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186910839Petersburg VA: Proprietors of Jarratt's Hotel printed by John B. Ege's Printing House 1869. Original Wrappers. Very Good binding. Octavo. 27 pp. frontis map illus. Second edition. In original printed wrappers. Wrappers are a bit chipped and with some minor soiling and foxing; contents are generally clean with minor wear from use; this is a reasonably nice copy of this guide issued by the Jarratt's Hotel in Petersburg. Originally issued in 1866 this second edition has an engraved plate not found in the first. Dornbusch III 1797; Sabin 61217. Proprietors of Jarratt's Hotel | printed by John B. Ege's Printing House unknown
18909319Boston: Robinson Engraving Co 1890. Menu in painted wooden boards bound with cord 20 x 15.2 cm. 10 gold-printed leaves each a die-cut circle printed versos only. An elaborate program of events for the eleventh annual meeting of the Hotel Men's Mutual Benefit Association held in May 1890 at Boston's great hotels the Parker House Hotel Vendome and American House. The H.M.M.B.A. was founded in 1879 to offer hotel workers insurance plans; it was later to become the Bankers Life and Casualty Company. The program and menu for the three-day meeting includes the meeting itself music speakers presentations carriage excursions etc. The painted wooden boards hold die-cut 'booklets' dedicated to the Convention headquartered at the Parker House the Eleventh Annual Banquet held at the American House and the Reception held at the Hotel Vendome. The boards are scored and textured painted in silver with gold spots and hold a hand-lettered piece of 'vellum'. Some rubbing to edges of boards otherwise very good. Robinson Engraving Co hardcover
18839642Providence R.I.: the hotel 1883. Bi-fold menu on silk 16 x 10.7 cm. 2 pages. Menu for a Christmas dinner at the Narragansett Hotel in Providence R.I. Courses include Soup Hors D'Oueuvres Fish Releves Entrees Roasts Cold Meats Vegetables Mayonnaise Game and Dessert. The Narragansett Hotel "conducted by Chapin & Robinson is one of the largest grandest best furnished and most satisfactorily kept hotels in the world" King's Pocket Book of Providence 1882. Two panels of menu on pearl-colored silk; water stain across both panels. In navy blue silk binder with applique silk daisy. Besides the water stain very good. Scarce. [the hotel] unknown
189619300Portland Oregon: St. Charles Hotel. Very Good. 1896. First Edition. Hardcover. Bound in 3/4 leather. The cloth on the cover is worn and peeling. Every other page is advertising which acted as a blotter for the fountain pens in use at the time. Some of those advertising pages have been removed or torn. A previous owner has tipped a page in showing "interesting signatures" he found. I make to claim as to the identity of these people as I am sure some are simply folks with the same names as other more famous people. Still a wonderful piece of Northwest history. A massive book 12x18" and 3" thick. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall . St. Charles Hotel hardcover
1894120023AB1894. London Simpkin Marshall Hamilton Kent & Co. Ltd. 1894. 26.5 cm x 18.5 cm. Frontispiece VI 188 pages.18 illustrations including a map of the region around the Pyramids of Gizeh Mena Hotel Bulak. Hardcover publisher's original green cloth with gilt lettering and gilt embossed pictoral on front board. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Lower corner boards slightly bumped. Marking on front paste-down. Valleys between pastedowns and endpapers show tears. Binding a little shaky but overall still firm and strong. Interior is clean and bright. Extremely scarce publication ! Includes for example the following: The Desert and the Nile Valley / Mena House/ Inside the Great Pyramid / The Cemetry at Memphis / The Bazaars in Cairo / Christian and Mohammedan Observances / The Sphinx by Moonlight / Snipe-shooting in Egypt / etc. The book is divided into two parts: The first part deals primarily with describing Egypt as a tourist destination - the sights scenes and peoples encountered; the second part of the book offers "Hints to Invalids. Suggestions to Medical Men." In this latter section based upon a paper read before the British Medical Council in 1894 the benefits of Egypt's varied climate are offered as a cure for diseases "when every other form of treatment has failed." All forms of "chest disease where rest is desirale" chronic bronchitis chronic rheumatism and cases of "renal diseases and sufferers of gravel" would be ameliorated by the Egyptian winter. But "advanced heart disease or advanced organic disease of any organ excepting cases of chronic and extensive lung consolidation tubercular or otherwise which can be greatly benefitted" all forms of skin disease "insomnia except when arising from worry or excessive brain work" and "some forms of neurosis and hypochondriacs with a melancholy tendency" are deemed unsuited for the Egyptian cure. However "the drawbacks to a winter sojourn in Egypt and in fact anywhere out of England" were not to be ignored- the "distance from home" being among them. The book written when it was and in the manner it was gives the modern reader a glimpse into the lives and sensibilites of the upper section of the Victorian society that had the option and ability to find themselves "Wintering in Egypt." A chapter given over to the luxurious Mena House in Cairo is illustrative of the type of lifestyle and standards of comfort that book is aimed at. 'It is pleasant as one passes through the garden of "the precincts" to smell the delightful fragrance of the mignonette which even in the depth of winter is in full bloom. There are many other buildings at Mena which are worth seeing. The swimming bath and the dark photographing room are perhaps the most useful of these. There are arrangments for tennis croquet archery and golf; while opportunities for riding and driving exist on every side.' p.32 The Mena House Family Hotel with 80 guest rooms was opened in 1887. Originally bulit by the Khedive Ismail Pasha the ruler of Egypt to host Empress Eugenie the wife of Napoleon III Mena house - nicknamed the 'Mud Hut' - and estate grounds was owned and operated by Hugh and Ethel Locke-King. Just five years prior to the books publication the leading society figure of all European spas and resorts from the springs of Baden to the roulette tables of Monte Carlo visited Mena House. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales top had been welcomed by His Highness the Khedive who showed him the Pyramids. After lunch The Egyptian Gazette reported the party 'went over to the Mena Hotel and took coffee there. A year after 'Wintering in Egypt' was published in the winter of 1895-1896 Arthur Conan Doyle the creator of Sherlock Holmes stayed at Mena House. Throughout the 20th Century dignitaries from Winston Churchil and Richard Nixon and Holywood stars like Charlie Chaplin and Frank Sinatra enjoyed the opulent hospitality of Cairo's most prestigious hotels. The hotel served as an Allied hospital during the Great War. Amid the Second World War in November 1943 Mena House hosted a conference between Churchill Roosevelt and the Chinese leader Chiang Kai-Shek. 'Hstorical Background' available on Marriott website hardcover
1900B5671Picton: c. 1900-1902. Binding: Contemporary cloth; Notes: This register includes a 21-paged American Hotel Guide at the end; moreover it contains 45 leaves of these 5 advertise and 40 provide dated guest information with signatures. The upper pasted endpaper of the third volume contains a note regarding the Hotel and Census Guide and special warning concerning imposters who may be traveling. It also includes contemporary invoices receipts and cheques some of these with interesting letterheads typical for the time around the century; dated 1900 – 1902 all are pasted onto the signature leaves of the register. Size: Folio 460x290mm. Pages: 45 Category: Book Canada; Book Children; hardcover
18609034New York: Lith. of W. Faust 105 Nassau St 1860. Broadside wine list 25.5 x 15.5 cm. 1 page. Porcelain card decorated in chromolithograph with text in blue and red. A very early wine list from an important New York hotel and dining establishment. The hotel was at the corner of Broadway and Eleventh Street across from Grace Church and Rectory. Both the hotel and the church were designed by the architect James Renwick Jr. Named for its original owner Denis Julien the St. Denis Hotel opened in 1853 just in time for the Crystal Palace Exhibition. The building was leased to William Taylor in 1875 who incorporated the Taylor Saloon into the facility. The list features Clarets from Finke Merman of Bordeaux mostly from 1847 and 1848. And French whites including 1847 Latour Blanche and 1847 d'Yquem. Champagne Sherries and Madeiras are also included. A solid piece of printing from a firm more known for fruit labels. Verso contains an unattributed primitive pencil drawing of a horse. Some darkening to the top edge of the recto. Lith. of W. Faust, 105 Nassau St unknown
186718178Paris, Librairie Centrale (J. Lemer, éditeur), 1867 ; in-16, bradel de vélin-parchemin rigide à recouvrement, titre manuscrit en caractères gothiques bleus, plats décorés d’un encadrement doré et rouge orné, dans les coins, d’une composition de fruits tenus par un ruban noué, dragon volant au centre du plat supérieur, d’après celui qui orne la couverture et la page de titre tête dorée, étui bordé (Levitzky) ; 36 pp. , couverture en papier sulfurisé simili parchemin, en rouge et noir, l’eau-forte serait de Delor en frontispice.
18888396Chicago: Rand McNally & Co. 1888 Brochure. Very fine. Soft cover. First edition third and most important issue. Octavo. 8¾x5¾ inches. Pp. 39 1. 10 full-page engravings full-page ground plan large folding map at rear. Light blue wrappers decorated and lettered in black. Slight crunch to lower corner. A very fine clean copy plates and large folding map in superb condition. Very rare promotional for the new Coronado Beach resort area including the Hotel del Coronado. Construction of the Hotel del Coronado began in March of 1887. Construction was completed and the hotel opened in February of 1888. This third issue of this promotional is the first to have 10 full-page separate engravings most showing fabulous exterior and interior views of the Hotel. The inner cover of this work provides a full ground plan for the Hotel del Coronado. The final plate shows a bird's-eye-view of San Diego Bay. The engraved plates show various full-page views of the Hotel del Coronado from the northwest east and the west; various interior shots the inner Court; Dining Room; Ladies Billiard Parlor; etc. Also included are a few general views of the beach area. The large folding map 14½x20½ inches of Coronado Island produced for the Coronado Beach Company shows the proposed subdivision and development the site of the "Hotel del Coronado" with an outline of the finished hotel and its inner courtyard with an inset of the general area in Southern California around Coronado. The primary director of the Coronado Beach Company was E. S. Babcock Jr. He and other investors bought the island in 1885 for $110000 but just as development was underway the land bust occurred and sugar magnate John D. Spreckles had to bail out the company. The famed Hotel del Coronado was the first structure by the famed architecture firm Reid Brothers. It was also the first hotel to have electric lighting. The hotel provided electricity for the entire Coronado Beach community until the 1920's. Very rare most especially in this condition and with the large folding map intact. None of the bibliographies including OCLC mention this issue of the promotional with the ten full-page plates. Earlier and later issues are listed. Cowan: p.840; Rocq: 7567; this issue not noted by O.C.L.C. Rand McNally & Co. paperback
187832339Paris France: Me. Ch. Pillet C. -P. ; Hotel Drouot. As New. 1878. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - 234 lots catalogued; not illustrated. Near fine. Text in French. -- with a bonus offer-- . Me. Ch. Pillet, C. -P. ; Hotel Drouot paperback
190052530Paris France: Mes. Boudin & Foucault Et Al. As New. 1900. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Text pristine clean & unmarked tight to the spine - Text in French. 265 lots catalogued; 13 plates in black and white or sepia. Among the artists whose works are included in the collection: Antoine Watteau Nicolas Lavreince Fragonard Poussin Lancret and many others. -- with a bonus offer-- . Mes. Boudin & Foucault, Et Al hardcover
186832577Paris France: Me. Boussaton Commissaire-Priseur; M. Durand-Ruel Expert; Hotel Drouot. As New. 1868. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - 3 page catalogue listing 15 paintings by Diaz from a private collection offered at auction at the Hotel Drouot on May 20 1868. Not illustrated. The catalogue was also to serve as the admission ticket for the pre-sale exhibition of the works. Original cover page of catalogue inserted; decorated coverboards. -- with a bonus offer-- . Me. Boussaton, Commissaire-Priseur; M. Durand-Ruel, Expert; Hotel Drouot hardcover
188732579Paris France: Me. Chevallier Commissaire-Priseur; Hotel Drouot; Mm. Haro Freres. As New. 1887. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - 37 works catalogued; a number illustrated in black and white. Prices realized recorded near descriptions of many lots. PON on inside front cover. -- with a bonus offer-- . Me. Chevallier, Commissaire-Priseur; Hotel Drouot; Mm. Haro Freres hardcover
189991042Paris France: Me. Leon Tual Commissaire-Priseur; Hotel Drouot. As New. 1899. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE CLEAN UNMARKED AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - - Text in French. 289 lots a few illustrated in lovely black and white plates. Frontispiece photo of Boudin. -- with a bonus offer-- . Me. Leon Tual, Commissaire-Priseur; Hotel Drouot paperback
189991041Paris France: Me. Leon Tual Commissaire-Priseur; Hotel Drouot. As New. 1899. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE CLEAN UNMARKED AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - - - Text in French. 289 lots a few illustrated in lovely black and white plates. Frontispiece photo of Boudin. -- with a bonus offer-- . Me. Leon Tual, Commissaire-Priseur; Hotel Drouot hardcover
190058590Imprimerie E. Capiomont & Cie. As New. 1900. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Text pristine & unmarked - Text in French. 244 lots catalogued; a number illustrated in b/w. Includes essays by Georges Lecomte Arsene Alexandre Gustave Geoffroy Roger Marx and others. Among the artists represented: Renoir Degas Guillaumin Ribot Sisley and many others. -- with a bonus offer-- . Imprimerie E. Capiomont & Cie. paperback
189851185Paris France: Mes. Tual Et Chevallier C-Ps; Hotel Drouot. As New. 1898. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Text in French - Introductory essay on Yon by L. Roger-Miles; frontispiece photo-portrait of the artist. 412 lots catalogued some illustrated in black and white. Among the artists represented in this sale: E. Michel Lapostelet C. Troyon Pille Daubigny and others. -- with a bonus offer-- . Mes. Tual Et Chevallier, C-Ps; Hotel Drouot paperback
188479734Leon Tual Commissaire-Priseur; Hotel Drouot. As New. 1884. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE CLEAN UNMARKED AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - - Inscribed and signed by Veyrassat. Text in French. 50 works catalogued; several illustrated in black and white. -- with a bonus offer-- . Leon Tual, Commissaire-Priseur; Hotel Drouot paperback
1898LLV2670Territet & Montreux: 1898-1910. 1898. A look into the turn-of-the-century activities of a major hotel and the registers for recording guests from 1898-1910. These registers offer a primary resource to study the activities of the Hotel des Alpes & Grand Hotel Territet & Montreux. FIVE ALBUMS: 1 Hotel des Alpes & Grand Hotel. Livre des Etrangers. Approx. 26x37 cm. Unpaginated. Original quarter calf maroon gilt-stamped boards. This is an alphabetical register of guests showing the room number date of arrival the guest names home city number of persons in the party usually 1 or 2. Written in a clerk's hand. As one might expect the list of guests shows largely European origins but other guests originate from as far away at Bombay and the U.S.A. 2 Livres d'arrivees. Album dated 1904. Approx. 31x41 cm. 600 pp. Brown linen. Manuscript entries from pages 1-397. The entries are dated 1905-1908 and are chronological. Again the main information here is last names and cities of origin as is usual. There is an accounting of the number of guests allowing a statistical analysis of the guest list. 3 Grand Hotel Territet arrivees. Approx. 26x36 cm. Unpaginated. Black cloth. Inset red leather title label stamped in gilt. Contains manuscript entries throughout from 1898 through 1901. The first names written in the ledger are: L. A. le Naharadja Kapurlhala India Colonel Marshall India Dewan Daolet Ram India. Dr. Louis Huysmans 1844-1915 Bruxelles was a guest on Sept. 4 1898. Louis Huysmans was best known for his loyalty to the monarchy and his patriotism. After the outbreak of the First World War he went into exile with his relatives in France and lived in the seaside resort of Sainte-Adresse the seat of the Belgian government in exile. 4 Grand Hotel Territet Livre des Etrangers. Approx. 31x44 cm. Unpaginated. Bound in ledger format leather applied to the upper and lower parts of the binding maroon gilt-stamped cover label pale brown tan cloth over boards. Filled with entries in the first 1/3 of the tome. Shop label of Papeterie Librairie Chs. Serex Vevey. Entries date from August 25 1905 through September 22 1909. Clerk hand. Shows names & cities for each entry. 5 Journal. 1904-1910. Approx. 34x47 cm. Shop label of Papeterie Librairie Chs. Serex Vevey. Foliated: 397 ff. Black or dark brown cloth red cloth gilt-stamped cover label; edges worn front joint mended with kozo. Internally very good. This is perhaps the most interesting of the registers. This particular one is unique among the five registers as this one details the operation of the hotel itself who they hired and/or what was supplied. Categories shown include: Cuisine kitchen "Chocolat Peter" etc. Cave wine: "G. Masson" "Beauregard" wine "Eaux de Montreux" "Blanchot" white wine "Gallo" accounting/tax/ new constructions/ lighting eclairage heating chauffage building maintenance entretien immeubles New York Herald reclamer laundry room buanderie etc. / General Notes Regarding the History of this Hotel: The Hotel des Alpes-Grand Hotel or Residence des Alpes is an assemblage of buildings which formed a former palace in the town of Territet in the Montreux municipality of Switzerland. In 1840 the town bought a parcel of land on which to build a hostel entitled 'Chasseur des Alpes'. Over the following years this hostel was enlarged three times to become - in 1855 - the Hotel des Alpes. The main building was designed by Henri Chessex son of the owner and brother of Ami Chessex. The opening of the Hotel led to a tourist boom and in 1861 a railway line was opened between Montreux and Villeneuve calling at Territet. In 1875 a dining hall was added to the building and two years later Ami Chessex chose the architect Louis Maillard later joined by Eugene Jost to build the Grand Hotel beside the Hotel des Alpes. The decor was by Marcel de Chollet. The two buildings were linked by a corridor and soon formed a single structure. / Among the Hotel's many notable guests were Elisabeth of Bavaria who visited four times and Francis Joseph I of Austria in 1893. The Hotel built on this success housing the first telephone in Switzerland. In 1975 it closed and its main hall and dining hall were turned into a theatre whilst the Grand Hotel's bedrooms became the National Swiss Audiovisual Museum though this closed in 2008 and left the premises in 2012 to allow for their renovation. The two buildings are classed as cultural monuments. It suffered fires on 29 January 1984 and 28 September 2012. / This property is part of the ensemble Hotel des Alpes-Grand Hotel a monument of national importance. It belongs to Andre Regne better known under the pseudonym of "Dad" who was a key figure in the Montreux nightlife. The Alcazar a true Belle-Epoque jewel was built by the architect Eugene Jost at the end of the 19th century. Added pictures on request. ROUGH FRENCH TRANSLATION: OFFERTS A LA VENTE : Un regard sur les activites du debut du siecle d'un grand hotel et les registres d'enregistrement des clients de 1898 a 1910. Ces registres offrent une ressource primaire pour etudier les activites de l'Hotel des Alpes & Grand Hotel Territet & Montreux. 1 Hotel des Alpes & Grand Hotel. Livre des Etrangers. Environ 26x37 cm. Non pagine. Veau d'origine plats marron dores. / Il s'agit d'un registre alphabetique des invites indiquant le numero de la chambre la date d'arrivee les noms des invites la ville d'origine le nombre de personnes dans le groupe generalement 1 ou 2. Ecrit de la main d'un greffier. Comme on peut s'y attendre la liste des invites est essentiellement d'origine europeenne mais d'autres invites viennent d'aussi loin que Bombay et les Etats-Unis. 2 Livres d'arrivees. Album date 1904. Environ 31x41 cm. 600 pages. Lin brun. Entrees manuscrites des pages 1-397. Les entrees sont datees de 1905 a 1908 et sont chronologiques. La encore les principales informations sont les noms de famille et les villes d'origine comme d'habitude. Il y a un decompte du nombre d'invites permettant une analyse statistique de la liste des invites. 3 Grand Hotel Territet arrivees. Environ 26x36 cm. Non pagine. Toile noire. Etiquette de titre en cuir rouge emboîtee estampee en dore. Contient des entrees manuscrites tout au long de l'ouvrage de 1898 a 1901. Les prenoms ecrits dans le grand livre sont : L. A. le Naharadja Kapurlhala Inde Colonel Marshall Inde Dewan Daolet Ram Inde. Le Dr Louis Huysmans 1844-1915 Bruxelles a ete invite le 4 septembre 1898. Louis Huysmans etait surtout connu pour sa loyaute envers la monarchie et son patriotisme. Apres le debut de la Premiere Guerre mondiale il s'exila avec ses proches en France et vecut dans la station balneaire de Sainte-Adresse siege du gouvernement belge en exil. 4 Grand Hotel Territet Livre des Etrangers. Environ 31x44 cm. Non pagine. Relie en format grand livre cuir applique sur les parties superieures et inferieures de la reliure etiquette de couverture marron doree toile brun pâle tan sur les planches. Rempli d'entrees dans le premier 1/3 du tome. Etiquette de magasin de la Papeterie Librairie Chs. Serex Vevey. Les entrees datent du 25 août 1905 au 22 septembre 1909. Main de clerc. Indique les noms et les villes pour chaque entree. 5 Journal. 1904-1910. Environ 34x47 cm. Etiquette de magasin de la Papeterie Librairie Chs. Serex Vevey. Foliote : 397 ff. Toile noire ou brun fonce etiquette de couverture en toile rouge doree ; bords uses joint avant raccommode avec du kozo. En forme. C'est peut-être le plus interessant des registres. Il est unique parmi les cinq registres car il detaille le fonctionnement de l'hotel lui-même les personnes engagees et/ou les fournitures. Les categories presentees comprennent : Cuisine "Chocolat Peter" etc. Cave vin : "G. Masson" "Beauregard" "Eaux de Montreux" "Blanchot" "Gallo" comptabilite/taxe/ nouvelles constructions/ eclairage chauffage entretien immeubles New York Herald buanderie etc. / Notes generales sur l'histoire de cet hotel : L'Hotel des Alpes-Grand Hotel ou Residence des Alpes est un ensemble de bâtiments qui formaient un ancien palais dans la ville de Territet sur la commune de Montreux en Suisse. / En 1840 la ville achete une parcelle de terrain pour y construire une auberge intitulee "Chasseur des Alpes". Au cours des annees suivantes cette auberge a ete agrandie a trois reprises pour devenir en 1855 l'Hotel des Alpes. Le bâtiment principal est conçu par Henri Chessex fils du proprietaire et frere d'Ami Chessex. L'ouverture de l'Hotel entraîne un boom touristique et en 1861 une ligne de chemin de fer est ouverte entre Montreux et Villeneuve avec arrêt a Territet. En 1875 un refectoire est ajoute au bâtiment et deux ans plus tard Ami Chessex choisit l'architecte Louis Maillard rejoint plus tard par Eugene Jost pour construire le Grand Hotel a cote de l'Hotel des Alpes. Le decor est signe Marcel de Chollet. Les deux bâtiments sont relies par un couloir et ne forment bientot plus qu'une seule structure. / Parmi les nombreux hotes de marque de l'Hotel on compte Elisabeth de Baviere qui y sejourne a quatre reprises et François-Joseph Ier d'Autriche en 1893. L'Hotel s'est appuye sur ce succes pour abriter le premier telephone de Suisse. En 1975 il a ferme ses portes et sa grande salle et son refectoire ont ete transformes en theatre tandis que les chambres du Grand Hotel sont devenues le Musee national suisse de l'audiovisuel mais celui-ci a ferme en 2008 et a quitte les lieux en 2012 pour permettre leur renovation. Les deux bâtiments sont classes monuments culturels. Il a subi des incendies le 29 janvier 1984 et le 28 septembre 2012. / Cette propriete fait partie de l'ensemble Hetel des Alpes-Grand Hotel monument d'importance nationale. Elle appartient a Andre Regne plus connu sous le pseudonyme de "Dad" qui etait une figure incontournable de la vie nocturne montreusienne. L'Alcazar veritable joyau de la Belle-Epoque a ete construit par l'architecte Eugene Jost a la fin du XIXe siecle. Photos sur demande. HEAVY! EXTRA POSTAGE WILL APPLY. 1898-1910. hardcover
1898LLV2670Territet & Montreux: 1898-1910. 1898. A look into the turn-of-the-century activities of a major hotel and the registers for recording guests from 1898-1910. These registers offer a primary resource to study the activities of the Hotel des Alpes & Grand Hotel Territet & Montreux. FIVE ALBUMS: 1 Hotel des Alpes & Grand Hotel. Livre des Etrangers. Approx. 26x37 cm. Unpaginated. Original quarter calf maroon gilt-stamped boards. This is an alphabetical register of guests showing the room number date of arrival the guest names home city number of persons in the party usually 1 or 2. Written in a clerk’s hand. As one might expect the list of guests shows largely European origins but other guests originate from as far away at Bombay and the U.S.A. 2 Livres d’arrivees. Album dated 1904. Approx. 31x41 cm. 600 pp. Brown linen. Manuscript entries from pages 1-397. The entries are dated 1905-1908 and are chronological. Again the main information here is last names and cities of origin as is usual. There is an accounting of the number of guests allowing a statistical analysis of the guest list. 3 Grand Hotel Territet arrivees. Approx. 26x36 cm. Unpaginated. Black cloth. Inset red leather title label stamped in gilt. Contains manuscript entries throughout from 1898 through 1901. The first names written in the ledger are: L. A. le Naharadja Kapurlhala India Colonel Marshall India Dewan Daolet Ram India. Dr. Louis Huysmans 1844-1915 Bruxelles was a guest on Sept. 4 1898. Louis Huysmans was best known for his loyalty to the monarchy and his patriotism. After the outbreak of the First World War he went into exile with his relatives in France and lived in the seaside resort of Sainte-Adresse the seat of the Belgian government in exile. 4 Grand Hotel Territet Livre des Etrangers. Approx. 31x44 cm. Unpaginated. Bound in ledger format leather applied to the upper and lower parts of the binding maroon gilt-stamped cover label pale brown tan cloth over boards. Filled with entries in the first 1/3 of the tome. Shop label of Papeterie Librairie Chs. Serex Vevey. Entries date from August 25 1905 through September 22 1909. Clerk hand. Shows names & cities for each entry. 5 Journal. 1904-1910. Approx. 34x47 cm. Shop label of Papeterie Librairie Chs. Serex Vevey. Foliated: 397 ff. Black or dark brown cloth red cloth gilt-stamped cover label; edges worn front joint mended with kozo. Internally very good. This is perhaps the most interesting of the registers. This particular one is unique among the five registers as this one details the operation of the hotel itself who they hired and/or what was supplied. Categories shown include: Cuisine kitchen “Chocolat Peter†etc. Cave wine: “G. Masson†“Beauregard†wine “Eaux de Montreux†“Blanchot†white wine “Gallo†accounting/tax/ new constructions/ lighting eclairage heating chauffage building maintenance entretien immeubles New York Herald reclamer laundry room buanderie etc. / General Notes Regarding the History of this Hotel: The Hotel des Alpes-Grand Hotel or Residence des Alpes is an assemblage of buildings which formed a former palace in the town of Territet in the Montreux municipality of Switzerland. In 1840 the town bought a parcel of land on which to build a hostel entitled ‘Chasseur des Alpes’. Over the following years this hostel was enlarged three times to become - in 1855 - the Hotel des Alpes. The main building was designed by Henri Chessex son of the owner and brother of Ami Chessex. The opening of the Hotel led to a tourist boom and in 1861 a railway line was opened between Montreux and Villeneuve calling at Territet. In 1875 a dining hall was added to the building and two years later Ami Chessex chose the architect Louis Maillard later joined by Eugene Jost to build the Grand Hotel beside the Hotel des Alpes. The decor was by Marcel de Chollet. The two buildings were linked by a corridor and soon formed a single structure. / Among the Hotel’s many notable guests were Elisabeth of Bavaria who visited four times and Francis Joseph I of Austria in 1893. The Hotel built on this success housing the first telephone in Switzerland. In 1975 it closed and its main hall and dining hall were turned into a theatre whilst the Grand Hotel’s bedrooms became the National Swiss Audiovisual Museum though this closed in 2008 and left the premises in 2012 to allow for their renovation. The two buildings are classed as cultural monuments. It suffered fires on 29 January 1984 and 28 September 2012. / This property is part of the ensemble Hetel des Alpes-Grand Hotel a monument of national importance. It belongs to Andre Regne better known under the pseudonym of "Dad" who was a key figure in the Montreux nightlife. The Alcazar a true Belle-Epoque jewel was built by the architect Eugene Jost at the end of the 19th century. Added pictures on request. ROUGH FRENCH TRANSLATION: OFFERTS A LA VENTE : Un regard sur les activites du debut du siecle d’un grand hotel et les registres d’enregistrement des clients de 1898 a 1910. Ces registres offrent une ressource primaire pour etudier les activites de l’Hotel des Alpes & Grand Hotel Territet & Montreux. 1 Hotel des Alpes & Grand Hotel. Livre des Etrangers. Environ 26x37 cm. Non pagine. Veau d’origine plats marron dores. / Il s’agit d’un registre alphabetique des invites indiquant le numero de la chambre la date d’arrivee les noms des invites la ville d’origine le nombre de personnes dans le groupe generalement 1 ou 2. Ecrit de la main d’un greffier. Comme on peut s’y attendre la liste des invites est essentiellement d’origine europeenne mais d’autres invites viennent d’aussi loin que Bombay et les Etats-Unis. 2 Livres d’arrivees. Album date 1904. Environ 31x41 cm. 600 pages. Lin brun. Entrees manuscrites des pages 1-397. Les entrees sont datees de 1905 a 1908 et sont chronologiques. La encore les principales informations sont les noms de famille et les villes d’origine comme d’habitude. Il y a un decompte du nombre d’invites permettant une analyse statistique de la liste des invites. 3 Grand Hotel Territet arrivees. Environ 26x36 cm. Non pagine. Toile noire. Etiquette de titre en cuir rouge emboîtee estampee en dore. Contient des entrees manuscrites tout au long de l’ouvrage de 1898 a 1901. Les prenoms ecrits dans le grand livre sont : L. A. le Naharadja Kapurlhala Inde Colonel Marshall Inde Dewan Daolet Ram Inde. Le Dr Louis Huysmans 1844-1915 Bruxelles a ete invite le 4 septembre 1898. Louis Huysmans etait surtout connu pour sa loyaute envers la monarchie et son patriotisme. Apres le debut de la Premiere Guerre mondiale il s’exila avec ses proches en France et vecut dans la station balneaire de Sainte-Adresse siege du gouvernement belge en exil. 4 Grand Hotel Territet Livre des Etrangers. Environ 31x44 cm. Non pagine. Relie en format grand livre cuir applique sur les parties superieures et inferieures de la reliure etiquette de couverture marron doree toile brun pâle tan sur les planches. Rempli d’entrees dans le premier 1/3 du tome. Etiquette de magasin de la Papeterie Librairie Chs. Serex Vevey. Les entrees datent du 25 août 1905 au 22 septembre 1909. Main de clerc. Indique les noms et les villes pour chaque entree. 5 Journal. 1904-1910. Environ 34x47 cm. Etiquette de magasin de la Papeterie Librairie Chs. Serex Vevey. Foliote : 397 ff. Toile noire ou brun fonce etiquette de couverture en toile rouge doree ; bords uses joint avant raccommode avec du kozo. En forme. C’est peut-être le plus interessant des registres. Il est unique parmi les cinq registres car il detaille le fonctionnement de l’hotel lui-même les personnes engagees et/ou les fournitures. Les categories presentees comprennent : Cuisine "Chocolat Peter" etc. Cave vin : "G. Masson" "Beauregard" "Eaux de Montreux" "Blanchot" "Gallo" comptabilite/taxe/ nouvelles constructions/ eclairage chauffage entretien immeubles New York Herald buanderie etc. / Notes generales sur l’histoire de cet hotel : L’Hotel des Alpes-Grand Hotel ou Residence des Alpes est un ensemble de bâtiments qui formaient un ancien palais dans la ville de Territet sur la commune de Montreux en Suisse. / En 1840 la ville achete une parcelle de terrain pour y construire une auberge intitulee "Chasseur des Alpes". Au cours des annees suivantes cette auberge a ete agrandie a trois reprises pour devenir en 1855 l’Hotel des Alpes. Le bâtiment principal est conçu par Henri Chessex fils du proprietaire et frere d’Ami Chessex. L’ouverture de l’Hotel entraîne un boom touristique et en 1861 une ligne de chemin de fer est ouverte entre Montreux et Villeneuve avec arrêt a Territet. En 1875 un refectoire est ajoute au bâtiment et deux ans plus tard Ami Chessex choisit l’architecte Louis Maillard rejoint plus tard par Eugene Jost pour construire le Grand Hotel a cote de l’Hotel des Alpes. Le decor est signe Marcel de Chollet. Les deux bâtiments sont relies par un couloir et ne forment bientot plus qu’une seule structure. / Parmi les nombreux hotes de marque de l’Hotel on compte Elisabeth de Baviere qui y sejourne a quatre reprises et François-Joseph Ier d’Autriche en 1893. L’Hotel s’est appuye sur ce succes pour abriter le premier telephone de Suisse. En 1975 il a ferme ses portes et sa grande salle et son refectoire ont ete transformes en theâtre tandis que les chambres du Grand Hotel sont devenues le Musee national suisse de l’audiovisuel mais celui-ci a ferme en 2008 et a quitte les lieux en 2012 pour permettre leur renovation. Les deux bâtiments sont classes monuments culturels. Il a subi des incendies le 29 janvier 1984 et le 28 septembre 2012. / Cette propriete fait partie de l’ensemble Hetel des Alpes-Grand Hotel monument d’importance nationale. Elle appartient a Andre Regne plus connu sous le pseudonyme de "Dad" qui etait une figure incontournable de la vie nocturne montreusienne. L’Alcazar veritable joyau de la Belle-Epoque a ete construit par l’architecte Eugene Jost a la fin du XIXe siecle. Photos sur demande. HEAVY! EXTA POSTAGE WILL APPLY. 1898-1910. hardcover books