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etiquette15
young men7
conduct of life3
conversation3
courtship2
fathers and sons2
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Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of (1694-1773)6
Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of, 1694-17736
Stanhope, Eugenia6
Stanhope, Eugenia (1783)6
Stanhope, Philip, 1732-17686
Courtin, Antoine De (1622-1685)2
Guazzo, Stefano (1530-1593)2
Pettie, George (1548-1589?)2
Sullivan, Sir Edward (1852-1928)2
Young, Bartholomew2

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The young man's guide

Alcott, William Andrus (1798-1859); Pendleton, William S (1795-1879)

1839

"The object of this book is to elevate and reform."-'To the reader'. Added engraved title page dated: 1836; engraved by Pendleton, Boston.

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The civile conversation of M. Steeven Guazzo (v.1)

Guazzo, Stefano (1530-1593); Pettie, George (1548-1589?); Young, Bartholomew; Sullivan, Sir Edward (1852-1928)

1925

"This edition is limited to 1025 copies."

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The civile conversation of M. Steeven Guazzo (v.2)

Guazzo, Stefano (1530-1593); Pettie, George (1548-1589?); Young, Bartholomew; Sullivan, Sir Edward (1852-1928)

1925

"This edition is limited to 1025 copies."

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The rules of civility; or, The maxims of genteel behaviour : as they are practis'd and observ'd by persons of quality, upon several occasions

Courtin, Antoine de (1622-1685)

1703

Anon., by Antoine de Courtin. "A short treatise of the point of honour" is a translation from Courtin's "Suite de la civilité fran{250}coise", chap. 6, 1675. Signatures: A6, B-M12, N6 (final leaf...

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The new academy of complements : erected for ladies, gentlewomen, courtiers, gentlemen, scholars, soldiers, citizens, countrymen, and all persons of what degree soever, of both sexes : stored with variety of courtly and civil complements, eloquent letters of love and friendship: with an exact collection of the newest and choicest songs alamode, both amorous and jovial

Dorset, Charles Sackville Earl of (1638?-1706); D'Avenant, Sir William (1606-1668); Sedley, Sir Charles (1639?-1701)

1713

Wih engraved frontispiece title, not countedin signatures, facing printed title page. Booklist of J. Churchill, [1] p. at end. Compiled by Charles Sackville, then Lord Buckhurst, afterwards earl o...

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The modern courtier: or, The morals of Tacitus upon flattery : Paraphras'd and illustrated with several useful observations, by the Sieur Amelot de la Houssaie. Newly done out of French

Tacitus, Cornelius; Amelot de La Houssaye, Abraham Nicolas (1634-1706)

1687

With a preliminary advertisement leaf. Various short extracts from Tacitus.

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The refin'd courtier, : or, A correction of several indecencies crept into civil conversation

Della Casa, Giovanni (1503-1556); Waker, Nathaniel; Royston, Richard (fl.1629-1686); Gilliflower, Matthew (fl.1671-1702); Hensman, William (fl.1671-1700)

1679

Translated and paraphrased by Nathaniel Waker. Bookseller's list: L10v-L11r. Paper: watermarked: arms of France P. Mauduit/-. By G. della Casa.

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Nouveau traité de la civilité qui se pratique en France, parmi les honnêtes gens

Courtin, Antoine de (1622-1685); Meusnier, Jean (fl. 1670-1672)

1719

Editor's dedicatory letter signed: I.M., i.e. Jean Meusnier.

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