Tales in prose for the young
By: by Mary Howitt
Contributors: Weeks, Jordan & Company; Tuttle, Dennett & Chisholm
Publisher: Weeks, Jordan & Company
Published: 1839
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 183
Subjects: Children's stories
Other titles: Mary Howitt's tales in prose
Work titles: Short stories
Notes: A similar edition by Weeks, Jordan & Co., dated: 1839.

Weeks, Jordan & Co. was active from 1839 to 1840. Tuttle, Dennett, and Chisholm was active from 1837-1841. Cf. AAS 19th century American children's book trade directory.

In original publisher's binding: brown rib-grain cloth with border stamped in blind, title stamped in gilt.

LC copy is the gift of B. George Ulizio, Aug. 16, 1939.
Table of contents: title: Night scene in a poor man's house; title: Mrs. Bridget and her ward; title: Chapter of anecdotes; title: Matthew Noggins's letter to his cousin; title: The three wishes; title: Barzillai Bunker and the thief; title: The grandmother; title: The two friends; title: Fire-side philosophy; title: The two boys of Florence; title: Constantine and Giovanni; title: Martha and Mary; title: A cottage memoir; title: The honest Dutchman; title: The tale of the triangle.