Aunt Mayflower's Alphabet
by [ Children's books ]
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: McLoughlin Bros., [ca. 1880] First edition. Publisher's color-printed paper self-wrappers. Back cover with McLoughlin Bros. ads. . 6 x 10 in. . Printed in color throughout with the letters of the alphabet and corresponding color-printed engraved vignettes. Six pages do not have illustrations and are printed with vocabulary words organized into ten lessons (incorrectly numbered two through eleven rather than one through ten). Minor dust soiling and some toning inside. Spine coming apart but holding. A very good, bright copy of a fragile item that is scarce in commerce. Each letter is accompanied by a woodcut, a few vocabulary words, and two lines of verse. For example, the letter Y is paired with the vocabulary words "Youth, Yew, and Yonder" and the lines "Youth lies beneath a yew, / That within the churchyard grew." The lessons require students to read lists of simple words aloud. The words rhyme or otherwise share sounds between them, so students could practice identifying and pronouncing similar sounds.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17244
- Title
- Aunt Mayflower's Alphabet
- Author
- [ Children's books ]
- Format/Binding
- Publisher's color-printed paper self-wrappers. Back cover with McLoughlin Bros. ads.
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- McLoughlin Bros.,
- Place of Publication
- New York:
- Date Published
- [ca. 1880]
- Pages
- [12] pp.
- Size
- 6 x 10 in.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB
About Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB
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