%22The Hamptons%22 is synonymous with luxury. Simply mentioning the name conjures images of pool-side soires, grandiose waterfront estates and endless days on the beach socializing with the upper echelon. But before this famed peninsula became the summer haunt of the glitterati, its forty miles of rolling sand dunes provided the perfect landscape for English settlers. %22Hamptons Private%22 invites readers to peek behind the manicured hedges in Amagansett, charter a yacht off the shore of the Springs, experience the surfer's haven that is Ditch Plains and attend a polo match in Bridgehampton. Each page envisions the quintessential leisure of The Hamptons and showcases the unique quality of light that artist Willem de Kooning dubbed a %22miracle%22. Approx. 13%22L x 1.5%22D x 10%22W. 316 pages. Linen hardcover; paper. Made in Italy.