Morrison’s Strangers Guide and Etiquette, For Washington City and Its Vicinity.

$350.00

Item Number: 127990

Washington: W. H. & O. H. Morrison, 1862.

Fifth edition of Morrison’s classic American etiquette guide. Octavo, original cloth elaborately stamped in blind with gilt titles to the front panel. Illustrated with wood and steel engravings, entirely re-written and brought down to the present time. In near fine condition. Ownership inscriptions.

Morrison's Strangers Guides were first issued in 1842 and subsequently in several variants throughout the 19th century. The fifth edition embraces a description of all the public buildings, grounds, and objects of interest in Washington, D.C. and its vicinity including the Capitol Building, Patent Office, Treasury Department, Statue of Washington, National Armory, Mount Vernon, and the Congressional Burying Ground.