G H Sandison Compiler (1 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Small hardcover (4" x 6") in red cloth lettered and decorated in black. 284 p. Illustrated title page. Tight, very good, internally clean copy. The first part of the book, "How To Behave", provides an extensive guide to etiquette and manners, such as "A Young Girl's Social Life", "Art fo Conversation", "Dancing", "Winking and Dozing In Public" (discouraged), "Care Of The Teeth", etiquitte at weddings, baptisms, in church, "Innocent and Sinful Pleasures". Part II, "How To Amuse", describes various parlor games like "Conjuring With Coins", "Hunting Ring", "Queer Candlestick", "Dancing Egg", "Divided Pear", and many more.…