Title: Tavern of Castle Crags (wrapper title) Author: Place: [San Francisco] Publisher: [Press of H.S. Crocker Co.] Date: c.1897 Description: [20] pp. Illustrated from photographs; 3 floor plans. 15x19.5 cm (6x7½") wrappers with string tie. Scarce booklet promoting the recently-built lodge, described in a contemporary newspaper article as "built In the heart of the Sierras, almost at the foot of Mount Shasta, and amid the most picturesque mountain scenery accessible to the tourist. The eligibility of the place selected was due to a rare combination of flowing water, inspiring mountain scenery and inviting forests. The Tavern of Castle Crag, with its splendid environment, it was believed would appeal chiefly to those who seek a summer resort for health, recreation, outdoor sports, sympathy with nature and informal sociability..." OCLC/WorldCat located only two copies, at the California State Library and the University of California Berkeley. Lot Amendments Condition: Just a bit of wear, very good or better. Item number: 284957a
Title: Tavern of Castle Crags (wrapper title) Author: Place: [San Francisco] Publisher: [Press of H.S. Crocker Co.] Date: c.1897 Description: [20] pp. Illustrated from photographs; 3 floor plans. 15x19.5 cm (6x7½") wrappers with string tie. Scarce booklet promoting the recently-built lodge, described in a contemporary newspaper article as "built In the heart of the Sierras, almost at the foot of Mount Shasta, and amid the most picturesque mountain scenery accessible to the tourist. The eligibility of the place selected was due to a rare combination of flowing water, inspiring mountain scenery and inviting forests. The Tavern of Castle Crag, with its splendid environment, it was believed would appeal chiefly to those who seek a summer resort for health, recreation, outdoor sports, sympathy with nature and informal sociability..." OCLC/WorldCat located only two copies, at the California State Library and the University of California Berkeley. Lot Amendments Condition: Just a bit of wear, very good or better. Item number: 284957a
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