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1806009805New York: Samuel Wood 1806 Bound in gilt decorated leather and marbled endpapers losses from spine ends rear board nearly detached original wrappers not bound in internally fine. The first children's book published by Samuel Wood during the year the firm was established. A simple ABC and vocabulary book illustrated with wonderful engravings attributed to Alexander Anderson. Rosenbach 325. . First Edition. Full Leather. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Alexander Anderson. 16mo. Samuel Wood hardcover
1923145777London: The Dangerfield Printing Co. Ltd for the Underground Electric Railways Company of London 1923. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. London The Dangerfield Printing Co. Ltd for the Underground Electric Railways Company of London 1923. Duodecimo 28 pages with numerous illustrations printed in four colours. Colour-pictorial card covers slightly rubbed; small amount of red pencil scribble on the outside rear cover and some slight and inoffensive red colouring-in to the figures on the front cover; a very good copy internally fine. A charming pictorial alphabet book advertising country pleasure outings by public transport in the vicinity of London. The illustrations show two children and their aunt on such an outing with all figures stylised as wooden toys. The alphabet begins 'A is for Auntie who's so fond of Us; That she takes us for rides on the top of the Bus' and continues with rhyming couplets in a similar vein. The letterpress text gives details of return fares to Eastcote Horsenden Hill Ickenham Ruislip Southend South Harrow and Uxbridge together with details of tea rooms and resorts at those destinations. <p>The catalogue record for an example held by the London Transport Museum 1997/13265 attributes the illustrations to Violet Holdsworth. We have traced very few institutional holdings. 'Reg. No. 108-10M-5.4.23' is printed on the recto of the rear cover; we read this as indicating a print-run of 10000 copies. The Dangerfield Printing Co. Ltd [for the Underground Electric Railways Company of London paperback
190216440<p>New York: B.F. Goodrich Co. 1902 One of a small number of copies of this alphabet primer that doubles as an ad for Goodrich Tires. . Dark brown printed wrappers stitched with brown thread. . Narrow quarto. Each page is illustrated some with multiple images in black white and orange and printed on brown paper. Very minor edgewear else a fine crisp copy of a scarce piece of advertising. In the present work there is an illustration for each letter accompanied by rhyming verse. One such example is: "F is for First / like the boy in the race /Just like Palmer Tires which hold the first place." The alphabet and verses are followed by a list of tires sold by Goodrich examples include "The Regular Roadster" which is "The Universal Tire for Pleasure Business General Riding Road Uses and Road Racing. Light Strong Durable and Resilient" and "Mexican" which is "Extra Heavy Thread Two Ply. Heavier Air Tube. Covered Specially to Withstand Hard Usage and Rough Riding…A Good Tourist's Tire." There are also shorter additional advertisements for other products: the Jiffy Repair Tool The Jiffy Solution meant to fill the tool and a Counter Sink Cutter.</p> B.F. Goodrich Co.,
1966240640Brandstetter Verlag Wiesbaden 197119661974. Hardcover Leinen mit Goldprägung Dünndruckpapier mit Schutzumschlag 2. Auflage 3 Bände Zustand: keine Beschädigungen. Rücken Ecken Kanten sehr gut. Im Vorsatz ist je ein Eigentümertempel. Der Schutzumschlag ist jeweils gering randlädiert. Der Preis ist für alle 3 Bände. Brandstetter Verlag, Wiesbaden, hardcover
45458NY: Sam'l Gabriel Sons & Co. 1917. Small 4to.; cloth backed illustrated boards hardcover; color illustrated plates; No. 855; envelope on back endpaper containing a complete set of letters; text block is loose but still attached and boards are edgeworn else very good. <br/><br/> NY: Sam'l Gabriel Sons & Co., 1917 hardcover
D16823Amsterdam: Willem Coertse. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. c. 1790 8vo original printed boards untrimmed rebacked rubbing; early ownership inscription on front pastedown. pp. 78. 12 engraved plates each with two illustrations comprising an alphabet series of captioned designs. Printed on nice paper contents are quite fresh. <br/><br/> Willem Coertse hardcover
1831219318Verlag ovn Johann Ambrosius Barth Leipzig. A spese di Giovanni Ambrogio Barth Lipsia 1831. Hardcover mit Lederrücken und -ecken 1831-1836. Zustand: mit Kennungen einer Privatbibliothek. Keine Beschädigungen keine Eintragungen. Rücken Ecken Kanten gut. Das Buch hat Innen immer wieder Stockflecken. Verlag ovn Johann Ambrosius Barth, Leipzig. A spese di Giovanni Ambrogio Barth, Lipsia, hardcover
1984010745New York: Lothrop Lee & Shepard 1984 Pictorial boards in matching dust jacket with a few edge tears and one small loss from front panel original price intact $11.00. All twenty-five of her sisters are green snakes but Victoria is a little brown snake. To escape the teasing of her sisters Victoria slides away. Each letter of the alphabet is highlighted throughout her story. Illustrated in color. Surprisingly scarce. First Printing. Pictorial Boards. Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Patience Brewster. Oblong 4to. Lothrop Lee & Shepard unknown
1900102932<p>No place no date c. 1900. Two hand-drawn alphabet series A to Z with individual letters each initial c. 6 x 6 cm. Drawn in ink on paper. Unsigned. Both series are different some initials are mirrored. Held in a custom-made paper box covered with marbled paper. a few letters slightly damaged but expertly restored. Each letter in the first series shows one putti with a musical instrument 25 cards J not present. Each letter for the second series shows two or more children amusing themselves with games 26 cards.</p><p>Charming alphabet cards with playing children and musical angels.</p>
1899009612No Place: Juvenile Publishers 1899 Unpaginated. Pictorial boards accented in gilt cloth spine corners worn edges rubbed clean overall with a few signs of use internally. The publishers really tried to pack a lot into this one little book! We start out with an alphabet with two examples and brief verse for each letter then we go on to counting then days of the week then months and finish off with some natural history. Peppered throughout the book are Mother Goose rhymes. The book is illustrated in two-color plus line art printed with blue ink and there is a color frontis depicting Little Red Riding Hood. There are even some Wain-esque cats! Something for everyone really. . Pictorial Boards. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Various. 8vo. Juvenile Publishers unknown
1918271847B.G. Teubneri Leipzig 1918. Softcover Großformat Folgende Bände sind hier angeboten: Onomasticon Vol III Fasc: III. 1918 1923 Index Librorum Scriptorum Inscriptionum ex Quibus Exempla Adferuntur Supplementum 1958 Vol X1 Fasc IIIIII 1986IVVIII. Vol X2 Fasc IIIIIIIVV 1987. Zustand: keine Beschädigungen keine Eintragungen. Rücken Ecken Kanten gut. B.G. Teubneri, Leipzig, paperback
19670008575New York: Meredith Press 1967. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Oblong 16mo pictorial boards; dj intact but lightly toned. <br/><br/>An alphabetical alphabestiary written and illustrated by Gorey. Monahan A22a; Toledano A26a. Meredith Press hardcover
1977005228Lahore: Iqbal Academy Pakistan 1977. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Signed and inscribed by the author. In good sturdy clean condition. Pages have lightly tanned. Printed on typically thinner Asian paper. Covers are thick with a tight binding. Gilt lettering is bright and sharp overall though a little rubbed on front cover. Covers have some rubbing at spine ends and corner bumps. Back cover has some discoloring. A very scarce title. <br/> <br/> Iqbal Academy Pakistan hardcover
1844D4792New Haven: S. Babcock 1844. Paperback. Good. Original wraps 2.25-by-3.5 inches; pp. 16 with colored engravings throughout. Spine amateurly re-stitched; covers a bit soiled; small tears at fore-edge about 1.4 inches affecting covers and text block. A fragile little volume. <br/><br/> S. Babcock paperback
1967024782Decorah IA: Cosmic Communication Co. 1967. Soft cover. Fair. Signed with inscription by the author in both English and aUI. The third enriched edition with encyclopedia. Clean unmarked pages. Book has been bent in the middle and spine has a diagonal tear at the pressure point. Tear has been repaired with tape. Binding is fragile with cracking and loosened pages. Covers with scuffs. Not pretty but still serviceable for its unique content and notable for the rare author signature. <br/> <br/> Cosmic Communication Co. paperback
1860030668Boston: Crosby Nichols Lee & Company 1860. Undated 1860. Worn but sound ABC book with a short verse four-line verse and animal woodcut for each letter in the alphabet. Includes some animals not typically found in such books: "N is a Nyl Ghau Half ox and half deer; On the far plains of Hindostan He roams without fear"; "J is a Jaguar A Brazilian beast; On the flesh of wild deer He loves well to feast"; "P is a Prongbuck On the western plain He flies o'er the ground Like a ship on the main"; and our favorite "V is a Vampire A bloodsucking bat. He's as large as a pigeon And bites like a rat". Red blindstamped cloth with gilt lettered and decorated spine with Young People's Library at the top includes woodcut frontis and title page in addition to the animal woodcuts plus four additional title pages with three frontis woodcuts for different titles at the rear all dated 1860 presumably publisher's ads. Covers worn with light fraying to corners and spine ends finger soil good hinges sound text block occasional finger soil and a couple of very minor margins stains to the pages gift notation in pencil dated 1864 on front free endpaper. Hard Cover. Fair. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Crosby, Nichols, Lee & Company Hardcover
1333873395.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
186871631Salt Lake City: Regents of the Deseret University 1868. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. 72pp. Brown cloth backed printed boards. Dampsatin to bottom of textblock at the spine old tape repair to the rear endpaper else an about very good example. Alfred L. Bush finds these readers to be "a curious and interesting aspect of Brigham Young's empire-building-which went so far as to include an attempt at an alphabetic reformation" qtd. in Streeter. Flake 2818; Streeter IV: 2309. Regents of the Deseret University hardcover
186871633NY: Russell Bros. for The Regents of The Deseret University 1868. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. 38pp. Brick cloth backed printed boards. Slightly darkened and rubbed old tape repair to tears on rear endpaper else a very good example. Alfred L. Bush finds these readers to be "a curious and interesting aspect of Brigham Young's empire-building-which went so far as to include an attempt at an alphabetic reformation" qtd. in Streeter. Flake 606; Streeter IV: 2309. Russell Bros. for The Regents of The Deseret University hardcover
1907011078<p>Boston: H M Caldwell 1907 1907. Yellow cloth pictorially stamped in red green & black light wear and fraying to extremities binding loosening in a few places but sturdy a very clean bright copy overall. A rare and wonderful ABC featuring Steiff-like teddy bears on every page and charming bear related verse for each letter of the alphabet. A rare alphabet book and early teddy bear book especially uncommon in nice condition. First Edition. Pictorial Cloth. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by Margaret Landers Sanford. Square 8vo.</p> H M Caldwell hardcover
1889205918Th. Grieben`s Verlag L. Fernau Leipzig 1889. Hardcover mit Lederrücken und -ecken. Zustand: keine Beschädigungen keine Eintragungen Rücken Ecken Kanten berieben bestoßen. Der Innen tadellos gut. Th. Grieben`s Verlag (L. Fernau), Leipzig, hardcover
1950010508New York: Harper & Brothers 1950 1950 184 pgs. Yellow pictorial cloth with light wear to spine tips and corners in a color illustrated dust jacket which is worn with a few small chips price-clipped. A very clever and different approach to an alphabet book one where the prose is alliterative and there actually is a plot! In addition to the wonderful text Parrish added detailed and beautiful Victorian style drawings on which she spent a year making! Note lovely color pictorial endpapers. Probable First Edition. Cloth Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Anne Parrish. 4to. Harper & Brothers hardcover
002146New York: Harper & Brothers 1950 184 pgs. Yellow pictorial cloth wear to spine tips and corners in a color illustrated dust jacket which is worn with a few small chips tape repair on verso of DJ price intact. A very clever and different approach to an alphabet book one where the prose is alliterative and there actually is a plot! In addition to the wonderful text Parrish added detailed and beautiful Victorian style drawings on which she spent a year making! Note lovely color pictorial endpapers. First Edition. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Anne Parrish. 4to. Harper & Brothers hardcover
1929007661New York: Harcourt Brace 1929 Beige cover with muslin overlay titled in blue spotting to cover wear to extremities offsetting from newspaper on title page partial dust jacket. A positively lovely abc book printed in turquoise and brown with illustrated endpapers detailed borders and intricate beautiful illustrations by Walker. Walker's obituary is laid into the book. Rare. First Edition. Very Good/Poor. 4to. Harcourt Brace unknown
1864009603London: Dean & Son 11 Ludgatehill sic 1864 Yellow paper printed in red & black mounted to card external wear soil and small losses previous owner's name dated 1864 a few corner bends and light finger soil but a clean copy overall. A rare book of limericks arranged alphabetically by place about various people and their humorous quirks. Each verse is accompanied by an amusing illustration. Darton compares the artwork to Tenniel specifically referencing his work from Through the Looking-Glass and dates the book to 1864. Children's Books in England pgs 266-7. . Card Covers. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by J V B and T S. 12mo. Dean & Son, 11, Ludgatehill (sic) hardcover
