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First printing of this innovative ABC book, with review slip laid in.
First printing of this innovative ABC book, with review slip laid in.
Scarce first edition of this unusual woodcut ABC, written and illustrated by Bristol comic artist Frederick George Lewin in faux-antiquarian chapbook style.
Limited edition facsimile reproduction of this Lear manuscript alphabet, completed circa 1862 as a gift for the young son of an antiquarian friend and notable among several similar Lear alphabets for the dash and verve of its excellent illustrations.
Signed first printing of this violent Van Allsburg ABC, in which the alphabet finally gets what it deserves.
Vibrant alphabet book illustrated in 1930s style, an attractive example of the later output of McLoughlin Bros.
Lovely large-format example of a McLoughlin alphabet picture book, full of their signature vibrant chromolithographs.
Doubly inscribed first edition of this energetic rhyming ABC, full of vividly illustrated city-dwellers dressed in mercilessly depicted high mid-90s style.
First printing of this charming and outlandish alphabet of rhymes, including such delights as an abhorrent axolotl, gruesome Gilbert, and more.
Delightful Depression-era alphabet, with each letter represented by toys and fun activities.
Large linen alphabet and picture book illustrated in the style of Frances Brundage.
First printing of this charming alphabet of names illustrated in full color in a striking '20s style.
First printing of this giant, colorful ABC and counting book, featuring a number of unexpected animals.
First US edition of this lovely illustrated alphabet adapted (uncredited) from Barrie, with a brief synopsis of the full story followed by 26 related alphabet verses.
Inscribed first printing of this charming teddy bear ABC, with an original drawing by illustrator Michael Hague.
Deluxe large format portfolio edition of one of Dulac's most desired books, a quirky ABC.
Rare illustrated alphabet book, depicting the flora, fauna, landscape, technology, and cultural artifacts of 1950s Israel.
Great early 20th-century linen ABC book with colorful images, accomplished in typical early 20th century style.
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 early 20th-century alphabet book with a simple sentence rhyming structure to teach fundamentals to young readers.
Early 20th-century cloth alphabet book in verse, with images and rhymes associated with affluent families of the period.
Early 20th-century alphabet book produced in the wake of the Spanish-American War, with letters representing various military service professions.
Gorgeous first printing of Burgess's alphabetical catalogue of Goops and their faults.
Signed review copy of the beautifully illustrated small book that teaches the alphabet via large historiated initials, in stapled pictorial wrappers likely meant only for review copies.
Great ABC book printed on linen for easy use by young children, illustrated in charming early 20th-century fashion with terms like "Velocipede."
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.