The Little Book of Perfumes: The Hundred Classics

By Luca Turin and Tania Sanchez

The quintessential guide to the one hundred most glorious perfumes in the world. When Luca Turin and Tania Sanchez published Perfumes: The Guide in 2008, it was hailed as "ravishingly entertaining" by John Lanchester in The New Yorker, "witty and knowledgeable" on Style.com, and "provocative and hugely entertaining" by the Times Literary Supplement . The Little Book of Perfumes focuses on just one hundred masterpieces of perfume: ninety-six five-star perfumes from the original book, as well as four "museum" perfumes-legendary scents that are preserved in the Versailles Osmoth?que. This stunningly produced petite volume offers lovers of perfume the best of the best-a perfect gift book for anyone looking either for a brilliant fragrance or an intelligent, witty read.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0670023108
• ISBN13: 9780670023103
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Viking Books
• Length: 107 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.8" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher