London: Published by C. I. Hood & Co, No date [circa 1894]. [16] pages, including wrappers. Illustrated throughout. Original wrappers. 265 x 210 mm. An illustrated alphabet tracing the health of Alice Amelia Ann as she struggles to become well; her health eventually restored after a course of Hood’s Sarsparilla. A rare and ephemeral advertising book for children, first published in America. A very good copy. [15584]

London: W. Peacock, No date [circa 1870?]. A charming boxed set of wooden alphabet tiles; comprising of twenty-four wooden tiles each bearing a hand-coloured engraved pastedown of a letter of the alphabet, in upper and lower case together with a corresponding image on one side; one a single capital letter on the reverse side. Each tile measures: 60 x 48 mm. All contained in the original wooden box with a sliding pictorial. I & J, share one tile, as do and U & V. Some light water-staining to the backs; else a very set. Scarce.

Marlborough: Libanus Press, No date [1985]. [32] pages. Printed on Velin d'Arches paper and bound by Tessa Fantoni. No 31 from a limited edition of 75 copies signed by the artist. Illustrated title and twenty-six wood-engravings illustrating the letters of the alphabet. Bound in publisher's original quarter terracotta cloth and red patterned paper covered boards with a white paper spine label stamped in red. Original terracotta card slipcase. 130 x 112 mm. 5.25 x 4.25 inches. A fine copy.

London: Darton & Hodge, No date [circa 1864.]. Printed by Henru Plon, Paris. Alphabetical panorama printed on one side only, comprised of 24 panels (‘I’ and ‘J’ on one panel; ‘W’ omitted; ‘N’ printed in reverse; text beneath in both French and English. Embossed paper-covered boards with a full colour pictorial label showing theatrical characters and a magic lantern. Each panel is meant to be a magic lantern projection. Spine repaired; some of the gilt border missing on the front panel; most of the paper lacking from the inner joint; else a very good copy of a delightful alphabet panorama. Rare. Darton H278., Lilly Library copy only.

Circa 1840. No imprint or date, but circa 1840. A turned wooden cylindrical container with a top, bearing a hand-coloured engraved pictorial paper title label showing children being taught the alphabet by their mother. Cylinder height: 85 mm. The cylinder contains 35 card discs, of which 26 bear a wood-engraved letter on one side and a hand-coloured pictorial image on the other illustrating the letter of the alphabet; a further seven cards bear lower case letters on one side, and various alphabets and vowels etc. on the other., and bear numbers and alphabets. Some light marking, soiling and wear; the label has a small piece missing; else a very attractive example, with the cards in good order.

No manufacturer or date, but circa 1840. Mahogany box with sliding lid bearing the title, ‘Spelling Alphabet’ engraved on a piece of bone set into the lid. Contains 140 bone tiles engraved with upper case letters on one face, forming five complete alphabets and two extra sets of vowels. Box: 115 mm long by 85mm wide and 45mm high. A very good set.

No manufacturer or date, but circa 1840. Mahogany box with sliding lid bearing the title ‘ABC’ engraved on a piece of bone set into the lid. Contains 109 bone tiles which bear engraved upper case letters, forming four complete alphabet and one extra set of vowels. Box: 88mm long by 64 mm wide by 42 mm high. A very good set.