About this title: The original bad boy of the New York hotel/restaurant subculture of the 1920s and 30s brilliantly evokes the kitchens, back passages, dining rooms, and banquet halls of his years at the Hotel Splendide--a thinly disguised stand-in for the Ritz. Illustrations.
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Overlook TP
Date Published: 2005-10-25
ISBN-13:9781585677061ISBN:158567706X
Description: Like New. May be shiny, in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, no damage to binding, may have a remainder mark. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Overlook Hardcover
Date Published: 2004-10-21
ISBN-13:9781585675012ISBN:1585675016
Description: Like New. May be shiny, in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, no damage to binding, may have a remainder mark. read more
Edition: First Edition, Thus
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Overlook Press, NY
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9781585675012ISBN:1585675016
Description: 73 b/w Illus. Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. 8 vo. Dj w/unclipped price; 302 clean, unmarked pages; intro by Anthony Bourdain; rem mrk on bottom edge. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Overlook Press
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9781585675012ISBN:1585675016
Description: New in new dust jacket. NEW...dHas small dot (dremainder mk) on bottom edge. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 302 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Ebury Press
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780091887872ISBN:0091887879
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Ebury Press
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780091887872ISBN:0091887879
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Overlook Press
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9781585675012ISBN:1585675016
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Edition: Reprint
Binding: Pictorial Cover-softcover
Publisher: Ebury Press, London, United Kingdom
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780091887872ISBN:0091887879
Description: Book is Fine in Softcover so no dustcover jacket. 7 3/4 " Tall (approx). xiv+302 pages. Book has very slight wear to corners, b/w illustrations. Text is spotless. Excellent condition. read more
Edition: First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Overlook Press, Woodstock NY
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9781585675012ISBN:1585675016
Description: Near Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. (USA) No markings, looks new but with a hint of spine slant, thus Near Fine in unclipped Fine dustjacket. 302pp, line dawings by the author. This book of stories about the author's experiences working in grand hotels and restuarants is introduced by Anthony Bourdain who calls Bemelmans "the original bad boy of the New York hotel/restuarant subculture". (1.6 JM Fo 15/1. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Viking Press, New York
Date Published: 1946
Description: Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Yellow boards are scuffed and lightly bumped with mild edgewear. Pages are clean & free from markings. Binding is tight. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Overlook Pr
Date Published: 2005-10-30
ISBN-13:9781585677061ISBN:158567706X
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Overlook TP
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9781585677061ISBN:158567706X
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Edition: 1st UK ed.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Hamish Hamilton, London
Date Published: 1956
Description: Good hardback in Fair price-clipped dustjacket. Some foxing; cloth a little discoloured; spine bumped; dust jacket foxed, worn & browned. read more
"As I currently work at a public library, the chance to mock and scorn the general public (which is hardly a thing easy to resist) brings to mind Bemelmans' wonderful caricatures of the denizens that frequented the Hotel Splendid (Ritz) in Manhattan almost a century ago. I am thinking fondly of his written portrait of an obese woman whose knees were so fat, he describes each as having a face: one that frowns and one that laughs! That's pure gold! I am a quarter through the read and am having much fun with it. Invariably, other readers who come to discover Bemelmans' wicked style will choose their own favorite passages from this book."
"I am really glad that I read this for book club. I probably would not have picked it up otherwise. I gave it four stars for Bemelmans' descriptive passages. Here's one of my favorites descriptions of a waiter that has dreams of becoming a boxer and is very fastidious in caring for his boxer's physique: "He has immaculate linen, fine muscles, and he brings his chest out of the shower as if it were a glass case full of jewels." Another one I liked was his description of a very particular restaurant guest who polished his whole place setting before he allowed his meal to be served in a very specific way (today we'd probably say he had O.C.D.): "To this atmosphere of Te Deum and fetish, the ascetic countenance of Mr. Tannenebaum was entirely appropriate. It was the face of a man a few days drowned, his hair the colour of ashes." I think these passages are great examples of how he brings his artist's eye (he wrote and illustrated the 'Madeine' children's books for example) to give the reader an arresting and clear visual while succinctly capturing the essence of the subject's personality as well. I think it's genius, but maybe I need to get out more. These short life sketches are a good example of 'slice-of-life' writing as they really have no connecting theme other than the fact that they all occurred during the time of Bemelmans' life when he worked in a ritzy New York hotel during the 20's. Besides the great character sketches, there are some interesting details of life from this time that appealed to my inner history buff."
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