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2003 Louis Vuitton City Guide London Dublin Brussels Hamburg Amsterdam

City Guide · London, Dublin, Brussels, Hamburg, Amsterdam · 2003
The 2003 Louis Vuitton City Guide to London, Dublin, Brussels, Hamburg and Amsterdam, Volume III, in English, illustrated by Rubén Toledo.
Details
Publisher Louis Vuitton Malletier
Title Louis Vuitton City Guide: London, Dublin, Brussels, Hamburg, Amsterdam
Year 2003
Volume III
Illustrator Rubén Toledo
Language English
Provenance Private Collection
Condition Very good, never used
PERIOD
2003
PROVENANCE
Louis Vuitton Malletier, 2003. Private Collection.
DESCRIPTION
The 2003 Louis Vuitton City Guide to London, Dublin, Brussels, Hamburg and Amsterdam, Volume III, published by Louis Vuitton Malletier in English and illustrated by Rubén Toledo.

The guide brings together five cities with distinct architectural, commercial and cultural identities: London with its institutions, galleries and shopping streets; Dublin with its Georgian architecture and literary heritage; Brussels with its Art Nouveau buildings and historic squares; Hamburg with its maritime history; and Amsterdam with its canals and seventeenth-century architecture.

Louis Vuitton has published its City Guides since 1998, written by independent authors rather than by the house itself. Read today, this volume is a portrait of these cities at the beginning of the twenty-first century. This copy has never been used and is in very good condition.
AUTHENTICATION
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CONDITION Very Good, Never Used
Never used. Very good condition. Please refer to the photographs for a complete record.
Original Louis Vuitton Edition2003Illustrated by Rubén ToledoEnglish
London to Amsterdam, 2003
The Archivary - Italian Curation

London, Dublin, Brussels, Hamburg and Amsterdam in 2003, seen through Louis Vuitton's City Guide and drawn by Rubén Toledo. Together they form a portrait of northern European city life at the turn of the millennium.

The Object and Its Moment
Five Cities in One Volume

This is the 2003 Louis Vuitton City Guide, Volume III, covering London, Dublin, Brussels, Hamburg and Amsterdam. It was published by Louis Vuitton Malletier in English and illustrated by Rubén Toledo.

Five cities shaped by trade, art and architecture.

The Fashion Landscape
A House of Travel

Louis Vuitton began as a trunk maker in Paris in 1854, and travel has remained central to the house. In 1998 it extended that idea to the page with its City Guides, written by independent journalists and authors rather than by the house itself.

The Wider Culture
Cities of Exchange

London, Hamburg and Amsterdam grew through trade and shipping, Brussels through its place at the centre of Europe, and Dublin through its literary and Georgian heritage. Grouped together, they show how commerce, art and architecture shaped these cities.

Reading the Object
A Record of 2003

Many of the addresses recorded in 2003 have since changed or closed. Read today, the guide shows where these cities ate, shopped and spent their evenings at the beginning of the twenty-first century.

A map of five cities as they were in 2003.

Why It Matters Now
Collecting the City Guides

Early editions of the Louis Vuitton City Guides are collected as fashion and travel ephemera, and they are useful to writers, stylists and set designers researching the 2000s.

MARKET DEMAND
2003
Louis Vuitton City Guides
RARITY
Collectible
Early City Guide edition
ORIGIN
France
Louis Vuitton Malletier, Paris
HOUSE ERA
City Guides
Published since 1998
Demand
Fashion Publishing

Louis Vuitton publications are collected alongside fashion books and travel ephemera.

Supply
Early Editions

Guides were used and replaced by newer editions, so early copies are fewer.

Context
The 2000s

Interest in the style and culture of the early 2000s continues to grow.

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Price
Rs. 2,300
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