Hand book of plain and ornamental alphabets.
Contributors: Newbery & Alexander
Series: Newbery & Alexander's hand book series
Publisher: Newbery & Alexander
Published: 1860
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 16
Subjects: Alphabets
Other titles: Illuminated ancient and modern alphabets
Notes: Imprint from printed wrapper.

No. I of Newbery & Alexander's hand book series, issued separately in printed wrappers or with several titles bound together in cloth.

"Taken from the most rare & valuable examples in the Museums, and private collections in Europe".

Alphabets are lithographed in various colours (monochrome).

MASS copy 1-2: Issued with Hand book of illuminated initial letters. [London, 1860?].

MASS copy 1: Bound in brown morocco-grain cloth blocked in gold and blind, with blue, red and green paper onlays.

MASS copy 2: Bound in green morocco-grain cloth blocked in gold and blind, with red, white and blue paper onlays; in same design as copy 1.

MASS copy 3: Bound in printed paper wrappers.