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Ayer Company Publishers, Incorporated. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

NY: Arno Press. Very Good with no dust jacket; Rear endpapers torn in a binder's defect.. 1979. Reprint. Hardcover. Red cloth binding. Reprint of this 1897 history of early children's books and the horn book. Many illustrations. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 486 pages .

New York: Arno Press, 1979. cloth, dust jacket. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 486 pages. Reprint of the 1897 first edition. History of this curious type of book used for teaching children. Illustrated. Jacket faded and chipped with small pieces missing.

Ayer Co Pub, 1968-06. Hardcover. Good.

New York: Arco, 1979. Reprint. Hardcover. Fine/Very good. Originally published in 1897. 486 pages, index, numerous b/w illustrations. Red cloth binding. Tan dust jacket has light edgewear.

New York and London: Benjamin Blom, Inc., 1979. NOT a library discard. Fine condition in a Very Good+ dust jacket. The jacket is only very lightly rubbed. NO chips. NO fading. NO creases. Bright, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. Not a remainder. Pages are clean, crisp and unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. 1979 Reprint of the 1897 original. Illustrations throughout. Horn Books were used by our ancestors to teach children their ABC's. Typically they consisted of the alphabet, Lord's Prayer, or the like printed on paper and mounted on a piece of wood. They were then covered with a piece of transparent horn - hence the name. Today authentic examples are very scarce and valuable. First issued in 1897, this work remains the standard and only complete book on the subject. Index. Bound in the original red cloth, stamped in black. Complete with dust jacket.. 1979 reprint of the 1897 original. Hardcover. Fine… Read More

Arno Press. VG+. 1979. Reprint. Hardcover. Hardback in Very Good+ condition with Very Good+ dust jacket. . 9.3 X 6.6 X 1.6 inches. 486 pages. Previous owners bookplate. . * Quick Shipping * All Books Mailed in Boxes * Free Tracking Provided * .

Arno Press, 1979. Hardcover. Very Goo Minus. Nice neat copy has fairly tidy mend to tear at top of title. Else nice, neat, and clean. Firm in binding. Our ancestors learned on a horn book. Scads of illustrations, index, notes. A scholarly treatment of a topic with inherent charm.

Arno Press, 1979. Later Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Good. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 486 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Dust Jacket has large closed tears and associated wear. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Edges slightly foxed. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Books on Books; History. ISBN: 0405090358. ISBN/EAN: 9780405090356. All our pictures shown here are of the actual item, not stock photos. Inventory No: 28902. . 9780405090356 This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.

New York: Arno Press, 1979. Hardcover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included. New York, Arno Press, 1979 (facsimile reprint)/ 1897. Cloth; edges and endpapers slightly foxed; an excellent copy with the dustwrapper a little marked, creased and torn, with the spine a little discoloured. With over 200 illustrations.

Arno Press, New York Arno Press Inc. 1979. Original publisher's red cloth hardback, black title spine, pictorial dustjacket, reissue of the original edition [1897 & 1968], thick 8vo: frontispiece, illustration on title-page, xvi, 486pp., ca. 250 illustrations, index. Very fine copy.

New York, Arno Press Inc. 1979. Original publisher's red cloth hardback, black lettering spine, pictorial dustjacket, thick large 8vo: frontispiece, illustration on title-page, xvi, 486pp., ca. 250 illustrations, index. Very fine copy. Facsimile of the original edition 1897.

New York: Benjamin Blom, [1968].. 8vo. [486 pp.]. Very Good. Hard covers. Red boards with water stain. Book slightly warped. Pages fine. Illustrated with B&W plates throughout.

New York: Arno Press, 1979. vii-xvi, 486pp; illustrated; pale pink d/j, faded at spine, small bit missing at rear top edge, also repaired, minor edgewear.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The History of the Horn-Book.

Paperback / softback. New.

S. Emmering. First Thus. Hardcover. Like New. First Edition Thus, First Printing. Published by S. Emmering, 1971. Octavos. Yellow cloth boards stamped in gold. Two volumes. Books are like new; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spines straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Covers have very light shelf wear. A fine copy of this history of horn-books with all items present. 278 pages. ISBN: 9060331516. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York. We Buy Books! Individual titles, libraries, collections. Message us if you have books to sell!

The Leadenhall Press. Good. The Leadenhall Press Ltd.; London, 1897. Hardcover. Second Edition. Ex-Library. Good, binding sturdy, some wear/rub marks to boards, some soiled spots to spine, TEG with few blemishes/rub marks, sunned pages, some foxing/age spotting to front/back matters, tears/chips along edges of frontis-piece tissue, several illustrations and fold out illustrations, 3 sample horn books included to rear, usual library markings include library location in white out on spine, embossed library stamp on title page, pencil library location on title page and verso title page, date and number stamp on dedication page, library pocket to rear pastedown, number stamp to verso horn book pocket else interior unmarked, average use/handling marks, without Dust wrapper. A nice and working copy. 4to[quarto or approx. 9.5 x 12 inches], 486pp., indexed, b&w illustrations, complete with 3 horn books included to pocket in rear. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book.… Read More

London: The Leadenhall Press, 1897. Second Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Black tooled brown grained buckram, top edge gilt, colour title page illustration and 300 other black and white illustrations, cavity designed into rear of bookcontaining 2 of the 3 called for "horn books". Binding shelf worn especially along edges and joints. Light discolouration to text block edges but contents clean. Size: Quarto. Category: Books on Books; Britain/UK; 19th century; .

Amsterdam, S. Emmering, , 1971. . 1971 xiv, 278 p. Illustrations, some folding. 25cm. Publisher's cloth with a matching folder which contains 7 reproduction hornbooks and battledores to match those which accompanied the original edition. A very good set of the best facsimile edition. Originally published in 1896.