PICTURED ALPHABET. Philadelphia, Baltimore, New York, Boston: Fisher Brothers, [1836-1849?].
Woodcut illustrations, hand colored. Large wooden type initials, also hand colored. Accordion format. Each letter is represented by a tradesman. Note the undertaker as "U." Bookseller's printed label from Auner & Johnson's Stationery, Philadelphia. Exhibit checklist 16.1 (View this item)

AUNT LOUISA'S FAVOURITE TOY BOOK: COMPRISING CINDERELLA, PUSS IN BOOTS, PICTURE PUZZLE ALPHABET, TEN LITTLE SOLDIERS. London: Frederick Warne, 1880.
Relief illustrations, color printed. Shown here are pages from "The Picture Puzzle Alphabet." Exhibit checklist 16.4 (View this item)

LITTLE JACK OF ALL TRADES. Boston: Thomas B. Wait, 1813. Part II.
Wood engraved illustrations, uncolored. By far the most humble of this part of the set, this publisher cut costs by using wood relief prints that could be printed at the same time as the text. This book has a number of occupations not usually found including: auctioneer, grocer, barber, packer and net maker. The page for the "The Paper Mill," shows handmade paper being created. Exhibit checklist 16.8 (View this item)

MERRY SONGS AND GAMES FOR USE OF THE KINDERGARTEN. Selected and compiled by Clara Beeson Hubbard. Saint Louis: Published for the author by Balmer & Weber, 1881.
Exhibit checklist 16.9 (View this item)

ALPHABET DES MÉTIERS. Paris: Locard et Davi, [1817-1844]. Printed in Versailles by de Marlin.
Intaglio illustrations, hand colored. In French. Contains an illustration "R" for Relieur or Bookbinder. Exhibit checklist L.91 (View this item)

SYLLABAIRE SERRE METIERS FEMININ FRANCAIS ET ANGLAIS. Paris: D. Marchand, n. d.
Lithographic illustrations, hand colored. It was certainly unusual to have a book about trades in which women are in business or making money. Many of the trades are extensions of a woman's domestic duties and responsibilities. Exhibit checklist L.95 (View this item)