Publisher's dark gray cloth with gilt lettering and decoration. Some light wear at extremities. The title translates into English as "The Art of Living Rightly" and a former owner has written that in ink on the title page. Former owner's signature on front end paper. These essays originally appeared in Harper's Magazine in Curtis's column "Easy Chair" and are on (as the preface says) "vital questions of hygiene, courtesy and morality." Bibliography of American Literature number 4409. 136 pages plus two pages of publisher's advertisements.
Title: Ars Recte Vivendi: Being Essays Contributed to "The Easy Chair"
Edition: First Edition
Location Published: New York and London, Harper & Brothers: 1898
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good
Type: Book
Categories: Literature, Etiquette
Seller ID: 7734
Keywords: 19th century american literature. essays
