Amsterdam: Gebrodeders van Arum, 1825. 16mo., hand-coloured engraved myriorama alphabet comprising 24 pictorial cards with numbers beneath the pictures (1-24) and A-Z in upper and lower case to each card. The cards are housed in a card slipcase with decorative floral paper covering and printed paper label; occasional light foxing to some cards, light wear to extremities of the slipcase, with loss to lower portion and upper corner of the printed title label, light loss to marbled paper covering of case in a couple of places, a very good example of this rare set. “An exceptional early Picture Alphabet that completely focused on both extramural reading and fun for the child.” Buijnsters :Lust En Leering. (History of the Dutch children's book in the nineteenth century). Myriorama, or ‘Many Thousand Views’ consist of numerous cards depicting fragments or segments of landscapes, people and buildings that can be arranged in a multitude of different combinations allowing a child to create a variety of imaginary landscapes. This ‘entertainment’ for ‘young ladies and gentlemen’ originated in France but was quickly adopted in other European countries.