Esquire's Handbook for Hosts, First Edition (19 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. L. J. Allen (illustrator). 1st Edition. 288 Pages, Illustrated. Soundly Bound, Some Shelf-Wear. Not Ex Library.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First British Edition. Black cloth hard cover with red/gold illustration of man on front cover - some light blemishes/light wear to edges/overall Good. 288 pages including many illustrations. Content Good+. (574g) Photo on request. As Books that Benefit gives the proceeds from the sale of this book to charity correct postage will be asked for when more than default price quoted.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: None. L. J. Allen (illustrator). 1st Edition. Light shelf wear to tips, corners, and edges of the book; no jacket; spine titles illegible. First printing, no others noted. A great guide to a retro party, cocktails, dinner or both. Classic cocktails, delicious receipes, games and icebreakers. Party like it's 1949! Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility!

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: DJ: Very Good. 1st ptg. 288 pp. 5 5/8 x 10 1/4. Black boards with qtr burgundy cloth, stamped in gold on spine. Burgundy glossy dj. Black mark on bottom page edges. No damage or markings noted.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good first UK printing. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding clean and tight. Stain to outside edge of text block with some staining to edges of pages 118 and 119. Binding square and tight. Publisher's black cloth with gilt and purple to spine, and Esquire's iconic cartoon figure, posing as a waiter, in gilt and to the front cover. No dust jacket. Tips on how to entertain at home, including how to prepare, food and drinks recipe, along with parlour games, puzzles and simple magic tricks. Delightfull illustrated.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition Thus, First Printing. Published by Grosset and Dunlap, 1949. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is very good with red stain to page ends. Dust jacket is very good with price clipped on left flap and sheld/edgewear.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Plus. L.J. Allen (illustrator). First Edition. "The Modern Guide to Hospitality At Home". A wonderfully nostalgic and elegant guide for bachelor entertaining. With owner's bookplate, otherwise book is like new, with whimsical illustrations and covered in a lightly chipped jacket. A perfect working copy for your bar!

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. L.J. Allen (illustrator). 1st Edition. Hardbound in dust jacket. 1st edition. Wear to boards, otherwise very good.

Hardcover with Dust Jacket. First Edition. Early pages have a slight ripple, the end-papers between the half-title and the title pages have taped in recipes for cocktails. Some scotch tape bleed-through to the half-title page. The letters on the spine are faded. Binding remains fairly tight, Overall; Good+ in a Good dust-jacket 288pp Illus.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition. Dust jacket protected in Brodart, has small tears/chips, edge wear, creases, minor scratches, rubbed corners/spine. Boards have edge wear, rubbed corners/spine. No writing.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine Condition. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Chipping to jacket edges with a bit of loss at the top of thge rear panel and the head of the spine; price clipped. An attractive copy of Esquire's mid century guide to entertaining with games, cocktails and recipes. Attractively illustrated and laid out. Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: foo; Inventory No: 047987.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. By the Editors of Esquire Magazine [288] pp. Grosset & Dunlap Publishers First Edition 1949 Illustrated by L.J. Allen 10 1/8" x 5 7/8" "Sparklingly illustrated throughout and highlighted by many of Esquire's most famous cartoons, bar games and cues to home entertainment, this handbook is appropriately divided into three main sections": Eat! 316 tantalizing canape, snack and male-slanted food recipes Drink! 608 Esquire-tested recipes for the happy home bartender Be Merry! 585 bright entertainment ideas, bar games, hints for hosts "This is the modern guide to hospitality at home." Learn how to throw a hopping party like they did fifty years ago! A must-have for every party giver, Esquire's Handbook for Hosts is a time-honored guide on how to eat, drink and be merry with inimitable style.".

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Allen, L. J. (illustrator). First Edition. Illustrated in colour throughout by L. J. Allen. Design and typography by A. P. Tedesco. First edition. Tall 8vo. Newly bound by Bayntun-Riviere in full brown morocco, the covers with abstract onlays in red, blue, green, and black, tooled in gilt. The spine divided into four sections with raised bands, lettered on a red leather label and dated at the foot, with one line panels. With hand-marbled endleaves and gilt edges.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Cover boards VG. Text and illustrations VG. Binding VG. Unclipped DJ G.

First Edition Thus, 'New Enlarged Edition'. Tall octavo, 288 pages. Humorous collection of cartoons, bar games, and home entertainment, as well as 316 recipes of "tantalizing canape, snack and male slanted food recipes, 608 "Esquire tested recipes for the happy home bartender". Drinks include punches, cocktails, aperitifs, etc. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, horizontal crease mark to panels, vertical crease at spine, price-clipped.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A Time-Honored Guide To The Perfect Party [288] pp. Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers 1999 First Edition 10 1/4" x 5 3/4" Take an entertaining look back at how to party it up like they did fifty years ago - in the age of 'Lounge.' Now re-introduced for the first time since its original publication in 1949, this book is full of classic advice and guidelines on how to throw a fabulous cocktail party. Complete with everything from directions on how to stock the bar to tips on making conversation to hilarious party games and 400 delightful and useful period illustrations, Esquire's Handbook for Hosts is a delightful reminder that even the most hopeless host can give a terrific party, whether it's New Year's Eve 1949 or 1999. The nostalgic chapters include: Eat - The World's Best Chefs Wear Pants, Foreign Flavors to Win Guest's Favors; Drink - What the Well-Dressed bar Will Wear, Five O'Clock Whistle Whetters; And Be Merry - Games, After-Dinner Witchcraft, How Attractive Are You to Women? and 365 excuses for a Party.

L. J. Allen (illustrator). NY. Very Good in Fair dust jacket; Cloth; Grosset & Dunlap; 1949; First Edition. Editors of Esquire Magazine. Esquire's Handbook for Hosts. NY: Grosset & Dunlap, 1949, 288 pp. The Modern Guide to Hospitality at Home. Illustrated thru out by L. J. Allen. Illustrated dust wrapper, edges chipped, the clear coat on the wrapper has started to peel and chip. Black cloth boards with red and gilt Illustration to front board and gilt illustrations to the spine. Colour frontispiece, The World's Best Chefs Wear Pants. Very good with light wear to edges of the boards.; Cartoons; Oblong Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 288 pages . Very Good in Fair dust jacket; Cloth; Grosset & Dunlap; 1949; First Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Take an entertaining look back at how to party it up like they did fifty years ago - in the age of 'Lounge.'Now re-introduced for the first time since its original publication in 1949, this book is full of classic advice and guidelines on how to throw a fabulous cocktail party.Complete with everything from directions on how to stock the bar to tips on making conversation to hilarious party games and 400 delightful and useful period illustrations, Esquire's Handbook for Hosts is a delightful reminder that even the most hopeless host can give a terrific party, whether it's New Year's Eve 1949 or 1999.The nostalgic chapters include: Eat - The World's Best Chefs Wear Pants, Foreign Flavors to Win Guest's Favors; Drink - What the Well-Dressed bar Will Wear, Five O'Clock Whistle Whetters; And Be Merry - Games, After-Dinner Witchcraft, How Attractive Are You to Women? and 365 excuses for a Party.