Nursery Abc Simple Speller (6 results)

Stapled Binding. Condition: Very Good. Wrappers rubbed, creased. 1905 Stapled Binding. Linen pages. Illustration of Little Bo Peep on front wrapper. An early 20th-century alphabet and speller for children.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. No wear to the colorful stapled linen covers. Linen to resist soiling and easy to clean the effects of dirty little fingers. Colorful linen pages are tight and clean with no marks, no scribbles, no crayon. No name of previous owner. No musty odor. No water damage. No soiling. This appears to be a promotional for C.C. Hanford's products as the text a number of times references Hanford's Balsam for healing cuts and sores.…

Pamphlet. Condition: Very Good+. Alpabet book. Color illustration for each rhyme and letter, each rhyme promoting Hanford's Balsam of Myrrh. With original printed envelope from Hanford's. ; 5-1/4" x 8-1/2".

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition of this wonderful turn-of-the-20th-century ABC and spelling primer, featuring engaging illustrations drawing on Art Nouveau style. Preceding the board books of the modern era, linen books were made of coated cloth to stand up to handling by small children. ABC books such as this one were often made of linen at the turn of the 20th century and were sturdy enough to serve as primers for numerous children across years and generations. A couple faint stains to interior, one staple replaced with neat threat stitch, only slight rubbing to wrappers, overall color bright and vivid. Near-fine condition.…

Condition: Very good. Vibrant ABC booklet and speller, with wood-engraved cover image after Howard. Each letter has color pictorial initial accompanied by word lists that build into short sentence lessons. 8.25'' x 5.25''. Original color illustrated wrappers, advertisement on rear wrapper, saddle stitched. Three bright color illustrations on each leaf. [8] pages. Minor wear to extremities. Some spotting to leaves and offsetting of illustrations. A few spots of wear to rear wrapper and attendant repairs to rear final leaf. Overall very clean.…

Wraps. Condition: Near fine. 8vo (23cm); [10pp]; stiff pictorial color lithographed wrappers; pictorial rear wrapper, no ads; 2 staple binding; color illustrations; light scuffing to spine; near fine.