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The habits of good society : a handbook for ladies and gentlemen : with thoughts, hints, and anecdotes concerning social observances, nice points of taste and good manners, and the art of making one's-self agreeable : the whole interspersed with humorous illustrations of social predicaments, remarks on the history and changes of fashion, and the differences of English and continental etiquette.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection BJ1872 .H2 1867
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Etiquette.
- Conduct of life--Early works to 1900.
- Conduct of life.
- Genre:
- Advertisements -- New York (State) -- 19th century.
- Penn Provenance:
- Patton, E. H. (autograph, Brockford, N.Y., April 4, 1868)
- Physical Description:
- 430 pages ; 19 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Carleton, 1867.
- Notes:
- Preface signed: The man in the club-window; "The lady's preface" signed: A matron.
- "From the last London edition."
- Republished under titles: The ladies' and gentlemen's etiquette book, 1879, and Sensible etiquette and good manners of the best society, 1882, both edited by Jane Aster, pseud.
- Advertisements on 1 p. facing t.p. and on 4 p. at end.
- Cited in:
- 19th cent. STC XVII, 2H807
- OCLC:
- 5103729
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