The Rituals of Dinner: The Origins, Evolution, Eccentricities and Meaning of Table Manners
by Visser, Margaret
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0002156997
- ISBN 13
- 9780002156998
- Seller
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Llanwrda, Carmarthenshire, United Kingdom
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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
- Pendleburys - the bookshop in the hills (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 271383
- Title
- The Rituals of Dinner: The Origins, Evolution, Eccentricities and Meaning of Table Manners
- Author
- Visser, Margaret
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0002156997
- ISBN 13
- 9780002156998
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1991
- Keywords
- gastronomy cooking cookery food etiquette
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