Prang's Alphabets Plain and Ornamental, 1870 (Complete, Pages Loose, Plus Drawings) tall French skittles 5 1/2" wide x 3

5 1/2" wide x 3 1/2" deep and tall

as the interestingly carved handle

from straight-on to the 90 degree profile to 3/4 view (and the ultra long arms of the last)

The perfect green paint on the roofs of these two

Prang's Alphabets Plain and Ornamental, 1870 (Complete, Pages Loose, Plus Drawings) tall French skittles 5 1/2" wide x 3This is quite a rare one, and while the binding is shot and most of the pages loose, the alphabets are beautiful, and there's a great ink drawing just inslde plus a pencil drawn portrait on a blank page at the end. Published in 1870 by Prang, Louis and Co, Boston, it features preface and color title page followed by 15 plates of alphabets (3 color), and a leaf of advertising. This copy features a paper label from James W. Queen & Co. Mathematical