ABC BOOK
1942
Object-based WWII-era American alphabet book, printed on textured paper with colored backgrounds, each letter featuring a large color illustration.
ABC Books
ABC BOOK
1946
Mid-century alphabet book printed in Chicago on texture paper, an object-based ABC in lovely 1940s style.
ABC IS FOR CAT
1931
Lovely basic alphabet book printed on stiff linentex paper, well printed and with no text at all apart from the large block letters of the alphabet.
ABC OF ANIMALS
1913
Pre-war American alphabet book printed on cloth, each letter represented by a different animal.
ABC: An Alphabet Book In Rhyme
1941
Great alphabet and counting book illustrated in color on every page in typical 1940s style.
Alphabet Cards
[circa 1880]
Complete set of Gilded Age alphabet trade cards advertising Blake's Great Piano Palace in Boston in a style reminiscent of Alfred Crowquill.
ALPHABET MILITAIRE 41
[circa 1835]
Single continuous folding pictorial alphabet book with a military theme, featuring gilt-lettered wrappers and details within illustrated letters.
CHILDREN'S ABC
1900
Turn of the century American alphabet book printed on cloth
DAINTY DARLINGS ABC
1911
Progressive-era alphabet book, capturing the everyday life of children through each letter, depicted with clear gender lines: while Bobby plays with marbles and toy soldiers, Amy cleans.
Early Nineteenth Century Ivory Hornbook
[circa 1820s]
Lovely example of an early 19th century ivory hornbook.
FARM FRIENDS ABC
1916
Large format bucolic alphabet book, with illustrations in 3 colors filling every page, each letter representing a different farm animal.
HOME PRIMER
1897
McLoughlin Primer, including illustrated alphabets and simple word lessons with large illustrations.
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LEUR ABC [with] J'ECRIS DES MOTS
(1928)
Two 1920s educational French publications from Hachette, one an alphabet book, the other an instructional book on handwriting.
MY ABC BOOK
1921
Simple 1920s American alphabet book, with 2-3 large letters on each page, illustrated with simple objects, people, and animals.
MY ABC OF ANIMALS
1931
Basic 1930s American alphabet book with superior illustrations, printed in stiff linentex paper.
THE OBJECT ALPHABET BOOK
1944
Clever alphabet book pairing each object with a child interacting with it: "U is for Ursula and her Umbrella"; "Y is for Yasha with his Yacht."
OBJECT LESSONS ABC
1916
WWI-era American alphabet book, including "S" for Uncle Sam.
OUR OBJECT ABC BOOK
[circa 1915]
School-themed American alphabet book.
SANTA CLAUS ABC
[circa 1915]
Christmas-themed ABC books, in which most lettered are represented by toys a child might want for Christmas, with text in rhyme
NEW CHILDREN'S ABC BOOK
1945
Simple but striking mid-century ABC, with each page containing a large colored block letter, an illustration for the letter, and four lines in verse in large, red type.
ABC BOOK
1929
Large format 1920s American alphabet book, illustrated in a distinctive Jazz Age style by Cragin.
ABC OF THE UNION JACK
[circa 1915]
WWI-era history of the British flag through the importance of its use in battles over the years
THE COUNTRY CHILD'S ALPHABET
1924
First edition of this delicate and lovely rural-themed Farjeon alphabet book.
BIBLE A B C BOOK FOR LITTLE ONES
(1931)
American alphabet themed on the Christian Bible, telling short versions of major stories in both Testaments, with relevant Bible verses.
ADVENTURE FOR BEGINNERS
(1944)
Attractive 1940s alphabet book, in which the captions for each letter tell a simple story about Alec the dog and the cow who was missing at milking time.
