(*NEW ARRIVAL*) (Etiquette) Donald Ogden Stewart. Perfect Behavior: A Guide for Ladies and Gentlemen in All Social Crises

Illus. with humorous drawings by Ralph Barton. Black cloth, yellow cover label. First Edition. NY: George H. Doran, [1922].

A wonderful and charming book with illustrations by famed caricaturist Ralph Barton. A parody of etiquette and books on the subject, Stewart offers advice for numerous situations: weddings, travel on the New York subway (varying whether newlywed or old marrieds), games and sports, etiquette for schoolgirls, etc. For instance, his advice for traveling by train begins, \”On the day of your departure you should carefully pack your bag or suitcase, taking care to strap and lock it securely. You can then immediately unstrap and unlock it in order to put in the tooth paste and shaving brush which you forgot to bring from the bathroom.\” Upon arriving at your berth, you will find a woman with two small children and \”a hat box, a bird cage, a bag of oranges, a bag of orange peelings, a shoe-box of lunch, a rag doll, a toy balloon, half a \’cookie\’ and 8,000,000 crumbs.\” Most examples are located in New York City.

Sunning to spine; some small, sweet period drawings to front free endpaper and a couple to margins, else very good.

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