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Books in the ABCs/Numbers/Colors/Words genre:

The Farmyard Alphabet (1865)

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An alphabet based on familiar farmyard scenes. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Anonymous
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

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The Railroad Alphabet (1865)

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A picture alphabet based on the railroad. Read for free online at State Library of South Australia.... View More

Author(s): Anonymous
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

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The Multiplication Table in Verse (1867)

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A unique approach to arithmetic. Read for free online at the Toronto Public Library. NOTE: that link downloads a very large file.... View More

Author(s): Anonymous
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

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Grammar in Rhyme (1868)

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An introduction to the parts of speech. Read for free online at the University of Florida.

Author(s): Anonymous
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

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Routledge’s Coloured ABC Book (1868)

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Includes Walter Crane’s Farm-Yard Alphabet.

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane
Joseph Martin Kronheim

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One, Two Buckle My Shoe (1869)

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A counting rhyme. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Anonymous
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

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Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany and Alphabets (1871)

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The author’s second book of nonsense includes The Owl and the Pussy-cat. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Edward Lear
Illustrator(s): Edward Lear

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Routledge’s Book of Alphabets (1871)

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An omnibus including The Good Boys’ and Girls’ Alphabet, The Sea-Side Alphabet, The Farmyard Alphabet, and The Railroad Alphabet. Read for free online at the University of Florida.... View More

Author(s): Anonymous
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane
Et al

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Routledge’s Coloured Picture Book (1871)

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This omnibus includes Chattering Jack and The Multiplication Table in Verse by Walter Crane. Read for free online at the University of Florida.... View More

Author(s): Anonymous
Charles H. Bennett
Illustrator(s): Charles H. Bennett
Walter Crane

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More Nonsense Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, etc. (1872)

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This is the author’s third collection of nonsense, which includes one hundred new limericks. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): Edward Lear
Illustrator(s): Edward Lear

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The Noah’s Ark Alphabet (1872)

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An alphabet of animals who entered the Ark. Read for free online at the University of Florida.

Author(s): Anonymous
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

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The Absurd ABC (1874)

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Short beautifully illustrated and engraved A-Z book with a nursery rhyme theme. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Anonymous
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

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The Alphabet of Old Friends (1874)

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The letters of the alphabet are presented through traditional nursery rhymes, set in gilded letters and paintings. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): Anonymous
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

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The Marquis of Carabas’ Picture Book (1874)

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An omnibus containing The Absurd ABC, Old Mother Hubbard, Puss in Boots and Valentine and Orson. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): Anonymous
Sarah Catherine Martin
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

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Walter Crane’s Picture Book (1874)

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Eight stories including: King Luckieboy’s Party, The Old Courtier, How Jessie Was Lost, The Fairy Ship, Chattering Jack, Annie and Jack in London, Grammar in Rhyme, and The Multiplication Table in Verse.... View More

Author(s): Anonymous
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

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Baby’s Own Alphabet (1875)

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An illustrated ABC. Read for free online at Internet Archive. This is a collection of several of Walter Crane’s Toy Books.

Author(s): Anonymous
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

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Chattering Jack’s Picture Book (1876)

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An omnibus containing Chattering Jack, How Jessie Was Lost, Grammar in Rhyme, and Annie and Jack in London. Read for free online at the Toronto Public Library.... View More

Author(s): Anonymous
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

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Laughable Lyrics (1877)

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This fourth and final collection includes The Dong with a Luminous Nose among other delights. Read for free online at Project Gutenberg and at DigiNole.... View More

Author(s): Edward Lear
Illustrator(s): Edward Lear

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The English Spelling Book (1885)

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An elementary school speller. The illustrations were later used for the Almanacks of 1889 and 1895 and the initial letters for the ABC.... View More

Author(s): William Mavor
Illustrator(s): Kate Greenaway

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Kate Greenaway’s Alphabet (1885)

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The initial letters used for Farvor’s The English Spelling-Book were printed by themselves in this miniature production.

Author(s): Kate Greenaway
Illustrator(s): Kate Greenaway

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