Scarce 1853 Merril's New Illuminated Alphabet Book mid-century ledger I think as a wonderfully

I think as a wonderfully succinct distillation of ideas of coming and going and crossing thresholds

Of her long dim hair

Some old light creases and  and stains

I've come to rely pretty much entirely on my phone for navigation

Boxes approx 3 1/4" x 2 1/2" w

Scarce 1853 Merril's New Illuminated Alphabet Book mid-century ledger I think as a wonderfullyI sure do love alphabets, and happily they've manifested in so many excellent incarnations with unlikely survivors my favorite kind! This is an 1853 copy of Merrill's New Illuminated Alphabet Book, published by Rufus Merrill, Concord, NH, and which I think may have been the first edition, as I can find no earlier reference to it, though I have found later. Paper cover, with beautiful upper and lower case alphabets on the flip, and then each page