John Mather Austin

A Voice to the Married; Being a Compendium of Social, Moral and Religious Duties, Addressed to Husbands and Wives

Boston, A. Tompkins, 1853. Hardcover. 402p. A small hardcover book bound in brown cloth. POOR CONDITION. Bottom half of spine has cracked off. Edges and boards heavily scuffed, exposing segments of the cardboard, most severely on the back. Some pages are starting to loosen, but most remain tightly bound despite external damage. All pages foxed and tanned with age. Early owner's gift inscription on a front endpaper; text otherwise unmarked. OFFERED AS-IS. Advice for married couples by a Universalist clergyman and abolitionist. Measures approx. 6.4" x 4.2. Fair .

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Book number: 186281

Catalogue: Etiquette

Maud C. Cooke

Social Etiquette or Manners and Customs of Polite Society: Containing Rules of Etiquette for All Occasions, Including Calls; Invitations; Parties; Weddings; Receptions; Dinners and Teas; Etiquette of the Street; Public Places, Etc. , Etc. Forming a Complete Guide to Self-Culture: The Art of Dressing Well; Conversation; Courtship; Etiquette for Children; Letter-Writing; Artistic Home and Interior Decorations, Etc.

1899. Hardcover. 524p. A hardcover book bound in decorative green pictorial cloth with marbled foredges and endpapers. Very good condition overall. Cloth faintly soiled; the spine is slightly darkened and has price sticker residue in the middle. Bottom corners clipped off pages 379-386. Otherwise, text clean and binding tight. A guide to Victorian etiquette, illustrated with black and white plates and in-text engravings. Very Good .

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Book number: 191242

Catalogue: Etiquette

Lillian Eichler

The New Book of Etiquette

Garden City, Garden City Publishing Co, 1924. Hardcover. 283p Part I; 277p Part II. A magenta cloth hardcover book in very good condition. The spine is tanned and shows visible wear at the ends. Owner's bookplate on front endpaper. Otherwise clean and tight. Vintage etiquette manual covering everything from correspondence to dress to mealtime rules. Very Good .

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Book number: 193279

Catalogue: Etiquette

Elinor Glyn

The Philosophy of Love

Auburn, NY, The Authors' Press, 1923. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 251p. A hardcover book in near-fine condition with a good dustjacket. Endpapers faintly foxed; otherwise clean and tight. The jacket is visibly worn and has a tear at the top of the front panel. However, the jacket is protected in a mylar cover. A book of marriage advice by romance novelist Elinor Glyn, whose work was regarded as edgy and scandalous in her day. Very Good .

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Book number: 193266

Catalogue: Etiquette