The American Waiter - Instructions in American and European Plan Service, Banquet and Private Party Work
by Goins, John B
- Used
- fair
- Paperback
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Chicago: The Hotel Monthly Press, 1914. Book. Fair. Flexibound. Third Edition - Revised and Enlarged. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. [4], 225, [2], 8 [ads], pages. Index. Many diagrams of place settings, etc. 16.5 x 8.6 cm. A detailed treatment intended to familiarize readers with every aspect of dining room service. Author was an experienced waiter who used this book to train others. Heavy wear to flexible black leather-covered covers which are missing several chips. Title clearly legible in gilt upon front cover. Prior owner's details upon front free endpaper. Beige staining to lower fore-edge of first fifteen pages - all text legible. Bit of pencil writing upon recto of back free endpaper. Binding tender but intact. First published as "The American Colored Waiter" in 1902. A worthy vintage copy of this fascinating handbook for waiters..
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- RareNonFiction.com (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 611H4446
- Title
- The American Waiter - Instructions in American and European Plan Service, Banquet and Private Party Work
- Author
- Goins, John B
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Edition
- Third Edition - Revised and Enlarged
- Publisher
- The Hotel Monthly Press
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1914
- Keywords
- Servant Manuals; Waiter Instruction
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiques And Collectibles; How-to;
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....