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The Rituals of Dinner: The Origins, Evolution, Eccentricities, and Meaning of Table Manners
by Visser, Margaret
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0802111165
- ISBN 13
- 9780802111166
- Seller
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Stanley, New York, United States
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About This Item
Grove Press, Inc., 1991. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Clean third printing of the first edition in clean unchipped dust jacket (now in new archival quality removable mylar cover). Clean mustard yellow boards with burgundy cloth spine, gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound, pages are clean. No names, writing or marks. 432 pages. Clean jacket is unchipped, no tears, some fading to spine background. .
Synopsis
With an acute eye and an irrepressible wit, Margaret Visser takes a fascinating look at the way we eat our meals. From the ancient Greeks to modern yuppies, from cannibalism and the taking of the Eucharist to formal dinners and picnics, she thoroughly defines the eating ritual. "Read this book. You'll never look at a table knife the same way again."— The New York Times .
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- Bookseller
- Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 034964
- Title
- The Rituals of Dinner: The Origins, Evolution, Eccentricities, and Meaning of Table Manners
- Author
- Visser, Margaret
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0802111165
- ISBN 13
- 9780802111166
- Publisher
- Grove Press, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1991
- Keywords
- rituals of dinner, table manners, etiquette, food writing, Margaret Visser, first edition
- Bookseller catalogs
- Etiquette; Cookbooks;
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