Little Soldier Boys Abc (7 results)

Trade Paperback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. No Statement of Printing. A Good copy in edge-worn pictorial paper-covered linen covers. Pencil owner's name. Tanning at the gutters, not affecting images. No publication information given, but believed McLoughlin Bros., c.1900. Tall-format, 14 pages if you count the covers. Complete thus. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Undated, likely circa 1880 s. Mounted on linen. Pictorial coated linen over boards. Corners and spine caps are bumped and the spine is abraded. Covers have soiling and scratches. The page with the letters U and V has a 2.5 x .5 scratch across that obscures the word for V. Smudges from little fingers in the margins throughout the book and the text and illustrations are generally clean, bright, colorful and unmarked. Please see all Images.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 10 x 12", unnumbered leaves: 6 with chromolithograph illustrations on each side. Front cover very handsome, with lovely children and landscape. Mounted on linen. Slighly fragil but solid. Scuffs around the edges front and back. Language: eng.

Condition: Very good. Early 20th-century alphabet book produced in the wake of the Spanish-American War, with letters representing various military service professions. Every page shows children in patriotic professions, including, Artilleryman, Bugler, Cavalryman, Nurse, and even "'J' is for Juvenile learning to drill." The letters form an extended rhyme with accompanying illustrations in vibrant color. The last leaf features a soldier-themed multiplication table. 10.75'' x 8.5''. Original pictorial card wrappers. Illustrated endpapers with red highlights, the alphabet on one and numbers on the other. Illustrated with bright chromolithographs on every page. [12] pages. Barely visible repair to front wrapper. Minor creasing to wrappers. Slight rubbing to spine. Interior bright and clean.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. (Alphabet) LITTLE SOLDIER BOYS ABC (code no. 95). [New York]: McLoughlin Bros., New York, (1900). 4to - 10-11/16" x 8-5/16". Staple bound as issued, color pictorial stiff paper wrappers with rubbing and light pinch creases along spine, a 1-1/4" long split to wrapper at tail of spine and a creased upper fore edge corner for what is still a very nice copy of the book. [16] pp. including wrappers. This alphabet book pairs each of the letters of the alphabet, which are printed in capital form in yellow, orange and red within a black outline, with a word, starting with that letter, that is related to military personnel or matters; there is a short verse featuring each of these words, and each of these verses is illustrated with a beautiful chromolithograph featuring children playing war, e.g., "A is for Artilleryman, fearless of harm; B is for Bugler who sounds the alarm. C is for Cavalryman on a fine horse; D is for Drummer, a good one of course."; p. [2] of wrappers with capital letters printed in black and red, and illustrated with a drawing printed in black, red and white; p. [3] of wrappers with "Little Soldiers Multiplication Table" printed in black, red and white, and illustrated with two drawings printed in the same three colors; upper fore edge corners creased, otherwise internally in wonderful condition. The condition of the book is VERY GOOD. Only three copies located on OCLC/WorldCat. SCARCE.

Wraps. Condition: Good Plus. Large 4to. 33 by 26 cm, or 13 by 10.25 inches. (Note that this was also issued in a smaller format.) Unpaginated, with 16 pp. when including the pictorial stiff wrap covers, each letter accompanied by a bright chromolithographic illustration. "A" is for Artilleryman, "B" is for Bugler, and onward, til "Z", for Zouave. All the pictures depict children in adult uniform and situations, wherein lies the charm, and at the time this was published served to burnish the romance of all things martial to little boys who then could play-act and dream of one day donning a military uniform for real. The inside covers have two toned illustrations instead of full color. The rear inside cover features "Little Soldiers' Multiplication Table", and this continues in its doggeril verse the rhyming scheme that also runs through the alphabet. Considerable wear, flattened creases, and soiling to the binding, with a closed tear along the fold. Light soiling within.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. no date [ca 1900]. Large 4to (10 by 12 inches) color pictorial card covers. With 12 pages of beautifully chromolithographed illustrations of children in various military-style poses, one for each letter of the alphabet, mounted on linen. An alphabet on the inner front cover and a ¿little soldiers¿ multiplication table¿ on the inner rear cover. Very light creasing to a few corners, else a fine, bright copy.