6. Belloc (Hilaire) A Moral Alphabet, inscribed inside upper cover “To improve the Ignorami of Chester with love from a wielder of the (birch) rod”, illustrations, one partly coloured by a former owner, 4to, 1899 § van der Beer (Bas) A Dat is Afje, coloured illustrations by the author, small 4to, Amsderdam, 1918 § My Very First Little Spelling Book, coloured illustrations by Dorothy E. Braham, small 4to, [c.1920] § The Jolly A B C, coloured illustrations by Blam [Edmund Blampied], folio, [c.1925] § The Favourite A B C, coloured illustrations by D. Osborne, folio, [1927] § The Doggy A B C, coloured illustrations by “Nick”, folio, [1928] § Hubner (Paul) Alphabet Book for Children, photographic illustrations, small 4to, 1938 § Waddington (Mary) Cassell’s Picture Dictionary, lithographed illustrations by John Buckland-Wright, some coloured, small 4to, 1953 § Campbell (Janet and Roger) The Great Alphabet Race, coloured illustrations by Tom O’Sullivan, Racine, 1972, the seventh in original cloth, the remainder in original pictorial boards, somewhat worn; and 23 other illustrated alphabet books, the majority c.1935-1950, various sizes (31)
est. £200 – £300