TY - BOOK ED - McLoughlin Bros., TI - Little folk's ABC AV - PE1155 .L575 1871 PY - 1871/// and 1874?] CY - N.Y. PB - McLoughlin Bros. KW - Alphabet books KW - English language KW - Alphabet KW - Juvenile poetry KW - Alphabet rhymes KW - Readers (Primary) KW - Juvenile literature KW - 1871 KW - rbgenr N1 - "Linen book."; Wrapper included in pagination; Full-color illustrated wrapper shows a little girl writing her ABCs; Verse and color illustration for each letter of the alphabet, which taken together make a story about Arthur and his family. Interspersed are upper and lower case alphabets and lists of two-, three-, and four-letter words; Page 4 of wrapper includes advertisements for the following series: New picture books for little children, Aunt Louisa! big picture series--31 kinds, Uncle Ned's picture books, Gilt cover picture books, Golden light series, and Half-hours with the Bible; Estimated publication date based on publisher's advertisements: Gilt cover picture books and Golden light series were listed as new in McLoughlin's 1871 catalog; the Aunt Louisa big picture series included 50 titles by 1875. Cf. AAS website, McLoughlin Bros. Catalogs, Price Lists, and Order Forms ER -