Search Results: Etiquette from The Owl at the Bridge

320 pages, bibliography, index, illustrated; two bookplates; dj; VG. Stock#ofc0138.

New York : Atheneum, 1985.. Soft Cover. x, 70 p. : illus. ; 19 cm. In lectures at Harvard Miss manners address the problem of etiquette in a democratic society. "My mission, rather, is to call attention to the need for a philosophically acceptable and aesthetically pleasing standard of American etiquette" (p. viii). She goes so far as to admit "that I am actually a direct descendant, on both sides of my family, from people who practiced [sex]" This is one of three passages underlined in ink by a great Newport dame. Stock# 44,222. Vg, except for aforesaid underlining / soft cover.

N.Y., Dover, 1995. By the late sixteenth century, formal dance, having attained great sophistication and style, had become the rage of the courts of Europe. Notable for its exemplary clarity and detail, Caroso's text consists of two parts. Book One presents instruction on a great variety of dance steps, on rules of the dance and on dance etiquette. Book Two presents the music (in keyboard form and lute tablature) and fully detailed choreography for 49 Renaissance dances. Soft Cover. vii, 408 pages, music, illus. (facsimile), 23.5 cm. New from publisher/ paperback. ISBN (10) 0486286193. Stock#32658x.

Oyster Bay, N.Y., Nelson Doubleday, 1924. Hard Cover. vii, 150 p., illus., 19.5 cm. An interesting piece of anthropology. Guiding the young to behave in a cultured manner. "It is not considered the best of form for the young woman to convey her order to the waiter directly." The tortured prose reflects the tortured and sexist manners of those who want to appear well-bred. See Aresty The Best Behavior, pp.282-83. Stock# 32,778. Vg/ no dj.

N.Y. George H. Doran, 1922.. Hard Cover. 227 p. 20.5 cm. With pictures by Ralph Barton. A parody of the etiquette books published at the time. Stock #28,620. Vg/ no dj.

London: Adam. & Charles Black [1961]. Hard Cover. xi, 164 p ; 19 cm. First ed. published in 1918 under title: Titles, being a guide to the right use of British titles and honours, by Armiger. Stock#41809. Vg / silver dj vg.