The ball-room manual of contra dances and social cotillons
Subtitle: with remarks on quadrilles and Spanish dance.
Contributors: Washburn, Harrison Gray Otis, 1811-1866, publisher.; Cottrell, George W., d. 1895, publisher.; Quimby, William Henry, 1831-1857.; Miniature Book Collection (Library of Congress)
Edition: Vest pocket ed.
Publisher: H. G. O. Washburn; G. W. Cottrell
Published: 1863
Place of publication: Belfast, Me; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 30
Subjects: Ballroom dancing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Miniature books -- Specimens.; Dance Instruction and Technical Manuals.
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Specimens.
Description: The publisher of this tiny manual (called a "vest pocket edition") notes that of the many books available to the dancing public, few contain "the good old contra dances of our ancestors." To remedy the situation, the manual gives figures for fifty-six English country dances, group dances consisting of figures performed by a column of men facing a column of women.
Notes: Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as facsimile page images and full text.
Introduction signed: W. H. Q.