Original brown half bound with brown leather on spine and corners. Raised bands. 6 1/2 X 9 3/4 inches. 521 pages. Copy has the following plates: 30 black and white, 8 color, 2 green and 4 yellow. Copy has numerous black and white illustrations throughout including music. Foxing throughout copy. Several plates have spots on them. Marbled foredges. Spine has a few cracks, but fully intact. Corners are bumped and worn. No title page. Previous owner wrote in pencil on first page notes regarding plates. Still, a beautiful copy. Pages and plates are fully intact and complete. Binding is tight. View More...
Original publisher's brown paper wrappers. 6 3/4" x 9 1/2." Seventy-six pages, complete. Black-and-white illustrations, complete. Pages and covers are clean and intact overall. Covers are slightly soiled and darkened and have multiple small surface marks. Some chipping at spine. Clean internally except for age toning, occasional marks, and slight darkening to a few pages. A Good copy. Lists of other publications that are part of the quarterly Metropolitan Pamphlet Series are printed on the back cover and inside of the back cover. Tthis issue covers late-nineteenth century etiquette o... View More...
Folded into thirds (3 1/2 x 5 inch), title on the cover. Humorous 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. View More...
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. View More...
circa.1920. 24 pages; bound in orange paper (4 1/4 x 6 1/2 inch) with title on the cover with illustration. Inside are suggestions for phrases to be used when sending money orders by Western Union. Covers Birthdays, campaigns, Christenings, Holidays, engagements, Graduation Day, Mother's Day, Weddings, and Theatre Tickets. In very good condition. View More...
Original publisher's green cloth binding with silver foil decoration on front cover. 4 3/4" x 6." 217 pages, complete. Seven additional pages of advertisements in the back for other books on similar subjects. Pages and covers are very clean and intact overall. Binding is tight. Pages slightly browned. Text on the spine and front cover are rubbed. Slight edge wear at the top and bottom of spine. Excerpt from the Introduction: "But too often these rules are merely memorized by the student for the purpose of recitation, and are not engrafted upon his everyday habit of speech. They are, ... View More...
Original publisher's beige wrapper. 3 3/8" x 5 1/4." Seven pages, complete. Former owner's signature in pencil in upper-right corner of front cover. Pages and covers are very clean and intact. This pamphlet contains rules of conduct and etiquette advice for officers working at the San Francisco Fire Department. View More...
(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. View More...
Original publisher's brown 3/4 leather binding with decorative gray-blue boards. Sixteen-pages, complete. Fifty-two additional blank pages in the back. Top edge gilt. Gilt decorative lines on front and back boards. Gilt decorative flowers and lettering on spine. Bookplate removed from front pastedown. Pages are clean and intact except for very slight foxing. Boards and spine are very clean and intact. Binding is tight. George Cruikshank (1792-1878) was a British author and caricaturist who illustrated books for his friend, Charles Dickens. In this book, Cruikshank gives readers pra... View More...
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. View More...
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 Ma... View More...
48 pages; drawings; tan paper wrapper (4 3/4 x 6 1/4 inch). A collection of various humorous jokes or stunts played on other people as a group joke. Among them fake membership, speeches, awards, contests, and so on. Very good copy of the amusing pamphlet. View More...
Original publisher's yellow wrapper. 3 1/4" x 6." Thirty-one pages, complete. Pages are very clean and intact. Covers are clean and intact except for very minimal wrinkling and a few light marks. Guidebook for members of the United Spanish War Veterans. Information on proper etiquette and procedures such as when to salute, positions of members in the Auxiliary Room, and flag etiquette. View More...
Original publisher's yellow wrappers with staple binding. Red lettering on front cover. 3 1/2" x 6." Twenty-four pages, complete. Pages are very clean and intact. Covers are clean and intact overall. Former owner's signature in black ink in top margin and pencil inscriptions all over on back cover. A few marks on front and back covers. Some surface chipping on back cover. A Very Good copy. Guidebook for members of the United Spanish War Veterans. Information on proper etiquette and procedures. Topics include "Americanism," "Altar Cloth," "Bonding of Officers," "Charter Application,... View More...
Publisher's red cloth binding, some rubbing, and dust jacket with moderate chipping. It is uncommon to find this volume with dust jacket. Spotting on endpapers. Personal inscription in ink on front endpaper, "Leana (?) Day". 236 pages with index. A guide to proper early 20th century behavior. View More...
617 pages; ads in back; illustrations; black cloth binding with gilt lettering and design. Wear to the top and bottom of the spine, several corners slightly worn. This volume is part of a series of humor books issued by Henry Shaw under the name Josh Billings. Blanck - Bibliography of American Literature #17455 View More...
161 pages; blue-green cloth binding with black and orange lettering. Light wear to the top and bottom of the spine. ". this little book is intended for the vast number of young girls who have no advisers even more than for those who are more fortunately situated, .". Actually a very interesting volume on how level headed young women should act in public and with the man who may be their 'love' interest. Very good clean copy. View More...
Original brown cloth with gilt lettering on spine. This copy is half bound with black leather on spine and corners. 6 1/2 X 10 inches. 2 Volumes in 1 copy. Volume III has 192 pages with 23 plates in both black and while and color. Volume IV has 208 pages14 plates both black and white and color. Foxing throughout copy. Pages are clean and complete and binding is tight View More...
No. 3 of 500 copies printed. Original publisher's marbled boards backed by beige cloth. 5 1/4" x 8 1/4." 210 pages, complete. Black paper label on spine with gilt lettering. Pages are clean; binding is tight. William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863), an accomplished British writer and novelist, gives his thoughts and suggestions on various subjects in life, such as men, women, and marriage, manners and etiquette, and friendships. View More...
Original publisher's green cloth binding. 3 3/4" x 6." 219 pages, complete. Gilt lettering and illustrations on front cover and spine. Pages are clean; binding is tight. A very clean copy. The author weighs in on a variety of subjects. Chapters range in subject anywhere from "Roses and Chrysanthemums," "Women in Congress," to "The Responsibility of Writers." Many of the subjects address the changing roles of women. Referenced in the Bibliography of American Literature (BAL) 11180. View More...
