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

ABC. (BIRDS) DICKY BIRDS ABC. NY: Sam Gabriel & SOns, no date, circa 1910. 12mo (5 x 7"), printed linen wraps, corners nipped else Fine. The text in verse is printed in blue. Illustrated with 4 full page color illustrations of different birds (including covers not repeated in text. "U... More

DEAN FOLIO BOARD BOOK

ABC. (BOARD BOOK) ANIMAL A.B.C. London: Dean and Son, no date, circa 1915. Folio (9 1/4 x 13 1//4"), cloth backed pictorial boards, some cover and light soil, else VG. Each page is mounted on thick boards and has attractive color lithographs of various animals. "V" is for Viper. A.... More

5 ABC'S IN BOX

ABC. (BOXED LIBRARY) 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... More

CAT ALPHABET SHAPE BOOK

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... More

ABC. (CHRISTMAS) CHRISTMAS STORIES ABC. Chicago: Donohue, no date, circa 1925. 8vo (6 1/2 x 8 1/2"), pictorial wraps, printed on linen-like paper, some cover soil else VG+. This is a charming Christmas ABC with most letters represented by Christmas objects. Illustrated with color covers, 4 full page color illustrations... More

ABC. (CHRISTMAS) SANTA CLAUS ABC. NY: Charles Graham and Co., no date circa 1915. Folio (10 x 12"), pictorial wraps, faint stain on bottom of a few pages, a few small closed tears, VG. This is an ABC with Christmas theme. There is a great full color cover of Santa... More

CHRISTMAS ALPHABET BOOK

ABC. (CHRISTMAS) TOYLAND ABC. Chicago: Donohue, no date, circa 1910. Folio (9 3/4 x 12"), pictorial wraps, VG+. Illustrated by Constance White with 6 great full page color illus. - 5 of which feature Santa Claus - and with black & whites on text pages which feature toys for every letter of the alphabet. More

RARE LARGE FORMAT CLOTH ABC

ABC. (CLOTH) BIG A-B-C BOOK. Akron: Saalfield 1913. Large 4to (8 7/8 x 11 1/2"), cloth, some 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... More

CLOTH ABC / MOTHER GOOSE

ABC. (CLOTH) MOTHER GOOSE ABC. Akron: Saalfield 1914. 8vo (5 1/2 x 8 1/4"), printed on cloth, corners creased and some overall soil, G-VG. Each letter of the alphabet represents a different Mother Goose rhyme, illustrated in full color. More

ABC. (CLOTH) MY ABC BOOK. NY: Saml Gabriel, no date, circa 1915. 4to (7 1/2 x 9 1/4"), small rub area on cover and faint crease else near Fine. Printed on cloth, there are 4 pages illustrated in full color and other pages in black and white to accompany objects... More

GREAT CLOTH ALPHABET

ABC. (CLOTH) PLAYMATES ABC. NY: Graham & Matlack, no date, circa 1895. Large 8vo (7 x 9 1/2"), printed on cloth, Fine condition. The ABC is sub-titled Hide & Seek With Big Letters. The text in verse asks the child to find the letter within the words listed. Illustrated in... More

TYPICAL 1960'S GRAPHICS

ABC. (COCKNEY) COCKNEY ALPHABET by Rufus Segar. London: Max Parrish 1965 (1965). 5 1/8" square, pictorial boards, fine in slightly worn dust wrapper. 1st edition. The alphabet is really a play- on- words word game with directions found at the back of the book, Illustrated in color by Segar with... More

ABC. DAINTY DARLINGS ABC. NY: Sam'l Gabriel 1911. 8vo (6 1/2 x 8 5/8"), pictorial wraps, tiny corner nip else VG+. Illustrated with 4 full page color illustrations and in brown line to accompany an alphabet in verse. It features the daily life and special times, games and toys belonging... More

FABULOUS DOG ALPHABET

ABC. (DOGS) DOGGIE'S ABC. NY: Sam'l Gabriel 1911. 12mo (5x7"), cloth, VG+. This charming alphabet of 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. More

AMERICAN ABC

ABC. (EARLY AMERICAN) THE LULU ALPHABET. NY: Samuel Raynor 1856. 12mo, cloth backed decorative boards, margin mend onone leaf else fine. Printed on one side of the page featuring charming cuts on every page. "A" is for Alice, So graceful and fair. "B" for her bridal, and we were all there." More

AUNT MAVOR TOY BOOK

ABC. (EARLY ENGLISH) PICTURE ALPHABET. Lond.: George Routledge and Sons, circa 1880. 4to (7 1/4 x 9 3/4"), pictorial wraps, near fine. Printed on one side of the paper, each page is divided into sections containing either 3 or 4 letters. Each letter is presented in large color with 2... More

RARE EULALIE LINEN ABC

ABC. (EULALIE) ABC BOOK. NY: Platt and Munk 1929. Folio, pictorial cloth, Fine. Every page is brightly illustrated with color illustrations by Eulalie, all in typical 30's style. "V" is for Velocipede. Printed on linen, the colors are vibrant and this copy is nearly as new. More

LOVELY FARJEON ALPHABET

ABC. (FARJEON,ELEANOR) THE COUNTRY CHILD'S ALPHABET by Eleanor Farjeon. London: Poetry Bookshop 1924. 8vo (6 3/4 x 8 1/4"), flexible pictorial card covers, light cover toning and slight soil, VG+. 1st edition of this delicate and lovely alphabet with text in verse by Farjeon. Opposite each text page is a.... More

UNUSUAL ABC OF FISH

ABC. (FISH) A FISHY ABC (on cover) or AN ALPHABET OF THE SEA (on title) by Marie & William Radebaugh. Woodstown,N.J.: Seven Stars Press 1947. Oblong 10 x 6 1/2", flexible pictorial card covers, slightest bit of cover soil else VG-Fine. Each letter is represented by a different fish, illustrated... More

FRENCH ABC

ABC. (FRENCH) ALPHABET ALBUM A COLORIER. Paris: Librarie Grund ca 1925. Folio, pict. wraps, VG. Illus. in full color with pages illus. only in line to be colored in by the user. Unused. More

LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK IN DUSTWRAPPER

ABC. (GOLDEN BOOK) ALPHABET FROM A TO Z by Leah Gale. NY: Simon & Schuster 1942 (1942). Blue cloth spine, 5 small rubbed areas on endpaper and owner name on endpaper else a tight clean copy in dust wrapper (dw slightly soiled, light creasing otherwise VG+). First printing of one... More

WONDERFUL BOER WAR ARMY ALPHABET BY HASSALL

ABC. (HASSALL) AN ACTIVE ARMY ALPHABET by John Hassall. Lond:Sands 1900. Large 4to, cl. backed pict. bds, some cover soil and rubbing else tight and VG++. An alphabet with a South African Boer War focus, each simple verse by Hassall is faced with wonderful full page color illustration by him... More

GREAT 40'S ABC

ABC. (HAYS,ETHEL) ABC. Akron: Saalfield 1943. Folio, (9 3/4" x 12 3/4"), pictorial wraps in simulated cloth-like pages, fine. Brightly illustrated in bright color on every page with adorable little boys and girls in typical 40's style by ETHEL HAYS. The last few pages are a counting book. More

GREAT 40'S ABC

ABC. (HAYS,ETHEL) ABC WORD BOOK. Akron: Saalfield 1949. Folio, (9 3/4" x 12 3/4"), pictorial linen-like wraps, light shelf wear, VG+. The surface of every page is completely covered with illustrations of items representing the letter of the alphabet - somewhat similar to Richard Scarry's picture books. Done with bright... More

HEBREW ABC WITH STEREOTYPICAL BLACK

ABC. (HEBREW) ALEPH BET LEYALDEH PHENIKS (ALPHABET FOR PHOENIX CHILDREN) by Anda Pinkerfeld. Jerusalem: Haoman (?) 1935. 8vo (6 3/4 x 9 1/2"), flexible card covers, light cover soil else VG+. Illustrated by A.K. Henschel with artful full page pen and ink drawings on every other page with text in... More

PRE STATEHOOD ALPHABET

ABC. (HEBREW) ALEPH-BET LE YALDEH YISROEL [ALPHABET FOR THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL] by N. Melumad Tel Aviv: Friedlander (1946). 8vo (6 x 8 3/4"), cloth backed boards, edges worn and corner of cover restored , clean and tight and Good condition. This is an ABC and primer with simple stories... More

PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH ABC

ABC. HOCH-DEUTSCHES LUTHERISCHES ABC UND NAMEN BUCHLEIN FUR KINDER welche anfangen zu lernen. Neue und verbesserte ausgabe. Phil.: Schafer und Koradi (1832). 12mo, (4 3/8 x 6 3/4"), cloth backed pictorial boards, 35p., edges worn, covers rubbed, VG. A charming American abecedarium and easy-reading German syllabarium. Front panel has fine... More

ABC. (INDIA) MY ABC AROUND ME. (New Delhi, India: S. Chand), no date, circa 1970. 4to (7 1/2 x 10 1/2"), glazed paper, Fine condition. This is an ABC object book where C is for Carromboard. More

ABC. (KENNEDY,A.E.) IN THE COUNTRY ABC. (NY: Sam'l Gabriel 1930). 4to (9 x 11 1/4"), flexible card covers, near fine. Printed on textured paper with a linenette finish, each letter is represented by a different farm animal with 1 word captions. Illustrated in 3-color and with 6 fine full page... More

ABC. LITTLE FOLKS' ALPHABET by Carolyn Wells. NY: Perks, 1944. 4to (8 1/4 x 11"), pictorial card covers, slight wear to covers, else VG+. A typical 40's ABC illustrated by Mary and Wallace Stover in 2-color. More

McGUFFEY PRIMER

ABC. (McGUFFEY) McGUFFEY'S NEWLY REVISED ECLECTIC PRIMER - Newly Illustrated. NY: American Book Co. (1867). 16mo, (3 7/8 x 6 1/8"), pictorial wraps, 34p., Fine. Intended as a first book for children this features a charming pictorial alphabet with a cut for every letter, plus simple words, progressions and spelling... More

GREAT 40'S ABC

ABC. (McLOUGHLIN) ABC: AN ALPHABET BOOK IN RHYME. Springfield: McLoughlin Bros. 1941. 4to (8 1/4 x 11 1/4"), stiff pictorial wraps, Fine. This is an ABC and counting book illustrated in color on every page in typical 40's style. A great exapmle of a typical 40's picture book. More

ABC. (McLOUGHLIN) ABC OF OBJECTS. Springfield: McLoughlin Bros. no date. Folio, stiff pictorial wraps, Fine. Pages mounted on linen. With no text except for a large block letter and one word captions, each letter is represented with dozens of objects that begin with that particular letter. All pages except "A"... More

LARGE FORMAT McLOUGHLIN

ABC. (McLOUGHLIN) BIG LETTER ABC BOOK. Springfield: McLoughlin Bros. 1937. Oblong 17" wide x 11" high, pictorial card covers, some edge and spine wear, VG+. This is a fabulous, large ABC of objects. Illustrated in bright colors in 30's style that cover every page by Amy Hogebooth. Due to its... More

RARE McLOUGHLIN LARGE FORMAT ABC

ABC. (McLOUGHLIN) GEM ABC AND PICTURE BOOK. NY:McLoughlin Bros. no date. Folio, pict. wraps. VG+. A charming ABC with 2 full page color illustrations and illustrated in red and black on other pages to accompany rhymes about the letters of the alphabet. More

ABC. (McLOUGHLIN) LITTLE BOYS AND GIRLS ABC. NY: McLoughlin Bros. 1884. 8vo (6 x 9 1/4"), pictorial wraps, [12]pp. including covers, old neat strengthening inside cover else VG+. A charming alphabet book, this has 8 pages of vibrant chromolithographs (each page divided into thirds) and 2 pages of rhymes. More

ABC. (MCLOUGHLIN) LITTLE PET'S ABC BOOK. NY: McLoughlin Bros., no date, circa 1870. 5 3/4 x 8 1/4", linen pictorial wraps, some soil, VG. Illustrated with 4 pages of full color pictures for letters of the alphabet and with other pages having word lessons. Charming color covers as well. "E"... More

RARE LARGE FORMAT McLOUHGLIN ALPHABET

ABC. (McLOUGHLIN) MERRY PASTIME PRETTY PICTURE BOOK. NY: McLoughlin Bros. 1900. Folio (10 1/4 x 13 1/8"), fleible pictorial card covers, some spine and cover wear and neat mend, VG. The letters are printed in a very large font with most pages having 2 letters. The text is in verse... More