAR II TRADES,...

ABC. AN ALPHABET OF CELEBRITIES by Olver Herford. Bost:Small Maynard 1900 (1899 ed. of 2000 copies, 1900 ed. of 2000 copies). 4to, pictorial boards, edges sl. rubbed and faint corver stain, tight, VG. Illustrated by Herford with full page illustrations for each letter of the alphabet. The rhymes deal with...

ABC. ALPHABETARIUM. no place: Chamberlain Press, no date, circa 1985. 12 x 18", fine. This is a wonderful ABC poster LIMITED TO 100 NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY SARAH CHAMBERLAIN. Printed on fine quality paper, each letter of the alphabet is pictorially represented with an engraving of a different animal. Quite lovely.

ABC. (ANGELS) ANGELS' ALPHABET by Hilda Van Stockum. NY: Viking 1948 (Sept.1948). 8vo (6 1/2 x 9 1/2"), pictiorial boards, near fine is slightly frayed dust wrapper. 1st ed. Written by Van Stockham with her six children, this is a collections of poems and pictures with an angel theme, one...

ABC. (ANIMALS) MY ABC OF ANIMALS. Akron: Saalfield 1931. 4to, stiff pictorial wraps, Fine. A basic alphabet book with better than usual graphics that are well printed and well drawn. Text is in simple verse: U is for Unicorn of mythical fame, V is for Vulture who preys upon game."...

ABC. (ANTHROPOMORPHIC) A TRIP TO ABC LAND by Violet Harford. Dundee & London: Valentine & Sons, no date, circa 1945. 4to (8 1/2 x 11 1/2"), flexible pictorial card covers, slight fading to covers else near fine. The text told in verse takes 2 little children to ABC Land where...

ABC. (ART DECO) MY ABC BOOK. Akron: Saalfield 1934. Folio, (10 1/8 x 12"), pictorial wraps, some rubbing, VG. A striking 30's picture book with bold art deco color illustrations on every page in the style of Janet Laura Scott. "V" is for Velocipede, "Q" is for Quoits and "N" is Noah's Ark.

ABC. (ART) UFFIZI ABC by Arthuy Maquarie. Florence, Italy: Giulio Giannini & Son, no date, circa 1910. 12mo (5 3/4 x 7 3/4"), decorative wraps, VG. Each letter represents a different famous artist whose work is at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. Text in verse gives information on the artist...

ABC. (BIBLE) BIBLE PICTURE ABC BOOK by Elsie Egermeier. Anderson, Indiana: Warner Press 1949 (1924, 1939, 1946). 4to, (6 3/8 x 9"), blue cloth, pictorial paste-on, some finger soil, VG. Each page of text discusses a person or item from the Bible. Every page of text faces a beautiful full page color lithograph. Well done and attractive.

ABC. (BIRDS) STORY OF THE BIRDS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WITH BIRD ALPHABET by Gertrude Keeley. NY:Hurst (1901, 1914). 4to, cloth, pict. paste-on, slight cover soil, VG-FINE. Each letter of the alphabet is represented by a different bird including a history of the bird nad a hand-lettered rhyme with a lovely...

ABC. BOX OF ABC BOOKS. Kenosha: Samuel Lowe 1944. Five books in pictorial box, box flaps repaired else fine. Contains: The Object Alphabet Book (which is really an ABC of names), The Alphabet of Things That Grow, The ABC Mother Goose Book (which is actually an ABC of Trades), The...

ABC. (CATS) PUSSY'S ABC. Lond: Tuck nd ca 1890. Folio, (7.5 x 14.5"), stiff pictorial wraps, unusually clean and a near Fine copy. Die-cut in the shape of a cat and illustrated with great color cover, 4 full page chromolithographed pages and in brown line on text pages to accompany...

ABC. (CHAPBOOK) FLOWERS FOR THE NURSERY, OR A GOOD CHILD'S NOSEGAY. Concord [NH]: Atwood & Brown 1837 on title, Boyd & White 1839 on cover. 2x3 3/4", pictorial wrappers, 16p., VG. The first 13 pages contain the ABC illustrated with 9 nice woodcuts. The rest of the book has 6...

ABC. (CHRISTMAS) CHRISTMAS ABC. Akron: Saalfield 1910. Narrow folio, printed linen, sm. tear near spine of last 2 pages, overall VG+. A super ABC book with a Christmas theme - the cover has a great Santa and each letter has a picture in color and rhyme dealing with a different...

ABC. (CHRISTMAS) CHRISTMAS A-B-C by Rev. Louis Gales. St. Paul, :Guild Associates (1944). 12mo, pictorial wraps, VG+. The Christmas ABC is illus. with lovely color lithos by Gladys Allie. The ABC is followed by a few Christmas poems. Scarce.

ABC. (CHRISTMAS) MERRY CHRISTMAS ABC. NY: McLoughlin Bros. no date, ca 1910. Small 4to, pict. wraps, fine. Illus. with great color cover of Santa and in 2-color on every page with each letter representing a different Christmas aspect or object. Text by Carolyn Wells.

ABC. (CIRCUS) C IS FOR CIRCUS by Bernice Chardiet. NY: Walker (1971). Oblong 4to (11 x 9"), boards, corners worn and small mark on cover else VG+ in dust wrapper (frayed, some mends). 1st edition of this lively ABC, illustrated with the most bold, vivid colors that span the pages...

ABC. (CLOTH) BABY'S ABC BOOK. Akron: Saalfield 1904. 4to, pict. cloth, fine. "B" stands for Baseball, "F" is for the Fourth of July". A great American turn of the century alphabet and a fine example of the genre.

ABC. (CLOTH) BIG A-B-C BOOK. Akron: Saalfield 1913. Large 4to (8 7/8 x 11 1/2"), cloth, sone fraying and soil, VG. Illustrated in typical turn of the 19th century style with 4 full page full color illustrations and in blue line on other pages, all printed on linen. ""B" is...

ABC. (CLOTH) MY ABC BOOK. Akron: Saalfield 1904. Small 4to, pict. cloth, sl. soil, VG+. "D" is for Dandy, a great St. Bernard, "H" is for Hammock, out in the shade, With our darling in it, swung by the maid. A great American turn of the century alphabet and a...

ABC. (CLOTH) NURSERY ABC. Akron: Saalfield 1906. 8 3/4 x 5 3/4", some soil, fraying and creasing, G+. This is a wonderful alphabet of names printed on cloth. Illustrated in typical turn of the century style in bright colors. "M is for Matthew, Quite fond of his books. N is...

ABC. (DOGS) DOGGIE'S ABC. NY: Sam'l Gabriel 1911. 12mo (5x7"), cloth, VG+. This charming ABC dogs has 4 full page color illustrations of dogs by Harry Lyman - the text has each letter representing a different breed or a dogs name. "I" is for Irish Wolf Dog.

ABC. (EARLY LATIN) CLAVIS DIPLOMATICA Tradens Specimina Veterum Scripturarum, Nimirum Alphabeta Varia, Compendia Scribendi Medii Aevi, Notariorum Veterum Signa Nonnulla Curiosa, Una Cum Alphabeto Instrumenti Et Abbreviaturis, Singula Tabulis Aeneis Exhibita: Qvibus Praemittuntur Introductiones Necessariae, Subiiciuntur Scriptores Rei Diplomaticae Aliaqve Ad Lectionem Et Intelligentiam Veterum Codicum, Chartarum Et Diplomatum Facientia,...

ABC. (EMBERLEY) ED EMBERLEY'S ABC POSTER. This is the publisher's promotional poster for Emberley's ABC published in 1978 by Little Brown. It measures 17" wide x 22" high in fine condition. The image is for the Letter B and shows a dressed up Bear sitting at a table with a...

ABC. (FAIRIES) FAIRYLAND ABC by Grace Flloyd. Lond & NY: Tuck, no date (circa 1890). Small 4to, pict. wraps, sl. soil, VG+. Alphabet rhymes accompany beautifully illustrated fairies, imps and nymphs. Illustrated in brown and white and color by unknown hand.

ABC. (FLOWERS) FAVORITE FLOWERS ABC. NY: Charles Graham (inscribed 1918). 8vo, cloth, some creasing and sl. fraying, VG. Each letter of the alphabet is respresented by a different flower and in many cases by a girl's name as well. There are color and b&w illustrations of the girls and the...

ABC. (FRENCH) ABC DE MON PETIT GARCON [WITH] JE COMMENCE A ECRIRE. Paris: Hachette (1928). Offered here are 2 books from the same series by Hachette. The alphabet is 12mo, red decorative boards, fine. Charmingly illustrated in color and line - simple but attractive. The second book is 8vo in...

ABC. (FRENCH) ALPHABET POUR LES TOUT PETITS texte par Marcelle Verite. (Bruges): Desclee de Brouwer (1947). Sm. 4to, cloth backed boards, sl. cover soil, VG+. A lovely French ABC book with beautiful color illus., highlighted in gold, on each page done by JOSETTE BOLAND. Beautiful.

ABC. (GAME) GLOM EJ: att falla ned locken over bokstaverna! no publication information, Swedish ca 1910, Housed in a printed paper wrap folder, folded into thirds (5 1/2" square when closed). Insider are 25 envelopes - one for each letter of the alphabet (no "w") plus 3 additional envelopes for...

ABC. (GERMAN) ABC BILDERBUCH text von William Hey and Mathilde Coester Cassel. Mainz: Scholz [1905]. Large 4to, cl. backed pict. bds, some cover soil and wear, VG-. A beautiful turn of the century German alphabet illustrated by HANS THOMA with 22 full page chromolithographs (including title).

ABC. (GERMAN) BAUSPARER ABC GRAZ. Graz (Germany): Vereinigten Alpenlandischen Bausparkassa, no date, circa 1938. 8vo (5 7/8 x 8 1/2"), pictorial wraps, fine. An alphabet of the building trades where each full page illustration for the letter faces a page of advertising for various buidling trades. The half-tone illustrations are full of humor.

ABC. (GERMAN) LUSTIGE BERG ABC von Paul Kallecker. Graz-Leipzig-Wien: Styria 1935 (1935). 12mo, cloth backed pictorial boards, Fine. A comical alphabet with full page b&w illustrations by Kallecker showing the pitfalls of skiing and mountain climbing, arranged alphabetically.

ABC. (GNOMES) ALPHABET PICTURE BOOK. Lond.: Blackie ca 1930. 4to, pictorial card covers, fine. This is a wonderful Gnome alphabet illustrated in full by C.E.B. Bernard. Although the only text is one word caption per letters, the pictures tell the stories of these adorable gnomes

ABC. (GREEK). [GREEK ABC AND READER]. NY: D.C. Divry 1935. Small 4to, (6 1/2 x 9 3/4"). pictorial cloth, [42]p., covers soiled else VG. A Greek ABC printed in blue and red, including charming full color half-page illustrations on every page.

ABC. (HAWAII) MENEHUNE ALPHABET BOOK by Betty Allen. (Honolulu: Paradise of the Pacific 1949). 14 stiff card pages ring-bound on top edge, one leaf reinforced at rings else VG. "There is a legend in the Hawaiian Islands that the first people who lived there were the Menehunes, or pixies." The...

ABC. (HEBREW) [ALEPH-BET] (in Hebrew on title page). Opposite title page in German: Alphabet: Zeichnungen von Z. Raban, verse von L. Kipniss. Jerusalem: Bezalel printed in Germany 1923. 4to, cloth backed boards, sl. scrape on rear cover and foxing of blank ep's else fine. Printed on heavy coated paper, each...

ABC. (HERFORD,OLIVER) SEA LEGS by Oliver Herford. Phil.: Lippincott (1931). Oblong 12mo, stiff pictorial board covers, review mounted on endpaper, some edge rubbing else VG. A fantastic "period" book. Each page of text in rhyme faces a full page color illustration by Herford, portraying flappers and their men aboard ship...

ABC. (HUNTING) SLIPPER'S ABC OF FOX HUNTING by E. Somerville. Lond., N.Y. & Bombay: Longmans 1903. Folio, pictorial cloth, 85p., new rear free endpaper and usual cloth rubbing else clean, tight and VG+. 1st ed. of this charming alphabet printed on one side of the page on high quality paper...

ABC. (JAPAN) ABC PICTURE BOOK. No publication information except "Printed in Japan." 4to (7 1/4 x 10 1/4"). flexible card covers, Fine. An object ABC, beautifully illustrated in full color. All pages feature children with a touch of ethnicity. "Q" is for "Quoits".

ABC. (LEADENHALL PRESS) PHIL MAY'S ABC. Lond: Leadenhall Press (1897). 4to, (9 x 11 1/4"), green cloth stamped in gold, light wear, occasional spot, near Fine. LIMITED TO 1050 NUMBERED COPIES PRINTED ON FINE PAPER AS PROOFS. 52 original designs - the first presenting Phil May's Guttersnipes and the second...

ABC. (LEAR) EDWARD LEAR ALPHABET. Offered here are 3 factastic pieces of original art used to illustrate An Edward Lear Alphabet published in 1983 by Lothrop Lee Shepard. The artist is CAROL NEWSOM and this was her first book (she has since gone on to illustrate many more). The full...

ABC. LITTLE FOLKS' ALPHABET by Carolyn Wells. NY: Perks, 1944. 4to, pict. wraps, sl. wear to covers, else VG+. A typical 40's ABC illustrated by Mary and Wallace Stover in 2-color.