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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherRizzoli International Publications, Incorporated
ISBN-100847843416
ISBN-139780847843411
eBay Product ID (ePID)201572851
Product Key Features
Book TitleBeverly Hills: the First 100 Years
Number of Pages408 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicUnited States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), Regional, United States / West / Pacific (Ak, CA, Hi, Or, Wa), Buildings / Landmarks & Monuments
Publication Year2014
IllustratorYes
GenreTravel, Architecture, History
AuthorRobert S. Anderson
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.6 in
Item Weight131.6 Oz
Item Length12.4 in
Item Width12.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Reviews"It's a fascinating history that features wonderful vintage and color photographs." - Chicago Tribune, "It's a fascinating history that features wonderful vintage and color photographs." - Chicago Tribune "The famed city synonymous with celebrity, fashion and wealth, is lovingly captured in this sumptuous book through the amazing history of its parks, homes, hotels, parks and celebrities. See how bare landscapes became bustling landmark locations through archival photographs, maps and illustrations and discover the fabled stories thanks to Anderson, the great-grandson of the founding proprietors of the Beverly Hills Hotel." - Indulge Magazine
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal979.4934053
SynopsisA comprehensive, sumptuously illustrated history of the legendary city and its houses, parks, and gardens, from its founding to today. Beverly Hills: The First 100 Years celebrates this city on the advent of its centennial. Famous for its movie stars and beautiful homes, its lush gardens and glorious weather, Beverly Hills has lived in our collective imagination as a paradise. This volume is an illustrated history of the city with a focus on the homes, gardens, parks, clubs, estates, and civic structures built to serve and house its storied residents. Exhaustively researched, Beverly Hills: The First 100 Years is a first-of-its-kind feast of glamorous images and exclusive stories culled from, among other sources, the author's unmatched personal collection and includes, as well, an abundance of new photography commissioned especially for the book. A photographic tour de force and a compelling, unprecedented document, Beverly Hills: The First 100 Years offers us, as never before, the history of this great city.