Rollo Series

Published by Sheldon and Company
1. Rollo Learning to Talk
2. Rollo Learning to Read
3. Rollo at Work
4. Rollo at Play
5. Rollo at School
6. Rollo's Vacation
7. Rollo's Experiment
8. Rollo's Museum
9. Rollo's Travels
10. Rollo's Correspondence
11. Rollo's Philosophy, Water
12. Rollo's Philosophy, Air
13. Rollo's Philosophy, Fire
14. Rollo's Philosophy, Sky

This series was published by numerous publishers. For more informations see: Rollo Series
Sheldon & Company published reprints of this series between 1860 and the late 1870's.

Between 1860 and 1864 Sheldon published two different formats simultaneously. One was the cheaper edition (18 mo.) and the other a more expensive book (12 mo.)

Known reprint editions have been seen in 1860, 1864, 1865, 1866, 1867, 1868, 1872, 1870's (unknown dates)

Blindstamped books with gilt spine lettering and decorations are noted until about 1869. Thereafter there is gilt on the covers with various decorative patterns. See below for the known formats.

Cheaper format 1860 (6.25" x 4")


1860 (6.75" x 4.5"), Expensive version. This is the same format as the earlier Phillips, Sampson and Co. edition in the late 1850's.

1876-1863 (Cheaper, smaller format)


1864 (6.75" x 4.5") Format unchanged from the larger 1860 volume.

1864

1865

1865

1866

1867

1868

1868

1872


Several undated Sheldon & Co. volumes have been seen. They have the 677 Broadway address on the triple page indicating an 1871-1875 publication date.