Letitia Baldrige's New Manners for New Times: A Complete Guide to Etiquette

Year 2003
Pages 736

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Letitia Baldrige's New Manners for New Times: A Complete Guide to Etiquette by Letitia Baldrige is a reference book you can return to when you need an answer. The record for this copy lists 2003 • Scribner • 736 pages.

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Better candidate if you want something you can consult, sample, and return to instead of reading straight through once.

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The listing describes Letitia Baldrige's New Manners for New Times: A Complete Guide to Etiquette by Letitia Baldrige as a more substantial, reference book meant to be opened when an answer is needed.

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This book is meant to be used more than once, either for practice or to look up an answer.

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