New York: Harper & Brothers, 1870. Hardbound. Plum cloth with gilt lettering; 278 pp. A quaint etiquette book covering some very unusual topics. More

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Hogan & Thompson, 1839. Hardcover. Black cloth over boards; Gilt titling; 288 pp.; BW frontispiece; BW illustrated title page. Covers a wide variety of topics concerning the state and duties of the American Lady in the mid-nineteenth century, including "the Peculiar Features by which the Character of the..... More

New York: The Viking Press, 1976. Softcover. Taupe illus. wraps. 168 pp. Profuse bw and color plates. "'Remember the Ladies ...,' wrote Abigail Adams in 1776. But Americans quickly forgot." (intro) What was it like to be a woman in the 18th century? Chapters here address such topics as love..... More

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1898. Hardcover. Beige cloth with red and dark green decoration. xvi, 470 pp. Numerous bw illustrations. The author reconstructs for us colonial life by describing in great detail manners, customs, dress, homes, and child life. More

Oakland, CA: The Oakland Museum, 1979. Softcover. Brownish wraps. 88 pp. Profuse bw and color plates. A catalogue corresponding to an exhibition at the Oakland Museum from December 18, 1979 to March 9, 1980. Contents Include: Introduction -- Preface and acknowledgments -- Charles P. Wilcomb, cultural historian )1865-1915 -- Colonial..... More

Springfield: W.J. Holland & Co., 1874. Hardcover. Brick red cloth over boards; All edges gilt; 423 pp.; 100+ bw figures. Sold as "a book for every home" with "something for everybody"; Includes information about cooking, taking care of the sick, household pets, etiquette, weights and measures, first aid, raising children..... More

Boston: Wells and Lilly, 1829. Hardcover. Full leather binding with gilt lettering and profuse decoration on spine. 2 preliminary leaves, 280 pp. First edition printed after Jefferson's death in 1825. Scarce. "The following Notes were written in Virginia, in the year 1781, and somewhat corrected and enlarged in the winter..... More

New York: Black Knight, 1927. Softcover. B&W illustrated wraps. Illustrated in B&W. 63 pp. A guide to basic table etiquette: "while modern day dining is no longer a matter of fixed ritual, certain amenities are involved, the observance of which is a matter of taste and pride among discriminating people"..... More

Chicago, Illinois: Justitia Publishing Company. Hardcover. Olive green cloth boards, gilt titles, no dust jacket. 222 pp. Unillustrated. An ambitious title! In the language of the time, well-intentioned advice from our ancestral mothers. A cultural gold mine, at times humorous, useful (e.g. cleaning the cellar and the attic), and perhaps..... More

New York, New York: Claudia Quigley Murphy, 1921. Softcover. Light brown wraps; 65 pp.; Profusely illustrated with bw figures. Includes table settings from Anglo-Saxon times to the early twentieth century; Discusses cloths, serving implements, silverware and dishes, how to serve certain foods, and much more. More

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1888. Hardcover. Brown cloth with color illustration and gilt title block; Illustrated endpapers; 548 pp.; Numerous bw figures and plates. Contains articles by various authors on the proper ways for girls to conduct themselves, including sections about needlework, art, elocution, music, health, recreation, etiquette..... More

London: Thames and Hudson, 1997. Softcover. Pink, yellow & color illus. wraps, French flaps, 138 pp., 59 color plates, sundry other illus. "For over a decade, Dana Salvo has travelled throughout the central highlands and southern states of Mexico with artist Dawn Southworth and their young children, Jahna and Simone..... More

NY: Praeger Publishers, 1975. first edition. Hardbound. Red cloth with gilt spine lettering, black dust jacket, color illustrated with yellow and orange lettering, 256 pp. over 226 bw plates. This is the first edition of an excellent examination of American interiors. Well-illustrated, with ample annotation of the pictures. A tremendous..... More