Esquire Handbook for Hosts : The Original 50's Guide for the Sophisticated Man

Howarth, Peter

ISBN 10: 0722539029 / ISBN 13: 9780722539026

Published by HarperCollins Publishers Limited, 1999

Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. Seller Inventory # 9448452-75

Synopsis:

Original ’50s guide for the debonair 007 in every man!

Eclectic, funny and kitsch advice for every wannabe sophisticated man-about-town, the Esquire Handbook for Hosts, first published in 1949, deserves to be a modern humour classic. This edition with 40 of the original illustrations contains witty and informative sections on:
• all sorts of classic James Bond type cocktails
• recipes and hangover cures
• manners for the modern man – notes on etiquett
• How to carve
• how to remove a drunk from the house
• the art of conversation, small talk and debate
• rules for card and party games, including poker, three handed bridge and gin rummy
• chatting up the opposite sex
…and much, much more.

A design/humour classic – the book uses the ’50s style with muted colour tints dropped in.

About the Author:

Introduction will be by present editor of Esquire, Peter Howarth, who will be available for interview.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Esquire Handbook for Hosts : The Original 50...
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Publication Date: 1999
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Edition: First Edition.