Alphabet Books – part 8

Alphabet Books are primarily designed for children. They show the letters of the alphabet with corresponding words and images. They are one of the simplest and most enduring forms of children’s books, a common feature of children’s literature since Shakespeare’s day.

For more background information see part 1, and for earlier examples, see parts 1 - 7 also.

This is part 8, the final part of an 8-part series on Alphabet Books:


1900c Daisy Dell Farm ABC:

Daisy Dell Farm ABC
Father Tuck's "Play & Pleasure" Series A.B.C.
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons, London

1903 Denslow's ABC Book:

Denslow's ABC Book
Published by G.W. Dillingham & Co., New York

1904 Denslow's Mother Goose A.B.C. Book:

Denslow's Mother Goose A.B.C. BookPublished by G.W. Dillingham & Co., New York

  

A Apple Pie by kate Greenaway
A classic first published in 1886:

A Apple Pie by Kate Greenaway
Published by Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd., London