Books

A Guidebook to the Newport Mansions

Our BEST SELLER is back in print!!! Provides all new photographs and updated text about the properties and collections preserved by The Preservation Society of Newport County, Newport, Rhode Island. Full color, 88 pages. Measures: 9" x 6" x 1/4" Item#...

Entertaining Newport Style Cookbook

Recently Reduced! was 24.95 Newport Mansions newest publication "over-stuffed" with great recipies, and entertaining ideas all brought to you by Newport residents or noted local chefs. "Whether it's a lavish party, a weekend brunch, a children's picnic,...

The Decoration of Houses by Edith Wharton

Thousands of books on interior design have come and gone since the 1897 publication of this pioneering manual, but The Decoration of Houses remains, thanks to the insightful and inspiring advice of its co-authors. Before she became the Pulitzer...

Manners: A Modern Field Guide

Good manners aren't about cutlery, codes, or brains--they're about kindness.Good manners are not about knowing what to wear for drinks at six, being pretentious, or catching people out with some mysterious salad fork-related regulation. Writers and...

Tiffany's Table Manners for Teenagers

Concise, witty, written by Walter Hoving, former chairman of Tiffany's of New York, and illustrated with humor and style by Joe Eula, this classic guide to good table manners has delighted readers of all ages since 1961. This book is a step-by-step...

Robert's Guide for Butlers & Other Household Staff

Full of humor and wit, this book was commissioned in 1827 to give household staff a handbook so they might more efficiently perform the duties for which they were being paid. Item# 172

The Pocket Butler's Guide to Good Housekeeping

Get your home spic and span with Charles MacPherson's expert tips and tricks for everything from polishing silverware to organizing the garage.After over 30 years as a professional butler and household manager, Charles MacPherson knows a thing or two...

Rules of Civilty & Decent Behavior

George Washington's Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior In Company and Conversation. George Washington, the father of our country, exhibited notable manners throughout his life. At the age 14, he wrote down 110 rules for diligence in social manners...

The Way to Wealth

Written by Benjamin Franklin. Sums up all his thoughts about how to achieve success in business. This essay has become one of the most important and enduring business books ever published. Item# 1067

The Pocket Butler by Charles MacPherson

Author Charles MacPherson lays out the essentials of entertaining and business etiquette in this small, easy-to-follow guide. With a combination of his best tips from the first book and a wealth of new information, The Pocket Butler is the...