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	ALCOTT, WILLIAM A. Lectures for the Fireside; Founded on the Ten Commandments. Third Edition, Revised and Corrected Rochester, NY: Erastus Darrow, 1852. Third Revised Edition. Hardcover; First Impression. Covers slightly worn, in places, including the top of the backstrip; otherwise VG ; A bright, solid, clean, intact, and marking-free copy, in the original embossed red cloth covers, with gilt lettering, borders, and floral cover designs--the classic "gift-book" covers of this era, that is. All edges gilt; decorative endpapers ; Alcott's New Series; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 336 + ads pages; A revised and corrected edition of lectures first delivered as "conversations with a Bible Class," in Boston, during the winter of 1836-7, without planning to publish them. Demand warranted their publication, however, he notes; by Bronson Alcott's brother, a doctor, and author of other popular works, as well. Very Good- . USD 43.50 [Appr.: EURO 29.25 \| £UK 26.25 \| JP¥ 3839] Book number: 9985 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	ALCOTT, WILLIAM A. The Young Husband. Or, Duties of Man in the Marriage Relation. Boston: Waite, Pierce & Co, 1846. 7th Stereotype Edition. Hardcover; First Impression. Illustrated by Bw Engraving As Front.. Covers slightly worn, and sun-faded, in places, with end-papers neatly cut away, and light to moderate foxing of the text, on many pages; otherwise nearly VG.; A solid, clean, marking-free copy, in the original embossed olive-green cloth covers, with gold lettering, and borders, on the backstrip; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 388 pages; One of a number of advice books by this practical author, the brother of transcendentalist author Amos Bronson Alcott. Good+ . USD 43.50 [Appr.: EURO 29.25 \| £UK 26.25 \| JP¥ 3839] Book number: 9713 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	CLARK, RUFUS W. Lectures on the Formation of Character, Temptations and Mission of Young Men Boston, Etc.: John P. Jewett & Co, 1853. First Edition. Hardcover; First Impression. Covers very slightly worn, in a place or two; ink name on front endpaper; otherwise VG, and marking-free ; A bright, solid, clean, and intact copy, in the original embossed olive-brown cloth covers, with gold lettering, and cover designs ; 12mo 7" - 7Â½" tall; 380 pages; Another of the many volumes of this kind by another New England minister of this era. Very Good- . USD 45.00 [Appr.: EURO 30.25 \| £UK 27.25 \| JP¥ 3972] Book number: 9861 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	CRITIC, PSEUD. SAMUEL FALLOWS Discriminate. A Companion to "Don't. " a Manual for Guidance in the Use of Correct Words and Phrases in Ordinary Speech New York: D. Appleton & Co, 1885. First Edition. Softcover. Parchment-paper covers have become brittle, with several tears, and a small chip missing; slightly darkened, also, but otherwise good plus. Quite a respectable copy of a fragile volume meant to be read, as this one almost certainly was. ; Parchment Paper Series, No. 7; Thick 24mo; 81 + ads pages. Good . USD 23.50 [Appr.: EURO 15.75 \| £UK 14.25 \| JP¥ 2074] Book number: 6216 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	EDDY, DANIEL C. , D. D. The Young Man's Friend; Containing Admonitions for the Erring, Counsel for the Tempted, Hope for the Fallen. Designed for the Young Man, the Husband, and the Father. New Edition Boston: Estes & Lauriat, 1881. New Edition. Hardcover. Covers very slightly worn, in places, otherwise VG. ; A bright, solid, clean, marking-free copy, in the original blind-stamped green cloth covers, with black letters, borders, and black lettering in gold panels, plus gold lettering on backstrip ; 12mo 7" - 7Â½" tall; 260 pages; A popular advice book, cop. 1866. Very Good- . USD 18.50 [Appr.: EURO 12.5 \| £UK 11.25 \| JP¥ 1633] Book number: 8027 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	EDDY, DANIEL C. , D. D. The Young Man's Friend: Containing Admonitions for the Erring; Counsel for the Tempted; Encouragement for the Desponding; Hope for the Fallen. Lowell, Boston MA: Nathaniel L. Dayton/ Gould, Kendall, & Lincoln, 1851. Fourth Edition. Hardcover; First Impression. Illustrated by Bw Front. Illustr.. Covers very slightly worn, at top of backstrip, with one signature protruding, slightly; otherwise VG. ; A bright, solid, clean, intact copy, in the original embossed dark brown cloth covers, with gold lettering, borders, and illustrations--"Gift Book" covers, that is. Pencil names on front endpaper, otherwise marking-free ; 12mo 7" - 7Â½" tall; 264 pages; Copyrighted in 1849. Very Good- . USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 \| £UK 15.25 \| JP¥ 2206] Book number: 8205 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	EDDY, DANIEL C. , D. D. The Young Man's Friend: Containing Admonitions for the Erring; Counsel for the Tempted; Encouragement for the Desponding; Hope for the Fallen. New Series Boston: Graves and Young, 1865. First Edition Thus. Hardcover; First Impression. Illustrated by Bw Front. Illustr.. Covers very slightly worn, in places; slightly frayed, at top of backstrip; very light ink presentation note at top of title-page, otherwise VG, and marking-free.; A bright, solid, clean, intact copy, in the original embossed lavender/ brown cloth covers, with lettering in gold panels; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 268 pages; Eddy published his first volume with this title in 1847 or 1849, but this is in fact a new version of this volume, apparently prepared in responses to the many changes in American life between the late 1840s and the early 1860s. Very Good- . USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 \| £UK 15.25 \| JP¥ 2206] Book number: 9904 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	GIBALDI, JOSEPH Mla Handbook for Writers of Research Papers New York: Modern Language Association, 1995. Fourth Edition. Softcover; Second Printing. ISBN: 0873525655. 8vo; 293 pages. Very Good . USD 6.50 [Appr.: EURO 4.5 \| £UK 4 \| JP¥ 574] Book number: 4247 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	HALL, WILLIAM WHITTY, M. D. Fun Better Than Physic; Or, Everybody's Life-Preserver Springfield, MA: D. E. Fisk & Co, c. 1871. Early Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Bw Portrait As Front.. Covers slightly worn, with small tear, heel of spine, otherwise nearly VG. ; A solid, clean, marking-free copy, in the original green cloth covers, with gold lettering ; 12mo; 333 + ads pages; Another volume presented to the public by this publisher, in the hope that this doctor-author can "induce all mankind to partake of the good things of this life...believing that good food, pure air, and a cheerful disposition are the best elixirs" of life. Noted as an early printing, rather than a first edition, after a scrutiny of the clarity of the type, since the latter deteriorates as the number of print runs increases. Good+ . USD 21.50 [Appr.: EURO 14.5 \| £UK 13 \| JP¥ 1898] Book number: 7171 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	HOSMER, WILLIAM The Young Man's Book. Or, Self-Education Auburn, NY: Derby & Miller, 1852. Early Printing. Hardcover; Second Printing. Illustrated by Bw Portrait of Ben Franklin as front.. Covers moderately worn, and somewhat dust-soiled, with backstrip slightly darkened, and light foxing on a number of pages, else good plus. A solid copy, however, and basically clean, with durable and attractive covers ; Red cloth blind-stamped covers, with gold lettering, illustrations, on backstrip ; 12mo 7" - 7Â½" tall; 281 pages; Noted as one of the "Third Thousand" published. One of the popular works meant to help young men better themselves in the U. S. of the 19th century. Good . USD 33.50 [Appr.: EURO 22.5 \| £UK 20.25 \| JP¥ 2957] Book number: 8530 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	OSGOOD, SAMUEL The Hearth-Stone: Thoughts Upon Home-Life in Our Cities. Fifth Edition, Enlarged and Illustrated New York, London: D. Appleton & Co, 1854. Fifth Edition. Hardcover; First Impression. Illustrated by Bw Engravings As Front. Illustr, Half-Title. Ink name on front paste-down, otherwise free of markings ; A bright, solid, clean copy, in the original embossed dark brown cloth covers, with gold lettering; 8vo; 318 pages; A conduct of life volume; this edition adds two essays to earlier editions, with the author advocating the continued growrth of a high regard for virtue, and religious values, in the home, in American cities. Very Good . USD 41.50 [Appr.: EURO 27.75 \| £UK 25 \| JP¥ 3663] Book number: 6641 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	SAMPSON, EZRA The Brief Remarker on the Ways of Man: Or, Compendious Dissertations Respecting Social and Domestic Relations and Concerns New York: D. Appleton & Co, 1855. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Backstrip slightly sun-faded, otherwise VG plus ; A bright, solid, clean copy, in the original blind-stamped brown cloth covers, with gold letter. Pencil presentation note on the front end-paper, otherwise free of markings; Small 8vo 7Â½" - 8" ; 460 pages; A new, enlarged, and re-copyrighted edition of a work first published in 1818, as is noted in Sabin, # 75926. Very Good . USD 33.50 [Appr.: EURO 22.5 \| £UK 20.25 \| JP¥ 2957] Book number: 3113 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	SANGSTER, MARGARET E. Good Manners for All Occasions: A Practical Manual New York: Christian Herald, c. 1904. First Edition. Hardcover. A bright, solid, clean, marking-free copy, in the original dark green cloth covers, with gold lettering, and crimson illustrations, and borders; 8vo; 376 pages. Very Good . USD 23.50 [Appr.: EURO 15.75 \| £UK 14.25 \| JP¥ 2074] Book number: 4136 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	TAYLOR, ISAAC Youth's Own Book. Character Essential to Success in Life Hartford, CT: Canfield & Robins, 1837. Hardcover; Early Printing. FEP cut away, covers slightly worn, with small tear along front hinge, else good plus. Basically solid, clean; Brown cloth covers, with gold lettering, illustrations, on backstrip; 16mo; 132 + ads pages; Copyrighted 1835. Good . USD 33.50 [Appr.: EURO 22.5 \| £UK 20.25 \| JP¥ 2957] Book number: 7582 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	THAYER, WILLIAM M. Pastor's Wedding Gift Boston, Cleveland: John P. Jewett & Co. /Jewett, Proctor & Worthington, 1854. First Edition. Hardcover. Covers slightly worn, slightly darkened, in places, else nearly VG. Solid & clean, but not as right a copy as it might be; Blind-stamped beige cloth covers, with gold lettering, illustrations. "Gift-book" covers, that is; with an envelope tipped in on the FEP, containing a note by the minister who presented a Somerville, Mass. couple that he married with this volume.; 12mo; 111 pages; A volume that this prolific author, historian, and minister wrote to give a minister an appropriate gift for those that he married, with comments that he, himself, felt to be pertinent. He has general words of advice, then, to the future couple, and specific comments on how the bride and groom ought to view matters of morality, religion, and the like. Each volume included a page on which the minister who purchased this volume could write the names of the individuals that he married, then, and this one cites the name of N. Marston Williams as the minister, and Bradford B. Rand and Ellen E. Richards as the bride and groom, respectively, as of 2/28/1855, in Somerville, MA. Good+ . USD 63.50 [Appr.: EURO 42.5 \| £UK 38.25 \| JP¥ 5604] Book number: 6274 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	WELCH, REV. A. C. Character Photography: Chapters on the Developing Process in the Better Life Cincinnati, New York: Jennings & Pye/Eaton & Mains, c. 1902. First Edition. Hardcover. Covers slightly worn, else nearly VG. Solid, clean; Gray cloth covers, with gold lettering; TEG ; Small 8vo 7Â½" - 8" ; 260 pages; Inspirational essays or lectures by an author exploring the notion that he lives in an "age of photography, : with chapters on "time-exposures, " " historic views, " "defective negatives, " and the like. Good+ . USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 \| £UK 15.25 \| JP¥ 2206] Book number: 2084 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	WHITE, ANNIE R. , MRS. Polite Society at Home and Abroad. A Complete Compendium of Information Upon All Topics Classified Under the Head of Etiquette Philadelphia: J. H. Moore & Co, c. 1891. Hardcover. ISBN: 0822954133. Illustrated by Tinted plate, as front.. Moderate wear to covers, with front endpaper neatly cut away, and fragile webbing rather "tender," but still intact, since the publisher did not invest in making the book casing strong enough to support the weight of the text, adequately. Paper covering the hinges, inside, is cracked, then, but the book needs to be treated with care, as has been the case, to date. ; A bright, clean, marking-free copy, in the original dark purple cloth covers, with black lettering, and black and silver illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 448 pages; Bobbitt 230. Good . USD 33.50 [Appr.: EURO 22.5 \| £UK 20.25 \| JP¥ 2957] Book number: 9668 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	A WOMAN OF FASHION, PSEUD. [MISS BLACKWELL?] Etiquette for Americans Cbicago And New York: Herbert S. Stone and Company, 1898. First Edition. Hardcover. Covers slightly worn, spine slightly sunned, else VG. Bright, solid, clean; Crimson linen cloth covers, with lettering, Illustrations, & borders in ivory, floral design in a light olive green. Front cover designs duplicated on the rear cover, also ; 12mo; 273 pages; Bobbitt # 74. Another handsome volume from this press, also. Very Good- . USD 125.00 [Appr.: EURO 83.5 \| £UK 75.25 \| JP¥ 11032] Book number: 5239 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.

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	ALCOTT, WILLIAM A. Lectures for the Fireside; Founded on the Ten Commandments. Third Edition, Revised and Corrected Rochester, NY: Erastus Darrow, 1852. Third Revised Edition. Hardcover; First Impression. Covers slightly worn, in places, including the top of the backstrip; otherwise VG ; A bright, solid, clean, intact, and marking-free copy, in the original embossed red cloth covers, with gilt lettering, borders, and floral cover designs--the classic "gift-book" covers of this era, that is. All edges gilt; decorative endpapers ; Alcott's New Series; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 336 + ads pages; A revised and corrected edition of lectures first delivered as "conversations with a Bible Class," in Boston, during the winter of 1836-7, without planning to publish them. Demand warranted their publication, however, he notes; by Bronson Alcott's brother, a doctor, and author of other popular works, as well. Very Good- . USD 43.50 [Appr.: EURO 29.25 \| £UK 26.25 \| JP¥ 3839] Book number: 9985 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	ALCOTT, WILLIAM A. The Young Husband. Or, Duties of Man in the Marriage Relation. Boston: Waite, Pierce & Co, 1846. 7th Stereotype Edition. Hardcover; First Impression. Illustrated by Bw Engraving As Front.. Covers slightly worn, and sun-faded, in places, with end-papers neatly cut away, and light to moderate foxing of the text, on many pages; otherwise nearly VG.; A solid, clean, marking-free copy, in the original embossed olive-green cloth covers, with gold lettering, and borders, on the backstrip; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 388 pages; One of a number of advice books by this practical author, the brother of transcendentalist author Amos Bronson Alcott. Good+ . USD 43.50 [Appr.: EURO 29.25 \| £UK 26.25 \| JP¥ 3839] Book number: 9713 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	CLARK, RUFUS W. Lectures on the Formation of Character, Temptations and Mission of Young Men Boston, Etc.: John P. Jewett & Co, 1853. First Edition. Hardcover; First Impression. Covers very slightly worn, in a place or two; ink name on front endpaper; otherwise VG, and marking-free ; A bright, solid, clean, and intact copy, in the original embossed olive-brown cloth covers, with gold lettering, and cover designs ; 12mo 7" - 7Â½" tall; 380 pages; Another of the many volumes of this kind by another New England minister of this era. Very Good- . USD 45.00 [Appr.: EURO 30.25 \| £UK 27.25 \| JP¥ 3972] Book number: 9861 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	CRITIC, PSEUD. SAMUEL FALLOWS Discriminate. A Companion to "Don't. " a Manual for Guidance in the Use of Correct Words and Phrases in Ordinary Speech New York: D. Appleton & Co, 1885. First Edition. Softcover. Parchment-paper covers have become brittle, with several tears, and a small chip missing; slightly darkened, also, but otherwise good plus. Quite a respectable copy of a fragile volume meant to be read, as this one almost certainly was. ; Parchment Paper Series, No. 7; Thick 24mo; 81 + ads pages. Good . USD 23.50 [Appr.: EURO 15.75 \| £UK 14.25 \| JP¥ 2074] Book number: 6216 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	EDDY, DANIEL C. , D. D. The Young Man's Friend; Containing Admonitions for the Erring, Counsel for the Tempted, Hope for the Fallen. Designed for the Young Man, the Husband, and the Father. New Edition Boston: Estes & Lauriat, 1881. New Edition. Hardcover. Covers very slightly worn, in places, otherwise VG. ; A bright, solid, clean, marking-free copy, in the original blind-stamped green cloth covers, with black letters, borders, and black lettering in gold panels, plus gold lettering on backstrip ; 12mo 7" - 7Â½" tall; 260 pages; A popular advice book, cop. 1866. Very Good- . USD 18.50 [Appr.: EURO 12.5 \| £UK 11.25 \| JP¥ 1633] Book number: 8027 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	EDDY, DANIEL C. , D. D. The Young Man's Friend: Containing Admonitions for the Erring; Counsel for the Tempted; Encouragement for the Desponding; Hope for the Fallen. Lowell, Boston MA: Nathaniel L. Dayton/ Gould, Kendall, & Lincoln, 1851. Fourth Edition. Hardcover; First Impression. Illustrated by Bw Front. Illustr.. Covers very slightly worn, at top of backstrip, with one signature protruding, slightly; otherwise VG. ; A bright, solid, clean, intact copy, in the original embossed dark brown cloth covers, with gold lettering, borders, and illustrations--"Gift Book" covers, that is. Pencil names on front endpaper, otherwise marking-free ; 12mo 7" - 7Â½" tall; 264 pages; Copyrighted in 1849. Very Good- . USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 \| £UK 15.25 \| JP¥ 2206] Book number: 8205 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	EDDY, DANIEL C. , D. D. The Young Man's Friend: Containing Admonitions for the Erring; Counsel for the Tempted; Encouragement for the Desponding; Hope for the Fallen. New Series Boston: Graves and Young, 1865. First Edition Thus. Hardcover; First Impression. Illustrated by Bw Front. Illustr.. Covers very slightly worn, in places; slightly frayed, at top of backstrip; very light ink presentation note at top of title-page, otherwise VG, and marking-free.; A bright, solid, clean, intact copy, in the original embossed lavender/ brown cloth covers, with lettering in gold panels; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 268 pages; Eddy published his first volume with this title in 1847 or 1849, but this is in fact a new version of this volume, apparently prepared in responses to the many changes in American life between the late 1840s and the early 1860s. Very Good- . USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 \| £UK 15.25 \| JP¥ 2206] Book number: 9904 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	GIBALDI, JOSEPH Mla Handbook for Writers of Research Papers New York: Modern Language Association, 1995. Fourth Edition. Softcover; Second Printing. ISBN: 0873525655. 8vo; 293 pages. Very Good . USD 6.50 [Appr.: EURO 4.5 \| £UK 4 \| JP¥ 574] Book number: 4247 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	HALL, WILLIAM WHITTY, M. D. Fun Better Than Physic; Or, Everybody's Life-Preserver Springfield, MA: D. E. Fisk & Co, c. 1871. Early Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Bw Portrait As Front.. Covers slightly worn, with small tear, heel of spine, otherwise nearly VG. ; A solid, clean, marking-free copy, in the original green cloth covers, with gold lettering ; 12mo; 333 + ads pages; Another volume presented to the public by this publisher, in the hope that this doctor-author can "induce all mankind to partake of the good things of this life...believing that good food, pure air, and a cheerful disposition are the best elixirs" of life. Noted as an early printing, rather than a first edition, after a scrutiny of the clarity of the type, since the latter deteriorates as the number of print runs increases. Good+ . USD 21.50 [Appr.: EURO 14.5 \| £UK 13 \| JP¥ 1898] Book number: 7171 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	HOSMER, WILLIAM The Young Man's Book. Or, Self-Education Auburn, NY: Derby & Miller, 1852. Early Printing. Hardcover; Second Printing. Illustrated by Bw Portrait of Ben Franklin as front.. Covers moderately worn, and somewhat dust-soiled, with backstrip slightly darkened, and light foxing on a number of pages, else good plus. A solid copy, however, and basically clean, with durable and attractive covers ; Red cloth blind-stamped covers, with gold lettering, illustrations, on backstrip ; 12mo 7" - 7Â½" tall; 281 pages; Noted as one of the "Third Thousand" published. One of the popular works meant to help young men better themselves in the U. S. of the 19th century. Good . USD 33.50 [Appr.: EURO 22.5 \| £UK 20.25 \| JP¥ 2957] Book number: 8530 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	OSGOOD, SAMUEL The Hearth-Stone: Thoughts Upon Home-Life in Our Cities. Fifth Edition, Enlarged and Illustrated New York, London: D. Appleton & Co, 1854. Fifth Edition. Hardcover; First Impression. Illustrated by Bw Engravings As Front. Illustr, Half-Title. Ink name on front paste-down, otherwise free of markings ; A bright, solid, clean copy, in the original embossed dark brown cloth covers, with gold lettering; 8vo; 318 pages; A conduct of life volume; this edition adds two essays to earlier editions, with the author advocating the continued growrth of a high regard for virtue, and religious values, in the home, in American cities. Very Good . USD 41.50 [Appr.: EURO 27.75 \| £UK 25 \| JP¥ 3663] Book number: 6641 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	SAMPSON, EZRA The Brief Remarker on the Ways of Man: Or, Compendious Dissertations Respecting Social and Domestic Relations and Concerns New York: D. Appleton & Co, 1855. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Backstrip slightly sun-faded, otherwise VG plus ; A bright, solid, clean copy, in the original blind-stamped brown cloth covers, with gold letter. Pencil presentation note on the front end-paper, otherwise free of markings; Small 8vo 7Â½" - 8" ; 460 pages; A new, enlarged, and re-copyrighted edition of a work first published in 1818, as is noted in Sabin, # 75926. Very Good . USD 33.50 [Appr.: EURO 22.5 \| £UK 20.25 \| JP¥ 2957] Book number: 3113 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	SANGSTER, MARGARET E. Good Manners for All Occasions: A Practical Manual New York: Christian Herald, c. 1904. First Edition. Hardcover. A bright, solid, clean, marking-free copy, in the original dark green cloth covers, with gold lettering, and crimson illustrations, and borders; 8vo; 376 pages. Very Good . USD 23.50 [Appr.: EURO 15.75 \| £UK 14.25 \| JP¥ 2074] Book number: 4136 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	TAYLOR, ISAAC Youth's Own Book. Character Essential to Success in Life Hartford, CT: Canfield & Robins, 1837. Hardcover; Early Printing. FEP cut away, covers slightly worn, with small tear along front hinge, else good plus. Basically solid, clean; Brown cloth covers, with gold lettering, illustrations, on backstrip; 16mo; 132 + ads pages; Copyrighted 1835. Good . USD 33.50 [Appr.: EURO 22.5 \| £UK 20.25 \| JP¥ 2957] Book number: 7582 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	THAYER, WILLIAM M. Pastor's Wedding Gift Boston, Cleveland: John P. Jewett & Co. /Jewett, Proctor & Worthington, 1854. First Edition. Hardcover. Covers slightly worn, slightly darkened, in places, else nearly VG. Solid & clean, but not as right a copy as it might be; Blind-stamped beige cloth covers, with gold lettering, illustrations. "Gift-book" covers, that is; with an envelope tipped in on the FEP, containing a note by the minister who presented a Somerville, Mass. couple that he married with this volume.; 12mo; 111 pages; A volume that this prolific author, historian, and minister wrote to give a minister an appropriate gift for those that he married, with comments that he, himself, felt to be pertinent. He has general words of advice, then, to the future couple, and specific comments on how the bride and groom ought to view matters of morality, religion, and the like. Each volume included a page on which the minister who purchased this volume could write the names of the individuals that he married, then, and this one cites the name of N. Marston Williams as the minister, and Bradford B. Rand and Ellen E. Richards as the bride and groom, respectively, as of 2/28/1855, in Somerville, MA. Good+ . USD 63.50 [Appr.: EURO 42.5 \| £UK 38.25 \| JP¥ 5604] Book number: 6274 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	WELCH, REV. A. C. Character Photography: Chapters on the Developing Process in the Better Life Cincinnati, New York: Jennings & Pye/Eaton & Mains, c. 1902. First Edition. Hardcover. Covers slightly worn, else nearly VG. Solid, clean; Gray cloth covers, with gold lettering; TEG ; Small 8vo 7Â½" - 8" ; 260 pages; Inspirational essays or lectures by an author exploring the notion that he lives in an "age of photography, : with chapters on "time-exposures, " " historic views, " "defective negatives, " and the like. Good+ . USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 \| £UK 15.25 \| JP¥ 2206] Book number: 2084 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	WHITE, ANNIE R. , MRS. Polite Society at Home and Abroad. A Complete Compendium of Information Upon All Topics Classified Under the Head of Etiquette Philadelphia: J. H. Moore & Co, c. 1891. Hardcover. ISBN: 0822954133. Illustrated by Tinted plate, as front.. Moderate wear to covers, with front endpaper neatly cut away, and fragile webbing rather "tender," but still intact, since the publisher did not invest in making the book casing strong enough to support the weight of the text, adequately. Paper covering the hinges, inside, is cracked, then, but the book needs to be treated with care, as has been the case, to date. ; A bright, clean, marking-free copy, in the original dark purple cloth covers, with black lettering, and black and silver illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 448 pages; Bobbitt 230. Good . USD 33.50 [Appr.: EURO 22.5 \| £UK 20.25 \| JP¥ 2957] Book number: 9668 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	A WOMAN OF FASHION, PSEUD. [MISS BLACKWELL?] Etiquette for Americans Cbicago And New York: Herbert S. Stone and Company, 1898. First Edition. Hardcover. Covers slightly worn, spine slightly sunned, else VG. Bright, solid, clean; Crimson linen cloth covers, with lettering, Illustrations, & borders in ivory, floral design in a light olive green. Front cover designs duplicated on the rear cover, also ; 12mo; 273 pages; Bobbitt # 74. Another handsome volume from this press, also. Very Good- . USD 125.00 [Appr.: EURO 83.5 \| £UK 75.25 \| JP¥ 11032] Book number: 5239 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.