Mother Goose ABC (code no. 0135)

(Alphabet Books) MOTHER GOOSE ABC (CODE NO. 0135). Newark, N.J.; New York: Charles E. Graham & Co., circa 1918. Folio - 12-1/8" x 10-3/8". Staple bound color pictorial printed card wrappers with a large full color drawing by Frank Adams of Simple Simon and the Pyeman on front wrapper; 1-5/8" split to paper at tail of spine, creased lower fore edge corners, both front and back, and a short gift inscription on back wrapper for what is still a real nice copy of the book. [16] pp. including wrappers. There is a lot positive going on in this book, plus it is one of the most beautifully illustrated alphabet books we have ever had in our inventory. Each letter of the alphabet is printed in one of a selection of stunning colors in a very large font, and each letter is paired with a nursery rhyme that has an association with that letter, e.g., "A: was for Archer . . .; B: Little Boy Blue . . .; C: Curly Locks? Curly Locks? . . ."; the real treasures to be found in this book are the absolute