THE UP-TO-DATE WAITRESS
Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1922. New Edition. Hardcover. Jazz Age update of what was the standard Downton Abbey-era guide to domestic service. First published in 1906, it details the duties of a waitress, covering everything from table settings and meal service styles (English, Russian, Compromise) to pantry care and wine service. Octavo: xvii, [1, blank], 184 pp. with half-tone engravings of tables, prepared dishes, appliances, etc. Original black cloth binding, with black and white-stamped borders, titling, and decoration. Period bookseller's ticket to the rear pastedown. Mild rubbing to the corners and tips; otherwise very good. Very good. Item #80620
Price: $50.00