Alphabets by Anonymous: First Edition (2 results)

Cloth. Condition: Good. First edition. The first edition of Tom R. Rigby's delightfully illustrated Edwardian juvenile work, used for teaching children the alphabet. The first edition of this very scarce children's work, aiming to teach them the alphabet with charming illustrations to correspond with each letter.Illustrated by Tom R. Rigby.With an advertisement leaf to the rear.Former pencil colouring in a child's hands to five leaves.With former owner's inscriptions, dated 1917 and 1992 to the front blank.Undated; dated 1907 via the University of Cambridge Libraries. In the publisher's original decorative cloth binding. Externally, cloth age toned, with light rubbing to back strip head and tail, and handling marks to rear board. Front hinge strained, with board tenderly held. Inscription to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages age toned to perimeters. Former pencil colouring in a child's hands to five leaves. Good. Tom R. Rigby (illustrator). book.…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 1st edition 12mo. 24pp. 17 bw photo plate. Publisher's green soft card printed covers, black lettering on front. Neat signature + date " " on front. Covers : spine edge browned, closed vertical 15cm tear rear cover, bottom corner back & front small little chip but clean & complete. Contents : foxing to outside edges of pages else clean & tight. Cleasn tight copy with browning to covers. VG-.…