AUSTIN, John Mather

A Voice to the Married

New York: C.L. Stickney, 1846. Fourth Edition. Small octavo (15cm); dark brown publisher's cloth, decoratively stamped in blind and gilt; xxiv,402pp. Spine somewhat cocked; boards rubbed in spots, with chapping to extremities and some mild material loss; textblock comprehensively foxed, with some leaves partially sprung and strings visible at signatures. Just about Very Good, complete.

John Mather Austin was a prominent New York preacher who penned several books proffering advice for young people and (in the case of this book) newlyweds. Not surprisingly, the advice within is outdated and rigidly sexist by today's standards. However, one interesting tidbit to note is that this book was absolutely eviscerated in the June, 1841 issue of The Knickerbocker, when epistolary spat broke out between Austin and the magazine's editor (at the time, Lewis Gaylord Clark) after the latter mistook the former for the author of another (but no less egregious) book.

Price: $30.00

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