Esquire Handbook for Hosts: The original 50s guide for the sophisticated man

by PeterHowarth (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  2000

  $4.06

  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