NORTH, Ingoldsby "Love Letters with Directions How to Write Them" [Donohue, 1903]

NORTH, Ingoldsby. North’s Love Letters, with Directions How to Write Them.

Chicago: M. A. Donohue & Co., 1903. 7.5" x 5", 134pp + index + 2 ads. Green cloth stamped in white and red with doves, envelopes, and stylized lettering. Cloth rubbed, one spot on fore edge, several chipped page edges, and general wear. Good+.

A popular Victorian/Edwardian guidebook offering model love letters for various social situations, along with advice on courtship etiquette and a “Dictionary of 10,000 Synonyms” for more expressive writing. Ownership name to front endpaper. An appealing example of period relationship literature in a decorative publisher’s binding.