The Amy Vanderbilt Complete Book of Etiquette, 50th Anniversay Edition

The correct book arrived well packaged and fast, in good condition.

I love the information from the original edition; however, this version is revised to fit modern society and I appreciate that but feel it’s missing a bit of the more traditional values. I own both and utilise the information from both versions. I have read the Emily Post etiquette book; however, nothing quite beats the Vanderbilts book.

Lol, some social situations are only for the top 1% of the world. Here are the titles from the table of contents:1. The Formal Seated Dinner With a Staff2. The Informal Seated Dinner With a Maid

The original version of this book published in the 1960s I read and found very useful. It has since been updated and contains useful, common-sense etiquette that you would do well to follow.

Though I am very fond of this new edition, it definitely is not the original. I have a copy of the original 1952 version and purchased this one to prevent further wear on my original copy as I reference it quite often. This edition, though very resourceful, simply is not the original. If you are looking for a modern book on etiquette with a more American view of things, this is a great book. That being said, as stated in the front cover this is a “rewrite” and not a revision, so a great deal of the original information has been changed or removed, especially pertaining to traditional European etiquette.

This is an excellent book! Etiquette seems to have become a thing of the past, particularly in the workplace. I have enjoyed bringing to attention several aspects of bad form to some of my colleagues, one of the most annoying ones which is interrupting someone while they are speaking. I'm considering giving copies as gifts for Christmas!

Old standard. Never out of date. I ordered it for myself and my son ended up taking it. He’s. 35 year old private chef. He found a lot of good information in the book that would help his business

I often have felt that if everyone read a good etiquette guide and followed the suggestions, the world would be a kinder, gentler place. One can't do much better than Amy Vanderbilt and I bought this for my niece, who is going to be married soon and should have a good guide in her library. Every aspect of one's life works better with good manners.