Details

Subject(s)

• Characters and characteristics—Pictorial works [Browse]
• English wit and humor, Pictorial [Browse]
• French wit and humor, Pictorial [Browse]
• English language—Alphabet—Pictorial works [Browse]
• French language—Alphabet—Pictorial works [Browse]

Attributed name

• Cordier, A. [Browse]

Printer

• Plon, Henri [Browse]

Publisher

• Darton and Hodge [Browse]

Library of Congress genre(s)

• Fiction [Browse]

Rare books genre

• Alphabet books [Browse]

Notes

• Humorous alphabet of character types, from A - Artiste = Artist, to Z - Zouave = Zouave.
• Title and imprint from cover label.
• Attributed to A. Cordier; cf. Darton, cited below.
• Date from Darton.
• Printer at foot of plate [24] (letter Z).
• Illustrations: alphabet (I and J on one leaf, there is no W, N printed in reverse) on a continuous sheet folded in 24 panels accordion style.

Binding note

Pub. dark green boards embossed in a floral pattern with color litho. label framed by a ribbon of embossed gilt paper.

Language note

Captions in French with parallel text in English.

References

Darton, L. The Dartons, H278

Place name(s)

• England London.
• France Paris.

First line of alphabet

• Artiste = Artist

OCLC

14510399

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