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ORIENT EXPRESS: THE LEGEND OF TRAVEL

Sixtine Dubly, Assouline 2016

Railway romantics will enjoy Orient Express: The Legend of Travel, a coffee-table book that chronicles its history from Georges Lambert Nagelmackers, the Belgian engineer who first hit upon the notion of combining travel with refinement and luxury to the illustrious passengers —a roster that includes Leo Tolstoy and Princess Grace of Monaco—who rode upon it.

Photographs and other images from the railway line’s 134-year history paired with Sixtine Dubly’s journalistic prose make this book a compelling read for both active and armchair travellers and everyone captivated by the romantic image conjured up by the great railways of Europe.

PUTNAM STYLE

Stephane Gerschel, Assouline 2016

This new tome from luxury publisher Assouline gives readers a more intimate look at

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