- Leporello split between letters T and U; final plate (Z) laid down on frontcover; yellowed/ fingersoiled. Binding worn; plate on frontcover browned.

= Rare A.B.-book with a military theme.

AND 1 other: ALPHABET RÉCRÉATIF (Montpellier, n.d. (±1910), col. lithogr. ills., orig. wr.).

- Bookblock loose; sl. soiled; a few sm. marginal tears. Wr. soiled and creased; spine splitting.

Doorenbos, C. A is de adelaar. Amst., Mulder & Zoon, n.d. (±1950), (8)p. (incl. wr.), num. col. ills. by K. PIJLMAN, entirely printed on stiff board lvs., orig. pict. boards, 4to.

- Frontcover and spine sl. rubbed. Despite minor defects a fine copy.

Wijga, J. Nieuw A.B.C. boek. Van Arie tot Zus. Spellen en tellen met rijmpjes en prentjes. Amst., J.A. Luii & Co, n.d. (1953), (28)p., col. ills. and orig. clothbacked boards by J. WIJGA, obl. folio.

- Spine splitting; corners sl. worn. = Rare.

ABC des Vacances. Ibid., idem, n.d. (±1900), (14)p., 6 full-p. chromolithogr. ills., entirely printed on linen, orig. chromolithogr. wr., 4to.

- Sl. soiled; sm. waterstain. Spine worn; rubbed along edges; wr. soiled and sl. creased.

Alphabet de la Mer. Crosses Lettres. Ibid., idem, n.d. (±1890), (14)p., 6 full-p. chromolithogr. ills., entirely strengthened w. linen as published, orig. chromolithogr. wr., 4to.

- Owner's entry on upper pastedown; brown stain in outer margin throughout. Joints splitting; spine rubbed; boards sl. soiled and sunned.

= Rare. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XIII.

Abecedaire moral ou leçons tirées de l'ecriture sainte (...). Ibid., idem, 1805, rev. ed., 96p., engr. frontisp. and 15 plates w. 2 ills. each, later (19th cent.) hcl.

- Frontisp. loosening; foxed; (formerly) dogeared in outer corners.

= First edition published in 1820. Cf. Gumuchian 62. Le Men mentiones several editions with this title, however not the one by this publisher.

Abecedaire geographique, ou Petits tableaux des mœurs des principaux peuples du monde. Ibid., Pierre Blanchard, 1819, 2nd ed., 72p., engr. frontisp., title and 4 plates, later boards.

- (Sl.) foxed. Boards sl. fingersoiled; rubbed, mostly along extremities; corners showing. = Gumuchian 51.

Alphabet illustré des jeux de l'enfance: contenant des exercices de lecture, l'explication des jeux de l'enfance les plus intéressants (...). Paris, Delarue, n.d. (±1860), (2),104p., woodengr. frontisp. and 28 ills. by H. EMY, later boards w. portion of orig. wr. mounted on frontcover.

- Contents loose, lacks the binding staple. Wr. sl. fingersoiled. = A is Artilleur. Rare. Le Men 349 (?).

Alphabet Maritime. Épinal, Pellerin & Cie., n.d. (±1910), (16)p., 8 stencil col. lithogr. plates and handcol. lithogr. wr.

- Wr. sl. browned, otherwise a fine copy.

= Every letter is presented by an image, except the letter W. This work introduces the alphabet with the use of maritime words, such as Bouée de Sauvetage (lifebuoy). Rare.

Alphabet de la Phosphatine Falières. Arbe. Ai-gle. Paris, Devambez, n.d. (±1900), (20)p., 12 col. ills. and orig. pict. wr. by T. LOBRICHON.

- Trifle foxed; w. offsetting from opposite pages (prob. as usual). Rubbed along extremities; spine worn.

= No series is mentioned.

Haslewood, C. Our Pets, & Their Pets. London, Perry & Co., n.d. (±1910), (14)p., num. (double full-p.) chromolithogr. ills. by C. HASLEWOOD, orig. pict. wr., 4to.

- Hinges weak; sl. soiled; one leaf waterstained; a few lvs w. crease in outer lower corner. Boards worn and w. repairs near spine; spine strengthened with cloth.

= Nice and rare A.B.-book. 100 Jaar Tine van Berken p.23. Not in Landwehr, Prentgeschenk (...).

Het van ouds gerenommeerde A is een Aapje. Ibid., J. Vlieger, n.d. (±1890), (12)textp., 24 col. lithogr. ills. on 6 leaves, orig. boards w. mounted col. lithogr. plate, obl. 8vo.

- Soiled and occas. foxed. Boards soiled; sl. worn along extremities; corners showing; spine strengthened w. cloth.

= Lust en Leering p.150; Caljé-Van Gulik 282; cf. Ki.la.ki.le. 56 and Landwehr, Prentgeschenk 13d; J. ter Linden a.o. (ed.), A is een Aapje, p.96: "[Vlieger] liet respectievelijk omstreeks 1875 en 1880 nog twee nieuwe edities het licht zien, beide met als toevoeging 'Het van ouds gerenommeerde'. De eerste van deze twee edities is uitgevoerd in oblong-formaat (24x17 cm), en bevat twee chromolitho's per pagina [...]. Opmerkelijk aan deze litho's zijn de zwarte achtergronden van de prenten."

A is een aapje. Ibid., idem, n.d. (1907), (24)p., num. (full-p.) col. lithogr. ills. (incl. lvs. w. exercises) and later clothbacked boards w. orig. col. lithogr. wr. by P.J. VAN GELDORP mounted on covers, folio.

- Soiled; bookblock and several lvs. reattached. Boards rubbed.

= The Children's World of Learning 3934.

Le bureau typographique: livre élémentaire, à l'usage des enfans: orné de 24 jolis tableaux d'arts & métiers, propres à intéresser la curiosité des enfans, et à leur faire aimer la lecture. London, Didier & Tebbett, 1808, 2nd ed., 108p., 24 engr. plates, contemp. calf w. mor. letterpiece, 12mo.

- Bookblock loose; a few lvs. speckled. Wr. sl. soiled; rubbed along extremities; spine splitting.

= SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XIII.

Dear Dickies ABC. Ibid., idem, n.d. (±1880), (14)p., num. (chromo)lithogr. ills., orig. chromolithogr. wr., 4to.

- First and last few lvs. incl. the wr. w. waterstain. Wr. soiled.

= Mrs. Lovechild was a pseudonym of Lady Eleanor Fenn. Gumuchian 165; Osborne II, p. 721.

The New reading made easy: being one of the best books extant for teaching the first rudiments of reading & spelling. Lincoln, W. Brooke, 1803, 72p., woodcut frontisp. and ills., contemp. hleather, 12mo.

- Bookblock loose(ning); sl. soiled; occas. foxed; one leaf w. tear. Wr. soiled/ creased; backstrip dam. and covers loose(ning).

= SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XV.

Wood, J.F. The ABC Book Of Children's Names. London, E. Nister, n.d. (±1888), (15)p., num. col. lithogr. ills. by L. LAWSON, orig. pict. wr., 4to.

- Sl. soiled. Rebacked; owner's entry on frontwr.; wr. soiled and sl. rubbed along extremities. = Hunt p. 237.

ABC for My Little Dear, Plenty of Pictures and Never a Tear. London/ New York, E. Nister/ E.P. Dutton & Co., n.d. (±1892), (14)p., num. chromolithogr. ills., orig. chromolithogr. shaped wr., obl. 8vo.

- Owner's entry on first free endpaper. Boards rubbed along extremities; dam. spot on lower joint.

= Nice A.B.-book published for the wounded of World War I.

Fallon, S.W.M. Animal-Alphabet Book. London, George Allen, 1899, title leaf and 26 plates by S.W.M. FALLON w. caption on verso, orig. clothbacked pict. boards, obl. 8vo.