Walter Crane's Absurd ABC
Title
Walter Crane's Absurd ABC
Creator
Description
Victorian era children’s book illustrator Walter Crane entertains young readers with silly illustrations and verse in his Absurd ABC.
Edward F. Ellis worked at the Buffalo Public Library at one time and, as collector, he amassed a vast collection of ABC books over the years. When he died in 1983, approximately 434 ABC books were books donated to the public library. Since 1984, the Ellis ABC Collection has grown to more than 700 American and International books from 1793 to the present.
Edward F. Ellis worked at the Buffalo Public Library at one time and, as collector, he amassed a vast collection of ABC books over the years. When he died in 1983, approximately 434 ABC books were books donated to the public library. Since 1984, the Ellis ABC Collection has grown to more than 700 American and International books from 1793 to the present.
Contributor
Date
[1874?]
Source
Children's Books
Publisher
Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of digital)
Rights
Digital image copyright 2020 by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.
Relation
Digital Collections of the B&ECPL
Type
Text
Format
Image/jpeg
Language
Coverage
Collection
Citation
Crane, Walter, 1845-1915, “Walter Crane's Absurd ABC,” B&ECPL Digital Collections, accessed December 21, 2024, https://digital.buffalolib.org/document/2086.