Flowers for children
By: by L. Maria Child, author of The mother's book ; New-York letters, etc
Contributors: Mann, Horace, 1796-1859; Francis, Joseph H., publisher; P. L., engraver; C.S. Francis & Co; Munroe & Francis; Young Women's Christian Association (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.); New York State Library
Series: Francis & Co.'s little library
Publisher: C.S. Francis & Co., 252 Broadway.; J.H. Francis, 128 Washington-Street.
Published: 1844
Place of publication: New-York; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 190
Subjects: Children's stories; Children's poetry; Natural history
Notes: "About half of each of these volumes will consist of new articles written expressly for the occasion; and the other half will be a selection of what seem to me the best of my own articles, formerly published in the Juvenile miscellany ... The story of the Christ-Child and the poor children was suggested by the account of the Redemption Institute at Hamburg, by Horace Mann, in his late admirable Report on education."--To parents, p. [vii]-viii.

Copyright 1844 by C.S. Francis & Co.

"Printed by Munroe & Francis, Boston."--Title page verso.

Wood-engraved frontispiece plate signed: PL.

"Francis & Co.'s little library."--Series title, p. [i]; series list, p. [ii].

Publisher's advertisements: [2] p. at end.

BAL 3149

Rare Book copy: From the library of the Young Women's Christian Association of Brooklyn, N.Y., with its bookplate and ink stamps. Stamp on title page verso: Withdrawn from N.Y. State Library.

Rare Book copy: In brown publisher's cloth binding; blocked in blind on upper and lower covers with interlaced design around a circle containing the series title; spine blocked in gilt with title and ornamentation.