Titles starting with A from Aleph-Bet Books, Inc.

ABC. (FRENCH) A.B.C. AMUSANT. no place: Imagerie Pellerin a Epinal, no date but one of the objects inside has a 1923 date. Square 7 1/2", printed on cloth like the Dean Rag Books. Some light soil, VG+. This is a wonderful alphabet of objects with every page full of color illustrations by Jean Maret in art deco style. "U" is for Usine, "X" is for Xeres. ... more information

ABC. (BIRDS) A, B, C BOOK WITH PICTURES OF BIRDS. Greenfield, MA: A. Phelps ca 1835. 2 1/2 x 2 7/8", pictorial wraps, 18p., ink name and number on cover else VG. Illus. with 14 cuts of various birds with 4 line captions decribing the birds. There are also cuts on each cover and two additional cuts in -text. ... more information

HARRIS,JOEL CHANDLER. AARON IN THE WILDWOODS. Bost.: HM 1897 (1897). 8vo pict. cloth, spine darkened and cover soiled some, VG. 1st ed. A story set on a Georgia plantation written with dialect. Illus. by OLIVER HERFORD with 24 plates. BAL 7140. ... more information

ABC. ABC by William Wegman. NY: Hyperion (1994). 4to, boards, fine in dw. Stated 1st ed. Wegman has posed his dogs Fay Ray and two of her offspring and photographed them forming the various letters of the alphabet. THIS COPY IS SIGNED BY WEGMAN WITH TWO SMALL SKETCHES OF DOGS HEADS! ... more information

ABC. (ADVERTISING) ABC. NY: Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. ca 1920. 8vo, (5 1/4 x 7 3/4") pictorial wraps, light soil, VG. Every letter has a rhyme dealing with the healthy thing to do or eat. Illustrated in typical 1920's style in b&w by M.C. Phares. "C is for Cough And its Cousin, the sneeze. Cover them both With your handkerchief please." This copy is complete with an insert that has a full color copy of the line illustration that accompanies the letter "U". The child ... more information

ABC. ABC by William Wegman. NY: Hyperion (1994). 4to, boards, fine in dw. Stated 1st ed. Wegman has posed his dogs Fay Ray and two of her offspring and photographed them forming the various letters of the alphabet. ... more information

ABC. (HAYS,ETHEL) ABC. Akron: Saalfield 1943. Folio, (9 3/4" x 12 3/4"), pictorial wraps in simulated cloth-like pages, fine. Brightly illustrated in bright color on every page with adorable little boys and girls in typical 40's style by ETHEL HAYS. The last few pages are a counting book. ... more information

ABC. (SPANISH) ABC. Barcelona: Ramon Sopena, circa 1935. 4to, cloth backed pictorial boards, sl. cover soil, VG+. Printed on coated paper and illustrated in color on every page with several letters per page. Nice! ... more information

ABC. (SALTER) ABC. Chic.: Merrill 1939. Folio, pictorial linen-like wraps, owner ame and address in margin else fine. Illustrated in bright colors by Florence Salter in typical 40's style. A vivid well printed alphabet book. ... more information

ABC. ABC ALPHABET BOOK. no pub. info., circa 1935. Folio, pictorial wraps, sl. fading else Fine. A basic alphabet book with better than usual graphics that are well printed and well drawn. There's a terrific "Z" for Zeppelin and a great "P" for Parrot. Printed on linen like paper. ... more information

ABC. (McLOUGHLIN) ABC: AN ALPHABET BOOK IN RHYME. Springfield: McLoughlin Bros. 1941. 4to, pict. wraps, Fine. An ABC and counting book illustrated in color on every page in typical 40's style. A great exapmle of a typical 40's picture book. ... more information

ABC. (GERMAN) ABC BILDERBUCH text von William Hey and Mathilde Coester Cassel. Mainz: Scholz [1905]. Large 4to, cl. backed pict. bds, some cover soil and wear, VG-. A beautiful turn of the century German alphabet illustrated by HANS THOMA with 22 full page chromolithographs (including title). ... more information

ABC. (GERMAN) ABC BILDERBUCH text von William Hey and Mathilde Coester Cassel. Mainz: Scholz [1905]. Large 4to, cl. backed pict. bds, some light edgewear, else near fine. A beautiful turn of the century German alphabet illustrated by HANS THOMA with 22 full page chromolithographs (including title). ... more information

ABC. (NOVELTY) ABC BLACKBOARD BOOK. NY: Capitol Pub. Co. circa 1945. Large 4to, pictorial boards, VG+. Mounted on the last leaf is a real slate chalk board, There is s hole in the front cover. The alphabet pages are narrow 3" slats mounted on the top and bottom edges so that the slate in the middle is accessable with every page. There is even a small box of chalk! Illustrated in color by Vana Earle. Unique concept for an ABC book. ... more information

ABC. (WINSHIP,FLORENCE) ABC BOOK. Racine: Whitman, 1940. Folio, (9 1/2 x 11"), pictorial wraps, [16]p. inc. covers, some cover rubbing else fine. A charming 40's ABC book accompanied by rhymes. Illustrated in vibrant, bold color by Florence Sarah Winship. ... more information

ABC. ABC BOOK. Akron: Saalfield 1929. Large folio, (10 x 14"), stiff pictorial wraps, some finger soil and faint edge stain else VG. Illus. with great color covers by Jan Cragin and in full color on every page for the various letters of the alphabet. ... more information

ABC. (EULALIE) ABC BOOK. NY: Platt and Munk 1929. Folio, pictorial cloth, Fine. Every page is brightly illustrated with color illustrations by Eulalie, all in typical 30's style. "V" is for Velocipede. Printed on linen, the colors are vibrant and this copy is nearly as new. ... more information

ABC. (WINSHIP,FLORENCE) ABC BOOK. Racine: Whitman, 1940. Folio, pict. wraps, [16]p. inc. covers, small reapirs on cover edges else fine. A charming 40's ABC book accompanied by rhymes. Boldly illustrated in color by Florence Sarah Winship. ... more information

ABC. (ADVERTISING) ABC BOOK. Kansas City,Mo.: Faultless Starch, no date, circa 1910. 3 1/8 x 5", pictorial wraps, near fine. Illustrated in blue, this ABC touts the virtues of Faultless Starch in many of the rhymes. "U is for Useful,/ A word which applies,/ To Faultless Starch / Packages of generous size." Volume 19 of the Faultless Starch Library. ... more information

ABC. (WOODCUT) AN ABC BOOK FOR GOOD BOYS & GIRLS written and illus. by F.G. Lewin. Bristol & Lond: Savory & Stock no date [1911]. Large 4to, (9 x 11 1/2"), cloth backed pictorial boards, cloth ties, Fine. Printed on hand-made paper on one side of the page only, each page has hand-lettered text above which is a large scale WOODCUT in the style of Crawhall, the whole book done in chapbook style. Really beautiful. (Peppin p.183). ... more information