TREETOPS STORY OF A WORLD FAMOUS HOTEL - Hardcover

TREETOPS: STORY OF A WORLD FAMOUS HOTEL. By R.J. Prickett.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1992). (1987) 1992 3rd edition. Large 8vo (161 x 241mm). Pp216. B/w photographs. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Corners slightly bumped, slight browning to edges. Good-plus in like dust-wrapper. Dedicated by the author to former owners. Prickett was the Senior Hunter at Treetops Hotel, and in this book, he recounts the whole history of that well-known establishment. Chapters include: Introduciton; Setting the scene - Nyeri and Kikuyuland; The Outspan Hotel; Treetops 1932-1952; A lodge, a church, a polo match and a club; A princess becomes a queen; Treetops 1952-1985; A queen returns; Retreat of the forest; Now that buffalo no longer breathe down theneck; Epilogue, with addendum to third edition. Nb. The first edition of this book was published in 1987 by David & Charles. The second edition was published by David St John Thomas Publishers Plc, with additional material, in 1991, as was this third edition, in 1992. The hotel's name is spelled "Tree Tops" in most other books on the subject. . Artikel-Nr. 64596

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