The Rituals Of Dinner: The Origins, Evolution, Eccentricities, And Meaning Of Table Manners
by Visser, Margaret
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0002156997
- ISBN 13
- 9780002156998
- Seller
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Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto: HarperCollins, 1991. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Fine But For Tiny Stain At Top Of Front Endpaper, At The Gutter, In Jacket With An Internal Stain At Top Of Spine. ( Not Visible On The Exterior ). An Apparently Unread Copy. Ist Canadian Edition. Signed By Visser On The Title Page..
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
- Renaissance Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016581
- 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
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0002156997
- ISBN 13
- 9780002156998
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1991
- Keywords
- Cultural Studies
- Bookseller catalogs
- Cultural Studies;
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