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| CHAPIN, EDWIN H. Duties of Young Men. Revised Boston: Phillips, Sampson & Co, 1853. Eighth Edition. Hardcover; First Impression. Covers very slightly age-darkened, in a few places; ink name from early owner on the front endpaper: otherwise VG plus, and marking-free; A bright, solid, clean, intact copy, in the original embossed rose-colored cloth covers, with gilt lettering, and floral designs on the backstrip--classic "gift-book" covers from this era, that is. ; 24mo 5" - 6" tall; 203 pages; Cop. 1853, when the volume was revised. Very Good . USD 37.50 [Appr.: EURO 25.25 | £UK 22.75 | JP¥ 3310] Book number: 9884 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books. | ||
| KING-RICHARDSON CO. Social Culture: A Treatise on Etiquette, Self-Culture, Dress, Physical Beauty and Domestic Relations, Together with Social, Commercial and Legal Forms. Edited from the Best Authorities Springfield, Ma, San Jose, Chicago, Etc.: King-Richardson Co, 1902. First Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by Bw Photos, Drawings, As Front, Illustrations. Covers very slightly worn, else VG. Solid, clean ; Maroon cloth covers, with gold lettering, black illustrations ; Small Thick 8vo; 436 pages; The publishers seem to be the editors of this volume, given the way in which the Preface is written. Very Good- . USD 35.00 [Appr.: EURO 23.5 | £UK 21.25 | JP¥ 3089] Book number: 7116 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books. | ||
| LUNETTES, HENRY The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion; Or, Familiar Letters to His Nephews, Containing Rules of Etiquette, Directions for the Formation of Character, Etc. Etc. Illustrated By Sketches Drawn from Life, of the Men and Manners of Our Times. New York: Derby & Jackson, 1857. First Edition. Hardcover; First Impression. ISBN: 0688025919. Illustrated by BW plate as Frontispiece. Covers moderately worn, with text slightly foxed, in a few places, and several signatures darker than others, with the use of paper with more wood pulp and less rag content in them; ink name from 1857 on the title-page; otherwise nearly VG ; Basically a bright, solid, clean copy, in the original embossed brown cloth covers, with gold lettering. A sturdily-bound volume, fortunately, easily able to withstand the careful attention of interested readers, as this one surely has. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 480 pages; One of the many advice books of this kind meant for Americans whose families did not provide them with this kind of instruction. The "sketches drawn from life," here, moreover, are VERBAL sketches, rather than pictorial ones, in contrast to what one might think they would be. Probably one of the more ambitious books of its kind.. Good+ . USD 65.00 [Appr.: EURO 43.5 | £UK 39.25 | JP¥ 5737] Book number: 9930 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books. |
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