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La Civilité (Puérile et Honnête) Expliquée par l'Oncle Eugène (in French; Paris: E. Plon, Nourrit and Co., ca. 1887), by Eugène Plon, illust. by Louis Maurice Boutet de Monvel
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La civilité puérile et honnête (E. Plon, in the 1890s), by Eugène Plon and Louis Maurice Boutet de Monvel (page images at HathiTrust)

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Code des préséances et des honneurs civils, militaires, maritimes, ecclésiastiques et funèbres; suivi de la description des costumes de cérémonies, des uniformes et des marques distinctives et honorifiques. (J. Dumaine, 1845), by G. Toussaint (page images at HathiTrust)

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The Gentlewomans Companion (1999 edited edition; based on the edition of 1673), ed. by Katherine E. Ellison, contrib. by Hannah Woolley (HTML at Emory)
The Gentlewoman's Companion, or, A Guide to the Female Sex (London: Printed by A. Maxwell for D. Newman, 1673), contrib. by Hannah Woolley (HTML at EEBO TCP)
The English Gentlewoman, Drawne Out to the Full Body: Expressing What Habilliments Doe Best Attire Her, What Ornaments Doe Best Adorne Her, What Complements Doe Best Accomplish Her (London: Printed by B. Alsop and T. Fawcet, 1631), by Richard Brathwaite (HTML at EEBO TCP)
George Washington's Rules of Civility and Decent Behaviour in Company and Conversation: 110 Don'ts (New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, c1942), by George Washington, ed. by John Allen Murray, illust. by Georg T. Hartmann (page images at HathiTrust)
The English Gentleman: Containing Sundry Excellent Rules or Exquisite Observations, Tending to Direction of Every Gentleman, of Selecter Ranke and Qualitie; How to Demeane or Accommodate Himselfe in the Manage of Publike or Private Affaires (London: Printed by J. Haviland, 1630), by Richard Brathwaite, illust. by Robert Vaughan (HTML at EEBO TCP)
George Washington's Rules of Civility and Decent Behaviour in Company and Conversation, by George Washington, ed. by Charles Moore, contrib. by Francis Hawkins (page images at HathiTrust)
George Washington's Rules of Civility, Traced to Their Sources and Restored (1890), by George Washington, ed. by Moncure Daniel Conway (Gutenberg text)
The Rules of Civility (manuscript copy), by George Washington (page images at loc.gov)
Washington's rules of civility and decent behavior in company and conversation. (W. H. Morrison, 1888), by George Washington, W. H. Morrison, and Joseph M. Toner (page images at HathiTrust)
Galateo : or, A treatise on politeness and delicacy of manners (Printed for J. Dodsley, 1774), by Giovanni Della Casa (page images at HathiTrust)
Letters written by the late right honourable Philip Dormer Stanhope, earl of Chesterfield to his son, with some account of his life. (C. A. Hinkley, 1824), by Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield (page images at HathiTrust)
Nieuwe verhandeling vande hoofsche welgemanierdheyt (By Jacob Graal ..., 1733), by Andries van Buysen, Jacob Graal, and Desiderius Erasmus (page images at HathiTrust)
Einleitung zur Ceremoniel-Wissenschaft der grossen Herren, die in vier besondern Theilen die meisten Ceremoniel-Handlungen, so die europäischen Puissancen überhaupt und die teutschen Landes-Fürsten insonderheit ... zu beobachten pflegen : nebst den mancherley Arten der Divertissemens vorträgt ... (Bey Joh. Andreas Rüdiger, 1729), by Julius Bernhard von Rohr (page images at HathiTrust)
Chesterfield's Art of letter writing simplified : being a guide to friendly, affectionate, polite and business correspondence ... : to which is appended the complete rules of etiquette, and the usages of society ... (Dick & Fitzgerald, 1857), by Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield (page images at HathiTrust)
Principles of politeness, and of knowing the world, by Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield, ed. by John Trusler, contrib. by John Gregory (Gutenberg ebook)
A Renaissance Courtesy-book: Galateo of Manners & Behaviours, by Giovanni Della Casa, trans. by Robert Peterson, contrib. by Joel Elias Spingarn (Gutenberg ebook)
De officiis inter potentiores et tenuiores amicos. English (London : Printed by A.M. for William Lee ..., First printed in English, May Day, 1665), by Giovanni Della Casa and Henry Stubbe (HTML at EEBO TCP)
The compleat courtier: or, The morals of the famous historian Cornelius Tacitus concerning flattery, &c. In above one hundred essays. Paraphras'd and illustrated with useful observations by the Sieur Amelo de la Houssaie and M. D'Ablancourt. Done out of French. (London: Printed, and are to be sold by E. Rumball, at the Post-house in Russel-street in Covent-Garden, 1700), by Cornelius Tacitus, Abraham-Nicolas Amelot de La Houssiae, and sieur d' Ablancourt (HTML at EEBO TCP)
Caliope's cabinet opened wherein gentlemen may be informed how to adorn themselves for funerals, feastings, and other heroick meetings : also, here they may know their place and worth with all the degrees and distinctions of honour in the realm, shewing how every one ought to take place with the titles due to them, with other things of antiquity very observable / by James Salter. (London : Printed by G.M. for Will. Crooke ..., 1665), by James Salter (HTML at EEBO TCP)
The academy of complements. VVherin ladyes gentlewomen, schollers, and stranges may accomodate their courtly practice with most curious ceremonies, complementall, amorous, high expressions, and formes of speaking, or writing. A worke perused and most exactly perfected and most exactly perfected by the author with additions of witty amorous poems. And a table expounding the hard English words. (London : Printed by T. Badger, for H. Mostley, and are to be sold at his shop at the Princes armes, in S. Pauls Church-Yard, 1640), by fl. 1639 Philomusus and J. G. fl. 1640 (HTML at EEBO TCP)
The Mirrour of complements ([S.l. : T. Harper, 1634]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
Letters to his son. Selections ([Philadelphia] : London, printed: Philadelphia: reprinted and sold by T. Bradford and P. Hall., M.DCC.LXXXI. [1781]), by Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield (HTML at Evans TCP)
Letters to his son. Selections (Norwich [Conn.]: : Printed and sold by John Trumbull., M,DCC,LXXXV. [1785]), by Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield, ed. by John Trusler (HTML at Evans TCP)
Thoughts on the importance of the manners of the great to general society. [One line from Shakespeare] (Philadelphia: : Printed [by Henry Taylor] for Thomas Dobson, at the stone house, in Second Street., MDCCLXXXVIII. [1788]), by Hannah More (HTML at Evans TCP)

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