"Dream Life a Fable of the Seasons" by Ik Marvel, aka Donald Grant Mitchell, published by Charles Scribner, New York, 1851. First edition, early printing with 1852 imprinted on the title page and copyright 1851. No six dots on page iii; "World" on page vi is perfect] In BAL's "tentative Binding C." [BAL 13931].

Hard boards, original purple-brown cloth, gilt cluster of grapes at center of sides within rustic blind-blocked frame, spine gilt-lettered and decorated, [antique paper label on spine, fading, circle-shaped fade on the front board]; 5" x 7.1/2"; number and "sold" inside cover, front endpaper is missing, ink-written name on the back of the frontispiece; tissue guard, the first pages are foxed, 286 pages, top edges gilt, a few blind stamps on the pages, very little soiling, good+/ very good condition.

"Death, distance, and time, shall each one of them dig graves for your affections; but this you do not know, nor can know, until the story of your life is ended."

Donald Grant Mitchell (1822-1908) was an American essayist and novelist who usually wrote under the pen name Ik Marvel. "Dream Life, a Fable of the Seasons" was dedicated to Washington Irving, to whom Mitchell was introduced by Lewis Gaylord Clark. Irving said of the dedication: "Though I have a great disinclination in general to be the object of literary oblations and compliments... I have enjoyed your writings with such peculiar relish and have been so drawn toward the author by the qualities of head and heart evinced in them, that I confess I feel gratified by the dedication."

"Just beautiful. This little book makes me grateful, and helps me to recognize and enjoy the daily "good things". This author, I can only remember his pen name (Marvel) right now, had such a gift for exalting the wonder and beauty of being alive. I was enthralled, but also comforted, by his words. There are some people of which I think: "Even though he has not said directly, surely he knows God". And this is just how I thought of Mister "Marvel". [a reader's review]

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