Peter Parley's tales about ancient Rome
Subtitle: with some account of modern Italy. : Illustrated by a map and numerous engravings
Contributors: Jewett, Joseph, 1790- publisher; Hall, John H., illustrator; Lyman Thurston & Co
Publisher: Joseph Jewett
Published: 1833
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
Subjects: Description and travel; History; Social life and customs
Notes: "The following pages are not intended for mere children, or grave scholars. ... I have imagined myself surrounded by an audience of boys and girls about ten or twelve years of age, and to these ... I address my story."--Preface, signed: Peter Parley, p. [iii]-iv. Includes questions for study.

"It is perhaps proper to say that a part of this volume has been written by a friend, in the absence of the author, on account of ill health."--Note, p. iv. Work cited in "List of works of which S.G. Goodrich is the editor or author." Cf. his Recollections of a lifetime (New York, 1856), v. 2, p. 541.

Massachusetts copyright 1833 by S.G. Goodrich.

"Stereotyped by Lyman Thurston & Co. Boston"--verso of title page.

Each paragraph numbered.

In printed boards with leather spine.

Map, one folded leaf, tipped in at front. Engraved on metal. Some wood engravings signed by John H. Hall.

"Valuable historical works for children and youth, published by Joseph Jewett, Baltimore."--publisher's catalogue, lower cover.

"Peter Parley's tales about ancient and modern Greece, illustrated by a map and numerous engravings."--verso of title page.