The Successful Hostess
Minneapolis: Burgess Publishing Company, 1949. First Edition, First Printing. 164 pp. with illustrations and photos. VG quarto in wraps (2" tear to crown of spine, scuff and loss at top edge of cover, soiling). INSCRIBED by the author on ffep: "To Virginia Sherrill who probably doesn't need this book to be the successful Hostess. Elizabeth Hedgecock."
Hedgecock writes in her Preface, "This book is written for the young homemaker. it is designed to be a reference for the accepted principles of entertaining with suggestions for all types of parties throughout the year." Contents include: The Place of Entertaining Today, Table Setting and Decorations, Planning the Party, as well as sections on General Classifications (Dinner Parties, Tea Time, Wedding Festivities, Children's Parties, Bridge Parties and Club Meetings, Outdoor Meals) and Around the Calendar (Twelfth Night, June in January, Saint Patrick's Day, Easter, May Day, The Fourth of July, Halloween, Football Party, Thanksgiving, Christmas).
No copies in commerce, and while OCLC lists three physical copies, each appears to be a later edition. Item #1303
Price: $150.00