Description: Hearst Castle: The Biography of a Country Victoria Kastner, Hard cover, Like New, Near Mint As seen in photos this book is in excellent, like newcondition. The dust jacket is clean and intact. (There is has a small Tear on bottom left corner. Please see Photo) The spine is tight withoutcreases, The Book Has no signs of being fully opened. Pages are clean without highlighting,writing, or underlining. There are no tears or creases in the pages. Photos areof this book. (No stock photos) Newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst and his legendary California estate occupy a place in the public imagination through Orson Welles's Citizen Kane, but Kane's brooding Xanadu was merely a caricature of Hearst's exuberant castle at San Simeon. This new book sets the record straight and proves that, for once, truth is better than fiction. Here for the first time is the real story of Hearst Castle, and of the productive 28-year relationship between Hearst and his architect, Julia Morgan, who collaborated on the magnificent 165-room estate set on 250,000 breathtaking acres near the remote seaside hamlet of San Simeon, halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco. Drawing on previously unpublished correspondence and illustrated with never-before-seen historic photographs as well as more than 150 stunning color pictures, Victoria Kastner chronicles the evolution of this extraordinary hilltop, with its two spectacular pools and its astounding collections of fine art and antiques. Sprinkled throughout with stories of the famous parties hosted by Hearst and his companion, movie star Marion Davies, and their celebrated guests, this book brings to life America's most glamorous country house. 259 photographs, 157 in full color, 9 x 113/4"
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Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Features: Dust Jacket
Original Language: English
Edition: First Edition
Book Title: Hearst Castle : the Biography of a Country House
Number of Pages: 240 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Abrams, Inc.
Topic: Editors, Journalists, Publishers, Buildings / Residential, General, History / Medieval
Item Height: 1 in
Publication Year: 2000
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Architecture, Biography & Autobiography
Item Weight: 53.4 Oz
Item Length: 12.5 in
Author: Victoria Kastner
Item Width: 9.5 in
Format: Hardcover
