A Taste of Horton - A selection of items from the Horton Collection of Children's Material
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| Call. No | HOR D NOU |
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| Title | Nouvel alphabet instructif et pittoresque : ou premier livre des enfants, contenant un grand nombre d'exercices de lecture et un choix d'histoirettes morales. Illustre de 108 jolie gravures. |
| Imprint | Paris : Theodore Lefevre, [n.d.] |
| Page Size | 260 x 170 mm |
| Collation | half-title page, t.p., 5 - 48 |
| Printer | Crete, Corbeil |
| Illustrations | 96 hand coloured wood engraved vignettes by J. Noel, Harrison and Launay-Marchand. |
| Binding | Pale green card, cut flush ; framed in triple rule enclosing 4 wood engraved vignettes of animals' heads and advertisement on back cover ; framed in triple rule enclosing 5 wood engraved vignettes, title and imprint on front cover. |
| Annotation | Title - Instructional and pictorial new alphabet : or first book for children containing a large number of reading exercises and a selection of moral tales. |
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| Contents | [Alphabets, syllabaries, word lists and reading exercises]. |
| Tracings | HARRISON, NOEL, Jules, LEFEVRE, Theodore, LAUNAY-MARCHAND, CRETE |
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