Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain
by Aardema, Verna
New York: Dial Press, 1981 Pictorial boards, bottom corner bumped, foxing to first and last few pages; matching dust jacket with light edge wear, paper clip impression to front panel, faint foxing, original price intact ($9.95). Retold with a cumulative rhyme by Verna Aardema from an old Kenyan folk tale and beautifully illustrated by Beatriz Vidal. . Stated First Printing. Pictorial Boards. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Beatriz Vidal. Oblong 4to.
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Swiss Family Robinson (Washington Square Classics)
by Abbott, Elenore Plaisted (Illus); Wyss, Johann David (Auth)
Philadelphia: George W Jacobs, 1920 Circa 1920. 569 ps. Yellow cloth ruled and titled in black ink, pastedown to upper cover, light dust soil, mended tear to edge of frontis, bookplate, binding slightly shaken, mild mustiness. The juvenile classic illustrated with 7 color plates by Brandywine artist, Elenore Plaisted Abbott. Not in Baumgarten. Pictorial Cover. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by Elenore Plaisted Abbott. Small Thick 8vo..
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Kryolith Kids Alphabet
by ABC
Philadelphia: Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing, 1907 Pictorial covers with some wear and dust soil, previous owner's name on lower cover. An alphabet all about the effects and benefits of Lewis Lye, which is made from Kryolith, of course. Illustrated in color on every page in turn-of-the-century style by Art Williamson. Scarce.. Pictorial Wraps. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Art Williamson. 8vo.
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In the Country ABC, Father Tuck's Little Pets Series
by ABC.
New York London Paris Berlin Montreal: Raphael Tuck & Sons Co. Ltd, 1901 1901-1910 per Whitton pg 6. Color printed wraps, cover soil, spine wear, the odd mark inside but generally clean. A simple ABC, with the letters represented by animals. Illustrated in sepia and four pages in full color. . Pictorial Wraps. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Chromolithographs. Small Square 4to.
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Das Lustige ABC (Funny ABC)
by ABC.
Munchen: Hans Von Weber, 1907 Date per DnB. Color printed cloth book, worn, soiled and fraying, one page with a large stain. A rare alphabet book, only four institutional copies located. Each page contains two vignettes, each with descriptive text highlighting a letter from the alphabet. Printed entirely in color. Contains stereotypical images and language.. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Walter Caspari. Square 8vo..
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Bilder ABC Nr 311
by ABC
No Place: J F S I E, 1900 Color printed wraps with small losses and old tape mends, darkened, spine reinforced, text and images clean. A simple object ABC printed entirely in color. . Pictorial Wraps. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Uncredited. 12mo.
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ABC on Wheels
by ABC.
London, Edinburgh & New York: Thomas Nelson, 1924 Pictorial card covers with wear to edges and spine, gift inscription dated 1924, else clean. An abc of all things on wheels including, chariot, automobile, land-yacht, etc... Illustrated in color on every page in period style. Scarce.. Pictorial Card Covers. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by Uncredited. 4to.
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Girls & Boys Name ABC
by ABC
New York: McLoughlin Bros, 1889 Chromolithograph printed paper mounted on board with red cloth spine, wear to edges, corner and spine tips, very light internal soil. A large and wonderful alphabet book printed entirely in color and every page mounted on thick board. Each letter of the alphabet is accompanied by a short verse which utilizes the names of boys and girls, except the letter X which is represented by "Extra! Extra!" after the boys who sell newspapers.... Read More
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My ABC of Animals (No. 2060)
by ABC.
Akron, OH: Saalfield Publishing Company, 1931 Pictorial linen-like covers with spine wear and a few edge tears to rear cover, clean internally. A basic alphabet book with simple verse, F is for Fox, K is for Kangaroo and U is for Unicorn.. Very Good/No Jacket. Small 4to.
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Picture Book ABC
by ABC
Chicago: Merrill Company, 1958 Color printed linen-like paper wraps, original price marked out, else fine and as new. A simple object alphabet illustrated in color on every page. Adorable.. Early Edition. Pictorial Wraps. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Vivian Robbins. Folio.
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Little Boys and Girls ABC
by ABC.
New York: McLoughlin Bros, 1884 9.25 x 6 inches. 12 pgs including covers. Color printed wraps, owner's name on cover, base of spine split, light wear and occasional soil. Inside covers contain the verses that begin "A is an Angler," the inside pages contain the pictures in three sections per page, one letter per section, U & V share a section (U is for unicorn!). . Pictorial Wraps. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Chromolithographs. 8vo.
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ABC
by ABC
Furth: G Lowensohn, 1915 Color printed pictorial wraps, spine worn, corner loss, creases, pages age-toned, childish writing erased from two pages. A French alphabet illustrated in color and b&w by Fred Spurgin. . Pictorial Wraps. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Fred Spurgin. 4to.
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Young Child's ABC or, First Book
by ABC
New 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.
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Toy Shop (Cover Title) Merry Times for Little Folks (Title Page)
by ABC.
No 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... Read More
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My ABC of Animals
by ABC.
Akron, OH: Saalfield Publishing Company, 1921 Color printed linen textured paper covers, 1" split at base of spine, light soil. Simple verses about animals illustrated with 6 full page color plates and 2 b&w plates.. Very Good. Illus. by Uncredited. Small Square 4to.
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ABC Volu
by ABC
No Place: Volumetrix, 1950 1950, per institutional copy. Color printed card covers, most pages with some sort of childish scrawl with crayon. A simple, French language object ABC printed entirely in color. Only one institutional copy located.. Pictorial Wraps. Fair/No Jacket. Illus. by Domino. Small 4to.
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Dear Dickies ABC, Father Tuck's Nursery Tales ABC No 1619, Untearable
by ABC
New York London Paris: Raphael Tuck & Sons, Co. LTD, 1895 Between 1895-1900 per Whitton pg. 6. Color printed paper mounted on linen, interior printed on linen, paper covers are chipped, damp stain to inside covers, linen pages clean overall. A bird alphabet with four pages printed in color, the balance in sepia. . Pictorial Cover. Good/No Jacket. 4to.
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ABC Book, No. 923
by ABC.
Akron, OH: Saalfield Publishing Company, 1929 Color pictorial covers, spine and edge wear, creasing, handling wear throughout, previous owner's name. An object ABC with a color image for each letter, no text. Q is for Quaker, K is for Kangaroo, X is for X-mas (tree). . Original Wraps. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Jan Craqui (Cover only). Folio.
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ABC De Mis Juguetes (ABC of My Toys)
by ABC.
Barcelona: Imprenta Elzeviriana y Libreria Cami, 1940 Circa 1940s. Pictorial paper covers, a few faint spots of foxing, some pages opened roughly. Alternating pages of Spanish text and an illustrated alphabet. Unlike most ABC books, the letters are not arranged from A to Z. Printed entirely in color. Uncommon.. Pictorial Wraps. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Marti Fernandez Collado. 4to.
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Home Primer
by ABC
New York: McLoughlin Bros, 1875 6.75in x 5.5in (17cm x 13.5cm). Paper wraps printed in yellow & black, spine almost entirely split, cover soil, light reading wear, but clean. An alphabet, object alphabet, vocabulary lists and easy reading. Illustrated with small engravings printed in red & black, with one illustration signed W M (William Momberger). No date, circa 1875 per AAS.. Pictorial Wraps. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by William Momberger and Other Engravings. 24mo.
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ABC (951:10)
by ABC
Racine, WI: Whitman, 1949 Linen-like book printed entirely in color, light spine wear, a few letters discreetly traced with pencil. A simple ABC, A is for airplane, K is for Kangaroo, I is for Iceboat. . Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by M. E. Tedder. 4to.
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Object ABC Book, a Saalfield Muslin Book, No. 170
by ABC.
Akron, OH: Saalfield Publishing Company, 1926 Color printed cloth book with pinked edges, cloth slightly wrinkled, but a clean copy. A basic object abc book printed entirely in color. N is for Noah's Ark. . Soft Cover. Very Good. Oblong 8vo.
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Alphabet Book
by ABC.
Akron, OH: Saalfield Publishing Company, 1929 Color printed paper wraps, light wear, but overall fresh and clean. A large and charming ABC, printed in bright color on every page, a picture accompanies each letter: G is for Gardening, N is for Noah's Ark and V is for Velocipede. . First Edition. Pictorial Wraps. Very Good +/No Jacket. Illus. by Corinne Ringel Bailey. Large Square 4to.
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My ABC Book, Saalfield Muslin Books
by ABC
Akron, OH: Saalfield Publishing Company, 1904 Color printed cloth book, some edge fraying, covers rubbed, occasional spot but colors are bright and vivid. Each letter of the alphabet is accompanied by a picture and a rhyming couplet describing the scene. S is for Santa Claus.. Cloth. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. Square 8vo..
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Libro Para Colorear ABC
by ABC.
New York: Chelsea / El Jicaral Sister City Project, 1988 Stiff card covers printed in black ink, slight darkening to edges of cover and pages, otherwise clean and unused. A book created for the children of Chelsea, New York City & El Jicaral, Nicaragua through Sister Cities International. The book is an alphabet book with simple Spanish language phrases and corresponding naive-style artwork meant to be colored in by the child. . First And Only... Read More
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