Rollo at Work; Or, The Way for a Boy to Learn to be Industrious
by [Jacob Abbott]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair; Front boards nearly detached. Boards worn, front two leaves torn at gutter, some finger soiling throughout. Ink stain in
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: Gould, Kendall & Lincoln. Fair; Front boards nearly detached. Boards worn, front two leaves torn at . gutter, some finger soiling throughout. Ink stain in center of last ten . pages.. 1845. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. Gilt-stamped red leather spine with marbled boards. Illustrated with many wood engravings. Penciled owner signature on front flyleaf dated 1846. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 191 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 36617
- Title
- Rollo at Work; Or, The Way for a Boy to Learn to be Industrious
- Author
- [Jacob Abbott]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair; Front boards nearly detached. Boards worn, front two leaves torn at gutter, some finger soiling throughout. Ink stain in
- Edition
- Fifth Edition
- Publisher
- Gould, Kendall & Lincoln
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1845
- Keywords
- 1840s Children's Books, Antiquarian Children's Books, Early Children's Books
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Books;
Terms of Sale
Old Saratoga Books
We are happy to provide a refund within thirty days of the customer's receipt of any book(s) upon return of the book(s) to our shop.
About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
Biblio member since 2005
Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Glossary
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- Marbled boards
- ...
- 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....
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.