Pacific Grove near Monterey, California: The Leading Family Resort
[Pacific Grove, CA]: n.p., 1897. Small square 8vo (7 x 7"), folded in half. [12] pp, including cover. 2 maps "guide to Monterey and Vicinity" and "Map of the Coast Counties". Illustrations on most pages showing early Pacific Grove and Monterey scenery and buildings. Includes an announcement of summer meetings and a section on Hotel Del Monte. Printed staple-bound wrappers in fine condition. A scarce and early brochure on "America's last hometown." Item #21087
"Picturesque Pacific Grove: A Popular Retreat where Culture, Refinement and Morality are the Prevailing Attributes." An early tourist promotional brochure highlighting "The Leading Family Resort". Pacific Grove was founded in 1875 when the Pacific Land Improvement Company, owned by David Jacks, donated acreage towards the first West Coast Chautauqua retreat formed by a group of Methodists who modeled the town after Ocean Grove, New Jersey. Pacific Grove, like Carmel-by-the-Sea and Monterey, became an artists' haven in the 1890s and subsequent period.
Price: $250.00