Catalog of an exhibition of 137 ABC books and objects from the Bienes Center's (Broward County Library's rare book collection, Ft. Lauderdale, FL) collection of approximately 2000 rare alphabet books and related materials. Arranged by i.e., Arabic, Cajun, Cherokee... English...French, German, Spanish, Russian... Includes books, advertisements, artists' books, card games, cookie cutters, shoes, umbrellas, wrapping paper, etc. Earliest The English Primer (1819); latest Some Alphabets...by Nyr Indictor (1998. By James A. Findlay, with an essay by Nyr Indictor; Exhibition checklist; Bibliography; Indexes.