Alphabet for kids. Les Éditions Variétés. [Montreal]. Copyright by James and Jonathan. Printed in Canada. [Circa 1945]. Large in-4 (33.2 x 24.2 cm). (16) pp. including covers: black paper covers, humanized letters A, B, C, witch on a goose and numbers at foot, on the first, letters X, Y, Z illustrated on the second. A rarer Canadian version of a 1945 U.S. primer [Easy Steps Picture Book] with a change of illustration when the initial cannot match the drawing in French. Fully lithographed on black pages. First illustrated alphabet book with five to six red initials per page, accompanied by a yellow lower case and the name of the illustration in white. Three pages, in the center, of numbering from 1 to 10, illustrated on the same model. And a second alphabet book with a red initial and a yellow lower case accompanied by an illustrated rhyme. Only four copies referenced in libraries worldwide. Attached is the only American edition on black cloth paper: - Easy Steps Picture Book. Samuel Lowe Company. Kenosha, Wis. Litho in U.S.A. Copyright 1945. Both books in perfect condition.