{"product_id":"new-arrival-entertaining-albert-smith-physilogy-of-evening-parties","title":"(*NEW ARRIVAL*) (Entertaining) Albert Smith. Physilogy of Evening Parties","description":"\u003cp\u003e71 pp. Illus. with humorous drawings by John Leech. Original wrappers bound-in to peopd 1\/4 red morocco \u0026amp; tan boards, gilt-lettered spine. First Revised Edition. London: Richard Bentley, 1846.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis scarce little book by Albert Smith describes to etiquette of evening parties in the mid-19th century, including the minutae of dinner, from service to conversation. He also gets into music, fashion, games, and dancing. John Leech illustrated the first edition of Dickens' \u003cem\u003eA Christmas Carol,\u003c\/em\u003e and was a regular contributor to \u003cem\u003ePunch\u003c\/em\u003e magazine. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMild rubbing to extremities of leather; spot \u0026amp; soiling to front wrapper, lacking original rear wrapper (both boards of period binding present), otherwise a very good copy of a rare and charming book.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"B Street Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50689471873282,"sku":null,"price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0064\/0463\/6790\/files\/IMG_4851.jpg?v=1791494687","url":"https:\/\/omnivorebooks.myshopify.com\/products\/new-arrival-entertaining-albert-smith-physilogy-of-evening-parties","provider":"Omnivore Books on Food","version":"1.0","type":"link"}