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Published by Harper & Brothers, New York and London, 1898
Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. First Edition. Publisher's dark gray cloth with gilt lettering and decoration. Some light wear at extremities. The title translates into English as "The Art of Living Rightly" and a former owner has written that in ink on the title page. Former owner's signature on front end paper. These essays originally appeared in Harper's Magazine in Curtis's column "Easy Chair" and are on (as the preface says) "vital questions of hygiene, courtesy and morality." Bibliography of American Literature number 4409. 136 pages plus two pages of publisher's advertisements.
Published by D. Appleton & Co., New York
Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
Book
No Binding. Condition: Collectible-Fine. 2 1/4 x 3 3/4 inches on photographer's backing. The photo, circa 1862 shows American author and editor Curtis (b. 1824, d. 1892) seated, wearing coat and tie with his hands folded in his lap.