ALPHABET BOOKS

Alphabet books have both delighted and instructed children for centuries. As more books were created for the entertainment and edification of children, alphabet books were a natural favorite. The alphabet books and rhymes on display here are just a few selections from the Shaw Childhood in Poetry Collection.

The Ark Alphabet. New York: McLoughlin Bros. St. Nicholas: Scribner's Illustrated magazine for Girls and Boys. Volume XX, part 1, November 1897, to April 1898. Of interest: "An Alice Alphabet" by Carolyn Wells (p. 493). And in Call no.: SHAW Juveniles-Anonymous McLoughlin (14 Juveniles 1869-1899).

Aunt Louisa's Picture Puzzle Alphabet. London: Fredrick Warne and Co. N.D. Call no.: SHAW Juveniles-Anonymous-WARNE.

Baldwin, Ruth M. 100 Nineteenth Century Rhyming Alphabets in English. From the library of Ruth M. Baldwin. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press. 1972. Call no.: SHAW GR486.B34. These facsimiles are reproduced from originals owned by the Ruth M. Baldwin Library which is now housed by the University of Florida, Gainesville.

Baum, Frank. The Army Alphabet. By Frank Baum, pictures by Harry Kennedy. Chicago: George M. Hill Company. 1900. Call no.: SHAW P28.3 B327 NA* (not currently on display)

________. The Navy Alphabet. By Frank Baum, pictures by Harry Kennedy. Chicago: George M. Hill Company. 1900. Call no.: SHAW P28.3 B327 BA*

These two books feature strong militaristic themes glorifying acts of war. Boys' books with such themes were quite common until after the First World War.

Big Letter ABC Book. New York: McLoughlin Bros. ca.1880. Call no.: SHAW Juveniles-Anonymous..

Phiz (Hablot K. Brown). A Toy Book. London: George Routledge and Sons, N.D. Of interest: "Phiz's Funny Alphabet" at the end of the book.

The Child's Own Alphabet. Illustrated by MacQuoid. Low and Son, 1860. Call no.: SHAW Juveniles-Anonymous, LOW AND SONS.

Crowther, Robert. The Most Amazing Hide and Seek Alphabet Book. Designed and illustrated by Robert Crowther. The Viking Press, 1977. Call no.: SHAW P213 C76.

Dean's Movable ABC, A was an Archer. Dean and son. N . D. Call no.: SHAW Juveniles-Anonymous DEAN and SON

DeMorest, W. Jennings. DeMorest's Young American Boys and Girls Magazine. New York: Published by W. Jennings Demorest, 478 Broadway. Volume VI, 1872. OF INTEREST: Young Americans Alphabet. By Uncle George. Page 198

Frisbie, W. A. ABC Mother Goose. Verse by W. A. Frisbie, Pictures by Chas. L. Bartholomew . NY: Rand McNally & Co., 1905 Call no.: SHAW PS3511 R757 A63 1905.

Gaskin, Arthur, Mrs. ABC. By Mrs. Arthur Gaskin. London: Elkin Mathews. Chicago., A.C. McClurg and Co. 1896.

1) Goode's Instructive Alphabet for Children. London: T. Goode. N . D .

2) Alphabet of Comicalities . London: T . Goode. N . D .

3) Goode's Moral Picture Alphabet for Children . London: Goode. N . D.

AlI three are together in one jacket . Call no.: SHAW Juveniles-Anonymous GOODES

Hindley, Charles. The History of the Catnach Press. By Charles Hindley, Esq. London: Charles Hindley (the younger), Bookseller's Row, St. Clement Danes, Strand, W. C. 1886. First Ed. Of interest: the Good child's illustrated alphabet...(p. 207).

Howard-Gibbon, Amelia Frances. An Illustrated Comic Alphabet. New York: Henry L. Walck, Inc. 1967. This is a facsimile of an 1859 publication, the earliest known Canadian picture book. The original manuscript is now housed in the Osborne Collection of Early Children's Books, Toronto Public Library.

Isaac, Joanne. Tom Thumb's Alphabet. Designed and illustrated by Joanne Isaac. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. 1970. Call no.: SHAW P28.3 T66 2970. This famous poem has had many modifications. This version, illustrated by Joanne Isaac, differs still more from its predecessors.

Jeans, E. H., Mrs. Mama's Own Alphabet and Pretty Verse. By E. H . Jeans. London: Dean and Son. ca 1870.

Low, Joseph. Adam's Book of odd Creatures. Verse and pictures by Joseph Low. New York: Atheneum. 1962.

Master Woodbine's Alphabet for All Good Children. London: C. Honeysuckle. 1910.

Mavor, William. The English Spelling-Book. By William Mavor, LL.D. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway. London: George Routledge and Sons. 1885.OF INTERESTKate Greenaway's illustrated alphabet at beginning of book, later published alone as Kate Greenaway's alphabet.

Mero, Lee. A Christmas Alphabet. Designed and illustrated by Lee Mero. Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing House, 1958

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Merry Alphabet. New York: McLoughlin Bros. Call no.: SHAW Juveniles-Anonymous MCLOUGHLIN.

Milne, A. A. Behind the Lines. By A.A. Milne. London: Methuen and Co. Ltd., 36 Essex Street, Strand. 1940. First edition. OF INTEREST An Alphabet P5.

Nursery Rhymes, Tales and Jingles. Dean and son . C.1844. Call no.: SHAW Nursery Rhymes. Of interest: "A Was an Apple Pie" and "A Was an Angler," (P.91)

Our Darling's First Book. London: Blackis and Son Limited. ca 1900. Of interest: various alphabets.

Celestino Piatti's Animal ABC. English text by Jon Reid. New York: Atheneum. 1966.

Piper, Watty, ed. The Brimful Book: A Collection of Mother Goose Rhymes, Animal Stories, ABC. Edited by Watty Piper. Illustrated by Eul Alie, C.M. Burd, G. and D. Haumann. New York: The Platt and Munk Co. Inc. 1939. Of interest: ABC at end of book.

Dr Seuss's ABC. New York: Random House, Inc. 1963. Of interest: related corespondence on display.

Symington, Lindsay. An Alphabet of Saints. Drawn by Lindsey Symington. Thymes by Robert Hugh Benson, Reginald Balfour and Charles Ritchie. London: Champion Press, Limited. N.D. Call no.: SHAW PN 6110 S23 B4 1960.

Tom Thumb's Play Book. Boston: A. Barclay. N.D. Call no.: SHAW Juveniles-Anonymous-BARCLAY.

Wells, Carolyn. A Whimsey Anthology. Collected by Carolyn Wells. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. 1906. First Edition

________. Merry Christmas ABC. By Carolyn Wells. From the Youth's Campanion. ca. 1890.

________. The Merry-Go-Round. By Carolyn Wells. Illustrated by Peter Newell. New York: R.H. Russell, 1901. First Edition. Of interest: "Alphabet of Inanimates" (p.29) and "Alphabet of Antics" (p.113)