The London Ritz: a social and architectural History by Montgomery-Massingberd, H & Watkin, D - 1989

London: Aurum Press, 1989. Second edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Used. Very Good/very good jacket. Hardback. The story of one of the world's greatest hotels. Cesar Ritz was a remarkable 19th Century genius who completely transformed the notion of a hotel. In the case of the London Ritz, even the building itself was an important breakthrough in design, being the first large-scale steel-framed building erected in England. The hotel, with its beautiful Louis XVI interior, had a significant and widely felt impact on Edwardian architecture. Also traces the social history of the Ritz, from Edward VII and Mrs Keppel to Edward VIII and Mrs Simpson, from Lady Diana Cooper to Jacqueline Onassis, from Evelyn Waugh to Mick Jagger. This new edition has been fully revised to reflect the recent restoration of the hotel under the new management of Cunard Hotels. Size, 31 x 22cm, 192 pages, illustrated throughout with colour and b&w photos. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, front hinge reinforced with invisible tape, some library markings. Blue cloth boards in Good illustrated dust jacket. Internally, Good: Generally clean and unmarked in sound bindings. -Free UK Shipping