Amy Vanderbilt's New Complete Book of Etiquette, Deluxe Slipcased Edition, 1963

Who wrote it: Written by American etiquette authority Amy Vanderbilt, this is the Deluxe Gift Edition of her New Complete Book of Etiquette: The Guide to Gracious Living, published by Doubleday with a copyright of 1963, the latest of several prior copyright dates going back to 1952.

What it's about: A doorstop of a reference book, it walks the mid-century American reader through everything from wedding receptions and table settings to exactly how to eat a lobster, the kind of comprehensive social rulebook every well-appointed home once kept close at hand.

Special features: This deluxe gift edition is thumb indexed for quick reference, bound in cream cloth stamped in gilt with Vanderbilt's AV monogram and a daisy motif, and housed in its original slipcase.

Condition: Cream cloth hardcover, thumb indexed, in its original slipcase. Slipcase shows wear at the corners and fraying and some splitting along the top edge; the book itself is clean and tight. Please review all photos carefully, and email me with any questions.

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