Rollo in Rome

Abbott, Jacob

Published by Brown, Taggard & Chase, Boston, 1858

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Maroon cloth elaborately decorated in blind, color faded, 6 3/4 x 4 1/2 inches, extra engraved title page, several additional plates. 223 pp., some smudging and creases. Spine ends frayed, spine rolled, a bit shaken. One of the Rollo's Tour in Europe series. This is a true first edition.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 natureal 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.

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Title: Rollo in Rome
Publisher: Brown, Taggard & Chase, Boston
Publication Date: 1858
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: First Edition.
Condition: Fair

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