A Book for the Home Circle; or, Familiar Thoughts on Various Topics, Literary, Moral and Social. A Companion for the Evening Book.
- SIGNED In a deluxe full leather original binding with gilt-paneled covers, gilt spine, tooled in compartments, gilt inner dentelles, al
- New York:: Scribner,, 1853
New York: Scribner, 1853 First edition. Uncommon. OCLC notes just one physical copy in U.S. libraries, though we have handled several copies. In a deluxe full leather original binding with gilt-paneled covers, gilt spine, tooled in compartments, gilt inner dentelles, all edges gilt. . Thick octavo. Steel-engraved frontispiece, engraved illustrated title, and six steel engraved plates, text illustrations. Hinges have been neatly reinforced. New endpapers. Moderate blue staining to front cover. Clean throughout. A good, bright copy. A Book for the Home Circle is an anthology of semi-autobiographical and literary writings. The essay titles include "Reading for Amusement," "Literary Women," "Recollections of Rural Life in the West," and "Is Patience a Virtue? (An Autobiography)." They provide musings on a variety of topics such as reading, education, western settlements, and moral values. Many include Kirkland's personal experiences.