Oxford Reading Tree: Level 5: Floppy's Phonics Fiction: Pack of 6 : Paperback : Oxford University Press : 9780198485339 : 0198485336 : 06 Jan 2011 : Engaging decodable Biff, Chip and Kipper stories 100% matched to Letters and Sounds enable your pupils to practise phonic skills with their favourite characters.
Tim Palen: Photographs from The Hunger Games (Ultimate Edition) In exclusive collaboration with Lionsgate, Assouline is proud to release Tim Palen: Photographs from The Hunger Games. In this luxurious large-format volume, Tim Palen’s evocative and powerful photographs of the cast from the enormously successful series The Hunger Games come to life as never seen before. Palen is widely recognized as an industry pioneer in creating innovative marketing campaigns and his work for The Hunger Games has helped catapult the films to the top of the market. His unique relationship with each of the actors over the course of the filming of the series allowed him to capture each of them with striking intimacy and to transform the high-octane adventure of the films into exquisite visual art. Thirty-three exclusive portraits from Mockingjay – Part II, the final film of The Hunger Games, provide a moving conclusion to Palen’s cycle of photographs.
The first Olga book sold out in record time—don’t miss your chance to take the heiress home now! Set in a glorious French château, this new collaboration with Ellen von Unwerth is a photo fairy tale brimming with luxury, glamour, and lust. As Olga the sexually candid heroine seeks out unexpected lovers, The Story of Olga is a transgressive, irresistible fantasy like you’ve never seen before. It is Olga’s quest that makes this fairy tale highly untraditional: she is a heroine who is not afraid of her lust, and it is her sensuality that leads her to the happy ending she so desires. Set in a glorious château, replete with all the trappings of wealth and glamour, this collaboration between Ellen von Unwerth and Olga Rodionova brings to life the enviable luxury of both fairy tales and modern desire. Von Unwerth’s team of artists on this project include London-born Anna Trevelyan, a young stylist who creates a unique and eye-catching style that is dark, beautiful, provocative, and sexually charged; and French master set designer and prop stylist extraordinaire Fabienne Eisenstein, who is responsible for creating the pagan rituals and extravagant dinner scenes at the château. Limited Art Edition of 125 copies, each with the signed pigment print The Widow (2012)
GREATEST OF ALL TIME: A TRIBUTE TO MUHAMMAD ALI is a book with the power, courage, depth, creativity, and dazzling energy of its extraordinary subject. With thousands of images, including photography, art, and memorabilia and two gatefold sequences, this epic publication pays vivid tribute to The Greatest both in and outside of the ring. Original essays and five decades’ worth of interviews and writing explore the courage, convictions, and extraordinary image-building that made Ali one of the most recognizable and inspirational individuals on the planet, an icon not only as an extraordinary athlete, but also as an impassioned advocate of social justice, interfaith understanding, and peace. Limited Champ’s Edition of GOAT—GREATEST OF ALL TIME, the ultimate tribute to Muhammad Ali. Each book is signed by Muhammad Ali and Jeff Koons, and presented with the sculpture Radial Champs by Jeff Koons, and four gelatin silver prints of The Champ, each signed by Howard L. Bingham and Muhammad Ali. Limited Champ’s Edition of 1,000 copies, signed by Muhammad Ali and Jeff Koons, with four gelatin silver prints and the Jeff Koons sculpture Radial Champs. Sculpture measurements: The sculpture Radial Champs by Jeff Koons, measuring 175 x 170 cm (69 x 67 in.) and comprised of two inflatables and a stool.
Commemorating the 500th anniversary of the founding of the Venice Ghetto, this magnificent hand-bound Ultimate Collection volume introduces readers to the beauty and historical and spiritual significance of the five principal synagogues in Venice, the most important markers of Jewish faith and culture in the Most Serene Republic. Behind the walls of the Ghetto, Venetian Jews expressed strong ties to the traditions of their forefathers in constructing these beautiful places of worship. The architecture, furnishings, and decorations blended the memory of their different countries of origin with traditions of Venetian artistic culture, bequeathing the City on the Lagoon enduring monuments of unparalleled eminence that remain sites of reverence and admiration.
Följ med på en enastående golfresa med legendariske journalisten George Peper, som arbetade som chefredaktör för kända Golf Magazine under 25 år. I boken tar han med läsaren världen runt genom klubbhus, fairways och bunkrar. Från gamla och helgade greener som St Andrews i Skottland till yngre banor som Nova Scotias Cabot Cliffs i Kanada, men vi får även besöka Kinas Shanqin Bay och Hamptons Maidstone Club, New York. Boken, som har en underbar grön nyans, ligger i ett fodral vars mönster gör att det inte går att misstolka vilket populärt ämne denna bok avhandlar. En perfekt produkt till golffantasten, den riktigt kräsna eller den som vet att uppskatta riktigt snygg och genomtänkt bokdesign. Handtaget på ovansidan av fodralet är en spännande detalj som dessutom gör att du kan bära med dig din bokjuvel på ett enkelt sätt. Boken ingår i serien som går under namnet "The Impossible Collection" - en kollektion limiterade, eleganta och handbundna kvalitetsböcker som fokuserar på ämnen sedda genom ögonen på riktigt kunniga experter.
From vast, enraptured concert calls to intimate recording sessions, his 1964–5 portfolio captures the breakthrough period in Dylan’s career and a seminal moment in music history. This signed and limited Art Edition presents the most evocative shots from Kramer’s Dylan collection with the accompanying signed print, Bob Dylan, Columbia Records, Studio A, 1965, an extraordinary insider view of the Bringing It All Back Home recording sessions. This Art Edition presents nearly 200 images from Kramer’s remarkable 1964–65 Dylan portfoliowith the accompanying numbered and signed archival black-and-white fiber-based gelatin silver print, Bob Dylan, Columbia Records, Studio A, 1965, offering an extraordinary, insider view of the Bringing It All Back Home recording sessions. Art Edition (No. 101–200), signed by Daniel Kramer, with the numbered and signed print Bob Dylan, Columbia Records, Studio A (1965). Print measurements: Archival black and white fiber based gelatin silver print, 37.7 x 25 cm on 40 x 30 cm paper
Explore every angle of Martin Scorsese’s psychological thriller Taxi Driver in this photographic translation of the neo-noir film. Working as a unit photographer on the movie, Steve Schapiro recorded every moment of the narrative, both on set and behind the scenes. This XXL experience also includes an introduction from the director Scorsese himself. Taxi Driver has long been regarded as a cinematic milestone, and Robert DeNiro’s portrait of a trigger-happy psychopath with a mohawk is widely believed to be one of the greatest performances ever filmed. Time magazine includes the film in its list of 100 Greatest Movies, saying: “The power of Scorsese’s filmmaking grows ever more punishing with the passage of time.” Steve Schapiro—whose photographs were featured in TASCHEN’s Godfather Family Album—was the special photographer on the set of Taxi Driver, capturing the film’s most intense and violent moments from behind the scenes. This book—more than a film-still book, rather a pure photo book in its own right—features hundreds of unseen images selected from Schapiro’s archives, painting a chilling portrait of a deranged gunman in the angry climate of the post-Vietnam era. Limited Collector’s Edition of 1,000 copies, each numbered and signed by Steve Schapiro.
London has innumerable faces, constantly evolving and growing through a complex past and shifting present, while holding on strong to its sense of humor, character, and bulldog spirit. This stunning Art Edition pays tribute to the British capital in all its glory with hundreds of photographs, many previously unpublished, alongside essays, quotations, and pop culture references. For die-hard lovers of Paris, Berlin, London, Los Angeles, and New York, TASCHEN introduces the Portrait of a City Art Edition series. For each edition, limited to only 500 copies, a legendary local fashion designer is invited to design a bespoke fabric to line the cover, and a large signed and numbered print of one of the images from the book is included. Comes with a fine art print on archival paper, signed by Elmar Ludwig. Packaged in a special cover and clamshell case designed by legendary British fashion designer Paul Smith. Limited Art Edition of 500 copies, with a cover and clamshell case designed by Paul Smith and signed color print Piccadilly Circus (1960s) by Elmar Ludwig. Print measurements: Archival pigment print, 68 x 52 cm
In 1969, the first American issue of Penthouse sold out in a matter of days. England’s controversial magazine of beautiful girls, intelligent journalism, and intimate revelations had arrived. Now, on the fortieth anniversary of that first sold-out issue, Assouline presents a limited collector’s edition of the most iconic photographs in the magazine’s past four decades—an exalting compilation of Penthouse imagery in a work of provocative design. With a preface by the famed pop writer Glenn O’Brien, this volume merges photography from the archive of a cutting-edge institution with the allure of Assouline aesthetic. From its earliest days, Penthouse has reflected and pursued America’s deepest desires, serving as both the instigator and mirror for women’s evolving views of their own sexuality. This ultimate volume, presented on cotton paper, is an enticing celebration of the notorious magazine, elevating the iconic medium of American sexuality to a work of art.
When a photographer’s fame almost eclipses that of his A-list subjects, you know you’re talking Testino. This Collector’s Edition presents a sumptuous selection of studio work and candid shots, shimmering with pure Testino style. Highlights include a beaming Gwyneth Paltrow with her Oscar, a fur-cloaked Jennifer Lopez, and the unforgettable portraits of Diana, Princess of Wales. The mere mention of Mario Testino’s name evokes a rush of adrenalin in anyone that cares, even a bit, about the worlds of fashion and celebrity. So omnipresent is he at major magazine shoots and A-list events—an insider if ever there was one—that he has become a celebrity himself. The launch of Testino’s latest book, to celebrate his inaugural exhibition in China, brings together an exciting selection of his best studio work with glamorous examples of his candid shots. A beaming Gwyneth Paltrow clutching her freshly-won Oscar, a fur-cloaked Jennifer Lopez atop a commode, and the unforgettable portraits of royalty including Diana, Princess of Wales, and her sons are just a few of the hundreds of iconic pictures that are brought together, for the first time, inside the book. Testino’s best recent advertising and fashion work rounds out the selection, making this a must-have collector’s item. Limited Collector’s Edition of 1,500 signed copies, each with lenticular cover portrait of Lady Gaga and delivered in an injection-molded plastic box.
Decadence, kitsch humor, and sexual intrigue meet in Ellen von Umwerth’s homage to the world’s most beautiful female icons. Whether in cheeky lingerie or nothing but a million-dollar smile, models from Dita Von Teese to Britney Spears share their personal fantasies or reveal a guarded facet of their femininity. An instant collector’s item, these images effortlessly combine fashion and fantasy like never before. An instant collector’s item: switching effortlessly between color and immaculate black and white, von Unwerth’s photography revels in sexual intrigue, femininity, romance, fetishism, kitsch humor, decadence, and sheer joie de vivre. Whether nude or in lingerie and a dazzling smile, her subjects are never objectified. Some flaunt personal fantasies; others are guarded, suggesting that we have stumbled into a secret world. Fashion and fantasy were never so enchantingly combined. These images were shot over the last 15 years and many are previously unpublished. Limited Collector’s Edition of 1,500 copies, numbered and signed by Ellen von Unwerth
American Cities features nine of this country’s greatest metropolises, thriving urban centers with rich colorful histories: Boston; New York; Philadelphia; Washington, D.C.; New Orleans; St. Louis; Chicago; Denver; and San Francisco. Rare or previously unpublished historic maps and views of each of the cities provides a unique journey through each city—from the how they developed over time to historic events that helped to shape their formation. The maps and views offer a fascinating way to explore the creation, development, and true spirit of each city. Essays by specialists accompany each section and help to explain and explore the growth of these wonderful cities, while this lavish book pays tribute to the most important and artistic images of America.
With a cover designed by Vivienne Westwood, couture meets the crown in this sumptuous Art Edition of Her Majesty, a photographic tribute to Queen Elizabeth II like no other. Hundreds of luminous pictures from the likes of Annie Leibovitz and Cecil Beaton capture the Queen in all the glamour, politics, travel, and tradition of her long and illustrious reign, from royal weddings to international tours. This limited Art Edition of Her Majesty, with cover by Vivienne Westwood, is a handcrafted couture collector’s item. Featuring a design referencing the Queen’s reign, Great Britain, and Vivienne’s own Gold Label collection, the cover is embellished with a drawing of the Star of the Noble Order of the Garter, hand-stitched with silver metallic thread. The book is also encased in an elegant mother of pearl clamshell box. The understated white of the box has been designed to contrast against the resolute color palette of the book inside. Art Edition (No. 1–500), with a cover and clamshell case designed by Vivienne Westwood and the print Royal Greeting (1966) by Harry Benson Print measurements: Gelatin silver print, 28.5 x 37.5 cm.
A legend of cinematic success, Rocky Balboa first graced our screens and became an overnight movie sensation more than 40 years ago. With images from the MGM archives and the Academy Library and a foreword by and interviews with Sylvester Stallone, this massive tome brings you all the guts and glory of an enduring action hero and movie masterpiece. The book includes a print of Sylvester Stallone’s Finding Rocky (1975), a painting he completed before writing the script. It was, for Stallone, “the genesis of Rocky.” Also included is a facsimile of Sylvester Stallone’s handwritten notebook for Rocky (circa 1975), which details dialogue, scenes, and ideas for the film, as well as the original unused ending. Stallone: “This is where all the ideas were coming out and the way I would write them.” Collector’s Edition (No. 51–1,976), numbered and signed by Sylvester Stallone, each with a print of Stallone’s painting Finding Rocky (1975) and a 36-page Rocky notebook facsimile.
A cultural treasure of the Arab people, a creature of poetry and romance, passion and envy, mystery and majesty, the Arabian horse has inspired countless writers, poets, and artists for millennia. Ancient drawings in Arabia record its timeless form. Victorious steeds stand firm on Karnak’s venerated walls, while tales of King Solomon’s horses still enthrall. These noble creatures were not merely revered as the honor of tribes and the precious resource of caravans, but were also regarded as vital instruments of war and a means of hunting. This oversize luxury edition explores the fascinating heritage of this dignified beast and celebrates a distinguished collections of twenty horses at the renowned Ajmal Arabian Stud farm in Kuwait. Owned by breeder Mohammed Al-Marzouq, it is considered a symbol of excellence in the breeding of Arabian horses worldwide.
The kind of fame and success The Rolling Stones have achieved in their 50-years and counting career is without parallel; their most famous riffs and catchiest lyrics are indelibly engraved in our collective memory. With their bluesy rock ‘n’ roll and mesmerizing off and onstage presence, the Stones redefined the music of the 1960s and 1970s and paved the way for rock as we know it today. They also set the standard for how a rock band should look and behave. Produced in close collaboration with the band, this book charts the Stones’ remarkable history and outrageously cool lifestyle in over 500 pages of photographs and illustrations, many previously unseen, and gathered from archives all over the world. Unprecedented access to the Rolling Stones’ own archives in New York and London adds an equally extraordinary, more private side to their story. For Mick, Keith, Charlie and Ronnie this is their official photographic record. Produced in collaboration with the band and signed by all four members, this SUMO sized book charts the Stones’ remarkable history and outrageously cool lifestyle. With one-of-a-kind archival access, it features over 500 pages of incredible images, illustrations, and a foreword written by President Bill Clinton. Art Edition of 75 copies (No. 76–150), each with the print Keith playing the piano, Copenhagen (1965) signed by photographer Bent Rej. Each book will be hand-signed by the band members of the Rolling Stones: Mick, Keith, Charlie, and Ronnie!
In this stunning new addition to the Assouline Ultimate Collection, Enrico Bernardo, the world’s best sommelier, imagines the perfect cellar filled with the most exceptional wines of the twentieth century: The Impossible Collection of Wine. Weighing the virtues of rarity, terroir, taste, and historical mystique, Bernardo’s is a list any connoisseur could only dream of. To turn grapes into bottled poetry, the winemaker must be a kind of alchemist. Despite changes in technology and tastes over the past 100 years, the craft has remained largely unchanged; a great wine remains the product of countless factors, not least of which is the smile of providence. In these pages, Bernardo celebrates the most exquisite vintages around the globe, from the 1928 Krug Champagne to the 1951 Penfolds Grange Bin 95 to the 1973 Stag’s Leap Estate SLV, inviting the reader on a journey through history to savor an impossible collection. This hand-bound oversize luxury edition, featuring hand-tipped images and presented in a wooden crate, will be a must-have for the library of any true wine connoisseur.
In 1970 Barbra Streisand published a story in Life magazine titled “Who Am I Anyway?” It was the very question two leading photojournalists of the day—Steve Schapiro and Lawrence Schiller—were also asking as they photographed her during her first five years in Hollywood, working to get beneath the veneer and capture “the real Barbra.” Brimming with more than 100 photographs—over half of which have never been published before—and stories behind the shots from Schapiro and Schiller, this is a must-have collection for any Streisand fan. All the best movies of Streisand’s first Hollywood decade are here: Funny Girl, On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, The Way We Were, The Owl and the Pussycat, Up the Sandbox, Funny Lady, and A Star Is Born. So too are her loves, directors, confidantes, and costars: Elliott Gould, William Wyler, Sydney Pollack, Vincente Minnelli, Cis Corman, Omar Sharif, Kris Kristofferson, and, of course, Robert Redford. Through it all a picture emerges not of a singer who could act, but of an actress who could sing, write, direct, dance, and do just about anything she put her mind to. Collector’s Edition of 1,000 copies (No. 201–1,200), each signed by Steve Schapiro and Lawrence Schiller.
The house of Chanel represents modern fashion. Under its founder, the style of the modern woman was invented, through the image of Gabrielle Chanel herself. She dressed women to be free, and her emancipated clothes reflected the shifting landscape of society. Her designs fundamentally affected what we wear, and how we wear it. The work of the house under her successor Karl Lagerfeld has transformed fashion anew: He drew the template for a fashion designer reviving a moribund house with elements from its own history. Just as Chanel created modern fashion, Lagerfeld in turn established the blueprint of the modern fashion house. She reshaped the clothes women wear, he reshaped the industry that makes them. This book is a literary museum exhibition, a curated selection of 100 iconic and signature looks of the house of Chanel, from the timeless Little Black Dress to the impeccably simple tweed suit, the apothecary-style perfume bottle, two-tone pumps, abundant strands of faux pearls and stones, and diamond-quilted leather handbag, from Mademoiselle’s revolutionary designs to Karl Lagerfeld’s unexpected and even irreverent variations on her original codes.
As beautiful and luxurious as one of his gowns, this is the ultimate homage to Valentino, gathering hundreds of images from his archives, including drawings, portraits, and magazine shoots, alongside a vast array of editorial features, and texts from Suzy Menkes and Matt Tyrnauer. Signed by the designer, the book is presented in a clamshell box, silk-clad in bespoke Valentino red. This luxurious Collector’s Edition pays homage to Valentino’s illustrious career via a copious selection of images from his archives, including drawings, magazine shoots, advertisements, portraits of Valentino, and documentary photographs. Presented chronologically, the visual material is accompanied by a vast array of newspaper and magazine articles about Valentino throughout the years as well as Vanity Fair writer Matt Tyrnauer’s interviews with 20 of Valentino’s closest collaborators and friends and a tribute from fashion writer Suzy Menkes. Limited Collector’s Edition of 2,000 copies, each numbered and signed by Valentino Garavani, with clamshell box finished in silk cloth, specially tinted in Valentino red.
In this stunning new addition to the Assouline series, British historian Nicholas Foulkes has selected the 100 breakthrough timepieces of the twentieth century, weighing the virtues of rarity, costliness, innovative functions, historical importance, grand provenance, and pleasing design. The watch—a microcosm of hundreds of minute components interacting harmoniously with each other and bound within a case of precious metal— has the power to awaken emotions, excite the imagination, and inspire the same passion as great art. Beautiful timepieces invite us to join a story, and the narrative that these 100 examples unfold is that of one of the most exciting and dynamic periods in human history. These miniature machines reflect the last century’s incredible technological advances and social changes, from the invention of the airplane to the effects of two world wars to the advent of space exploration and the dawn of the digital age. Featuring illustrious names such as Audemars Piguet, Blancpain, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Patek Philippe, Rolex, and Tag Heuer, these 100 timepieces include the 1915 Omega Lawrence of Arabia aviator chronograph, the 1962 Breitling Cosmonaute , and the 1985 Ulysse Nardin Astrolabium . This hand-bound oversize luxury edition features handtipped images and is presented in a linen clamshell case.
Neil Leifer. Guts & Glory: The Golden Age of American Football 1958-1978 For this Collector’s Edition, master sports photographer Neil Leifer sifted through over 10,000 rolls of film, selecting his absolute best shots, including hundreds of previously unseen pictures, to trace pro football’s most memorable moments. From the Miami Dolphins’ perfect 1972 season to the Minnesota Vikings’ “Purple People Eaters”—it’s all here, complemented by Jim Murray’s top football columns of the era for complete guts and glory nostalgia. In 1958, sports photographer Neil Leifer took the picture that remains one of his most famous to this day. The day he got the shot—Alan Ameche’s game-winning “Sudden Death” touchdown—was Leifer’s 16th birthday. This game, called “The Greatest Ever Played,” signaled football’s emergence as America’s new national pastime; formerly half-empty stadiums welcomed sold-out crowds seemingly overnight, while football surpassed pro baseball and college football in national television ratings. Starting then, on any given Sunday, Leifer was most likely shooting a football game somewhere in America. His 1961 photo of legendary Giants quarterback Y. A. Tittle dropping back to pass landed Leifer his first cover for Sports Illustrated and cemented his close connection to the sport. While best known for his iconic photograph of Muhammad Ali towering over a fallen Sonny Liston, and for the enormous diversity of subjects he covered in and out of the sports world, it is his football pictures Leifer considers his best. This collection represents the best of his best, culled from over 10,000 rolls of film on the sport, including hundreds of previously unpublished pictures. Limited Collector’s Edition of 1,500 copies, numbered and signed by Neil Leifer.
TASCHEN’s first ever SUMO publication for a painter, A Bigger Book is a majestic visual survey of David Hockney’s art. In it, Hockney takes stock of more than 60 years of work, from his teenage days at art school up to his recent extensive series of portraits, iPad drawings, and Yorkshire landscapes. Never before has Hockney’s oeuvre been published in such scope, with such investment from the artist, and on such an astonishing, immersive scale. Hockney himself is present in every aspect of the publication. He collaborated closely through all production stages and conceived of this book as a purely visual survey of more than 450 works prefaced by a handwritten programmatic statement. As an artist who rarely looks back, the vast volume is as much his own personal review as it is a definitive record for art lovers all over the world. “I don’t tend to live in the past,” he comments, “Working on this book, I see quite how much I have done.” The book’s sumptuous portfolio is supplemented by an illustrated chronology of more than 600 pages, contextualizing Hockney’s art with drawings, graphic work, portrait photos, and text based on the artist’s own writings as well as contemporary reviews. A Bigger Book is presented on a Marc Newson bookstand. Collector's Edition (No. 1,001–10,000), each signed by David Hockney and with a Marc Newson bookstand Including Bookstand Measurements: Distance between each leg: 86 cm (34 in.) Platform: 78 x 62.5 cm (31 x 27 in.) Height when positioned horizontally: 90 cm (35 in.) Height when in display position: back 98 cm (39 in.), front 83 cm (33 in.)
In the highly anticipated new volume in Assouline’s bestselling Ultimate Collection, The Impossible Collection of Cigars envisions the ultimate humidor brimming with the most remarkable cigars of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries from the most prestigious makers. Like the pop of the Champagne cork, the flick of the lighter or the strike of the match and the first draw of the smoke are synonymous with celebration, relaxation, and comradery. A luxurious pause from the world around, an exceptional, hand-rolled cigar has cemented itself as a civilized passion and genteel hobby over the course of centuries. The Impossible Collection of Cigars is a bid for readers to journey to the fabled Cuban tobacco farms, get up close and personal with the torcedores (master cigar rollers) as they discover the world’s most commendable and coveted cigars. Considering the differences and attributes of cigars like Nicaragua’s Padrón to Dominican Republic’s Arturo Fuente and Davidoff of Geneva, Honduras’ Rocky Patel to the Bahamas’ Graycliff, and, of course, Cuba’s arsenal of legendary smokes, Sigmond’s is a list any connoisseur could only dream of.
Lions, tigers, and bears: Walton Ford’s large-scale, highly detailed watercolors of animals are anthropomorphic, allegorical narratives, rich in symbols, suggestions, and hidden meaning. This glorious Baby SUMO Collector’s Edition of his oeuvre is finished with a sumptuous calf-leather cover and gold embossing and packaged in a clamshell box covered in Luxor book cloth. At first glance, Walton Ford’s large-scale, highly-detailed watercolors of animals may recall the prints of 19th-century illustrators John James Audubon and Edward Lear, and others of the colonial era. But a closer look reveals a complex and disturbingly anthropomorphic universe, full of symbols, sly jokes, and allusions to the “operatic” nature of traditional natural history themes. The beasts and birds populating this contemporary artist’s life-size paintings are never mere objects, but dynamic actors in allegorical struggles: a wild turkey crushes a small parrot in its claw; a troupe of monkeys wreak havoc on a formal dinner table, an American buffalo is surrounded by bloodied white wolves. The book’s title derives from The Pancha Tantra, an ancient Indian book of animal tales considered the precursor to Aesop’s Fables. Limited Collector’s Edition of 1,500 numbered copies, each signed by Walton Ford.
Harry Benson’s Beatles portfolio includes some of the most intimate photos ever taken of the band.This volume collects the best of his luminous Fab Four shots, from their 1964 Paris tour (pillow fight included) to George’s honeymoon in Barbados. Contextualized by press clippings and a personal essay by Benson, these images are an exclusive look at the public and private face of Beatlemania. Benson’s luminous black-and-white photographs show at close quarters the Beatles composing, performing, encountering their fans, relaxing, and engaging with each other, while trying to cope with their increasingly isolating fame. In addition to hundreds of photographs, many previously unseen, there is an introductory essay by Benson as well as quotes and newspaper clippings from the period. Limited Collector’s Edition of 1,764 copies, each numbered and signed by Harry Benson.
A production unparalleled in scale, this massive tome offers unrestricted access to hundreds of photographs from the Ferrari Archives and from private collectors, to reveal the full story behind Ferrari’s protagonists, victories, past, and future. Edited by journalist Pino Allievi and enclosed in an aluminum display case designed by Marc Newson, this unique work features a complete appendix gathering all of Ferrari’s victories since 1947. Limited to 1,947 signed and numbered copies, this handcrafted leather-bound and hand-stitched Collector’s Edition is enclosed in a Ferrari motor–inspired case designed by Marc Newson. Made of cast aluminum, the chrome has been sandblasted with powder to preserve the metal’s natural feel, while the top of the case has been finished using Ferrari’s own red varnish, the same as that used on their engines. Treat it like you would a V12 250 engine! Collector’s Edition (No. 251–1,947), each signed by Piero Ferrari.
For more than a century, Rolex stands apart as the most coveted and most legendary brand of watches in the world. A Rolex connotes many things: the quintessence of the luxury timepiece, a tool of power for movers and shakers, the symbol of passage into adulthood. New labels pop up, styles come and go, but the brand at the top never changes. Ever the record setter the Daytona that had belonged to Paul Newman was auctioned by Phillips in New York in October 2017 for $17.8 million it comes as no surprise that Rolex is the most collected watch label in the world.
GREATEST OF ALL TIME: A TRIBUTE TO MUHAMMAD ALI is a book with the power, courage, depth, creativity, and dazzling energy of its extraordinary subject. With thousands of images, including photography, art, and memorabilia and two gatefold sequences, this epic publication pays vivid tribute to The Greatest both in and outside of the ring. Original essays and five decades’ worth of interviews and writing explore the courage, convictions, and extraordinary image-building that made Ali one of the most recognizable and inspirational individuals on the planet, an icon not only as an extraordinary athlete, but also as an impassioned advocate of social justice, interfaith understanding, and peace. This Collector’s Edition, limited to 9,000 copies, is signed by Muhammad Ali and Jeff Koonsand features: Cover with Ali’s torso and pink lettering. The photolitho Radial Champs by Jeff Koons measuring 50 x 40 cm (20 x 16 in.). Over 3,000 images—photographs, art, and memorabilia, much of it published for the first time—from over 150 photographers and artists. Original essays and the best interviews and writing on the Champ over five decades, totaling 600,000 words. A silk-covered box illustrated with Neil Leifer’s iconic 1966 photo Ali vs Williams. XXL-format: 792 pages, including two gatefold sequences measuring 200 x 50 cm (80 x 20 in.); nine gold-metallic double-page spreads printed in silkscreen open each chapter. Measuring 50 x 50 cm (20 x 20 in.), GOAT tips the scales at 34 kg (75 lb.). Highest-quality binding in pink leather, the color of Ali’s first Cadillac. Optimum photographic reproduction, creating unparalleled intensity and range in the colors and exquisite tone and density within the duotone images. Eight-color printing on Galaxi Keramik 200 gsm semi-matte paper with gloss varnish on all images.
Handgjord, otroligt välarbetad bok i en generös storlek där modehistorikern Valerie Steele har samlat de mest ikoniska klänningarna som skapats under 1900-talet. Unik, limiterad utgåva, som är svår att hitta på marknaden. Bläddra och upptäck iögonfallande klänningar av designers som Poiret, Pucci och Doucet till Dior, Vionnet och Valentino. I boken visas hundra klänningar som orsakat uppståndelse, men som i slutändan inspirerat till helt nya modeströmningar. Bland de hundra finns Paul Poirets figurbefriande kappa från 1907, Madame Grès's sublimt draperade gudinneskapelse från 1938, Jean Paul Gaultiers överdrivna korskorsettklänning från omkring 1984 och Hussein Chalayans fantastiska fjärrkontrollfiberklänning med flygplan (!) från 2000. En helt fantastisk bok som garanterat lockar till både kommentarer och läsning om du låter den ligga framme på soffbordet. Boken ingår i serien som går under namnet "The Impossible Collection" - en kollektion limiterade, eleganta och handbundna kvalitetsböcker som fokuserar på ämnen sedda genom ögonen på riktigt kunniga experter.
In recent years, the decorative furnishings niche has become of tremendous interest to collectors, causing a surge in the auction market and bringing record sales. Chosen by design expert Frédéric Chambre, this selection of furniture designs unspools like the frames of a film, an epic picture composed of one hundred years of creative innovations in form, materials, and techniques. As in art history, themes can be traced across changing trends: design versus the machine, design versus craft, design versus art—a story that continues to unfold. This hand-bound oversize luxury edition traces the development of twentieth-century design from the Art Nouveau and Arts and Crafts movements through Bauhaus and Art Deco, Pop Art and the Memphis school, to today’s digital age, illustrating the dynamic story of a groundbreaking century through the evolution of everyday human objects.
The Master Edition is presented in a bespoke black slipcase. "With in-depth text by author and leading Rat Pack aficionado Shawn Levy, The Rat Pack is the first collectable photographic book on the men whose appeal transcends generations and who remain the epitome of cool." Frank Sinatra’s legendary clique defined life in the fast lane throughout the late fifties and early sixties, dominating American culture and epitomising a life of cocktails, love affairs and Hollywood glamour. A select group of photographers, including Sid Avery and Bob Willoughby, captured the Rat Pack in their heyday. Many of the images they produced have been largely stored away, many even undeveloped. For the first time, access to these shots has been made possible to produce one deluxe, collector’s edition. The Rat Pack is the definitive book on Frank, Dean, Sammy and co. tearing up Hollywood and Las Vegas with an extended cast including Marilyn Monroe and JFK. Fifty years on from the year many refer to as The Year of the Rat Pack, 1960, and their influence endures. Shooting Ocean's 11 by day, performing at the Sands by night and sweating out the sour mash in the sauna in between, The Rat Pack includes behind the scenes footage at the JFK Presidential Inauguration and house parties with Ava Gardner and Marilyn Monroe.
When Benedikt Taschen asked the most important portrait photographer working today to collect her pictures in a SUMO-sized book, she was intrigued and challenged. The project took several years to develop and proved to be revelatory. Annie Leibovitz drew from over 40 years of work, starting with the viscerally intimate reportage she created for Rolling Stone magazine in the 1970s and extending through the more stylized portraiture of her work for Vanity Fair and Vogue. Celebrated images such as John Lennon and Yoko Ono entwined in a last embrace are printed alongside portraits that have rarely, and sometimes never before, been seen. Annie Leibovitz was able to present some of her famous group portraits in a format that proves that she is the master of the genre. Her pictures are at once intimate and iconic, wide-ranging stylistically and also uniquely hers. Annie Leibovitz is often imitated, particularly by younger photographers, but her work is somehow immediately recognizable. The bookends of the Leibovitz collection are the black-and-white photograph of Richard Nixon’s helicopter lifting off from the White House lawn after he resigned as president in 1974 and the formal color portrait of Queen Elizabeth II taken in a drawing room of Buckingham Palace in 2007. In between are portraits that make up a family album of our time: actors, dancers, comedians, musicians, artists, writers, performance artists, journalists, athletes, businesspeople. Performance and power are recurring themes. A supplementary book contains essays by Annie Leibovitz, Graydon Carter, Hans Ulrich Obrist, and Paul Roth and short texts describing the subjects of each of the over 250 photographs. • Limited to a total of 10,000 signed and numbered copies, this book is available as Collector’s Edition (No. 1,001–10,000, our 5,565) and also as Art Edition (No. 1–1,000) with a fine art print, signed by Annie Leibovitz, and the full set of all four dust jackets. • Frontcover: Keith Haring, New York City, 1986 • Both editions come with a tripod book stand designed by Marc Newson.
It is the dream of many to own the worlds most beautifully designed automobiles, but most often only a handful of collectors ever come close. Now, The Impossible COLLECTION of Cars makes that dream come true, showcasing the 100 most exceptional cars of the twentieth century. Each luxury automobile—from the 1909 Blitzen Benz to a 1997 Porsche 993 Turbo S—was chosen for its revolutionary design, magnificent lines, and head-turning capabilities. The book also features cars owned by celebrities like Marlene Dietrich, Greta Garbo, Pablo Picasso, and Elvis Presley. This Impossible COLLECTION volume is presented on cotton paper in a beautiful black rubber clamshell box with a cutout metal plate.
“You’re already famous, now you’re going to make me famous,” photographer Lawrence Schiller said to Marilyn Monroe as they discussed the photos he was about to shoot of her. “Don’t be so cocky,” Marilyn replied, “photographers can be easily replaced.” The year was 1962, and Schiller, 25, was on assignment for Paris Matchmagazine. He already knew Marilyn — they had met on the set of Let’s Make Love — but nothing could have prepared him for the day she appeared nude during a swimming pool scene for the motion pictureSomething’s Got to Give. Marilyn & Me is an intimate story of a legend before her fall and a young photographer on his way to the top. Schiller’s original text and extraordinary photographs—over two thirds of which have never or rarely been published—take us back to that time, and to the surprising connection that allowed Marilyn to bond with a kid from Brooklyn, a kid with a lot of ambition but very little experience. Now, 50 years later, TASCHEN is publishing Lawrence Schiller’s story as a signed, numbered monograph limited to 1,962 copies, for the year of Monroe’s untimely death. Schiller’s is a story that has never been told before, and he tells it with tact, humor, and compassion. The result is a real and unexpected portrait that captures the star in the midst of her final struggle. · Collector’s Edition of 1,712 numbered copies (No. 251–1,962), all signed by the photographer. Also available in two Art Editions of 125 copies, each with an original photograph · The book and clamshell box are covered in a custom woven duchesse silk from one of the world’s most distinguished silk mills, Taroni, of Como, Italy · Printed on archival paper · Four foldouts, with one gatefold measuring a full 110 cm (44 in.) across · Translation booklet of the text available in German, French and Spanish with purchase upon request
In his landmark project Before They Pass Away Jimmy Nelson captures the lives and traditions of the last surviving tribes who have managed to preserve their traditional ways and customs within our increasingly globalized world. The British photographer’s epic portraits present these dignified inheritors of noble and age-old traditions in a proud spirit and in all their glory—a unique visual experience. This exquisitely photographed showcase for world tribal culture is not only a joy to look at, but also an important historical record. This book reveals the wide variety of human experiences and cultural expressions across the ages— and we’re delighted to have it among our fall offerings. COLLECTORS EDITION XXL is a limited edition of 500 handsigned and numbered copies offered in a sumptuous clamshell box (460 x 630 mm), showcased on a custom-made transparent book holder and containing three autographed art prints of tribesmen.
Supermodel, entrepreneur, activist, provocateur. Since her teenage rise to stardom, Naomi Campbell has dazzled the world with her looks, her strength, and her irrepressible spirit. The first black model to grace the cover of French Vogue and TIME magazine, she has been the face of hundreds of magazine covers, countless editorials and advertising campaigns, and a favorite subject for some of the best photographers of the ’80s, ’90s, and today. Signed by the supermodel herself, this two-volume edition celebrates the remarkable career of the one and only Miss Campbell, as styled and shot by the legends of photography and fashion. With a multiple artwork by Allen Jones and Naomi’s own autobiographical text, this is an at once intimate and breathtaking encounter with a beauty icon. Collector’s Edition (No. 201–1,200), each signed by Naomi Campbell and presented in a multiple artwork by British pop art luminary Allen Jones. Plus companion volume, 368 pages, within a multiple artwork by Allen Jones.
Sensual, artistic, and cerebral, this volume pairs Norman Mailer’s classic book Marilyn with Bert Stern’s provocative “last sitting” portfolio to trace the complexity and the allure of an incomparable screen siren. An inspired synthesis of literature and art, this Limited Edition is a tribute to Monroe’s vulnerability, intelligence, and enduring charm. This book, conceived by Lawrence Schiller, Mailer’s collaborator on five works, combines the author’s masterful text with Stern’s penetrating images of the 36-year-old Marilyn. Photographed for Voguemagazine over three days at the Bel-Air Hotel, Marilyn had never allowed such unfettered access, nor had she looked so breathtakingly beautiful. Six weeks later, mysteriously, she was dead. In this bold synthesis of literary classic and legendary portrait sitting, Mailer and Stern lift the veils of confusion surrounding Monroe—the woman, the star, the sex symbol—and offer profound insight into an iconic figure whose true personality remains an enigma even today. Limited Collector’s Edition of 1,712 copies, each numbered and signed by Bert Stern
Get up close and personal with Vanessa del Rio, America’s first Latina star and an icon of exuberant sexuality for men and women worldwide. Presented through Vanessa’s own archive and in her own words, this volume celebrates a life as wild as anything you’ll see on screen with candid images, personal anecdotes, and a 140-minute DVD documentary. In this sumptuous over-sized volume, TASCHEN celebrates a remarkably candid, confident, and exuberantly sexual woman. Presented through Vanessa’s own archive, in her own words, is a life at once shocking, titillating, amusing, and inspiring. And because paper and ink can’t do justice to a personality this big, an original 140-minute DVD documentary is included. If you aren’t already convinced, this book will end all doubt that there could ever be another woman like Vanessa del Rio. Limited edition of 1,300 copies, each numbered and signed by Vanessa del Rio
