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Book/Printed Material The prompter's own book; or, Rowe's calls for the ball room. Contains all the latest and best calls necessary for an all night party Calls for the ball room / Prompter's own book; or, Rowe's calls for the ball room / Rowe's calls for the ball room

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Title

  • The prompter's own book; or, Rowe's calls for the ball room. Contains all the latest and best calls necessary for an all night party

Other Title

  • Calls for the ball room
  • Prompter's own book; or, Rowe's calls for the ball room
  • Rowe's calls for the ball room

Summary

  • Foreshadowing the growing trend of late nineteenth-century dance manuals to reduce discussion on etiquette, Roweʾs treatise contains absolutely no information on the subject but begins directly with information on the quadrille. This book, advertised for 25 cents, is far less extensive than most published during the 1870s.

Names

  • Rowe, Geo. H. (George H.)

Created / Published

  • Boston, G. H. Rowe, c1878.

Headings

  • -  Ballroom dancing--Handbooks, manuals, etc
  • -  Dance Instruction and Technical Manuals

Notes

  • -  Cover-title.

Medium

  • [9] p. 18 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • GV1767 .R87

Library of Congress Control Number

  • ca05001753

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Rowe, Geo. H. The prompter's own book; or, Rowe's calls for the ball room. Contains all the latest and best calls necessary for an all night party. Boston, G. H. Rowe, 1878. Image. https://www.loc.gov/item/ca05001753/.

APA citation style:

Rowe, G. H. (1878) The prompter's own book; or, Rowe's calls for the ball room. Contains all the latest and best calls necessary for an all night party. Boston, G. H. Rowe. [Image] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/ca05001753/.

MLA citation style:

Rowe, Geo. H. The prompter's own book; or, Rowe's calls for the ball room. Contains all the latest and best calls necessary for an all night party. Boston, G. H. Rowe, 1878. Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/ca05001753/>.