Cesar Ritz: Host to the World.

Philadelphia, PA J.B. Lippincott , 1938. Hardcover First Edition (1938), unstated, but implied: no subsequent printings noted, in accordance with J.B. Lippincott's customary practice. First Edition (1938), unstated, but implied: no subsequent printings noted, in accordance with J.B. Lippincott's customary practice. Very Good in Fair DJ: The Book shows moderate wear to the extremities; a thin line of sunning to the red cloth over boards at the head of the backstrip and a lesser patch of sunning to the heel of same; the expected light tanning to the text pages due to aging; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text.. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. An carefully-used copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing moderate wear and a couple of minor cosmetic imperfections. The DJ's rear panel is detached at the rear 'hinge' and is held to the rear of the DJ by the mylar-protective cover; otherwise considerable rubbing to the panels and backstrip; moderate wear to the extremities; with small loss to chipping at the head and heel of the backstrip and numerous short, closed tears. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.25 x 6.25 x 1.5 inches). 360 pages. Includes Index. Frontispiece portrait of the Vendome and the Hotel Ritz in Paris. Illustrated with 33 vintage duotone photographs. Endpaper maps. Language: English. Weight: 29.5 ounces. Red cloth hardcover with gilt titles at the front panel and backstrip. Hardback with DJ. César Ritz (1850 – 1918)[1] was a Swiss hotelier and founder of several hotels, most famous amongst them the Hôtel Ritz in Paris and the Ritz and Carlton Hotels in London He was known as "King of Hoteliers, and Hotelier to Kings".