Brown paper covers with several short creases on them. Light shelfwear to edges and corners. Small bump to bottom corner of front cover. Bright, clean interior pages. Unmarked text. 58 pages. 6" X 9" X 0.2" Nairobi was founded in 1899 by the colonial authorities in British East Africa, as a rail depot on the Uganda Railway. This is the history of the Stanley Hotel and New Stanley Hotel, which went through 3 incarnations. It is the oldest hotel in Nairobi and was the jumping off point for many safaris in Kenya by politicians, diplomats, and stars. Full of photos, illustrations, and reproductions of vintage advertisements including a full page map of the Uganda Railway. NOT KEPT AT STORE- order a day ahead of time for in- store pickup
Title: Old Nairobi and the New Stanley Hotel
Location Published: Nairobi, Kenya, Church, Raitt, and Associates, LTD.: 1974
Binding: Staplebound
Book Condition: VERY GOOD+
lb: 0.90 lbs
Categories: transportation, travel, africa
Seller ID: 9-NH004
Keywords: british east africa, kenya, uganda railway
