Girls & Boys Name ABC by ABC
- Bookseller: E M Maurice Books, LLC
 (US)
- Seller Inventory #: 001695
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Very Good
- Illustrator: Chromolithographs
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: McLoughlin Bros
- Place: New York
- Date published: 1889
Description
New York: McLoughlin Bros, 1889. Chromolithograph printed paper mounted on board with red cloth spine, wear to edges, corner and spine tips, very light internal soil. A large and wonderful alphabet book printed entirely in color and every page mounted on thick board. Each letter of the alphabet is accompanied by a short verse which utilizes the names of boys and girls, except the letter X which is represented by "Extra! Extra!" after the boys who sell newspapers. Uncommon in this format. . Illustrated Boards. Very Good. Illus. by Chromolithographs. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Board Book.
boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
spine : The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf. Also known as the back.
4to : Or quarto. A term used generally to describe the approximate size of a book, a book that is about 10" to 12" tall and roughly squarish in shape. The term is based on the size of paper traditionally used by book printers which has been folded and cut into 16 pages.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
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