SALE 1857 'Hand-book for home improvement,: Comprising: How to write' by Samuel R Wells ISBN #B0008BR6DA

Books : Self Help

 

This hardcover volume of "Hand-book for home improvement,: Comprising: How to write. How to talk. How to behave. How to do business" was written by Samuel R Wells and published in 1857 by Fowler and Wells in New York. There are a few illustrations in this book and advertisement pages in the back for other books by the author.

This hardcover book has an embossed brown cloth cover with gold lettering on the spine and center medallion. The book measures 7.75" x 5" x 1.5". This book is made up of 4 books in one volume. The first is How to Write - 156 pages. Second is How to Talk 156 pages, Third is How to Behave 149 pages. Fourth is How to do Business 156 pages.

Condition: Cover is faded and worn, corners bent, top and bottom edges of spine are worn through. Cover us partially separated from pages inside the front cover. Pencil and pen writing and drawings inside front and back covers. Newspaper clippings pasted over title page. Some foxing and discoloration on pages.

The subject matter provides interesting and sometimes amusing social perspective on how much has changed since the mid 1800s.

Item ID: LbookLW1108

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