Creighton University

These four alphabet pamphlets present on their covers pictures frequently used elsewhere, especially, I believe, on trade cards.  Internally they are identically constructed on three different types of paper: heavier stock -- but not much heavier -- for the covers; lighter-colored paper for "La leçon de Grandmère" and a centerfold of a monkey showing a magic-lantern exhibit of the alphabet's letters; and darker paper for the letters of the alphabet and the fable. The format for each booklet is identical except for the cover and 3-4.  The identical elements are: capital letters (1); accents and punctuation marks (2); "La leçon de Grandmère" (5-8); syllables (9-10); apostrophes and numerals, Arabic and Roman (11); and lower case letters, both vowels and consonants (12).  I find it surprising that someone published a series of books including so much repetition.  Here the DW text occupies 3-4.  The cover has a picture of a plump seated person with uniform and weapons chatting with a thin rustic in poor clothing.  The latter holds a simple walking stick.  Inside this picture is a medallion of a dog and a wolf.

These four alphabet pamphlets present on their covers pictures frequently used elsewhere, especially, I believe, on trade cards.  Internally they are identically constructed on three different types of paper: heavier stock -- but not much heavier -- for the covers; lighter-colored paper for "La leçon de Grandmère" and a centerfold of a monkey showing a magic-lantern exhibit of the alphabet's letters; and darker paper for the letters of the alphabet and the fable. The format for each booklet is identical except for the cover and 3-4.  The identical elements are: capital letters (1); accents and punctuation marks (2); "La leçon de Grandmère" (5-8); syllables (9-10); apostrophes and numerals, Arabic and Roman (11); and lower case letters, both vowels and consonants (12).  I find it surprising that someone published a series of books including so much repetition.  Here the GGE text occupies 3-4.  The cover has a picture of a farmer with a knife in his hand, golden eggs at his feet, and a dead chicken on the ground before him.  His clothing is distinctly provincial.

These four alphabet pamphlets present on their covers pictures frequently used elsewhere, especially, I believe, on trade cards.  Internally they are identically constructed on three different types of paper: heavier stock -- but not much heavier -- for the covers; lighter-colored paper for "La leçon de Grandmère" and a centerfold of a monkey showing a magic-lantern exhibit of the alphabet's letters; and darker paper for the letters of the alphabet and the fable. The format for each booklet is identical except for the cover and 3-4.  The identical elements are: capital letters (1); accents and punctuation marks (2); "La leçon de Grandmère" (5-8); syllables (9-10); apostrophes and numerals, Arabic and Roman (11); and lower case letters, both vowels and consonants (12).  I find it surprising that someone published a series of books including so much repetition.  Here the FS text occupies 3-4.  The cover has a picture of a stork standing over an almost empty vase and looking at a fox with his tongue reaching only slightly down the neck of his vase.

These four alphabet pamphlets present on their covers pictures frequently used elsewhere, especially, I believe, on trade cards.  Internally they are identically constructed on three different types of paper: heavier stock -- but not much heavier -- for the covers; lighter-colored paper for "La leçon de Grandmère" and a centerfold of a monkey showing a magic-lantern exhibit of the alphabet's letters; and darker paper for the letters of the alphabet and the fable. The format for each booklet is identical except for the cover and 3-4.  The identical elements are: capital letters (1); accents and punctuation marks (2); "La leçon de Grandmère" (5-8); syllables (9-10); apostrophes and numerals, Arabic and Roman (11); and lower case letters, both vowels and consonants (12).  I find it surprising that someone published a series of books including so much repetition.  Here the TH text occupies 3-4.  The cover has a picture of a sporty young chap sitting beside his bicycle and smoking a pipe.  In  the distance an older man with a walking stick walks on towards the village.  Inside this picture is a diamond showing a hare trying to catch up to a tortoise.