Description: FOR SALE (SIGNED EDITION) HOTELby Arthur Hailey Published by Doubleday & Company - Garden City, New York in 1965 First Edition First Printing This edition was given to Don Romero (a beloved tour guide of the City of New Orleans). Interestingly, Arthur Hailey stayed at "The Downtowner Motor Inn, aka "The Inn on Bourbon..a Downtowner." around the time of his stay that hotel was sold to the Sheraton & named the "Four Points by Sheraton"The hotel that was built on location of the Famous French Opera House (on Bourbon St and Toulouse)(The location was famous for the French Opera house (built in 1859) that was burn 60years later in Dec.1919)46 yrs later Arthur Hailey signed this book. Synopsis from Wiki:Hotel is a 1965 novel by Arthur Hailey. It is the story of an independent New Orleans hotel, the St. Gregory, and its management's struggle to regain profitability and avoid being assimilated into the O'Keefe chain of hotels. The St. Gregory is supposedly based on the Roosevelt Hotel, although the old St. Charles Hotel is also cited as the basis for the novel.Wonderful Book. Collectors maybe interested. And maybe the book is really about "The Downtowner"...???
Price: 179.99 USD
Location: Covington, Louisiana
End Time: 2024-08-20T23:03:14.000Z
Shipping Cost: 7.72 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: United States
Modification Description: Signed
Signed: Yes
Publisher: Doubleday
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Modified Item: Yes
Year Printed: 1965
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket
Author: Arthur Hailey
Region: North America
Personalized: Yes
Topic: Historical
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Unit Quantity: 1
Character Family: None
