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[ALPHABET]. The Illustrated Alphabet. Providence, Rhode Island: Daniel Perrin, [ca. 1850s].
8o (187 x 140 mm). Handcolored woodcut vignettes. (Some spotting.) Original printed green wrappers, stitched (some spotting and soiling). Provenance: Edward Gerry (pencilled signature on front wrapper, gift inscription on first page); Stanley Paul Sax (his sale, Sotheby's, 16 January 1998, lot 174).
Although this charming children's alphabet is undated, the American Antiquarian Society lists bookseller, stationer, and publisher Daniel Perrin (1823-1894) at 177 Westminster Street, the address printed on the front wrapper, from 1852 to 1867.
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Although this charming children's alphabet is undated, the American Antiquarian Society lists bookseller, stationer, and publisher Daniel Perrin (1823-1894) at 177 Westminster Street, the address printed on the front wrapper, from 1852 to 1867.