Hardcover. 24mo. Published by H. M. Rulison, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1853. 64 pgs. First Edition/First Printing. Bound in blue cloth boards decorated in gilt and blind with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have shelf-wear present to the extremities (boards are soiled and worn). No ownership marks present. Heavy offsetting and foxing present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Chapters/topics include the Importance of Politeness, the Art of Pleasing, Dress, Address, Dignity of Manners, Gentleness Combined with Firmness, Good Breeding, Deportment in the Street, Introductions, Visits, Receiving Visits, Conversation, Listening to Conversation, Epistolary Composition, Etiquette of the Dinner Table, Parties, Soirees, Balls, etc., Moral Character.
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