The Official Preppy Handbook

“The Official Preppy Handbook,” by Lisa Birnbach, was published in 1980, retailed for $3.95 and now people are paying hundreds of dollars on Facebook Marketplace, Ebay, and other sites just to get a copy of it.

[@Mitchellfw]

Lisa Birnbach is a JOY every time.

[@mikewinston8709]

I have a first edition…..bought in 1980….extraordinary the silly prices demanded…..I shall donate my copy to my local charity bookshop….🇬🇧

[@angelikagreenhalgh4690]

I have both the Preppy Handbook and the Preppy Desk Diary ( with my entries from 1982). ❤ A reprint would be delightful!

[@jillyc3777]

So jealous!

[@mikewinston8709]

Old money whispers…..new money from the ghetto shouts and shouts….🇬🇧

[@pallasathena1555]

Got my copy in 2019 and sold it for 300% profit, it was good but a bit stuck in the 1980s. Much prefer true prep as it discusses more relevant brands like vineyard vines, etc.

[@situated4]

Take Ivy