Sold: How to Be a Lady

“How to Be a Lady” by Harvey Newcomb / 224 pages in cloth binding / published 1847

“How to be a Lady: A Book for Girls, Containing Useful Hints on the Formation of Character,” by Harvey Newcomb, published in Boston by Gould, Kendall & Lincoln, 1847. This improving volume — naturally written by a man — offers essential moral instruction for young women in mid-Victorian America. Chapters include:

On the Importance of being able to say No

Ornamental Education

Government of the Tongue

Union of serious Piety with habitual Cheerfulness

The cloth-bound book is in very good condition, with minor interior foxing and a couple of discolorations on the cover. A bright swatch of fabric is tucked away in one of its pages — a bookmark, perhaps, forgotten 150 years ago.

Measurements

6.5 inches tall

4 inches wide

Condition

Very good antique condition, with some minor foxing on pages and discolorations on cover.

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