A Blind Man's Offering

"A Blind Man's Offering" by B.B. Bowen. 1860 4th edition (stated); B.B. Bowen; New York. With a frontispiece engraved portrait of Bowen. At the front of the book is a biographical "Sketch of the Author's Life." Bowen was a blind music teacher in New England who advocated for the improved treatment and education of the blind. Here are a few examples of the contents: Lines to the Blind Lecturer; Blindness and the Blind; Thoughts on Immortality; Lines to a Blind Beggar; Cheerfulness of the Blind; A Blind Man's Beau Ideal of a Beautiful Lady; The Blind Bride; The Blind Invalid; Observations on the Effects of Blindness; A Night in the Railroad Cars; The Blind Pedler; Eternal Life; A Journey across the Alleghanies; The Infidel and the Blind Man...and much more - please see the photos for the complete list.

Condition:
Clean covers and spine; cloth tears at the corners of the front cover; the top and bottom edges of the spine are worn down. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Consistent mild foxing to the pages (though heavier on the frontispiece and title page). Ex-library copy with a label affixed to the front pastedown, and a card sleeve & date sheet affixed to the rear end paper and pastedown. Overall the book is in Good- condition.