Fine Books & Manuscripts
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Lot 587
CRAWHALL, Joseph (1861-1913). Old Aunt Elspa’s A B C We’ll ...
Estimate: $350 - $750
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CRAWHALL, Joseph (1861-1913). Old Aunt Elspa?s A B C We?ll soon learn to read, Then-how clever we?ll be. London: Field & Tuer; Simpkin, Marshall & Co., [1884]. Small 4to. Illustrated throughout with hand-colored woodcuts and with hand coloring on wrappers. 21, [3, ads] pp. Publisher?s printed wrappers (wrappers worn, marginal tears and chips, wrappers loose, text pages worn, toned, loose). Fair. FIRST EDITION OF THIS ABC BOOK, WITH CHARMING HAND-COLORED WOODCUTS. ?Elspa? was the nickname for Crawhall?s daughter, Elspeth. Crawhall himself is featured under the letter ?R? entry, being chased by a queen with a rolling pin.
