Assouline coffee table books add unparalleled style and elegance to your luxury home decor, and the Travel Series is the most aesthetically vibrant assemblage of books on the Assouline bookshelf. These visually rich and decorative books feature stunning images and compelling narratives of over thirty destinations. Collecting a treasure trove of travel, art, fashion, and design stories, each volume is an inspiring journey, with creative and luxurious bliss waiting on every page. From rolling sand dunes to waterfront estates, Assouline's Hamptons Private follows the transformation of the Long Island peninsula from farmland to a bustling summer escape. Author Daniel Rattiner from the New York Times takes readers through the evolution of the Hamptons. This string of seaside communities blossomed over the years as a result of several distinct waves of newcomersãsocial set, artists and writers, surfers, celebritiesãincluding the duPont family, Truman Capote, Calvin Klein and many more.