Abbott, Jacob. Rollo's Vacation. New York: Sheldon & Co., 1860. A New Edition, Revised by the Author. [9627] Publisher's pebble cloth decorated in blind & gilt, binding faded to brown yet with very little wear, gilt to spine faint. 6 3/4 x 4 1/2 inches, extra engraved title page, 191 clean pp., several plates, tight. Owner's signature & small name stamp on the end papers. Very good. Hardcover. "Sheldon published the fourteen book Rollo Series in numerous different formats between 1860 and the late 1870's. Between 1860-1864 two different Rollo sets were published and the books were sold mostly just by the set: An 18 mo. cheaper edition and a 16 mo. more expensive book. The larger 1860 book had the identical format as the last Phillips, Sampson and Company." - jacobabbott dot com. Their research indicates that although the copyright is 1860, the cover design places this circa 1864. Jacob Abbott (1803-1879), b. Hallowell, ME; d. Farmington, ME. He was graduated at Bowdoin College, and studied divinity at Andover. Ordained as a Congregational minister, he was professor of mathematics and natural philosophy in Amherst College (1825-1829), founder of the Mount Vernon School for Girls (Boston), and organizer of the Eliot Church in Roxbury. In 1839 he moved to Farmington, Maine, where he devoted the rest of his life to literary labor. "A complete catalogue of his works (which are chiefly for the young) would considerably exceed 200 titles...He also edited, with additions, several historical textbooks, and compiled a series of school readers." - Appletons Encyclopedia.
