Tells the story of a fat man who goes to California to look for gold, and loses weight while there, then returns home, gains back weight and dies.
Description:
Also issued as part of a collected work entitled: Juvenile gem (see BEIN 1990 168).
Publisher:
Philip J. Cozans, publisher, 107 Nassau Street,
Subject (Geographic):
California--Fiction, California--Gold discoveries--Caricatures and cartoons, California--Gold discoveries--Juvenile literature, and California--Juvenile literature
Subject (Name):
Swingle, John--Ownership
Subject (Topic):
Children's poetry, Children's stories, and Picture books for children
Beacon, Redfield's toy books (Kiggins & Kellogg). First series ; no. 6., and Warnings to thoughtless boys
Description:
"First series.--No. 6."--series title, at head of p. [1] of wrapper., In printed wrapper., Original blue wrappers with publisher address of 123 & 125 William St., Publisher's advertisement, p. [4] of wrapper., and Wrapper imprint statement varies, "New York: Kiggins & Kellogg, 123 & 125 William St." Kiggins & Kellogg was located at 88 John St., New York between 1849 and 1856; the firm was subsequently located at 123 and 125 William St. between 1856 and 1857.
Publisher:
Kiggins & Kellogg. 88 John Street.,
Subject (Topic):
Boys--Conduct of life, Children's accidents, and Children's stories