• This is a very rare original copy Nelson and Phillips NY (NOT the DOVER reprint)  nd from ca. 1862 first american ed, burgundy cloth with 26 large 14"x11" full page hand colored engravings with each letter of alphabet pictured.  Some smudging of pages corners bumped and binding a bit shaken but intact, staining of front and back covers, binding has loss of cloth of top 1/2" and bottom 1 inch , and loss of corner of one "I" plate seen in photo. One  5" closed repaired tear on bottom of F plate page seen in photo. Overall good considering age and size of book. 

This is from my collection from purchasing  20 years ago. I have not seen another copy since. No american editions seen for sale.  Please see photos and ask questions.