The Havana Archive

By Basil Hyman

Havana: Once the playground of the rich and famous, where Cuban rum flowed in legendary nightclubs, luxury hotels, and casinos, and celebrities danced the mambo till dawn--as well as a vital hub for drug running and money laundering. This fascinating book, drawn from an archive of press photographs and ephemera thought to have been the property of Capone-era Chicago gangster and bookie Grover Dullard, captures the essence of Havana from the 1920s through the '50s with a wealth of evocative detail. Photographer Basil Hyman discovered this trove of Cuban treasures in Paris, and it led him on a voyage of discovery to Havana's rich past. His book's unique visual approach builds a picture of glamour and decadence in a mixture of photographs and memorabilia--postcards, menus, cocktail napkins, matchbooks, and much more; some reproduced as removable facsimiles. This book will transport the reader back to a long-lost world.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1861543298
• ISBN13: 9781861543295
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: Booth-Clibborn Editions
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 10.0" x 12.8"