[The Carlyle. Dorothy Draper]
A commemorative volume on The Carlyle and those who have filled its rooms. The New York hotel opened its doors in 1930 and since then has hosted the cream of Manhatten society, including JFK, Marilyn Monroe, George Gershwin, Elizabeth Taylor, Eartha Kitt, and Duke Ellington. The book is illustrated with images of the exterior, the interiors (including those by Dorothy Draper, Mark Hampton and Renzo Mongiardino), the residents and the visitors. Ludwig Bemelman's murals grace the endpapers.
Nick Foulkes. Foreword by Lynn Wyatt. Introduction by Bernard-Henri Lévy. Assouline. New York. 2007. First edition. Hardback, quarto; black cloth-bound boards with silver device to front board, dust jacket. 175 pages. Illustrated throughout in colour and b&w. English. 305 x 235mm. 1.5kg. 9782759401659. Fine, in fine dust jacket.
