[William Giles] — The Guide to Domestic Happiness

London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green, 1824. Leather. A scarce edition to a reflective work on domestic happiness, particularly delving into marriage and the importance of displaying Christian love. The fifteenth edition of The Guide to Domestic Happiness, a reflective treatise, written anonymously by William Giles. Published by Longman and co. in 1824.In full calf, with an engraved frontispiece of a biblical scene involving Saint Paul. Publisher's advertisement to the final leaf.Written in epistolary fashion, Giles reflects on the qualities that assure domestic happiness, particularly focusing on the importance of a happy marriage built on friendship. Frequently referencing the bible and God, the book emphasises ideas of displaying Christian love and faith as a means of attaining happiness. In full calf. Externally, the odd small marks to boards, and rubbing to joints and extremities resulting in small losses to calf. Chip to spine label and slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Odd spot and browning to end papers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with slight browning and offsetting to frontispiece and title leaf, and the odd spot to final leaves. Good . Ill.: Unknown. Good .