1870 Victorian Children's Classic Rollo & Lucy Poetry Illustrated First Edition
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1870 VICTORIAN CHILDREN'S CLASSIC ROLLO & LUCY POETRY ILLUSTRATED FIRST EDITION. He approached Abbott who eventually incorporated the pictures into The Little Scholar Learning to Talk. The series consists of fourteen books. In most bibliographical material two other Rollo books which are not part of the series are noted. From 1870, a Victorian children's classic, Rollo & Lucy Poetry, Book Second. By Jacob Abbott, as published by Dodd & Mead, New York. Sized 6x4 inches, bound in handsome green Victorian cloth. 192 pages, illustrated with engravings. Jacob Abbott had written a number of books prior to the 1835 publication of The Little Scholar Learning to Talk. The books printed before 1835 were mainly religious in nature and with few exceptions not for children. The origin of the Rollo Series is in some ways similar to the origin of Dicken's Pickwick Papers. A publisher is looking for text to accompany illustrations. In this instance in 1835, T. H. Carter, a Boston book publisher and agent, had 24 diverse illustrations that he wanted to put into a book format. He approached Abbott who eventually incorporated the pictures into The Little Scholar Learning to Talk. Rollo is not mentioned until the last lines of the book but of course he becomes the main character for the series that followed. Abbott was paid $150 for the book which was published by John Allen and Company. The fourteen Rollo Books starting with Learning to Talk and ending with the 1842 Rollo Philosophy Part IV-The Sky were the earliest multi volume children's series involving stories of a central character. These moralistic little tales were printed by numerous publishing houses into the twentieth century. Although this series of Rollo books was not as popular as the Rollo's Tour in Europe Series, it still was a massive success. The series consists of fourteen books. In most bibliographical material two other Rollo books which are not part of the series are noted. Rollo Code of Morals: or the rules of duty for children was published by Crocker and Brewster, a Boston publisher, in 1841. Interestingly although the second title, Rollo Reader, is also mentioned in most lists as being published in 1841, I cannot find any evidence that this book was ever printed. This title is listed in the 1882 memorial edition of Abbott's Young Christian but no publisher is given. Weber and other bibliographies have no description of this book. Presently I think the jury is out as to whether it actually exists.
