BOWING TO NECESSITIES. A History of Manners in America, 1620-1860
by Hemphill, C. Dallet
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0195125576
- ISBN 13
- 9780195125573
- Seller
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Durham, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York: Oxford University Press, 1999. x, 310 pages. Original paper-covered boards. 24 x 16 cm. Very nearly fine in like dust jacket. Covers show just a hint of sun fading, but a tight, clean copy. Jacket has a minor, short scratch to the front panel. FIRST EDITION. The author analyzes sermons, child-rearing guides, advice books, and etiquette manuals and compares the advice found therein with practices and beliefs revealed in contemporary letters and diaries.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Eilenberger Rare Books, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0000777
- Title
- BOWING TO NECESSITIES. A History of Manners in America, 1620-1860
- Author
- Hemphill, C. Dallet
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- ISBN 10
- 0195125576
- ISBN 13
- 9780195125573
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1999
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Eilenberger Rare Books, LLC
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Durham, North Carolina
About Eilenberger Rare Books, LLC
An online shop focusing on Americana, particularly books pertaining to the South, and offering rare, scholarly, and antique books on a variety of other subjects. Proprietor David J. Eilenberger worked for over five years at respected firms in the A.B.A.A. before establishing the company in 2010. In addition to books, we are interested in acquiring broadsides, ephemera, 19th-century photographs, and manuscripts. Member Independent Online Booksellers Association since 2017.
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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- Tight
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- Fine
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