The Art of Social Climbing
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$125.00
$125.00
Du Barry, Felix. The Art of Social Climbing. First American Edition. 1933. Book is in very good minus condition; dust jacket is in fair condition—jacket shows severe fading/staining to the spine.
To the eye, “social climbing” seems to be a civilized sport: man gracefully ascending the social heights via repartee and membership in the right clubs. Social aspiration is in fact, however, a full-contact activity, in which blood is likely to be spilled. This droll book compares it to bull fighting, with the matador in the role of climber who must use a shiny object (a red cloak) to attract the bull, a.k.a., the social arbiter. The book reviews the “shiny objects” the climber has at his disposal (tennis, bridge, conversation) and offers tongue-in-check suggestions about how to use them effectively. This book is very uncommon; this copy is priced to reflect its condition issues.
To the eye, “social climbing” seems to be a civilized sport: man gracefully ascending the social heights via repartee and membership in the right clubs. Social aspiration is in fact, however, a full-contact activity, in which blood is likely to be spilled. This droll book compares it to bull fighting, with the matador in the role of climber who must use a shiny object (a red cloak) to attract the bull, a.k.a., the social arbiter. The book reviews the “shiny objects” the climber has at his disposal (tennis, bridge, conversation) and offers tongue-in-check suggestions about how to use them effectively. This book is very uncommon; this copy is priced to reflect its condition issues.
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