Reveries of a Bachelor
by Ik Marvel [Donald Grant Mitchell]
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: C. H. Clarke, c1853. Leather. Good. 6.5" by 4". Unamed. A interesting work by the american author and essayist, Donald Grant Mitchell, illustrated throughout. Binder's label of Pring and Price to rear pastedown. Illustrated throughout with engraved plates. A work from American author, Donald Grant Mitchell, published under the pseudonym Ik Marvel. Reveries of a Bachelor contained a series of essay, which theorises on the themes of boyhood, life, and dreams. This book was the favourite book of the American poets, Emily Dickinson. In a calf binding. Externally, sound, though rubbed, with some slight wear to the extremities. Tipped-in illustrations of a butterfly to the rear pastedown. Internally, generally firmly bound although strained in places. Pages are bright, though with some handling marks and instances of foxing throughout. Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- LTH28-C-6
- Title
- Reveries of a Bachelor
- Author
- Ik Marvel [Donald Grant Mitchell]
- Illustrator
- Unamed
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- C. H. Clarke
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- c1853
- Size
- 6.5" by 4"
- Keywords
- Leather Illustrated Signed Binding Essays Illustrated
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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