1970. Small oblong 8vo, pp. [3]-94, with colour illustrations throughout; internally clean and bright; in the original red pictorial publisher’s cloth, with unclipped dust-jacket priced at 6s net, spine a little sunned small nick at head of spine, with light creasing and minor wear; pp. 91, [1] blank, with vibrant colour illustrations throughout; internally clean and bright aside from some minor foxing; in the original yellow pictorial publisher’s cloth, spine a little bumped and soiled, with unclipped dust-jacket priced 5s. 6d, minor wear to head and tail of spine and margins, with some soiling, but good; pp. 93 (final page mounted on inside rear cover), with colour illustrations throughout; in the original pink pictorial publisher’s cloth, head and tail of spine and corners with minor wear, with unclipped dust-jacket priced ‘35 p net/7s net’, jacket spine sunned, with some light creasing to margins and light wear to extremities. Offered together three charming ‘alphabetical stories’ for children (in first edition, and then two later editions), and part of the famous ‘Ant and Bee’ series written to teach children not only the alphabet, but numbers, shapes, colours, countries of the world etc. The idea of Angela Banner (1923-2014), the stories centre around good friends Ant (the more adventurous of the duo), and Bee (the more practical and sensible of the pair). The series comprised of thirteen volumes, with the first work published in 1950, and all were to go through several editions. Intended to be read together with a parent, the young reader is encouraged to read out the larger words in red, whilst the parent reads the story printed in black.