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| This selection contains 11 title(s) on 1 page. This is page 1 with nrs. 1 to 11 |
| AGEE, JON. Z GOES HOME. New York: Hyperion, (2003.) First printing. A bright and cheerful alphabet book with the shapes of the letters integrated into the pictures. Definition of the words used at the back of the book - ending with 'zowie! what you say when you finish this book!' SIGNED by the author on the front endpaper. Large format, bound in glossy illustrated boards. Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.) ISBN: 0-7868-19871 USD 28.00 [Appr.: EURO 18.75 | £UK 17 | JP¥ 2471] Book number: 29444 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams). | ||
| AGEE, JON. Z GOES HOME. New York: Hyperion, (2003.) First printing. A bright and cheerful alphabet book with the shapes of the letters integrated into the pictures. Definition of the words used at the back of the book - ending with 'zowie! what you say when you finish this book!' SIGNED and dated in the year of publication by the author on the title page. Large format, bound in glossy illustrated boards. Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.) ISBN: 0-7868-19871 USD 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 20.25 | £UK 18.25 | JP¥ 2648] Book number: 29445 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams). | ||
| ASIMOV, ISAAC. ABC's OF SPACE. New York: Walker, 1969. First edition. An alphabet book for slightly older children with letter represented by two words with definitions from the specialized vocabulary of space exploration. Illustrated in duo-tone photographs and drawings (black, white and orange) Large format. 48 pp. Ex-library with the usual markings, and some wear to the illustrated covers, but with clean and good contents, no dj. USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 | £UK 12.25 | JP¥ 1765] Book number: 24666 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams). | ||
| GAUPP, POLLY AND CHARLES MY GRANDMOTHER HAD ONE LIKE IT: The Picture Book of Antiques Denver: House of the Clipper Ship Press, 1964. First printing in wrappers. A large format alphabet book of antiques - line drawings make a good coloring book, but basic information about the pictured antiques is also given. SIGNED on the title page with Best wishes by Charles J. Gaupp. Very good in printed orange wrappers. A newspaper clipping about a lecture given by Dr. Gaupp is pasted inside the front cover. USD 18.00 [Appr.: EURO 12.25 | £UK 11 | JP¥ 1589] Book number: 7440 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams). | ||
| HUYGEN, WIL, (ILLUSTRATED BY RIEN POORTVLIET.) THE BOOK OF THE SANDMAN AND THE ALPHABET OF SLEEP. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1989. First US printing. A beautifully illustrated and charming book, mostly written for adults, but one which it would be fun to share with children, a mixture of fantasy, fact, fun and commonsense. Two travelers discover the secrets of sleep from the Sandman himself - and find an alphabet book which becomes a book-within-a-book with helpful hints for both sleepyheads and insomniacs. 121 pp. Oblong format. Near fine in near fine dust jacket (previous owner's name on front endpaper, tear at bottom of dj spine.) ISBN: 0-8109-15243 USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 | £UK 15.25 | JP¥ 2206] Book number: 24637 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams). | ||
| KRACH, MAYWAN SHEN, ILLUSTRATED BY HONGBIN ZHANG. D IS FOR DOUFU: An Alphabet Book of Chinese Culture. Arcardia, CA: Shen's Books. 1997. First printing. A beautiful large format book which introduces 23 Chinese words or phrases (there are no words which start with the i, u or v sound), giving the both the Chinese pictograph and the romanized pinyin version and the historical and cultural background. The illustrations use Chinese folk art to provide both whimsy and lyricism; they are based on the style used in Chinese cave paintings from the 3rd century. Near fine in near fine dust jacket (upper corners bumped.) ISBN: 1-885008-066 USD 26.50 [Appr.: EURO 17.75 | £UK 16 | JP¥ 2339] Book number: 23589 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams). | ||
| MAYERS, FLORENCE CASSEN. ABC: COSTUME AND TEXTILES FROM THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1988. First printing. Tall and skinny format. An alphabet book for the entire family - each letter is illustrated with examples of various familiar and unusual items of clothing from the Los Angles County Museum. Near fine in glossy illustrated boards. ISBN: 0-8109-18773 USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1324] Book number: 24120 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams). | ||
| DE MEJO, OSCAR. OSCAR DE MEJO'S ABC New York: Harper Collins, (1992.) First printing. An unusual alphabet book, with de Mejo's famous paintings of American myth and legend used to illustrate the letters of the alphabet. Includes 2 pages of notes on the stories behind the paintings. Large square format, unpaginated, bound in red boards with gilt lettering. Fine in fine dust jacket. ISBN: 0-060205164 USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 | £UK 12.25 | JP¥ 1765] Book number: 39077 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams). | ||
| PARK, DARCIE, ILLUSTRATOR; COERR, ELEANOR. S IS FOR SILVER: A Nevada Alphabet. Chelsea, MI: Sleeping Bear Press, (2004.) First printing. A rhyming alphabet book, colorfully illustrated for younger children, but with informative sidebars on each 2 page spread for older children or adults. This celebrates the diversity, history and beauty of Nevada from the glitter of the Las Vegas strip to the natural beauties of Lake Tahoe and the desert and the wildlife found there, from the pioneers who crossed by wagon train to those who built monuments like the Hoover Dam. Oblong format, 9 1/2 by 11 1/2 inches, bound in glossy illustrated boards, unpaginated (40 pp.) SIGNED on the title page by the illustrator, Darcie Park, with the year 2004 and the word 'enjoy.' Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.) ISBN: 1-585361178 USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 | £UK 15.25 | JP¥ 2206] Book number: 32664 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams). | ||
| ROSENBERGER, FRANCIS COLEMAN AN ALPHABET Charlottesville, VA: University Press of Virginia, 1978. First printing. A delightful slim book - one that combines the charm of a child's book of alphabet rhymes with a tradition of English epigrammatic poetry and an attractive, well-produced one (printed at the Stinehour Press.) F/NF (one short closed tear.) USD 18.00 [Appr.: EURO 12.25 | £UK 11 | JP¥ 1589] Book number: 7517 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams). | ||
| WILLARD, NANCY. AN ALPHABET OF ANGELS. New York: Scholastic - Blue Sky Press, (1994.) 2nd printing. Charming alphabet - for all ages - of common and uncommon guardian angels (the angel of streetlights, the angel of dreaming and more), illustrated with photographs of folk art angels by the author. Oblong format, printed on glossy stock. Unpaginated Fine in a near fine dust jacket. ISBN: 0-590-48480x USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 | £UK 7.25 | JP¥ 1059] Book number: 38501 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams). |
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