The Swineherd

Publication Details

Item Type
Book
Series
A Beaver Book
Series Number
28
Place of Publication
Fredericton, NB
Publisher
Brunswick Press
Publication Date
1965
NB Imprint
Yes
Language(s)
English
Description

In total, the BeaverDime series numbered thirty titles released over twelve years. The books fall into five groups of six.

Group 1, Series no's 1-6: Popular Children's Poems from the Public Domain, Illustrated by Milada Horejs and Karel Rohlicek.

Group 2, Series no's 7-12: International Tales and Fables, Illustrated by Hedwig Zum Tobel.

Group 3, Series no's 13-18: Popular Poems and Tales in the Public Domain, Illustrated by Karel Rohlicek and Milada Horejs.

Group 4, Series no's 19-24: Folk Tales From The Brothers Grimm, Illustrated by Gerda Born.  

Group 5, Series no's 25-30: Fairy Tales Written by Hans Christian Andersen, Illustrated by Gerda Born. 

Physical Description: 11.3 cm x 13.4 cm; softcover; 14-16 pp.

Notes

Availability: Rare/fair. UNB Libraries owns multiple copies of most, but not all, of the BeaverDime books. Titles are scattered across New Brunswick Public Libraries, OCLC libraries, and the rare book trade, with titles published only in the 1950s being very rare. The only known complete set of BeaverDimes is held by the Osborne Collection of Early Children's Books at the Toronto Public Library. No library owns the full range of editions and variations of these books. 

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