Puss in Boots. Old style series
Bibliographic Citation:
Puss in Boots. Ardrossan : Arthur Guthrie, [between 1864 and 1892]
Alternative Title:
Puss and Boots
Puss in boots. English.
Contributor:
Perrault, Charles, 1628-1703. Chat botté. English.
Publisher:
Arthur Guthrie, [between 1864 and 1892]
Notes:
  • Undated. Date suggested by publisher records in BLC.
  • "Old style series"-- p. [1] of wrapper.
  • List of titles in "Old style series of the old favourites" on p. [4] of wrapper.
  • First sentence: "There was once a miller who had three sons, and at his death he divided what he possessed among them in the following manner:--He gave his mill to the eldest, his ass to the second, and his cat to the youngest."
  • Includes 2 woodcuts.
  • Provenance: Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections, Bourke Collection: Gift of Sheila R. Bourke.
  • Provenance: Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections, Children's Collection: Gift of the estate of Mrs. Andrea Henderson, 2006.
  • Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections, Bourke Collection: black & white frontispiece; 1 cut in text. Green pictorial wrappers. I. Mackenzie, Montreal. May/60. $2.00. Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections, Children's Collection: Variant copy; orange pictorial paper wrappers; cover title "Puss in Boots".
Physical Description:
text.chapbook.black and white, 15 x 10 cm.
Language:
English
Subject:
Fairy tales.
Cats -- Juvenile fiction.
Chapbooks -- Specimens.
Genre/Form:
Chapbooks -- Scotland -- Ardrossan -- 19th century
Chapbook Category:
Legendary Romances, Fairy Stories and Folk Tales in Prose
Call Number:
PN970 G8 P8 1864 Rare Books/Special Collections - Children's Collection
Digital Collection:
McGill Library's Chapbook Collection
Sponsor:
The McGill Library's Chapbook Collection was made possible through a generous donation from the Harold Crabtree Foundation.
Copyright:
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Link to this chapbook:
http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/chapbooks/fullrecord.php?ID=7400
Chapbook Identifier:
PN970_G8_P8_1864_DUP