Pavilions by the Sea: The Memoirs of an Hotel-Keeper Tapa dura - 1977

Chatto and Windus, 1977. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. The Memoirs of a Hotel-Keeper. Foreword by Graham Greene. Illustrated with B&W photos. HCB is FINE. DJ is only Good, price clipped and has a large stain at upper back, also 1" closed tear at back end flap. A fascinating read by an interesting man who did what he loved.

Chatto & Windus, 1977. 1st edition, 3rd impression. Hard covers, dust jacket. Fine/V.g.. Top edge dusted.

Penguin Random House. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Chatto & Windus, London, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Second impression. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 216 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Dust Jacket is in very good condition, without tears or chips or other damage. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. The writer, Tom Laughton, was brother to the actor and Hollywood film star, Charles Laughton, yet he lived his own fascinating life as a successful hotelier in Scarborough. He was also a friend to author Graham Greene who wrote the foreword and evidently helped him in the writing process. A fascinating autobiography that traces their family history through the 20th century when resorts, such as Scarborough, were in their prime. But his story is far from being parochial and provides an interesting insight into the… Leer más

London : Chatto and Windus, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; xi, 216p,leaf of plate,4p of plates ill 23cm. Subjects; Yorkshire - Scarborough. Hotels Management Laughton, Tom North Yorkshire Scarborough Autobiographies. North Yorkshire Scarborough Hotels; Management Laughton, Tom Biographies. Hotelkeepers Biography.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.