Marco Paul's Travels and Adventures in the Pursuit of Knowledge: on the Erie Canal.

16mo, original cloth, gilt lettering on spine, 2 illustrations, including frontispiece, 144 pp. Top cover and front endpaper detached, a little extremity wear, ex-library with bookplate and embossed stamp, normal aging and foxing; internally fairly bright and clean. Jacob Abbott (1803-1879) is considered one of the most prolific writers of children's books in the 19th century. He and his brothers produced a well received set of historical biographies, which included stories on Xerxes, Darius the Great, and Alexander the Great. He also produced a few travel and adventure books. The current tile is about life along the Erie Canal in the mid 19th century. heritage-history website.