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The Resource Acquired tastes, Peter Mayle

Acquired tastes, Peter Mayle

Label
Acquired tastes
Title
Acquired tastes
Statement of responsibility
Peter Mayle
Creator
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
A humorous memoir describing "the spending habits of the rich," "everything the well-heeled--and those vicariously so inclined--need to know."
Cataloging source
EXR
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Mayle, Peter
Dewey number
305.5234
Index
no index present
LC call number
HB841
LC item number
.M39 1993
Literary form
non fiction
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
Mayle, Peter
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Luxury
  • Leisure class
  • Affluent consumers
Label
Acquired tastes, Peter Mayle
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • "Originally published in Great Britain as Expensive habits [c1986]; Bantam hardcover edition published June 1992"--Title page verso
  • "May, 1993"--Title page verso
Bar code
  • 31223143351055
  • 31223031790372
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Gentleman's fetish -- Black stretch -- Most costly passion of all -- I'll be suing you -- Which side do you dress? -- Millionaire's mushroom -- Dear old things -- Servants -- In defense of Scrooge -- How the rich keep warm -- Mouthful of black pearls -- Perfect second home -- True cigar -- House guests -- Shirt de luxe -- Conjuring with grapes -- New year's resolutions -- Handmade hotel -- Malt -- Writing habit -- Feeding the hand that bites you -- Private jet -- Genuine $1,000 folding hat -- Manhattan -- Cher ami
Dimensions
21 cm
Edition
Bantam trade pbk. ed.
Extent
xvii, 229 pages
Isbn
9780553371833
Lccn
92003354
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
(OCoLC)28037126
Label
Acquired tastes, Peter Mayle
Publication
Note
  • "Originally published in Great Britain as Expensive habits [c1986]; Bantam hardcover edition published June 1992"--Title page verso
  • "May, 1993"--Title page verso
Bar code
  • 31223143351055
  • 31223031790372
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Gentleman's fetish -- Black stretch -- Most costly passion of all -- I'll be suing you -- Which side do you dress? -- Millionaire's mushroom -- Dear old things -- Servants -- In defense of Scrooge -- How the rich keep warm -- Mouthful of black pearls -- Perfect second home -- True cigar -- House guests -- Shirt de luxe -- Conjuring with grapes -- New year's resolutions -- Handmade hotel -- Malt -- Writing habit -- Feeding the hand that bites you -- Private jet -- Genuine $1,000 folding hat -- Manhattan -- Cher ami
Dimensions
21 cm
Edition
Bantam trade pbk. ed.
Extent
xvii, 229 pages
Isbn
9780553371833
Lccn
92003354
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
(OCoLC)28037126

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