Conrad Hilton: INSPIRATION OF AN INNKEEPER Special Edition Rare Book
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Excellent condition SPECIAL EDITION RARE BOOK # 221 OF 312 COPIES - Signed by Conrad Hilton 1963 -
Also with the handwritten inscription "For my faithful butler Hugo Menty With all; good wishes Conrad Hilton August 9 1966"
Limited Edition Book - Lithographed in two and four colors on white colophon 80lb text paper. Covers are stamped in Gold Leaf on Antique, dyed leather, with end papers hand wrapped in Grotto Blue Moire, book edges are Gold Leaf.
This book was rescued from an estate sale in the Hollywood Hills and also included inside the book is a 11" x 11" vintage photograph of two people. This color photo is printed on Kodak paper and is wrapped in protective plastic.
I do not know who the people are in the photo but I would guess it is a young Conrad Hilton with his gorgeous wife.
HAS A DUST COVER FOR PROTECTION
IT MEASURES 11 1/4" X 14 1/4" APPROXIMATE, IN GREAT CONDITION.
Book Title:
INSPIRATION OF AN INNKEEPER
Format: Hardcover
Features: Dust Jacket
Original Language: English
Author: Conrad Hilton
Publication Year: 1963
Language: English
Intended Audience: Adults
Publisher: PRIVATE PRINTING -
Special Edition Near MINT CONDITION
Year: 1963
$800.
Name at birth: Conrad Nicholson Hilton
Conrad Hilton founded the international chain of business hotels which bear his name. He bought his first hotel in 1919, and founded the first so-named Hilton Hotel in 1925 in Dallas, Texas. Hilton Hotels grew into the first coast-to-coast hotel chain, placing a special emphasis on the business traveler, and Hilton became one of the world's wealthiest men. He also purchased other prestigious inns, including the Sir Francis Drake in San Francisco, New York's Waldorf-Astoria, and the Palmer House in Chicago. Hilton's son Barron followed him as head of the company, which by the year 2000 had nearly 500 hotels around the world. Conrad Hilton died in 1979, leaving the bulk of his estate to his philanthropic organization, the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation. He also endowed the Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management at the University of Houston.