An edition of Eric Sloane's AbCs of Early Americana
(1963)
ABC book of early Americana
a sketchbook of antiquities and American firsts
1st Henry Holt and Co. ed.
by Eric Sloane
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Alphabetically arranged entries for some two hundred objects from eighteenth and nineteenth century United States with the author/artist's own illustrative sketches. Includes an epilogue on the alphabet in early America.
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Pictorial works, Social life and customs, Americana, Implements, utensils, Antiquities, Dictionaries, Alphabet, English language, English language, alphabet, juvenile literature, Alphabet books, Implements, utensils, etc., United states, social life and customs, United states, antiquities, United states, pictorial works, Instruments, ustensiles, Ouvrages illustrés, Moeurs et coutumes, Juvenile literature, Social life and customPlaces
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Pencil sketches accompany descriptions of early American objects from the almanack and johnny-cake to the niddy noddy and zig-zag fence. Briefly discusses the use of the alphabet in early America.
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