1856 Manual of Etiquette How to Behave Fowler & Wells Imprint Phrenology Adverts
Samuel Roberts Wells
Published by Fowler & Wells, 1856
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Hand-Books for Home Improvement - No. III. How to Behave: A Pocket Manual of Republican Etiquette, and Guide to Correct Personal Habits, Embracing an Exposition of the Principles of Good Manners; Useful Hints on the Care of the Person, Eating, Drinking, Exercise, Habits, Dress, Self-Culture, and Behavior at Home; The Etiquette of Salutations, Introductions, Receptions, Visits, Dinners, Evening Parties, Conversations, Letters, Presents, Weddings, Funerals, the Street, the Church, Places of Amusement, Traveling, etc., with Illustrative Anecdotes, a Chapter on Love and Courtship and Rules of Order for Debating Societies. New York: Fowler & Wells, Publishers. 1856. First Edition. 149 p + 4 p adverts. Original blind stamped cloth binding measuring 7.5 x 5", 12mo. In fair condition. Cloth boards normally scuffed at edges and worn/bumped at corners. Head of spine lacking; tail of spine chipped. Front hinge previously repaired, but beginning to crack again at tail with a small amount of exposed binding. Gilt lettering on front board overall bright and clean; lettering on spine normally dulled, but legible. Previous ownership signature, in pencil, on front paste-down. Soiling found on pages 18-28 at bottom edge & pages 87-92 at fore-edge. Normal toning throughout text-block, mostly at edges of leaves. Binding intact. Please see photos. American phrenologists Orson Squire Fowler, Lorenzo Niles Fowler, Charlotte Fowler Wells, Lydia Folger Fowler, and Samuel Roberts Wells, together make up the company Fowler and Wells. Fowler and Wells was the most prolific disseminator of phrenological materials throughout the nineteenth century. Samuel Roberts Wells (1820-1875) headed the publishing department, his list including phrenological handbooks and manuals on related reforms: vegetarianism, temperance, and water cure RAREA1856ABEA - 04/19 FORN-TUB-0067-BB-2502-HKREV511. Seller Inventory # FORN-TUB-0067-BB-2502-HKREV511
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Title: 1856 Manual of Etiquette How to Behave ...
Publisher: Fowler & Wells
Publication Date: 1856
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fair
Edition: 1st Edition
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