IDA WAUGH'S ALPHABET BOOK
First edition of this scarce illustrated alphabet book, a verse narrative by lifelong artistic collaborators and co-habitating companions Waugh and Blanchard, a beautiful copy.
First edition of this scarce illustrated alphabet book, a verse narrative by lifelong artistic collaborators and co-habitating companions Waugh and Blanchard, a beautiful copy.
Scarce first edition of this unusual woodcut ABC, written and illustrated by Bristol comic artist Frederick George Lewin in faux-antiquarian chapbook style.
Large-format lavishly chromolithographed alphabet picture book, distinctive for its perversely needless rhymes: "O is for Ostrich, who's vain, very clearly / P is for Pigeon, a pet that's loved dearly."
Seasonal children's alphabet picture book with appropriately themed glosses — P is for "present" and R for "reindeer."
First US edition of this striking transmorphic alphabet pop-up by the innovative French graphic designer.
Inscribed first US edition of this Australian alphabet puzzle book with lush, expressive '90s illustrations.
First edition of this early photographic-collage ABC picture book by the author of THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR.
Unusually clean and intact McLoughlin Brothers ABC, printed on linen for heavy use.
Bucolic large format Progressive-Era alphabet book, teaching letters via the flora and fauna of a quiet American farm.
Sturdy Saalfield "linentex" picture book, teaching children their letters via a nautical theme.
First printing of this Caldecott Honor alphabet book introducing young American readers to East African culture.
First edition, first printing of this simple Seuss alphabet book, injecting the ABCs with fantastical fun.
First edition of this charmingly illustrated onomatopoetic alphabet book.
First US edition of Wildsmith's glowing and vibrant ABC, commissioned by visionary Oxford University Press children's editor Mabel George, and winner of the 1962 Kate Greenaway Medal.
First edition of the seventh — and final — book in the Harold series of mid-century meta-picture books, a lovely copy.
Doubly inscribed first edition of this beautifully illustrated introduction to the 22 letters of the Yiddish alphabet, one of several collaborations between artist Stone and writer-publisher Postman.
Scarce illustrated ABC of everyday objects from noted Indian textbook and educational publishing house S. Chand.
Rare suite of prints for Brown's luscious ABC picture book, from endpapers to "Your Zoo" — including an additional signed print of "Cat Dance."
Scarce and stylish modernist ABC, each letter represented in bold, almost architectural illustrations.
Lovely vintage copy (sixth printing) of this colorful ABC book, one of the earliest titles in the Little Golden Books series.
First printing of this delightful Midcentury Modern alphabet book based on all the fun to be had at the circus.
Fourth printing of this blazingly patriotic alphabet, with each letter standing for an American founder or principal – originally published the year the US entered WWII.
Early printing of this scarce canine alphabet, from Airedale to Zero (the wolfhound) – illustrated by renowned dog artist Diana Thorne, with verses by the Kennel Editor of FIELD AND STREAM.
Charming mid-century alphabet from the company that would go on to publish THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR.
First printing of this charming ABC, in which every letter stands for a different location around the world – written on the eve of WWII.