Decorum

Decorum. A Practical Treatise on Etiquette & Dress of the Best American Society 1879

Westvaco, 1979, limited edition reprint, privately published

Description and condition:

Red cloth hardback in decorated slipcase, top gilt edge, decorated endpapers, 6 by 9 1/2 inch (8vo), 308 pp., b/w illustrations.
Book is very good with slight edgewear to the boards, pages remain bright and crisp throughout. Slipcase shows soiling and wear.

Contents:

Privately published by Westvaco, the West Virginia Paper Company. With a foreword by John C. Callihan. Illustrations and captions from 'Hill's Manual of Business and Social Forms'. The text is reprinted from a copy of the 1879 edition. Lovely book on American social etiquette covering the following subjects: entrance into society, introductions, salutations, social intercourse, conversations, visits, dinner parties and balls, street etiquette, riding and driving, traveling, etiquette of public places, letter writing, courtship and marriage, domestic etiquette and duties, table etiquette, miscellaneous rules of etiquette, Washington etiquette, business, anniversary weddings, funerals, dress