BIG A-B-C BOOK
Great pre-war alphabet picture book with large block letters and captivating colorful illustrations, in a larger linen book format for easy use by young children.
Great pre-war alphabet picture book with large block letters and captivating colorful illustrations, in a larger linen book format for easy use by young children.
Charmingly illustrated Gilded Age alphabet book, using both imaginary and real subjects, such as "Trumpeter" next to "Unicorn" and "Xerxes" next to "Yacht."
Early 20th-century cloth alphabet book in verse, with images and rhymes associated with affluent families of the period.
Great early 20th-century linen ABC book with colorful images, accomplished in typical early 20th century style.
Great object ABC mounted on muslin for easy use by young children, with no text except for large block letters accompanied by a rich illustration and primarily one-word captions.
Exceptional linen alphabet book that uses a fun searching game to teach early readers letters and numbers.
Scarce trade catalogue for children's books, toys, games, and educational novelties meant for the Christmas market.
Clever 1920s educational adventure book, in which little Mimi and Robin learn grammar with the help of humanized grammar terms.
Early edition of this French reader for young US learners, published as the cracks that would lead to the Civil War began to form.
First edition of this landmark work in the history of education for deaf people, especially deaf children, and focusing on articulation and lip reading.
First edition of this scarce, charming, and educational '70s guide for children on the artistry and practical craft of filmmaking.
A beautifully illustrated edition of Bohny's impactful BILDERBUCH, using everyday objects to teach children new concepts.
First edition of this rare Margaret Wise Brown pseudonymous title, inscribed by illustrator Bill Ballantine, who he gave up his career to join the circus in 1947.
True first printing of this reflection on the importance and philosophy of teaching, by a well-traveled professor and author.
The foundational 1914 edition of this children's reader, the basic text and structure of the primer that publisher Scott, Foresman would later revise to incorporate their Dick and Jane characters into.
First edition of this moralizing chapbook about the merits to be earned with good behavior – a remarkably scarce title.
Third revised edition of this important bibliographical reference work on the "greatest little book" in the history of American early childhood education.
Limited edition bibliographical checklist, a follow-up and companion reference to Heartman's bibliography of New England Primers.
First editions of various Austrian lesson books for blind children from a single turn-of-the-century publisher, in both Braille and an embossed Latin alphabet, showing the field's move toward the Braille system.
First edition of this uncommon Detmold title, a catalogue of familiar animals, in the rare dust jacket.
First edition of a selection of stories from various sources all about birds, many with conservationist tones.
First edition of this amusing Punch and Judy-style interpretation of the history of France, from the ancient Gauls to Napoleon's exile to St. Helena.
Midcentury edition of this stylish educational activity book that emphasizes the value of educational play.
Mid-Victorian edition of this attractive little reader that invites children to consider its many illustrations in order to enhance the moral effect of the text.
First US edition of this beautiful chapbook that uses woodcuts as the basis of its moral lessons – an educational emblem book.