[Rarebooks] FS: Australian Etiquette, 1885 - Get that dingo out of this house!

[Bob Petrilla]

McConnell, D.E., publisher. AUSTRALIAN ETIQUETTE, OR THE RULES AND USAGES
OF THE BEST SOCIETY IN THE AUSTRALIAN COLONIES: Together with their Sports,
Pastimes, Games and Amusements. Revised, Illustrated, and Compiled
expressly as a Household Treasure for Australian Homes. Sydney & Melbourne:
D.E. McConnell, 1885. Revised & Enlarged Edition. pp: (vi), 643; full-color
presentation plate bound in (unused), many plates and text illustrations.
Elaborate, gilt-stamped tan cloth, all edges gilt; minimal rubbing to edges
of spine. 8.25" x 6.25" Very Good. Decorative Cloth.
Contains 44 chapters and seven appendices, including: Etiquette of
Visiting; Dinner Parties; Receptions and Balls; Street Etiquette;
Travelling Etiquette; Riding and Driving; Home Culture; Woman's Higher
Education; Funerals; Dress; Toilet Recipes; Horse-Racing; Kangaroo Hunting;
Coursing; Australian Pastimes; Australian Games; &c., &c.  [WorldCat
locates only the Harvard, Michigan State and U Mississippi holdings of this
edition in the US.]   $250.00

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