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Book/Printed Material The laws of etiquette; or, Short rules and reflections for conduct in society

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Title

  • The laws of etiquette; or, Short rules and reflections for conduct in society

Summary

  • In a rapidly growing consumer market for etiquette manuals during the nineteenth century, this is an example of a manual that attempts to reinforce the authority of its contents by suggesting legal foundations in its title as well as the qualifications of its author, in this case "A Gentleman." The straightforward chapters include "Good Breeding," "Dress," "Balls," and "Funerals." Reissued throughout the 1840s, much of the manual is a paraphrasing of earlier texts.

Created / Published

  • Philadelphia, Carey, Lea, and Blanchard, 1836.

Headings

  • -  Etiquette

Notes

  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as facsimile page images and full text.
  • -  LAC aaa 2018-11-20 no edits (1 card)
  • -  LAC ecr 2018-11-21 review

Medium

  • 2 p.l., 9-172 p. 14 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • BJ1852 .L28

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 09030604

Online Format

  • image

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Video Performers

Performers for the October 1997 Great Hall event: Dancers

Members of The Jonquil Street Foundation, Inc. Ariane Anthony, Thomas Baird, Barbara Barr, Patricia Beaman, Christopher Caines, Charles Garth, James Martin, Maris Wolff. Musicians - members of The Library of Congress Centennial Cotillion Brass Band, Emerson Head and Robert Sheldon, Leaders (Members, Metro Washington D.C. Federation of Musicians Local 161-710, AFM.)

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Cheryl Stafford and Thomas Baird. Musicians - Boris Gurevitch (piano), Susan Manus (violin).

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Chicago citation style:

The laws of etiquette; or, Short rules and reflections for conduct in society. Philadelphia, Carey, Lea, and Blanchard, 1836. Image. https://www.loc.gov/item/09030604/.

APA citation style:

(1836) The laws of etiquette; or, Short rules and reflections for conduct in society. Philadelphia, Carey, Lea, and Blanchard. [Image] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/09030604/.

MLA citation style:

The laws of etiquette; or, Short rules and reflections for conduct in society. Philadelphia, Carey, Lea, and Blanchard, 1836. Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/09030604/>.