Abbott, Jacob [1803 - 1879] - ROLLO'S TOUR In EUROPE. Rollo on the Atlantic (1853). Rollo in Paris (1854). Rollo in Switzerland (1854). Rollo in London (1855). Rollo on the Rhine (1855).; 'Rollo's Tour in Europe' Series, 1 - 5

Boston: W. J. Reynolds & Co, 1854. 1st editions (cf. Weber 17 - 21). Publisher's purple cloth with boards stamped in blind & gilt spine lettering. Yellow eps. 5 volumes (of eventual 10 published). Illustrated with a wood engravings. 8vo. 6-7/8" x 4-1/2". An overall VG set (spines sunned/volumes cocked a bit/period pos ["Jennie B. McGinnis"] to all ffeps). "The Rollo books! .. no better books for boys were ever written .." A. Edward Newton, "The Books of My Boyhood", THIS BOOK-COLLECTING GAME.