Tha American Lady's and Gentleman's Modern Letter Writer, Relative to Business Duty, Love, and Marriage
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Thomaston, Maine, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Henry F. Anners, 1859. [LETTER WRITING] [ETIQUETTE] [BUSINESS] [WOMEN'S HISTORY]. King and Baird, Printers, No. 9 George Street, Philadelphia. 24mo (5 1/6" X 3 ½"); 64pp; brown glazed cloth over board, blind stamped fillets and a vignette of a woman writing at a table on the front; gilt-stamped title on spine with decorative ornaments; pale yellow endpapers; engraved fp of a man seated and reading and a woman writing at a table; light foxing throughout, else clean; very good plus. An interesting and useful collection of sample short notes and letters to be used in correspondence. The first section of the book is titled "The Ladies' Hand-Book of Letter-Writing; Containing Original Letters relative to Business, Duty, Friendship, Love, and Marriage, Written in a Modern Style and Adapted to All Subjects of General Correspondence." The first sample letter is for "A Young Lady at Home, To an Old Schoolfellow at School." The second section of the book is titled "The Gentlemen's Hand-Book of Letter-Writing Containing Original Letters..." Interesting and still useful.
No copyright date but Henry F. Anners published in Philadelphia from 1844 to 1859.
No copyright date but Henry F. Anners published in Philadelphia from 1844 to 1859.
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- Bookseller
- Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1954
- Title
- Tha American Lady's and Gentleman's Modern Letter Writer, Relative to Business Duty, Love, and Marriage
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Henry F. Anners
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1859
- Keywords
- Home Arts, Etiquette, Non-Fiction
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Thomaston, Maine
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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