Elegant arts for ladies
Subtitle: comprising bead work, ornaments in rice shell-work, bead and bugle work, painting on velvet, calisthenic exercises, Persian painting, and painting on wood, diaphanie, etiquette, politeness, and good breeding, pictures in sand, feather flowers, pictures of birds made with their natural feathers, flower painting, porcupine quill work, gilding and bronzing plaster casts, potichomanie, illuminated or vellum painting, sea-weed pictures, imitation carved ivory, the toilette, imitation oil painting, transparent glass painting for windows, etc., oil painting, waxen fruit and flowers, ornamental gilt leather work, weaving or plaiting hair ornaments, ornamental leather work
By: profusely illustrated.
Contributors: Branston, Charles, fl. 1856-1878; Leighton, John, 1822-1912; Dalziel Brothers; S. Straker & Son; Leighton, Son and Hodge
Publisher: Ward and Lock
Published: 1856
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 227
Subjects: Women -- Etiquette -- 19th century -- Guidebooks.; Women -- Hobbies and crafts -- 19th century -- Guidebooks.
Genres: Guidebooks.
Notes: Date taken from British Library Public Catalogue.

Added wood-engraved illustrated t.p. with signature: "Dalziel".

T.p. printed within black double rule border.

Most wood-engraved illustrations within the text are unsigned.  Two are signed: "C. Branston".

Includes wood-engraved decorative initials and tail-pieces.

P. 22 misnumbered "2".

Advertisements for "Ward & Lock", artist's supplies by "Jabez Barnard, Artist's Colourman ... " and "Works published by J. Barnard" on p. [2-5] at end.

MASS copy: Bound in blue morocco-grain cloth blocked in gold and blind; a.e.g.  Upper cover blocked in gold with illustration similar to those within the text signed: "JL" [i.e. John Leighton].  With binder's ticket: "Bound  by  Leighton  Son and  Hodge."  With bookseller's label: "W. Ward, Printer, Bookbinder, Barnard Castle.".