Reveries Of A Bachelor

London: Clarke, Beeton & Co, 1853. Readable Books edition of 1850 original. Fair. Donald Grant Mitchell (1822 - 1908) was an American essayist and novelist who usually wrote under the pen name Ik Marvel

Reveries of a Bachelor examines the dream-like lives Americans were living at the time It was one of the top best sellers of its time but has received little attention from 19th century literary critics The text theorizes on boyhood, country life style, marriage, travel, and dreaming Reveries of a Bachelor was one of poet Emily Dickinson's favorite books

This is a fair copy in the publisher's original colored, illustrated paper boards The original boards are very scarce All other copies found on the internet have been rebound, given the relatively fragile nature of the original binding quality Paper boards of the 1850's were not particularly sturdy and were never expected to last 170 years
Spine missing and front board is detached, but still present Rear board is loose but still attached Original endpapers, also rare, list the publisher's other available titles Text however, is quite clean, with just minor occasional foxing and age darkening, and text block is still intact 219 [2] pp.