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| This selection contains 8 title(s) on 1 page. This is page 1 with nrs. 1 to 8 |
| Compliments of The Mecca, Bud and Hazel McAnarlin. Chico, California. Folded into thirds (3 1/2 x 5 inch), title on the cover. Humouris account of Bar Etiquette for cocktail lounges - proper way of paying and ordering, proper way of talking to the bartender, level of voice, telling dirty stories and the use of four letter words. Very Good. USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1290] Book number: 10754 Click here to order or inquire at Barry Cassidy Rare Books. | ||
| Just Before the Guests Arrive. Bridgeport, Conn. Holmes & Edwards Silver Co. 1931. 14 pages; illustrations; illustrated paper covers (4 3/4 x 7 inch). Gives examples of use of silverware during various gatherings of people. ie. Luncheon, Unexpected Guests, Bride's Shower, Wedding Reception, Buffets, Sunday Morning Breakfast, Holiday Teas, etc. Lists essential service used. Very Good. USD 12.50 [Appr.: EURO 8.5 | £UK 7.75 | JP¥ 1075] Book number: 10515 Click here to order or inquire at Barry Cassidy Rare Books. | ||
| CHESTERFIELD, LORD Letters of Lord Chesterfield to His Son. London, England, Robert Riviere & Son Ltd.. Printed circa 1930. xix, 312 pages; frontportrait; frontportrait; three-quarter leather binding (binding by Riviere) with gilt lettering and tooling to the spine, raised bands; top gilt edging, former owner's bookplate 'Alexander F. Jenkins'. Reprinting of Lord Chesterfields' famous letters to his son Philip Stanhope covering the period 1739-1765. This collection of letters, first published in 1774, became the 'manual of practical morality' and etiquette for fashoning the manners of ambitious youths during the latter part of the eigthteenth century in England. At this later date the volume has become an insightful view into the code of conduct and the habits of thought of a great nobleman during the regin of George II. The letters are a pleasure to read. A very handsome volume (4 1/2 x 7 inch). Fine. USD 47.50 [Appr.: EURO 31.5 | £UK 28.75 | JP¥ 4085] Book number: 10782 Click here to order or inquire at Barry Cassidy Rare Books. | ||
| CRAIGEN, JOSEPH "Keep Smiling" New York, George Sully & Co. First Edition. (1925). Craigen was a lecturer on Applied and Practical Psychology. The chapter of this book reflect on the postive nature of a smiling face and a pleasant personality. 81 pages. Attractively designed binding and dust wrapper. Very Good/Very Good. USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 | £UK 15.25 | JP¥ 2150] Book number: 7733 Click here to order or inquire at Barry Cassidy Rare Books. | ||
| CUMMING, EILEEN Etiquette, Entertaining and Good Sense. Meriden, Conn. International Silver Co.. 20 pages; drawings; orange paper wrapper with "Gump's" printed on the backcover (4 1/2 x 6 1/8 inch). Covers the various table settings for formal dinning. To be used as a advertisement flyer for people buying silveware. Good. USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1290] Book number: 10712 Click here to order or inquire at Barry Cassidy Rare Books. | ||
| DEWEY, JULIA M. Lessons on Manners; Arranged for Grammar Schools, High Schools and Academies Hinds & Noble. 1899. New York City.. Cloth. In the Introduction the author notes: "It may seem trivial to touch upon such simple things as are mentioned in this book, but a large majority of children will be found ignorant of them, and others who are familiar with them will be more impressed by having them dignified as a school subject. Matters are alluded to that do not concern them so much now as they will a few years later, but in these, as in other subjects, they are learning for the future". Contents include: Manners -- At Home, At School, On the Street, At the Table, In Society, At Church, Toward the Aged and the Unfortunate, In Stores and Other Places of Business, In Making and in Receiving Gifts, In Borrowing, In Correspondence and in Cards; etc. USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 | £UK 15.25 | JP¥ 2150] Book number: 2917 Click here to order or inquire at Barry Cassidy Rare Books. | ||
| ERSKINE, MRS. Etiquette in Australia Sydney, William Brooks & Co. 1911. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt lettering. From the "Introductory:" (Other etiquette books are of little use) .."to the ordinary Australian. Directions as to the proper mode of address to a marquis or minute descriptions of ceremonial presentations to the Queen's Drawing-rooms are of but little use in Australia. My intention, therefor, is merely to ffer a few simple rules for guidance in the difficulties which may crop up at any time in our every-day social intercourse, and in which a knowledge of the usual rules of etiquette may serve to smooth the path of the inexperienced." Date stamp of May 2, 1914 on title page. 94 pages. Very Good. USD 37.50 [Appr.: EURO 25 | £UK 22.75 | JP¥ 3225] Book number: 8008 Click here to order or inquire at Barry Cassidy Rare Books. | ||
| PERRY, JOSEPHINE The How and Why of Home Etiquette Seattle, Lowman & Hanford. 1936, Second Edition. Publisher's gray cloth with gilt lettering. Signed by author on title page. From the foreword: "this little book is based on the practical courses which I have been teaching for the past six years, in the Seattle Washington Y.W,C.A. 'Training School for Maids.' It is the outcome of an interested demand that the material be collected into a handbooks, useful alike to housewives and houseworkers." 93 pages. Fine. USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 | £UK 15.25 | JP¥ 2150] Book number: 8371 Click here to order or inquire at Barry Cassidy Rare Books. |
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