The Rollo Story Book Series is a twelve book series of stories
which are actually reprints of chapters from Rollo at Work and Rollo at
Play. These small (6.25 x 4.25) books have the same dimensions as the
original Rollo books.
This series was published initially by Phillips, Sampson and Company
and then was reprinted in several editions by Sheldon and Company.
Books #1-6 when combined are the Rollo at Work book in its totality.
Books #7-12 are made up of parts of Rollo at Play. The page numbering
of the "Story Books" is essentially the same as the Rollo books. Thus,
Rollo at Play which has 191 pages is made up of six Story Books each
have about 32 pages each.
Below are the contents from Rollo at Work and for Rollo at Play. Note
how each listed story in the Contents is the same as a book in this
series.
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The books:
1. Labor Lost
2. Two Wheelbarrows
3. Causey Building
4. Rollo's Garden
5. Apple gathering
6. Georgie
7. Rollo in the Woods
8. Steeple Trap
9. Halo Round the Moon; or, Lucy's Visit
10. Freshet
11. Blue-Berrying
12. Trouble on the Mountains
Phillips, Sampson and Company first published the set of 12 books in
1857. Subsequently Sheldon and Company published editions in 1862,
1863, 1864,1866, 1869 and 1871.
Phillips, Sampson and Company 1857
There is no evidence that this publisher printed more than one
edition of these Story Books. The covers have been seen in red, brown,
and
blue. The books are 6.5 x 4.
