Manners Culture and Dress
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Springfield & Des Moines: King, Richardson & Co., Publishers Originally published in 1890, this is a Very Good copy of a Later Printing from the year following that was “Sold only by our “Authorized Agents.” Green pebbled cloth binding with blind stamped decoration (a pair of stylized hinges or clasps) and gilt lettering on the cover; gilt lettering on the spine, which has faded, but the heavy stamping renders it still clear. Clean text; 502 pages of instructions on all phases of domestic tasks and etiquette. Light wear, minor bumping. Size: 8vo – over 7¾” – 9¾” tall. Later Printing.. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo
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Manners Culture and Dress is intended to be a concise but comprehensive guide to etiquette, and according to its author its purpose is, "To present the rules and usages which govern and mold the most refined society of America, and to impart that information by which any one may be enabled to acquire the perfect ease of a gentleman, or the gentler manners of a well-bred lady, so that their presence will be sought for, and they will not only learn that great art of being thoroughly at home in all society, but will possess that rarer gift of making every one around them feel easy, contented and happy." This section of the book contains chapters about Entrance into Society, introductions, salutations, social intercourse, conversations, visits, dinner parties and balls, street etiquette, riding and driving, travelers and traveling, etiquette of public places, letters and letter writing, laws of business, self-culture, advantages of wedlock, and courtship and marriage.
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| Weight | 955 g |
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| Dimensions | 20.5 × 5 × 15.5 cm |
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