A dreamy reflection on the country life in Victorian America, musing on boyhood, dreaming, travel, marriage, and love. The author is credited as IK. Marvel, a known pseudonym for popular author Donald Grant Mitchell. Brown boards, fully bound, with gilt-stamped title and ornamental design on front cover and spine. Instances of rubbing along edges of boards, some creasing along foot and crown of spine, very minor instances of loss. Closed inch long tear between spine and front cover, which does not extend past front cover. Faded ink inscription on first free paper, marked out in red crayon.