signed
1885 · New York
New York: McLoughlin Brothers, 1885. 16 pp. (including wrap covers, unpaginated). Mounted on linen, this book has charming chromolithographic illustrations throughout. Each letter has rhyme snippet that accompanies it. For example:
" 'F' is for A Frog, he would a-wooing go, whether his mother would let me or no"
" 'Q' is for the Queen of Hearts, she made some tarts,
all on a summer's day.
The knave of Hearts, he stole those tarts,
And with them ran away."
Each letter has a color, winsome illustration. The front inside cover has the poem, " 'A' Was an Apple Pie" and the back inside cover has the an arithmetic (truncated)
" 'F' is for A Frog, he would a-wooing go, whether his mother would let me or no"
" 'Q' is for the Queen of Hearts, she made some tarts,
all on a summer's day.
The knave of Hearts, he stole those tarts,
And with them ran away."
Each letter has a color, winsome illustration. The front inside cover has the poem, " 'A' Was an Apple Pie" and the back inside cover has the an arithmetic (truncated)