Esquires Handbook for Hosts, First Edition (18 results)

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: 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. 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: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Printing. Book tight.

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

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. First Uk Edition, second impression soon after publication, being a 'New Enlarged Edition'. Book is clean & tight with occasional faint spotting. DJ is unclipped but creased and worn with some losses to corners and lower spine end.

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 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: Good. 1st Edition. Cover boards VG. Text and illustrations VG. Binding VG. Unclipped DJ G.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. [288] pp. Grosset & Dunlap 1949 First Edition 10 1/8" x 5 7/8" Illustrated by L.J. Allen 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 2025. 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.

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. 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.