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

1897. 2. 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

1947. 2. ABC. ABC by Virginia Paul Kircher. Kenosha: Samuel Lowe (1945, 1947). 5 1/2 x 6 1/2"), pictorial boards, light spine wear, VG+. Illustrated by Kircher in typical 1940's style with full pages in color and some in black and white. A Sturdibilt book. ... more information

1935. 2. 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

1919. 1. ABC. (JOB) ABC PAR JULES LEMAITRE. Tours: Mame (1919). 4to (9 3/4 x 11 3/4"), cloth backed pictorial boards, tips lightly rubbed else VG-Fine. 1st edition of this beautiful French alphabet book illustrated by JOB with full and partial page color illustrations in his distinctive lavish and style. Each letter has several illustrationsof the object accompanied by informational text. (See Mahoney et al. Illus. Child. Bks p.148 - outstanding foreign picture book). ... more information

1939. Paperback. 1. ABC. (SALTER) ABC. Chic.: Merrill 1939. Folio, pictorial linen-like wraps, owner name 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

1943. Paperback. 1. 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

1931. 2. ABC. (SPANISH) ABC [1234567890 ON TITLE PAGE]. Barcelona: Ramon Sopena 1931. 4to (7 1/4 x 10"), cloth backed pictorial boards, VG+. Printed on coated paper, each page has many wonderful color illustrations for the various letters of the alphabet. There are also several object pages as well. A wonderful ABC in excellent condition. ... more information

1920. Paperback. 2. 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 "... more information

1910. Paperback. 2. ABC. (RUSSIAN) ABC. This is a charming early 20th century Russian object alphabet. There is no publication information but based upon an image of an old car it appears to be circa 1910. 4to (7 1/2 x 10"), stiff pictorial wraps, rear cover soiled some else VG+. Illustrated by Vyacheslava Kulikovskoto with 4 pages of chromolithographs and in brown line on other pages. ... more information

1994. 1. 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

1941. Paperback. 1. 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

1905. 2. 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

1905. 1. 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

1945. 2. 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

1929. 1. 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

1927. Paperback. 2. ABC. (ANIMALS) ABC BOOK OF ANIMALS by Julia Anne Rogers. Rochester: Stecher Litho 1927. Narrow folio (7 5/8 x 13 5/8"), pictorial wraps, slight spine rubbing, VG+. "V" is for Vulture and "U" is for Unicorn. Beautiful color lithos on every page by Stecher, known for the quality of their work. ... more information

1929. Paperback. 2. 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

1940. Paperback. 1. 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

1911. 1. 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

1940. Paperback. 1. 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