The White Guard

New Haven, Connecticut: The Kolynos Company, 1922. Good. Toning, rust staining from staples with leaves loose as a result.. A 1922 booklet "published in the interest of better mouth hygiene and more intelligent care of the teeth" by The Kolynos Company, manufacturers of tooth paste. The booklet uses typography and illustration to mimic a medieval fairy tale, and tells the story of "Prince Careful" and "Prince Careless". Both have white sentinels guarding their respective castles, but only Prince Careful takes care of his. Prince Careless learns his lesson when enemies infiltrate his castle, and he can only destroy them with Kolynos dental cream and his (truncated) dentist. Includes in-text illustrations of the story, and illustrations on the upper and lower wrappers of the characters. Includes an amusing center spread of the princes, each in portrait, one smiling with good teeth and the other frowning with bad teeth. Single vol. (7.75" by 5.25"), pp. [16], illus., in original illus. self wrps. Kolynos was founded in 1908, and was eventually absorbed into the Colgate company. (Inventory #: 25026918)