Donzel, Catherine et al. — Grand American Hotels

New York, The Vendome Press, 1989. Hardcover. Slate-gray buckram, gilt letters on spine & front cover, black & color illus. dust jacket, 256 pp. many BW & color illus. "This is the story not only of the great city hotels of New York, Chicago, Boston and San Francisco but also of the fabulous resort palaces where the rich and famous spent their enormous wealth. In this richly illustrated publication, architecture is mixed with history.. With descriptions of over 300 of the world's great hotels, [this book] is a story of a way of life as well as of the master builders who made it possible: William Waldorf Astor, Palmer Poetter, Hernando Courtwright, Conrad Hilton -- even Donald Trump." Includes hotels in 31 states and 7 Canadian provinces. VG .