The Las Vegas Book

The Las Vegas Book

Author: Joris Dekkers

Year: 2024

Print house: The Las Vegas Book

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The Ultimate Question that set author Joris Dekkers on a quest, from The Mob and Sinatra in the 1950s to Jay Sarno's Caesars Palace and Howard Hughes in the 1960s. Kirk Kerkorian's International Hotel - starring Elvis Presley - opened the megaresort era, ultimately leading up to the most lavish destination resorts built by Steve Wynn: The Mirage, The Bellagio, and Wynn & Encore Las Vegas.

The Las Vegas Book is the only coffee table of its kind about Las Vegas. It brings together a collection of images of the Las Vegas past that have been kept hidden in archives. Secondly, the storytelling is quite unique. It's written through the eyes of the founders of the Strip, carefully orchestrated through interviews with some of its main actors. Thirdly, the book has a distinctive and selective view that puts the allure and icons of Vegas first and then dives into the past to find answers on how they came to be, rather than portraying everything on the Strip.

The book itself is only part of what you get. Encased in a lavish, leather box you will be able to present a true gem in your house to those who visit you and want to get inspired. The box is designed to aspire to romance, audacity, and luxury at the same time. Its rich, red tonality, topped off with gold foiled pressed letters will appeal to simply anyone who walks into the comfort of your home.

The Book itself is made of leather as well. Inside it features 450 pages of tatami paper, filled with 70% imagery and 30% text written by true experts in Las Vegas.

A passion project that has taken over two years of work and provides a timeless experience into the history of Vegas - a true masterpiece in and of itself!