Near Fine condition Hardcover orange boards with gilt lettering on the spine. Includes color and b/w illustrations, Bibliography and Index, 592 pages. The DJ is in Near Fine condition with the exception of wear to the tips.

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Title: The Art of the Table: A Complete Guide to Table Setting, Table Manners, and Tableware
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication Date: 2000
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0684847329
ISBN 13: 9780684847320
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

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Elegant and sweeping in scope, this comprehensive guide to the American table covers manners, settings, tableware, history, lore, and every possible aspect of the dinner tradition. 25,000 first printing.

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Suzanne von Drachenfels's passion for table things led her to a career as Tabletop Consultant to Fitz & Floyd, a maker of fine dinnerware that has been used in the West Wing of the White House. As an expert on the table, she has traveled extensively to conduct seminars and appeared on local television morning shows throughout the United States. She lives on the Monterey Peninsula in California, where she and her late husband, Baron Alexei von Drachenfels, have lived for many years.

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