About Books Inc

I found this book in my back room last week. It is full leather and beautiful except for the fact it has a detached front cover and spine backing. The page edges are gilt and the back has a blind stamped design. Quite a fun book. I found this article interesting:

What should be avoided when calling
Do not stare around the room.
Do not take a dog or small child.
Do not linger at dinner-hour.
Do not lay aside the bonnet at a formal call.
Do not fidget with your cane, hat or parasol.
Do not make a call of ceremony on a wet day.
Do not turn your back to one seated near yo...u.
Do not touch the piano unless invited to do so.
Do not handle ornaments or furniture in the room.
Do not make a display of consulting your watch.
Do not remove the gloves when making a formal call.
Do not introduce politics, religion, or weighty topics for conversation when making calls.
Do not tattle. Do not speak ill of your neighbors. Do not carry gossip from one family to another.

The list just goes on and on!




These are some items tucked into the page of the book - an article about Lincoln's lost grandmother and an advertising card. I laid the news article on a book I was soaking a sticker from so it absorbed the goo - too bad for me, but it is still readable.




















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About Books Inc.
221 E. Front St.
Bloomington, IL 61701
309-829-3999
aboutbooksinc@hotmail.com
www.aboutbooksbloomington.com

Regular Store Hours:
Tuesday - Friday, 10:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, 10:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

REMEMBER TO CHECK FOR EARLY HOURS DURING FARMERS MARKET

*CLOSED Sunday & Monday