In this humorous look at the phenomenon of snobbery, Lynes begins by stating, 'the social snob, while not extinct, has gone underground (except for professionals such as headwaiters and metropolitan hotel room-clerks), and snobbery has emerged in a whole new set of guises'. He playfully skewers the many types that have since emerged, from Emotional Snobs to Sensual, Political, Taste, Regional, and Reverse Snobs. In vivid characterizations that run the gamut, Lynes' cutting wit brings out his contemporaries' foibles with humor and elan. It includes a number of illustrative drawings by Robert Olson.