Peter Parley's tales about the sun, moon, and stars
Series: Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood; Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood
Publisher: Gray & Bowen; Carter & Hendee
Published: 1831
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 116
Copyright date: 1830
Subjects: Astronomy; Juvenile literature
Other titles: Peter Parley's tales about the sun, moon, and stars for children; Tales about the sun, moon, and stars; Sun, moon, and stars
Notes: "This little book should not be put into the hands of a child, till he is somewhat acquainted with geography. ... The author could wish that this book might follow Peter Parley's tales of America, Europe, Asia, Africa, &c. or Parley's geography, or some other similar work."--Preface, page [3]. Includes questions for study.

By Samuel G. Goodrich. Cf. His Recollections of a lifetime (New York, 1856), v. 2, page 540.

Woodcut illustrations, uncolored.

"With numerous engravings."

Reproduction of the original from the American Antiquarian Society.