In 1947, Bill Gaines inherited his father’s publishing company, EC Comics. Over the next eight years, Gaines and his writers and artists reinvented the comic book, introducing mature themes and legendary titles like Tales from the Crypt, Weird Science, and MAD. With more than 1,000 images, EC fans are sure to find something new. View Rating and Reviews Hardcover, 29 x 39.5 cm, 6.02 kg, 592 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Featuring Julie Bell, Philippe Druillet, Frank Frazetta, H.R. Giger, Jeffrey Catherine Jones, Rowena Morrill, and Boris Vallejo, among many others. This book combines original paintings with preparatory sketches, sculptures, calendars, magazines, and paperback books for an immersive dive into this dynamic, fanciful genre. View Rating and Reviews Hardcover, 15.6 x 21.7 cm, 1.02 kg, 512 pages
With a patented seven-bulb 1200-watt strobe lighting rig, Michael Muller dives to ocean depths around the world to photograph sharks with the same precision and proximity he achieved in Hollywood studios. This book brings together his most spectacular shots, including the first-known photograph of a great white breaching at night. Hardcover with two fold-outs, 25.6 x 34 cm, 2.73 kg, 334 pages