The Arts of Leisure
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc, 1935. Hardcover. 8vo, gray cloth boards with light green lettering to cover and spine, 274 pp, with the original dust jacket. "A delightful book that shows you how to make life richer and more enjoyable through the arts of conversation, reading, loafing, going places, manners, letter-writing, exercise, song, decoration, making things, growing things, and many others. The author points out that our spare time occupations can be the source of much pleasure and amusement..." (front flap). Dust jacket with chips and tears, especially two tears through spine, jacket corners trimmed, covers faded at edges and spine. Ex-library with inked call number to lower spine, stamp to upper text block edge, pockets to rear endpapers. Item #13891
Price: $45.00