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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Ant and grasshopper |
| Date | c.1900 |
| Record ID | 213972 |
| Collection Name | Chapbooks |
| Reference | CL-PamA627A5431900 |
| Theme | Morality, Manners and Consequences |
| Library of Congress Subject | Starch Wit and humor Money Washington Monument (Washington, DC) |
| Genre | Life Skills Texts |
| Publisher | Faultless Starch Co |
| Places | KansasCity,Mo |
| Document Type | Chapbook |
| Book Type | Juvenile literature--1900 Fables--1900 Books printed as advertisements Advertisements--Starch Riddles Chapbooks--1900 Color printing (Printing) Bookplates (Provenance) |
| Size | 15, [1] p. : ill. ; 13 cm |
| Page Numbers | 15, [1] p. : |
| Catalog Notes | A version of the fable, written as an advertisement for Faultless Starch. Also contains quotations from famous writers, jokes, riddles, facts about the Washington Monument, and a piece on the benefit of long term saving. Series transposed from between title and imprint statement on title page. Running title: The Faultless Starch library. An illustration of a box of Faultless Starch appears on p. [16]. The Good Housekeeping Seal appears in the illustration. The Good Housekeeping Institute was established in 1900. "Faultless Starch Company Kansas City, Mo."--at foot of p. [2]. Text and illustrations are printed in orange ink. |
| Library/Archive | American Antiquarian Society |
| Copyright and Source Archive | Content compilation (c) 2020, by the American Antiquarian Society. All rights reserved. |
| Catalog Record Note | Catalog Records (c) 2020, by the American Antiquarian Society. All rights reserved. |