(ABBEY,EDWIN)illus. THE DESERTED VILLAGE by Oliver Goldsmith. NY: Harp. Bros. 1902. 4to, red cloth stamped in gold, all edges gilt, some general cover soil else VG+. 1st ed. Illus. by Abbey with profusion of charming pen and inks and half-tone illustrations. More

TYPICAL 1940'S STYLE

ABC. ABC by Virginia Paul Kircher. Kenosha: Samuel Lowe (1945, 1947). 5 1/2 x 6 1/2"), pictorial boards, light spine wear, VG+. Illustrated by Kircher in typical 1940's style with full pages in color and some in black and white. A Sturdibilt book. More

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. More

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... More

RARE ABC OF CUTTING SHEARS (WITH tEDDY ROOSEVELT)

ABC. (ADVERTISING) CLAUSS PRIMER. Fremont, OH: Clauss Shear Co., 1903. 8vo (5 1/2 x 8 3/4"), pictorial wraps, light crease else VG+. Every letter features a different use for scissors manufactured by Clauss. The text is in rhyme written for children, several letters have patriotic themes: "A" is America's flag... More

RARE ADVERTISING ABC

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... More

ANGEL ALPHABET

ABC. AN ALPHABET OF ANGELS by Nancy Willard. NY: Blue Sky Press (1994). Obl. 4to, boards, as new in dw. 1st ed. An alphabet of guardian angels illus. with photos. SIGNED BY WILLARD on bookplate. More

2 ABC'S PLUS PICTURE BOOK OF GAMES

ABC, ALPHABET. This is a curious book with no publication information anywhere. The book measures 4 1/2 x 7", cloth, inconspicuous joint repairs and few pages with old mends neatly done else VG+. Circa 1850-60, printed on one side of the paper only and illustrated with woodcuts on every page... More

GIANT ABC BOOK WITH GREAT COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS

ABC. (ANIMALS) A.B.C. BOOK OF ANIMALS AT PLAY. Cleveland: World, circa 1920. Folio (9 3/4 x 14 3/4"), pictorial card covers, bottom of spine worn else VG+. Each letter stands for a different animal (V is for Vampire Bat), and the entire book is illustrated with bright full color illustrations... More

ABC. (ANIMALS) ABC OF ANIMALS. Akron: Saalfield 1913. 4to (6 1/2 8 1/2"), Flexible card covers, some edge rubbing else VG+. Printed on cloth, each letter is represented by a different animal. Illustrated in brown line and featuring 4 nice full page color illustrations. More

ABC. (ANIMALS) LITTLE TOT'S ABC. Chicago: Madison Book Co., no date, circa 1903. 4to (7 1/4 x 9 1/2"), cloth, pictorial paste-on, some finger soil, VG+. This is an ABC of animals with really nice black and white engravings to accompany text in rhyme. Each letter is printed in a.... More

WITH SEVERAL ABC'S AND COUNTING BOOK

ABC. A B C AND 1 2 3 by Mrs. Herbert Strang. Lond.: Oxford Univ. Press (1942). 4to, pictorial cloth, Fine. Containing 8 different alphabets and 7 counting rhymes plus a few short stories. Illustrated in pen and ink in the style of Anne Anderson. A nice ABC / Counting book. More

ABC. (BEARS) JOLLY BEARS ABC. NY: Charles Graham, no date, circa 1907. Square 4to (10 x 10 3/4"), flexible card wraps, slight creasing of corners, VG+. Each letter of the alphabet features a Teddy Bear with a different name and dressed in character. "A" is Auto Bear Andy, "R" is... More