BLACK FRIDAY Deal-of-the-Day- Emily Post’s Etiquette: The Blue Book of Social Usage, 1950 Printing

A mid-century edition of Emily Post’s Etiquette: The Blue Book of Social Usage, published by Funk & Wagnalls. This revised edition offers a fascinating look at the social customs of its time, with guidance on introductions, conversation, public behavior, invitations, weddings, dining, hospitality, correspondence, and more. The contents also include photographs and examples of social forms.

The book is bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering. This copy is identified as the 80th printing; the copyright page lists 1950.  The front endpaper bears a wedding gift inscription, and a handwritten wedding verse addressed to Joanne and John, signed by Gene Tynan, is laid in.

Condition: Clean text pages. The binding has some movement when handled, but the spine remains intact and the book is holding together. 

Size: 6 1/2” x 9 1/4”

A charming volume for collectors of etiquette books or anyone interested in mid-century social history.