The book is "Manners: Culture and Dress of the Best American Society, including Social, Commercial and Legal Forms, Letter Writing, Invitations; also Valuable Suggestions on Self Culture and Home Training" by Richard A. Wells. Published by King, Richardson and Co., 1986.
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55 comments:
Oh dude, those illustration look awesome
HAHAHA!! No peculiar dressing, ladies!!!
YES! I do love old etiquette books! This looks like a great one.
ooh I gotta gets me somma that edicut
Looks like fun reading to me! Kathleen ~ Lane Hill House
lanehillhouse[at]centurylink[dot]net
Oooh if I win, this is a gift for my friend Dan. (Don't tell him!)
Beautiful! I love it!
So awesome!
Okay, you're right. I love it.
Lo quiero!!!
Looks like a great book--hope I win! Thank you!
Gotta love those Victorians, they had a rule for everything!
Thanks for another great giveaway. Please enter me.
I was thinking of having a ball! this book would help enormously!
I love these kinds of books, they are such gold.
A must-have for those dinner parties and balls. :)
I'd LOVE to have this one! Include my name in your drawing, please.
Yes! Etiquette books are some of my favorites!
Great book once again
beautiful cover! and the history of our culture those pages will share. Would love to read it!
You bet we love them! Throwing my name into the hat ~
I am such a freak for etiquette, sign me up!
Wonderful source for my next novel. I'd love the opportunity to win!
I love etiquette and old books, sign me up!
I'll enter the giveaway but you would really be doing society a favor if you just gave it to me now.
This looks amazing!!! Love things like this
How quaint!
yes, yes
The world needs more etiquette!
I LOVE the page on picnic manners - what a great book! The illustrations are fabulous! Yes, please :D
Oooh, this looks lovely! ::crosses fingers::
Absolutely fascinating ! Please enter me.
Please enter me. Thank you.
Cool! Thank you for the chance to win!
Super...!
I am so in! I collect old etiquette books so I would love to win.
Yes please! It would go great with my budding collection. (I've got two so far... apparently three is a collection.)
Would love to win!
And here I've been going around with a clashing bonnet and gloves! Please enter me.
I feel as though this would be a wonderful book to share with my mum over tea.
How charming! I would love that book to pieces!
Pick me!!! I love it!!!
It's a bit of history
Count me in for this one
i need this book to help educate my 21st century students!
i would love to win this! it would be so much fun to read!
I promise to send a proper thank you note if I win!!!
Looks like a fun book! Thanks.
Yep, love here too!! Thanks for the giveaway....
Would love to smell its paper scent, in a proper way indeed! :)
Ah, marvellous
Please . . .
And Thank You :)
What a wonderful book!
Great selection!!
Sharon R
I would like this book, please.
This would be a great reference book to add to my library for my writing. Waving hand here - pick me, pick me. (thanks for the opportunity).
Yes, that would be great reference for the new book. Toss my name in the hat.
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