Very little tales for very little children
Subtitle: in single syllables of three and four letters : First series
Contributors: D. Appleton and Company
Edition: First American from the sixth London edition.
Publisher: Geo. S. Appleton, 148 Chesnut [sic] St.; D. Appleton & Co. 200 Broadway.
Published: 1844
Place of publication: Philadelphia; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
Subjects: Children's stories; Animal welfare; Children and death; Conduct of life; Juvenile fiction
Notes: "It is meant only for children who have just acquired the knowledge of their alphabet; a period in juvenile education which has been hitherto left without any provision of the kind"--Preface, p. 8-9. "The suitableness of this little work to its object, is proved by the fact, that the first edition went off within three weeks from the day of its publication, and that a fourth was required in less than eighteen months after that time."--Preface to the sixth edition, p. 11-12. Multi-syllabic words divided. Includes dialogues.

Error in paging; p. 18 misnumbered 8.

In ivory cloth.
Table of contents: title: The cat and the hen; title: A cat in a bag; title: Sam and his dog Red Leg; title: A tale of Bob and Tom Lee.