Etiquette, Manners, And Instruction from Foster Books - Stephen Foster, ABA, ILAB, PBFA

London: United Kingdom Bartenders' Guild 1955. 12mo. Second Edition. 268 pp. Black hardcover with silver lettering and design in green jacket. Closed tears to jacket, with slight loss. Light wear to spine ends of book. Internally clean. Black & white illustrations and advertisements throughout. Only 5000 copies were printed. . Very Good. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. 1955.

London: United Kingdom Bartenders' Guild 1955. 12mo. Second Edition. 268 pp. Black hardcover with silver lettering in green jacket. Lacks jacket. Rubbing to extremities. Save foxing to title page, internally clean. Black & white illustrations and advertisements throughout. Only 5000 copies were printed of this edition. . Very Good. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. 1955.

London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans 1843. Small 8vo. viii, 248 pp. Half morocco over marbled boards; raised bands and intricate floral decoration and lettering to spine; marbled edges and endpapers. Slight rubbing to boards and extremities; a few marks of wear to back. Bookplate to front endpaper, a few spots to prelims, otherwise a neat, clean volume. A children's… Ler mais sobre este item

London: C. Clement 1824. 12mo. Unpaginated. Quarter calf over marbled boards. Red morocco title label, gilt lettering, blind stamped bands. Minimal rubbing. Pages are tanned, with the occasional spot or stain. Cobbett writes in a series of letters to his son the importance of good grammar and clarity of expression, including mistakes in grammar taken from the writings of Samuel… Ler mais sobre este item

London: The Office of The Girl's Own Paper & Woman's Magazine N.d. [c. 1918]. Tall 8vo. 114 pp. Original decorative paper-covered boards. Light rubbing to spine ends and tanning to spine. Slight discolouration to back board. Internally clean. Endpaper adverts. In-text illustrations. Chapters include: On Paying Calls, On Giving 'At-Homes,' At a Garden Party, etc. Includes guidance on giving toasts,… Ler mais sobre este item

London: John Harris 1835. Small Square 8vo. frontis., [4], 252 pp. Leather spine over cloth board, with gilt lettering to spine. Some wear to extremities, including loss at top of spine. Light scattered foxing and ink ownership mark to ffep. Includes a number of engraved plates of various machines and structures. 14 cms tall. . Good. Leather Spine. 1835.

London: James Bowden 1897. 8vo. (iv), 160, (4) pp. Original pictorial boards, about two-thirds the width of an average 8vo. Light wear to extremities. Slight darkening to spine. Light rubbing and air bubbles to boards. Internally clean. . Very Good. Pictorial Boards. 5th Edition. 1897.

London [i.e. York?]: Printed for A. Millar, W. Law, and R. Cater 1798. 12mo. xii, 473, [7] pp., frontis. Contemporary quarter sheep with marbled boards, now with a sympathetic calf re-spine. Minor bumping and wear to corners. Light spotting to edges. Foxing throughout, though text readable. Small bookplate and additional ink ownership marks to endpapers. ESTC T77514. . Very Good.… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Faber and Faber Limited 1977. 4to. x, 620 pp. Red cloth with gilt lettering to spine in printed, price-clipped jacket. Some foxing to jacket and waterstaining at the base of its spine. Slight bumping and rubbing to book's spine ends. Foxing along fore-edge and top edge. Internally clean. Illustrated by the author. This is a heavy item and may… Ler mais sobre este item

London: The Author [1908]. 8vo.Pamphlet. 25 pp. Illustrated pamphlet. Front cover has almost detached, with a bit of loss at the top of the spine. Wear to extremities. Some rubbing to covers. Internally clean. Scarce. One UK and 3 US holdings (OCLC). A very delicate, yet interesting manual to visual tricks including 'how to balance an egg on a card'… Ler mais sobre este item

Havana: Editorial Pueblo y Educacion 1985. Small 4to. [xv], 103 pp. Softcover with pictorial cover. Some wear to extremities and curling to corners. Original price stickers to both sides of rear cover. Internally clean otherwise. Includes a series of colour illustrations of Cuban dance, before instruction on various aspects and styles of Cuban dance. . Good. Softcover. 1985.

New York: Richard R. Smith Inc. 1930. Small 8vo.Illustrated. 288 pp. Original Art Deco binding with decorations throughout, including endpapers. Faded gilt lettering to spine. Wear to the edges and spine, with an area of loss to the top of the latter. Binding is a little loose, but remains firm. Chip to the foil on the front board and scratching… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Ward, Lock & Co., Limited c. 1900. 8vo. [iv], 160 pp. Thin octavo (10.5 x 20cm). Light green cloth with colour illustration. Slight creasing to spine and light rubbing to illustration. Offsetting to endpapers but otherwise internally clean. A very good copy. . Near Fine. Pictorial Cloth. 1900.

London: Ward, Lock & Co., Ltd. c. 1900. 8vo. viii, 156 pp. Thin octavo (10.5 x 20cm). Cream cloth with colour illustration. Slight speckling to oards and light rubbing to illustration. Offsetting to endpapers and yellowing around page edges but otherwise internally clean. A split to the binding betwen pp. 2 & 3. A very good copy. . Near Fine.… Ler mais sobre este item

London: J. Johnson 1801. 8vo. 3 volumes. xvi, 412; [i], 386; [i], 387 pp. Half brown calf over marbled boards with blind-stamped decorations, red title labels and gilt lettering to spines. Rubbing and slight marks to boards, slight wear to extremities. Minor offsetting to pages but generally internally clean. Fold-out diagrams at the rear of the second volume. Written by… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Ward, Lock & Co., Limited N.d. [c. 1920s]. 8vo. 176 pp. Green cloth in uncommon colour illustrated jacket, price clipped. Wear to jacket edges, especially at spine ends. Minor rubbing to extremities. Light spots to endpapers, otherwise internally clean. . Very Good. Cloth. 1920.

London: David Bogue [1845]. Oblong 8vo. Scarce. Green cloth with gilt lettering and decor to front board. Marks and old water-staining to boards, with minor wear to extremities. Advertisment for R. Ackerman Super-Fine water-colours to pastedown endpapers. Spotting to page edges. Title page and 24 lithographic plates of English landscapes. A scarce edition: OCLC records copies at just the V&A… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Rivingtons 1859. 12mo. vii, 112 pp. Full dark red moroco with elaborate blind stamped decoration and gilt lettering to boards and spine; all edges gilt. Slight wear to extremities. Internally clean. Sermons on the importance of family in Christianity. . Very Good. Full Morocco. Second Edition. 1859.

London: Frederick Warne & Co. [1881]. 8vo. xi, 184, [12] pp., Brown publisher's cloth with gilt lettering. Some marks to the boards which are otherwise fresh. Crinkling and some fading to spine, alongside to rubbing to spine and corners. Binding is shaken with wear to the interior hinges. Some markings scattered thtroughout. Publishers catalogue is bound to the rear. .… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Archibald Constable & Co. Ltd. 1902. 8vo. First Edition. x, 238, (6) pp. Publisher's original full blue cloth with red cloth spine, black lettering to front board & spine. Spine and boards marked, stained and faded. Minor wear to the extremities. Spotting to fore-edge, prelims, but generally internally clean. Chapters include : The Duties of the Mistress. The Engagement… Ler mais sobre este item