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

By (author) Peter Howarth

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Eclectic, funny and kitsch advice for every ""wannabe"" sophisticated man-about-town, the ""Esquire Handbook for Hosts"", first published in 1955, 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 etiquette * 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

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Normally shipped | Available from overseas. Dispatched in aprox 4-8 weeks as local supplier is out of stock
Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers
Published date | 14 Nov 2000
Language |
Format | Paperback / softback
Pages | 192
Dimensions | 235 x 134 x 0mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 301g
ISBN | 978-0-0071-0689-9
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BISAC | cooking / entertaining


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