Rollo's Travels.
by [ABBOTT, Jacob]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Hogan & Thompson, 1841. Second edition. Twelvemo. 189, [1] pp. Publisher's quarter black rain over marbled boards, gilt spine lettering. Most of marbled paper gone leaving bare buff boards. Some wear to spine ends. Still, a very good copy of the second edition of one of the titles in the first American juvenile series.Together with Rollo at Work and Rollo at Play; both 5th editions and both dated 1841. Both with binding issues but bindings are original. All three books are inscribed to John Elgar Hallowell by either his mother or his father. John Elgar Hallowell was the son of Benjamin Hallowell (1799-1877), renowned Quaker educator and abolitionist.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 73260
- Title
- Rollo's Travels.
- Author
- [ABBOTT, Jacob]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hogan & Thompson
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1841
Terms of Sale
Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2012
Portland, Oregon
About Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
Nat DesMarais Rare Books specializes in books on the Sierra Nevada (particularly Yosemite), the Mojave, and California books in general. We also deal in the art of the American West, voyages and travels and nineteenth century literature.
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- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Marbled boards
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...