Silky Buff and Dotty Jack, or, Prince Johnnie's chickens / by Flavia Camp Canfield ... ; illustrated by the author.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Canfield, Flavia Camp, 1844- author.

Contributor:

Harcourt Brace & Company, publisher.

Quinn & Boden Company, printer.

Caroline F. Schimmel Collection of Women in the American Wilderness (University of Pennsylvania)

Schimmel, Caroline F., donor, associated name.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chickens--Juvenile fiction.

Chickens.

Hens--Juvenile fiction.

Hens.

Roosters--Juvenile fiction.

Roosters.

Farms--Juvenile fiction.

Farms.

Children and animals--Juvenile fiction.

Children and animals.

Genre:

Fiction.

Juvenile works.

Penn Provenance:

Schimmel, Caroline F. (donor) (Schimmel Collection copy (Schimmel 6749) (Schimmel 6750) (Schimmel 6751))

Physical Description:

[10], 196 pages, [4] leaves of color plates : color illustrations ; 21 cm

Manufacture:

Rahway, N.J : Printed in the U.S.A. by The Quinn & Boden Company.

Other Title:

Silky Buff and Dotty Jack

Prince Johnnie's chickens

Place of Publication:

New York : Harcourt, Brace and Company, [1924]

Summary:

Silky Buff, a chick, and Dotty Jack, a young rooster, grow up together on a chicken farm where they experience the dangers of hawks, cats, traps, and mischievous boys. Their adventures continue when they are sold at a county fair and sent to England to cheer up a young prince.

Local Notes:

Schimmel Collection copy (Schimmel 6749, 6750 and 6751) presented to the Penn Libraries in 2017 by Caroline F. Schimmel.

Schimmel Collection copy (Schimmel 6750) has dated 20th-century manuscript gift inscription ("To: Barbara Lou. May 12, 1940. From: Sister Kathryn.") on front free endpaper.

Schimmel Collection copy (Schimmel 6751) has manuscript ownership inscription ("Betty's book") on front free endpaper.

OCLC:

468790644