Luxury: A History

by Jill Spalding

A sweeping history of luxury--from the pharaohs to the plutocrats--celebrating the quintessential role of opulence in human evolution

From diamonds to Daimlers, a garden planted with porcelain roses, a mantle sewn with 45,000 feathers, a staircase fashioned of crystal, and tea served in a $36 million cup, here is luxury as pleasure, luxury as splendor, and luxury as beyond. Across fourteen chapters longtime Vogueeditor Jill...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1620975637
• ISBN13: 9781620975633
• Release Date: November 2021
• Publisher: Parameter Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 5.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 9.9" x 13.3"