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Herford, Oliver

 
9781599620299: The Deb's Dictionary: The Essential a to Z Guide for the Aspiring Debutante
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ISBN 10 : 1599620294 ISBN 13 : 9781599620299
Editeur : Welcome Enterprises, Inc, 2007

Synopsis

In a beautiful new edition faithful to the cheeky and whimsical 1931 original, "The Deb's Dictionary" continues to delight even the most modern young women and men. Defining Ambidextrous as "not letting your right hand know who is holding your left," Oliver Herford goes right on down through the alphabet of your average Debutante's vocabulary to Zero, "a vacant garter--the coldest thing there is." Seventy of Oliver Herford's original racy and raucous drawings accompany over 500 definitions that depict the Debs in their natural habitats. The charming ink sketches accompany Mr. Herford's tongue-in-cheek notions of a Filly as "an equine Deb," Nudge as "the language of the elbow," and Loyal as "too true to be good."
Designed to preserve its vintage character, this adorable book has a two-color foil-stamped case and cream-colored interior pages packed with a vocabulary that ranges from fabulous--"Belle: A Deb who never goes to bed the same day she gets up"--to flirtatious--"Minx: The flapper who flaps where angels fear to flutter--to facetious--"Dirty look: a modern form of apology." A delightful confection from A to Z, "The Deb's Dictionary" is a little bit devilish, but mostly divine.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

In a beautiful new edition faithful to the cheeky and whimsical 1931 original, The Deb's Dictionary continues to delight even the most modern young women and men. Defining Ambidextrous as "not letting your right hand know who is holding your left," Oliver Herford goes right on down through the alphabet of your average Debutante's vocabulary to Zero, "a vacant garter--the coldest thing there is." Seventy of Oliver Herford's original racy and raucous drawings accompany over 500 definitions that depict the Debs in their natural habitats. The charming ink sketches accompany Mr. Herford's tongue-in-cheek notions of a Filly as "an equine Deb," Nudge as "the language of the elbow," and Loyal as "too true to be good."

Designed to preserve its vintage character, this adorable book has a two-color foil-stamped case and cream-colored interior pages packed with a vocabulary that ranges from fabulous--"Belle: A Deb who never goes to bed the same day she gets up"--to flirtatious--"Minx: The flapper who flaps where angels fear to flutter--to facetious--"Dirty look: a modern form of apology." A delightful confection from A to Z, The Deb's Dictionary is a little bit devilish, but mostly divine.

Biographie de l'auteur

Oliver Herford (1863-1935), a British-born American humor writer, artist, and illustrator, was the author of over 50 humorous books of light verse and prose. Once a frequent contributor to Ladies' Home Journal, Herford's best-selling book titles include Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten (1904), Cynic's Calendar (1917), and Excuse It, Please (1930).

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Éditeur
Welcome Enterprises, Inc
Date d'édition
2007
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1599620294
ISBN 13 
9781599620299
Reliure
Relié
Numéro d'édition
2
Nombre de pages
112
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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