Best coffee table book on Reddit
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#1
Taschen
5.0
(7)
"Start with publishers Taschen and Phaidon."
"If you live in/near a major city, you might be able to find a Taschen store. They have STUNNING coffee table books, some of the most beautiful I’ve ever seen. 10/10 recommend"
"Check out Taschen books! Pretty sure they have a warehouse sale going on right now."
"Look at the up and coming books from the publishers, Taschen, Gestalten, and Phaidon - they always have beautiful art and design books."
"Taschen does a lot of their coffee table books in a mini $20 edition."
"Taschen books..... get 3 for 30 bucks."
"In my opinion, Taschen publishes some of the best books. They are also very well made."
#2
Bluebeard's Bride
5.0
(3)
"Absolutely stunned to not see Bluebeard's Bride on here. It's a work of art."
"It's a work of art."
"I have never wanted to own "bling" in any of my hobbies until I saw that book."
#3
Phaidon
4.7
(3)
"There are… so many! Phaidon and Thames and Hudson are good publishers."
"^^^NSFW"
"Phaidon publish a lot of coffee table books. They’re fairly expensive though."
#4
Mork Borg
5.0
(2)
"Mork Borg easily"
"Mork Borg and Lancer are the two in my collection that I'd leave on a table."
#5
MÖRK BORG
5.0
(2)
"ARC, Mörk Borg, Nate Treme’s Haunted Almanac."
"MÖRK BORG if you're hardcore."
#6
Robert Frank
5.0
(2)
"Robert Frank's The Americans is just awesome, it inspires me every day."
"Robert Frank's The Americans, Walker Evans' American Photographs."
#7
Lonely Planet
4.5
(2)
"I just bought an awesome book exactly what you're looking for called 'Where to go and when'."
"I like Lonely Planet's 'Where to Go When'."
#8
Jonathan Shaw
5.0
(1)
"There’s a great one called “Vintage Tattoo Flash” by Jonathan Shaw."
#9
National Geographic
5.0
(1)
"Got this for Christmas and I really like it. Has lots of different categories, good high quality photos and has introduced me to a few destinations I had never even thought of before!"
#10
Percy Waters
5.0
(1)
"“Designed” by Percy Waters sold on blueletterbooks.com & any flash book from that website is a must."
#11
Gildersleve
5.0
(1)
"Gildersleve “Wacos Photographer” got the book for my wife and we love looking through it. It’s literally a book of old waco pictures."
#12
Assouline
5.0
(1)
"The new Assouline “Palm Springs” book by Sheila Hamilton is fantastic. Excellent photography"
#13
Brandon Stanton
5.0
(1)
"Any of the Brandon Stanton 'Humans of NY' type books."
#14
Lucy Richardson
5.0
(1)
"100 Midcentury Chairs by Lucy Richardson"
#15
The Essential Dykes To Watch Out For
5.0
(1)
"It is amazing, from the author of Fun Home"
#16
Henri Matisse
5.0
(1)
"Henry Matisse: the Cut-Outs"
#17
Vincent van Gogh
5.0
(1)
"Van Gogh: The Complete Paintings"
#18
Art
5.0
(1)
"Art = Discovering Infinite Connections in Art History"
#19
Strange Sisters
5.0
(1)
"A book of lesbian pulp fiction covers"
#20
Queer British Art
5.0
(1)
"Two anthologies of queer art"
#21
The Art of Drag
5.0
(1)
"Illustrated coffee table book about drag"
#22
Eye to Eye
5.0
(1)
"Portraits of lesbians by JEB, poseuses by gon burman, butch by meg allen, nothing but the girl - lesbian photography books"
#23
We Are Everywhere
5.0
(1)
"A GREAT book that goes into the history of being queer in the US in the 1900s."
#24
The Hips on the Drag Queen Go Swish, Swish, Swish
5.0
(1)
"N/A"
#25
Sex
5.0
(1)
"By Madonna"
#26
Bound For Glory: America in Color 1939 - 1943
5.0
(1)
"Dustbowl, farmland, factories, cities, get-togethers, crafts, music, etc."
#27
Local Artist Book
5.0
(1)
"Found a nice hardcover at a local bookstore from a local artist/author with scenery of the area."
#28
Steadman Book
5.0
(1)
"It's a great book - and cheap, considering ($32.70 new @ Amazon)."
#29
Mies van Rohe: A Critical Biography
5.0
(1)
"If they love Mies then they'll love this"
#30
Shin Takamatsu: Architect
5.0
(1)
#31
Akihiko Yoshida
5.0
(1)
"It's art is so amazing."
#32
James M. Saslow
5.0
(1)
#33
Hugh Nina and Neal Treadwell
5.0
(1)
"Terrific collection."
#34
Delta Green
5.0
(1)
"The Delta Green campaign book Impossible Landscapes is such a piece of art on so many levels."
#35
TCM
5.0
(1)
"Published by TCM."
#36
Ryan Pfluger
5.0
(1)
#37
Beth Lesser
5.0
(1)
"Recommend the book 'Dancehall - The Rise of Jamaican Music' by Beth Lesser."
#38
Barlowe
5.0
(1)
"Barlowe's guide to extraterrestrials"
#39
Audubon
5.0
(1)
"It's amazing."
#40
Hot Springs Island
5.0
(1)
"Adventures of Hot Springs Island"
#41
Post Secret
5.0
(1)
"It's a gorgeous coffee table book."
#42
Dungeon Crawl Classics
5.0
(1)
"All of the Dungeon Crawl Classics books and modules have stunning evocative art."
#43
Alan Flusser
5.0
(1)
"The Alan Flusser book."
#44
Taschen Tattoo
5.0
(1)
"I really love the book Tattoo by Henk Schiffmacher through Tachen"
#45
Degenesis
5.0
(1)
"Hands down Degenesis: Rebirth. Production values were out of this world!"
#46
Aquelarre
5.0
(1)
"It an RPG that originated in Spain, and was later translated to English, it's done up as a mediaeval manuscript and looks gorgeous."
#47
Petersen's
5.0
(1)
"Petersen's Field Guide to Cthulhu Monsters, which is a purely non-game book, but has gorgeous art work from I believe it's the former French edition."
#48
Art and Arcana
5.0
(1)
"In pure 'this is meant to be a coffee table book' Art and Arcana for D&D is quite good."
#49
The Book Grocer
5.0
(1)
"The Book Grocer, online book store, has a boxed bundle of coffee table books you can buy for AUD100 that covers a mix of subjects."
#50
Acne
5.0
(1)
"Acne Paper, Fantastic Man, or if you like any particular designer, they may have a collection book or a coffee table book."
#51
Fate of the Norns
5.0
(1)
"Also a very beautiful book but takes from the Norse mythology."
#52
Forbidden Lands
5.0
(1)
"I've got my Forbidden lands books out so I can poke through them every now and again and they look and feel epic."
#53
Fantastic Man
5.0
(1)
"Acne Paper, Fantastic Man, or if you like any particular designer, they may have a collection book or a coffee table book."
#54
Banksy
5.0
(1)
"Banksy. You are an Acceptable Level of Threat and If You Were Not You Would Know About it"
#55
Death & Co
5.0
(1)
"Echoing Death & Co and/or Cocktail Codex for an actual coffee table book to flip through."
#56
The Drunken Botanist
5.0
(1)
"Two others that are really aesthetically pleasing and decorative are The Drunken Botanist and Regarding Cocktails."
#57
Regarding Cocktails
5.0
(1)
"Two others that are really aesthetically pleasing and decorative are The Drunken Botanist and Regarding Cocktails."
#58
Great Women Artists
5.0
(1)
"Great Women Artists is really bright and aesthetically pleasing!"
#59
Art: The Definitive Visual Guide
5.0
(1)
"Art: The Definitive Visual Guide by Andrew Graham Dixon."
#60
The Secret Life of Pencils
5.0
(1)
"It's a book with photographs of the pencils used by favourite creatives, was a massive hit with the person I gave it to."
#61
A Man & His Watch
5.0
(1)
"One of the coolest books I’ve ever owned. The book is filled with amazing photography of some famous, storied pieces."
#62
The Alien Making Of
5.0
(1)
"The Prometheus one is awesome as well."
#63
Wabi Sabi for Artists, Designers, Poets, and Philosophers
5.0
(1)
"Highly recommend Wabi Sabi for Artists, Designers, Poets, and Philosophers!"
#64
BIRD by Andrew Zuckerman
5.0
(1)
"It has the most amazing photographs."
#65
A Garden Eden
5.0
(1)
"A Garden Eden: Masterpieces of Botanical Illustration is *gorgeous*. There is both a coffee table version and a more portable regular hardback."
#66
Eames
5.0
(1)
"Eames: Beautiful Details"
#67
Smuggler's Cove
5.0
(1)
"If you're into tiki, Smuggler's Cove is my recommendation."
#68
Angelarium
5.0
(1)
"Either book would look good as a centerpiece on your coffee table and is guaranteed to get some attention."
#69
Shadows of Esteren
5.0
(1)
"I believe Shadows of Esteren is a beautiful book. I would love to have the books just because they are gorgeous."
#70
Nike SB
5.0
(1)
"Nike SB book is great."
#71
Maze of the Blue Medusa
5.0
(1)
"Is one of the most beautiful RPG books I've ever seen."
#72
A Sense Of Place
5.0
(1)
"Currently on my coffee table: A Sense Of Place about Georgia O’Keeffe and New Mexico. It’s beautiful!"
#73
The Medieval Art of Swordsmanship: Royal Armouries MS 1.33
5.0
(1)
""The Medieval Art of Swordsmanship: Royal Armouries MS 1.33" makes a great coffee table book."
#74
Knightly Art of Battle
5.0
(1)
"My "Knightly Art of Battle" was designed as a coffee-table book."
#75
Jude Lew
5.0
(1)
"Dierk Hagedorn's Jude Lew is a gorgeous hardcover. It'd look great on a coffee table."
#76
Talhoffer
5.0
(1)
"Mark Rector's original Talhoffer and Dierk Hagadorns redone version of the same are both great."
#77
Modern Romanticism
5.0
(1)
"I just got McAlpine’s new book, Modern Romanticism, and I think it’s absolutely beautiful!"
#78
John Fielder
5.0
(1)
"We picked one of John Fielder's books as I love his photography and I find they tend to be big on pictures."
#79
City of Mist
5.0
(1)
"All very pretty and, more important for a coffee table book imo, very inviting to those who don't know what it's about."
#80
DreamHero
5.0
(1)
"It‘s half psychedelic artbook/half ttrpg and the english playtest version releases tomorrow"
#81
Alien RPG
5.0
(1)
"Just picked up alien which is gorgeous."
#82
Degenesis: Rebirth
5.0
(1)
"It was made by a design studio with a ton of care and passion."
#83
Eclipse Phase
5.0
(1)
"Degenesis: Rebirth, Alien RPG, Eclipse Phase"
#84
If You Love This Planet
4.0
(1)
"If you Love this Planet by Helen Caldicott"
#85
Kathe Kollwitz Charcoal Drawings
4.0
(1)
"Kathe Kollwitz charcoal drawings"
#86
Worlds Without Number
4.0
(1)
"Right now on my coffee table (stacked on the Go board) are: Worlds Without Number."
#87
Shadow of the Demon Lord
4.0
(1)
"Shadow of the Demon Lord."
#88
Flames of Freedom
4.0
(1)
"Flames of Freedom."
#89
Zweihander
4.0
(1)
"Zweihander."
#90
Main Gauche
4.0
(1)
"Main Gauche."
#91
Royal Horticultural Society
4.0
(1)
"The old RHS books, "RHS Encyclopaedia of Gardening" has loads of info for doing garden stuff."
#92
Magic: The Gathering
4.0
(1)
"Though I admit I’m cheating since it’s a lore book and not an rpg book."
#93
Ad Nauseam: Newsprint Nightmares from the 1980s
4.0
(1)
"Https://www.amazon.com/dp/1948221055/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_cHleEb971XRFN"
#94
Expedition: Fashion From The Extreme
4.0
(1)
"Is a really interesting book with some beautiful images."
#95
Take Ivy
4.0
(1)
"Because it's just cool."
#96
The World of Ice and Fire
4.0
(1)
"Its pretty big and has a lot of illustrations."
#97
Cocktail Codex
4.0
(1)
"Cocktail Codex is a good one. That’s great for 'if you like this drink, here are variations on that format as well as drinks that descended from it'."
#98
Jekka's Herb Book
4.0
(1)
"Jekka's Herb Book by Jekka McVicar is a really interesting read with lots of great photos."
#99
National Trust
4.0
(1)
"The national trust do some nice ones about their gardens in their properties."
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