A collector since his childhood, Gaston-Louis Vuitton (1883-1970), the third generation of the legendary design family and grandson of the founder of the luxury brand, accumulated hundreds of objects over his lifetime. In addition to building a collection of trunks his roving eye lit upon rare antique travel articles, locks and escutcheons, hand tools, perfume bottles, African masks, walking canes, vintage children's toys, books, hotel labels (usually affixed to customers' trunks), printed monograms, and other typographical rarities. Together they form a rich personal evocation of curiosites industrielles, or quirks of the trade, as Gaston-Louis liked to call them.This publication, illustrated with hundreds of specially commissioned photographs, is a privileged tour of a sophisticate's cabinet of curiosities. It will capture the imagination of anyone inspired by bizarre and eclectic curiosities, or those with an interest in the Art Deco period. The book itself will exhibit the highest design and production values for discerning international voyagers with an eye for quality in their books as well as their brands

• The missing trunk / Patrick Mauries
• Delphine Saurat
• Delphine Saurat
• John Banville
• Pierre Senges
• Stephen Bayley
• Alberto Manguel
• Delphine Saurat
• Pierre Sabbagh and Gaston-Louis Vuitton
• Gaston-Louis Vuitton
• The manufacturer with an inner artist / Commentary on the illustrations / Exotica : the traveller. The magic of mere things / Scientifica : the inventor. How to make a shade disappear with alacrity / Artificialia : the artisan. A fever for collecting / Mirabilia : the bibliophile. The judgment of the eye / Curiosties of the trade / Avis au amateurs, 24 July 1961 / My titles and activities, December 1950 / Inventory