A hardcover copy in as-new condition with a flawless interior and clean exterior. Housed in a near fine condition dust jacket that has creasing all along top back panel. GIFT QUALITY. 10" x 11", 136 pages. Populated with black and white and color photography throughout. The life and times of one of the world's greatest hotels based on memoirs, interviews and archival records. Indexed. To access more books on hotels, go to Abebooks.com and search using our unique keyword HOTELBX or visit our shop in Fort Worth. Language: eng.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

The Empress Hotel: In the Grand Style

Publisher

Douglas & McIntyre

Publication Date

1997

ISBN 10

155054604X

ISBN 13

9781550546040

Binding

Hardcover

Condition

As New

Dust Jacket Condition

Near Fine

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HOTELBX

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Synopsis

Victoria's Empress Hotel, a hotel in the grand tradition, was built in 1908 by the Canadian Pacific Railway to attract and accommodate wealthy world travellers. Sited in a majestic harbour, surrounded by acres of gardens and offering every modern convenience of the day, the Empress quickly won international renown. It also became the centre of social life in Victoria, hosting everything from sedate meetings of the Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire to lively Policemen's Balls. Based on memoirs, interviews and archival records, this is the first full account of the glorious, occasionally scandalous, life and times of one of the world's legendary hotels. The colourful story is told with panache by social historian Terry Reksten, who has a gift for anecdote and a talent for bringing the past to life. Lavishly illustrated with over 100 black-and-white and 30 colour photographs, as well as some drawings, gathered from both public and private collections.

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