12mo (140 x 105 mm), 24 engraved scenes with captions for the letters A to Z (excluding I and W) printed side-by-side and folded concertina style; tear to fold between A and B (without loss), closed tear (without loss) to B, small holes to inner margins between O and P and to Z, some old repairs to blank versos of B, C, L, O, and P, some light foxing, creasing and rubbing; overall good in original pale grey boards, engraved panel to upper cover with title, imprint, and vignette of a reclining Pan playing the pipes, embossed floral pattern to lower cover; some wear to extremities and rubbing and marks to covers, hinges partly split.A delightful and extremely rare ABC depicting figures from Greek and Roman mythology, alongside the Hindu river goddess Yamuna for the letter Y. The twenty-four scenes depicted, executed in skilful and lively fashion by the Parisian lithographers Durand and Ligny jeune, show: Aurora embracing Cephalus; Bacchus snatching Ariadne's crown; Ceres and two children