Alphabet Books are primarily designed for children. They show the letters of the alphabet with corresponding words and images. They are one of the simplest and most enduring forms of children’s books, a common feature of children’s literature since Shakespeare’s day.
For more background information see part 1, and for earlier examples, see parts 1 - 4 also.
This is part 5 of an 8-part series on Alphabet Books:
1884 Little Boys and Girls ABC:
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1884 Noah's Ark ABC:
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1884 The ABC of Nature:
1884 The White ABC:
1885 Alphabet Birds:
1885 The Everlasting ABC and Primer:
1885c Base Ball ABC:
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1886 The Golden Play Book:
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1888 Goody Two-Shoes:
1889 Girls & Boys Name ABC:
1889 Nonsense Botany and Nonsense Alphabets by Edward Lear:
1889c A.B.C. of Objects for Home and School:
1890 Apple Pie ABC:
1890 Jolly Animal ABC:
1890 Merry Alphabet:
1890c Fairyland ABC:
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For more background information see part 1, and for earlier examples, see parts 1 - 4 also.
This is part 5 of an 8-part series on Alphabet Books:
1884 Little Boys and Girls ABC:
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| Little Boys and Girls ABC published by McLoughlin Brothers, New York |
1884 Noah's Ark ABC:
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| Noah's Ark ABC published by McLoughlin Brothers, New York |
1884 The ABC of Nature:
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| The ABC of Naturepublished by McLoughlin Brothers, New York |
1884 The White ABC:
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| The White ABC presented by the White Sewing Machine Co., Cleveland, Ohio |
1885 Alphabet Birds:
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| Alphabet Birdspublished by McLoughlin Brothers, New York |
1885 The Everlasting ABC and Primer:
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| The Everlasting ABC and Primer published by Peter G. Thomson, Cincinnati, Ohio |
1885c Base Ball ABC:
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| Base Ball ABC published by McLoughlin Brothers, New York |
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1886 The Golden Play Book:
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| The Golden Play Book published by Frederick Warne & Co., London |
1888 Goody Two-Shoes:
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| Goody Two-Shoespublished by McLoughlin Brothers, New York |
1889 Girls & Boys Name ABC:
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| Girls & Boys Name ABCpublished by McLoughlin Brothers, New York |
1889 Nonsense Botany and Nonsense Alphabets by Edward Lear:
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| Nonsense Botany and Nonsense Alphabets |
1889c A.B.C. of Objects for Home and School:
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| Kindergarten First Book. A.B.C. of Objects for Home and School |
1890 Apple Pie ABC:
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| Apple Pie ABCpublished by McLoughlin Brothers, New York |
1890 Jolly Animal ABC:
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| Jolly Animal ABCpublished by McLoughlin Brothers, New York |
1890 Merry Alphabet:
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| Merry Alphabetpublished by McLoughlin Brothers, New York |
1890c Fairyland ABC:
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| Fairyland ABC Father Tuck's "Alphabet' Series published by Raphael Tuck & Sons., London |
