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Peter Lindbergh is wary of society’s fixation on outlandishly retouched women. Shadows on the Wall offers a stunning curation of truly individual, intimate images, with hardly any retouching or makeup. Lindbergh shows profound compassion for the talented women whom he loves and has worked with for many years: Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, Alicia Vikander, Charlotte Rampling, Dame Helen Mirren, Jessica Chastain, Kate Winslet, Léa Seydoux, Lupita Nyong’o, Penélope Cruz, Robin Wright, Rooney Mara, Uma Thurman, and Zhang Ziyi. View Rating and Reviews Hardcover, 36 x 26 cm, 2.50 kg, 288 pages

With more than 300 photographs from the likes of Steven Meisel, David LaChapelle, Peter Lindbergh, and Corinne Day, this book is a visual testimony to the world’s highest-earning model. Breathtaking images from Gisele’s breakthrough in the late ’90s through to her most recent campaigns are accompanied by personal tributes from friends, family, and collaborators. First published as a limited edition—now available in a popular TASCHEN edition! View Rating and Reviews Hardcover, Swiss binding, 24.5 x 34.1 cm, 3.88 kg, 536 pages

Ice Cold: A Hip-Hop Jewelry History presents the bling culture of rappers and their jewelry. Using 40 years of iconic imagery and compelling stories, this visual history shines a light on the world of hip-hop, where mega stars from Run-DMC to Tupac and Jay-Z to Migos and Cardi B flash brilliant custom pieces to show status and personal style. View Rating and Reviews Hardcover, English edition with German and French translation as download, 25 x 34 cm, 2.86 kg, 388 pages

The ultimate companion to all things 007, covering the making of every movie in the James Bond franchise, from Dr. No to the 25th film, No Time To Die. With more than 1,000 images and an oral history featuring 150 cast and crew members, this updated edition will delight fans of the most successful film franchise in cinema history. View Rating and Reviews Hardcover, 33.7 x 24.6 cm (13.3 x 9.7 in.), 648 pages, English edition with German, French, and Spanish translation as download

Europe’s reputation as the center of the culinary world is confirmed with this expansive array of restaurant menus from across the continent. From extravagant bills of fare for royal feasts to delectable mid-century minimalist graphics, the gustatory customs of dozens of European countries are revealed in this encyclopedic design compendium. View Rating and Reviews Hardcover, 25 x 31.5 cm, 3.43 kg, 448 pages

Take a truly magical mystery tour with this sparkling compendium of magic and trickery from medieval thaumaturgies to 20th-century showmen. Featuring hundreds of rarely seen vintage posters, photographs, handbills, and engravings, Magic follows this special performing art from the 1400s to the 1950s. View Rating and Reviews Hardcover, 24.7 x 37.5 cm, 4.30 kg, 544 pages

Sir William Hamilton, vulcanologist and envoy to the British Embassy in Naples, amassed an invaluable collection of ancient Greek vases, which he sold to the British Museum in 1772. He commissioned Pierre-François Hugues d’Hancarville to document the pieces before they were shipped to London: the result was a neoclassical masterpiece, reproduced here by TASCHEN in pristine detail. View Rating and Reviews Hardcover, 25 x 34 cm, 3.29 kg, 514 pages

Superlatives flounder in the face of Joan Blaeu’s Atlas Maior, one of the most extravagant feats in the history of mapmaking. This stunning edition is based on the Austrian National Library’s complete colored and gold-heightened copy and reprints its 594 maps covering all then-known continents to the highest reproduction standard, rendering full justice to this luxurious Baroque wonder. View Rating and Reviews Hardcover, 24.7 x 37.5 cm, 4.13 kg, 512 pages

One big slice of cheesecake brought to you by Dian Hanson! Based on the XXL compendium, this book features nearly 100 pin-up artists, with showcase chapters for the top 10, including Gil Elvgren, George Petty and Alberto Vargas. Each chapter presents a calendar or magazine cover, original model photos and preparatory sketches. View Rating and Reviews Hardcover, 25 x 34 cm, 3.15 kg, 548 pages

Delve into Italy at the turn of the last century in this fascinating collection of photochromes and vintage-colored prints. Through Venice, Rome, Pisa, Florence, Naples, Vesuvius, Lake Como, and beyond, explore gorgeous landscapes and popular street scenes of this young country with an extraordinary history. View Rating and Reviews Hardcover, 25 x 34 cm, 3.67 kg, 580 pages

Return to a bygone age with this XL volume of vintage travel ephemera from 1869 to 1939. With posters, tickets, menus, turn-of-the-century photochromes, and quotes from literary travelers such as Jules Verne or F. Scott Fitzgerald, this book recalls such classic trips as the Orient Express, the Grand Tour, and the Trans-Siberian Railway. View Rating and Reviews Hardcover, 25 x 34 cm, 3.48 kg, 616 pages

Heroic workers, busy factories, and eager schoolchildren: this fascinating book brings together key artworks from Max Gottschalk’s collection of Chinese propaganda posters. Made between 1949 and the early 1980s, these posters document the utopian dreams of the Chinese Communist Party and its campaign for people’s hearts and minds. View Rating and Reviews Hardcover, 26 x 34 cm, 2.73 kg, 320 pages

Jump into the megawatt world of Mert and Marcus, the creative tour de force who have styled and shot some of the most powerful brands and personalities of our time, from Miu Miu to Angelina Jolie, Givenchy to Gisele Bündchen. Sourced from our best-selling Collector’s Edition, some 300 pictures illuminate the hyper-glamorous, hyper-glossy repertoire of a creative partnership that has defined and redefined standards for fashion. Also available as a Collector’s Edition and two Art Editions, each accompanied by a signed print 1s View Rating and Reviews Hardcover, 26.2 x 35 cm, 3.63 kg, 408 pages

This dazzling tribute to Muhammad Ali and George Foreman’s 1974 boxing match in Kinshasa, Zaire, brings together the best of Norman Mailer’s classic commentary The Fight with color and black-and-white photographs from the two men who captured Ali like no one else: Neil Leifer and Howard L. Bingham. First published as a signed Collector’s Edition, now available in an unlimited edition View Rating and Reviews Hardcover, 28 x 33.8 cm, 2.72 kg, 260 pages

From the first detailed drawing of the moon to the depiction of stem cells, this collection of scientific illustrations traces the visual history of knowledge from the 15th century to today. Some 300 milestones in all fields of science chronicle humanity’s great discoveries through the work of those who studied and documented them. View Rating and Reviews Hardcover, 24.6 x 37.2 cm, 3.72 kg, 436 pages

Discover the unique genre of illustrated newspapers and their modernist artistic design. This rich collection explores 100 years of graphic news items and their trailblazing influence on the emerging avant-garde art movements. Featured artists include Jean Cocteau and Juan Gris, together with masters of graphic work Thomas Nast and Gustave Doré. View Rating and Reviews Hardcover, 24.6 x 37.2 cm, 4.89 kg, 604 pages

Bert Stern’s “Last Sitting” photos of Marilyn Monroe – taken just weeks before her death – merge with Norman Mailer’s controversial 1973 biography of Monroe into this intimate portrait of an enigmatic woman – a global celebrity with a tragic end. With their work combined in one book, Mailer and Stern lift the veil on a film icon. View Rating and Reviews Hardcover, 28 x 33.8 cm, 2.53 kg, 276 pages

Explore the complete etchings of Giovanni Battista Piranesi, the 18th-century engraver famed for his architectural views of Rome and his imaginary prisons. In this edition, you’ll find all the extraordinary detail and fantasy with which Piranesi shaped not only the European image of Italy, but also an impressive artistic legacy, from Edgar Allan Poe to the moving staircases at Hogwarts. View Rating and Reviews Hardcover, 25 x 34 cm, 3.79 kg, 788 pages

Since the mid-1800s, San Francisco has attracted artists, free spirits, dreamers and entrepreneurs. With nearly 500 pages of stunning images sourced from dozens of archives and collections, this volume depicts the city from its earliest history to the present day. View Rating and Reviews Hardcover, 25 x 34 cm, 3.98 kg, 480 pages

This stunning edition of Kay Nielsen’s illustrations for a world heritage classic, A Thousand and One Nights, highlights his unique, vivid imagery and features history, description, and essays on the making of this series. It also offers rarely-seen colorful artworks by Nielsen and the drawings he created for his original publication. First published as a limited Collector’s Edition, now available in an unlimited edition View Rating and Reviews Hardcover, 31.2 x 31.2 cm, 1.35 kg, 144 pages

Indoor-outdoor flow meets clean, crisp modernism in the structures of Austrian-American Richard Neutra, master of postwar architecture whose cool, sleek style synthesized technology with nature. This monograph compiles his complete works—nearly 300 private homes, schools, and public buildings—illustrated by over 1,000 photographs, including those of Julius Shulman. View Rating and Reviews Hardcover, 33.2 x 25.7 cm, 3.57 kg, 464 pages

Global brands such as Rolex, BMW and Louis Vuitton are still using logos designed over 100 years ago. This book goes into the origins of modern trademarks and gathers over 6,000 logos from the mid-1800s to 1940. This is Jens Müller’s extensive complement to Logo Modernism and a must for those interested in branding and its influence. View Rating and Reviews Hardcover, 24.6 x 37.2 cm, 3.46 kg, 432 pages

Psychedelia meets Black Power, sexual liberation meets social conscience, and street portraiture meets fantastical comic art in this epic volume of groove. Complete with cultural context, design analysis and interviews with key industry figures, the collection gathers more than 500 legendary record covers from a golden era of Black music. View Rating and Reviews Hardcover, 15.6 x 21.7 cm, 1.24 kg, 512 pages

The best of Harry Benson’s era-defining Beatles portfolio captures them on the road, performing, relaxing, composing and acting in A Hard Day’s Night. From their famous pillow fight in Paris to their first U.S. tour, Benson’s luminous black-and-white photographs show intimate glimpses of George, John, Paul, and Ringo during peak Beatlemania. View Rating and Reviews Hardcover, 23.6 x 33.3 cm, 2.34 kg, 272 pages

Walter Chandoha’s remarkable legacy as the 20th century’s greatest pet photographer lives on in this sequel to his critically acclaimed Cats. Featuring over 60 breeds, photographed in a variety of styles and locations, the book includes color studio and environmental portraits, black-and-white street scenes, dogs roaming free in the countryside, and vintage dog shows. Each image brims with Chandoha’s tenderness and empathy for these charming canines. View Rating and Reviews Hardcover, 23.7 x 31.6 cm, 2.32 kg, 296 pages

Escape to our world’s most remote destinations with photographer David De Vleeschauwer and travel journalist Debbie Pappyn. Immerse yourself in 12 journeys that unfold through fascinating firsthand texts and enthralling photographs. With personal accounts revealing useful travel tips, discover an extraordinary tour of our globe from north to south. View Rating and Reviews Hardcover, 23.8 x 30.2 cm, 2.63 kg, 424 pages

Land of gods and scholars, the birthplace of democracy and Western philosophy, Greece is one of the most popular vacation places. But there is more to enjoy than islands and beaches. In this Great Escapes edition, Angelika Taschen presents the most beautiful Greek hotels with gorgeous photos as well as book and film recommendations. View Rating and Reviews Hardcover, 23.8 x 30.2 cm, 2.39 kg, 360 pages

Spanning over 50 years, Helmut Newton’s (1920-2004) photographic oeuvre is unique and unparalleled in scope, reaching millions through magazines such as Vogue and Elle. Helmut Newton. Legacy shows highlights and rediscovered images, celebrating his lasting influence on visual art to this day. View Rating and Reviews Hardcover, 24 x 34 cm, 3.04 kg, 424 pages

Flowering mountain slopes and flowing meadows. Icy glaciers and majestic summits. With their pristine natural beauty, the Alps have always been a source of wonder. Angelika Taschen presents the best accommodation for Alpinists – historic inns, guesthouses, monasteries, mountain huts, chalets, palazzi, design hotels, and even a youth hostel. View Rating and Reviews Hardcover, 23.8 x 30.2 cm, 2.29 kg, 360 pages

Helmut Newton did not distinguish compositionally or stylistically between his magazine work and assignments for commercial clients. He ironically referred to himself as “a gun for hire.” That was also the title of June Newton's legendary book about his commercial photography, which is now available in a new edition revised by the Helmut Newton Foundation. View Rating and Reviews Hardcover, 23 x 30.5 cm, 1.85 kg, 240 pages

Exotic plants, corals and crocodiles, birds and butterflies. Albertus Seba’s extraordinary catalog of natural specimens is not only one of the 18th century’s greatest natural history achievements but also one of the most prized natural history books of all time. It is a beautiful tribute to the abundance and diversity of Earth's creatures, great and small, as well as a fascinating record of some now-extinct animals. View Rating and Reviews Hardcover, 15.6 x 21.7 cm, 1.41 kg, 512 pages

Mario Testino selects his finest male portraiture from the past 30 years. As costume, gender play, photojournalism, and fashion collide, this Eden of male allure is testimony both to Testino’s unfailing eye for immediacy and elegance, and to the evolution of male self-expression over the past three decades. View Rating and Reviews Hardcover, 15.6 x 21.7 cm, 1.41 kg, 512 pages

Meet desert modernist Albert Frey, the Zurich-born architect who brought notes of Bauhaus, De Stijl, and Le Corbusier to the West Coast. From his European beginnings, Frey developed a unique architectural brand, one that would redefine midcentury California through sleek, leisurely structures nestled among the arid landscapes of Palm Springs and beyond. View Rating and Reviews Hardcover, 21 x 26 cm, 0.59 kg, 96 pages

Get down with Marvin Gaye, Earth, Wind & Fire, Stevie Wonder, Donna Summer, Barry White, Funkadelic, Al Green, The Jackson 5, Diana Ross, James Brown, Chaka Khan and many more black music legends in this collection of largely unseen images from the golden age of soul, R&B, and funk. This volume gathers all of the glamour and groove captured by Los Angeles based photographer Bruce W. Talamon. View Rating and Reviews Hardcover, 22.6 x 31.6 cm, 2.67 kg, 376 pages

In this vivid new examination of a rogue architectural style, discover the roadside structures of California. Fresh discoveries and several pictorial essays explore how these buildings became synonymous with the West Coast and how the power of personal expression championed any architectural establishment with structures eccentric, innovative, and bizarre. View Rating and Reviews Hardcover, 21 x 28.5 cm, 1.82 kg, 324 pages

Created in collaboration with the Andy Warhol Foundation, this book reveals hundreds of instant pictures by the artist. From self-portraits to still lives, anonymous nudes to New York high society, from Cabbage Patch dolls to Dolly Parton, Keith Haring to Audrey Hepburn, these impromptu images offer a unique record of the Pop Art maestro’s world. © The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. 2s View Rating and Reviews Hardcover, 22.9 x 28.9 cm, 2.31 kg, 408 pages

Here is an intimate look at one of music’s greatest legends, as he turns 80, by an iconic photojournalist. From the delirium of early Beatlemania to the heady days of 1970s‑era Wings to his quiet rural life in the early 1990s, Paul follows the pop genius through the years with more than 100 rare photographs. Now available in a trade edition following last year’s sold out Collector’s Edition. View Rating and Reviews Hardcover, 24 x 33.3 cm, 1.45 kg, 172 pages

Discover one of the oddest and most beautiful books of the 19th century: Oliver Byrne’s edition of Euclid’s Elements. This work of art and science combines primary colors and mathematical precision in a display of geometric form. Elements anticipates Bauhaus design and even modern info graphics used by news organizations. View Rating and Reviews Hardcover, 20.5 x 25.6 cm, 1.66 kg, 396 pages

Cabinets of curiosities fascinated people of the 16th and 17th centuries. They offered a glimpse into a world full of natural wonders and treasures that aimed to reflect the order of the universe. This volume takes us through the world’s most beautiful collections, into the Medici treasury or the Green Vault (Grünes Gewölbe) of Dresden, and offers no less than a brief cultural history of the miraculous. View Rating and Reviews Hardcover, 15.6 x 21.7 cm, 1.10 kg, 448 pages

Enter a world of haunting power and dark psychedelia with this tribute to the biomechanic visions of HR Giger. The anniversary edition spans the artist’s painting, sculpture, film design, and unique museum, with an essay by Andreas J. Hirsch, and a biography based on contemporary quotes and Giger’s own statements. View Rating and Reviews Hardcover, 15.6 x 21.7 cm, 1.10 kg, 512 pages

Frédéric Chaubin’s Cosmic Communist Constructions Photographed features 90 Soviet buildings throughout the former USSR, each built between 1970 and 1990. It is a journey through time. With local exoticism, outlandish ideas, and a puzzle of styles, these weird and wonderful buildings are unearthly reminders of a fallen ideology. View Rating and Reviews Hardcover, 15.6 x 21.7 cm, 1.08 kg, 440 pages

This striking collection of jazz covers presents the designs that defined jazz, from the 1940s to the early 1990s. Each cover reproduction, spanning photographic and illustrative works, is a marriage of music and design. It is a remarkable history of jazz, with background information included for each cover. View Rating and Reviews Hardcover, 15.6 x 21.7 cm, 1.24 kg, 512 pages