[Rarebooks] FS: Rare Japanese ABC Primer to teach English. Yokohama: 1869

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THE FIRST PRIMER. For the Use of the School Shoobunkwan, at Yokohama. Yokohama: No printer. 1869. Printed (by woodblock entirely) title on verso of front wrapper, plus 12 leaves, folded Japanese style. Text entirely in English. Bound Japanese style in plain light blue wrappers, stabbed & tied at inner margin. Sewing a bit loose. A previous young owner has written some Japanese characters above the English letters in the preliminary leaves. Two old bookseller's chop marks.	$750.00 (trade discount allowed)
A very rare ABC for Japanese children to learn English.  No copy recorded in OCLC.


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