Description: RARE signed First Edition, The H.M.M.B.A in California, 1896. By George Wharton James. Hardcover. First edition. 338 pages and 16 pages advertisements. Includes photo-illustrations of various state hotels, owners and members; advertisements at the rear. Gilt lettering to spine; floral endpapers. A fine and good copy overall. slight wear on cover, minor wear to the binding. Inside text and images hold up very well. Author signed this copy to a Rev. Bruno.A souvenir volume produced by James for the participants in the Hotel Men's Mutual Benefit Association's 1896 annual meeting held in Los Angeles and tour of California. Chapters on the various state delegations; background for the trip and the trip west; Los Angeles; Santa Monica; Santa Barbara; Pasadena; Riverside; San Diego; Hotel del Coronado; San Francisco; San Jose and Santa Clara Valley; Stanford University; Hotel Del Monte and much more. An invaluable period piece of California. This rare first edition will be packaged carefully to ensure safe arrival. Shipped via USPS Media Mail to save you money. This book has always been kept in a smoke-free home in a custom-built home library, on shelves that were protected from sunlight
Price: 219.99 USD
Location: Lafayette, Indiana
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Special Attributes: signed, 1st Edition, Illustrated, Inscribed
Signed: Yes
Author: James, George Wharton
Region: North America
Publisher: Published by the author
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Modified Item: No
Year Printed: 1896
Original/Facsimile: Original
