• Osbourne's pictorial alphabet.

Created:
  • 1835-01-01T00:00:00Z
Date:
  • 1835
Collections:
Edm rights:
  • No Known Copyright
Identifier:
  • ark:/88435/jd4730802
Title:
  • Osbourne's pictorial alphabet.
Language:
  • English
Call number:
  • Cards 8869
Extent:
  • [28] cards w/ gilt edges : engr. ill. ; 7.8 x 7 cm.
  • 8 p. pamphlet printed on lavender stock ; 7.8 cm.
Format:
  • Book
Description:
  • Dedicated to Princess Alexandrina Victoria (later Queen) by Charles Osborne.
  • This exquisite example of a posture master's alphabet depicts subjects such as cupid, Roman warriors, an emblematic representation of sin, Death, a satyr, Vestal Virgins, and more. Accompanying the cards is a booklet explaining the content and significance of each illustration.
  • Colophon: Printers Peart & Co.
Publisher:
  • [London : C. Osbourne and Messrs Ackerman & Co. Strand, 1835].
Subject:
  • English language—Alphabet—Pictorial works
  • Romans—Pictorial works
  • Alphabet books
Range label:
  • Logical
  • Title page
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • Q
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • V
  • W
  • Y
  • Z
Binding note:
  • Pub. dark blue moiré wraps and light blue moire slipcase, 8 x 7.5 x 1.7 cm.
Location:
  • Special Collections Cards 8869
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