Denise Kiernan
The Last Castle: The Epic Story of Love, Loss, and American Royalty in the Nation's Largest Home.
Touchstone, 2017. First printing. 9781476794044 388 pages.
First printing with author's signature on above her name on title page. Volume, measuring approximately , is bound in quarter black cloth and dark gray paper-covered boards. Gilt lettering appears stamped on spine. Book displays very light shelfwear. Binding is firm. Interior is clean and bright. Dust jacket has two very small closed tears at top/bottom edge of rear panel. Circular white sticker reading "Autographed copy" can be seen in lower outside corner of front panel. Jacket is preserved in mylar cover.
The untold, true story behind the Biltmore Estate—the largest, grandest private residence in North America, which has seen more than 120 years of history pass by its front door.
The story of Biltmore spans World Wars, the Jazz Age, the Depression, and generations of the famous Vanderbilt family, and features a captivating cast of real-life characters including F. Scott Fitzgerald, Thomas Wolfe, Teddy Roosevelt, John Singer Sargent, James Whistler, Henry James, and Edith Wharton.