Coffee Table Book reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 126 Reddit reviews across 27 subreddits and 33 posts to rank the best Coffee Table Book brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/rpg, r/suggestmeabook, r/LGBTBooks, r/gratefuldead, r/ArtHistory. Top-rated brands include Taschen (5.0/5), Free League (5.0/5), Not specified (4.3/5).
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Reviews126
Subreddits27
Posts33
Brands86
Products61
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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
Free League
5.0
(7)
"Symbaroum."
"Anything from Free League, but probably Symbaroum or Coriolis."
"Everything about it is designed to do exactly what it says on the tin - take you back to 19th century Northern Europe."
"The Symbaroum, Vaesen and Alien RPG books from Free League are works of art."
"The Symbaroum, Vaesen and Alien RPG books from Free League are works of art."
"The Symbaroum, Vaesen and Alien RPG books from Free League are works of art."
"The art and overall look and feel of their books is just pure quality."
#3
Not specified
4.3
(6)
"I love 'the art of looking sideways' but I don't think you can get it cheaply anymore."
"Really beautiful photos & great explanations on why (safely) painting cats can be helpful."
"“The Moderns: midcentury American graphic design” is one of my favorites."
"“Fires and Riots” is a good one too."
"Yep, these are some solid coffee table books!"
"I really like "Playing with Super Power" - which goes into depth on the games featured in the SNES classic edition."
#4
Grateful Dead
4.2
(6)
"Grateful Dead Family Album and the recently released 'After all is said and done'!"
"A book of all the letters sent in by fans talking about the experience at shows etc."
"All about the tapers, lots of interviews and J card art."
"Dead Letters: The Very Best Grateful Dead Fan Mail."
"The complete annotated Grateful Dead lyrics."
"Grateful Dead: The Illustrated Trip and The Official Book of the Deadheads are good ones."
#5
Mork Borg
5.0
(4)
"Mork Borg easily"
"Mork Borg and Lancer are the two in my collection that I'd leave on a table."
"Mork Borg wins for me for its elegant chaos."
"To me, Mörk Borg is the most beautiful work of RPG art."
#6
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."
#7
Lancer
5.0
(3)
"Lancer art is always amazing."
"The Lancer hardcover is absolutely gorgeous."
"Wanderhome and maybe Lancer are next with just gorgeously vivid covers that just catch the eye."
#8
Lonely Planet
4.7
(3)
"Great photos and some quick facts about the country. It gets travelers and non-travelers alike talking when it's on the coffee table."
"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'."
#9
City of Mist
5.0
(2)
"All very pretty and, more important for a coffee table book imo, very inviting to those who don't know what it's about."
"City of Mist books - a neon-soaked noir comics aesthetic infuses them all."
#10
Wanderhome
5.0
(2)
"An absolutely beautiful game that I highly recommend."
"Wanderhome and maybe Lancer are next with just gorgeously vivid covers that just catch the eye."
#11
MÖRK BORG
5.0
(2)
"ARC, Mörk Borg, Nate Treme’s Haunted Almanac."
"MÖRK BORG if you're hardcore."
#12
Brandon Stanton
5.0
(2)
"Any of the Brandon Stanton 'Humans of NY' type books."
"If you're into photography, I'd recommend checking out "Humans of New York" by Brandon Stanton. It's a really interesting read with some amazing portraits."
#13
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."
#14
Electric Bastionland
5.0
(2)
"Electric Bastionland is glorious."
"Excellent quality print and the art is amazing."
#15
Zweihander
4.5
(2)
"Zweihander."
"Zweihander."
#16
Phaidon
4.5
(2)
"There are… so many! Phaidon and Thames and Hudson are good publishers."
"Phaidon publish a lot of coffee table books. They’re fairly expensive though."
#17
Cosmo Kramer
4.5
(2)
"Check it out"
"The Coffee Table Book by Cosmo Kramer. It even has legs that folds out to make it look like a coffee table."
#18
Alex Grey
5.0
(1)
"Anything by Alex Grey is fantastic!"
#19
Andy Goldsworthy
5.0
(1)
"It’s full of pictures of his artistic, beautiful and very intricate rock arrangements. It’s an awesome book to look through and get lost in the gorgeous pictures."
#20
Jason Leo Bantle
5.0
(1)
"Jason Leo Bantle is a wildlife photographer based in Alberta and he has a few coffee table books."
#21
Wil Huygen
5.0
(1)
"GNOMES - my fave book when I was little and still have the same copy on my coffee table today!"
#22
Numenera
5.0
(1)
"Numenera."
#23
Tim Lapetino
5.0
(1)
"Art of Atari by Tim Lapetino REALLY hits the Gen X nostalgia button. It’s the cover artwork for the game covers, manuals. Etc. Gorgeous, imaginative, and brings you right back."
#24
Tales from the Loop
5.0
(1)
"Tales from the Loop / Things from the Flood."
#25
Legend of the Five Rings
5.0
(1)
"Legend of the Five Rings."
#26
Ryuutama
5.0
(1)
"Honorable mention - Ryuutama."
#27
Fall of Delta Green
5.0
(1)
"Fall of Delta Green - probably the most intensely graphic-designed book in my collection."
#28
Spire / Heart / Strata
5.0
(1)
"Spire / Heart / Strata - all the books in the Spireverse are beautiful and distinctively so."
#29
Neverland
5.0
(1)
"Neverland is an absolutely gorgeous setting book."
#30
Jeff VanderMeer & SJ Chambers
5.0
(1)
"The Steampunk Bible by Jeff VanderMeer and SJ Chambers."
#31
Gregory Stock
5.0
(1)
"The Book of Questions - Gregory Stock"
#32
Wil Huygen & Rien Poortvliet
5.0
(1)
"Gnomes by Wil Huygen & Rien Poortvliet."
#33
Ruth Chou Simons
5.0
(1)
"I love Ruth Chou Simons books, which are the large tabletop sort. They’re beautiful and she illustrates them herself."
#34
Warpland
5.0
(1)
"Warpland is always great for a look through."
#35
Jonathan Shaw
5.0
(1)
"There’s a great one called “Vintage Tattoo Flash” by Jonathan Shaw."
#36
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!"
#37
Percy Waters
5.0
(1)
"“Designed” by Percy Waters sold on blueletterbooks.com & any flash book from that website is a must."
#38
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."
#39
Chaosium
5.0
(1)
"The chaosium call of cthulu books are absolutely gorgeous."
#40
Degenesis
5.0
(1)
"Gotta say Degenesis Rebirth for something more clean and the incredible artworks."
#41
Henri Matisse
5.0
(1)
"Henry Matisse: the Cut-Outs"
#42
Vincent van Gogh
5.0
(1)
"Van Gogh: The Complete Paintings"
#43
Art
5.0
(1)
"Art = Discovering Infinite Connections in Art History"
#44
Strange Sisters
5.0
(1)
"A book of lesbian pulp fiction covers"
#45
Queer British Art
5.0
(1)
"Two anthologies of queer art"
#46
The Art of Drag
5.0
(1)
"Illustrated coffee table book about drag"
#47
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"
#48
We Are Everywhere
5.0
(1)
"A GREAT book that goes into the history of being queer in the US in the 1900s."
#49
The Hips on the Drag Queen Go Swish, Swish, Swish
5.0
(1)
"N/A"
#50
Sex
5.0
(1)
"By Madonna"
#51
Bound For Glory: America in Color 1939 - 1943
5.0
(1)
"Dustbowl, farmland, factories, cities, get-togethers, crafts, music, etc."
#52
Local Artist Book
5.0
(1)
"Found a nice hardcover at a local bookstore from a local artist/author with scenery of the area."
#53
Steadman Book
5.0
(1)
"It's a great book - and cheap, considering ($32.70 new @ Amazon)."
#54
Mies van Rohe: A Critical Biography
5.0
(1)
"If they love Mies then they'll love this"
#55
Shin Takamatsu: Architect
5.0
(1)
#56
Akihiko Yoshida
5.0
(1)
"It's art is so amazing."
#57
James M. Saslow
5.0
(1)
#58
Hugh Nina and Neal Treadwell
5.0
(1)
"Terrific collection."
#59
Delta Green
5.0
(1)
"The Delta Green campaign book Impossible Landscapes is such a piece of art on so many levels."
#60
TCM
5.0
(1)
"Published by TCM."
#61
Ryan Pfluger
5.0
(1)
#62
Beth Lesser
5.0
(1)
"Recommend the book 'Dancehall - The Rise of Jamaican Music' by Beth Lesser."
#63
Barlowe
5.0
(1)
"Barlowe's guide to extraterrestrials"
#64
Audubon
5.0
(1)
"It's amazing."
#65
Hot Springs Island
5.0
(1)
"Adventures of Hot Springs Island"
#66
Post Secret
5.0
(1)
"It's a gorgeous coffee table book."
#67
Time-Life
4.0
(1)
"Time-Life published a multi-book series called 'Mysteries of the Unknown'. All are large enough to fall into the display/coffee table book category."
#68
Grimfrost
4.0
(1)
"Grimfrost has some really high quality, fun coffee table/library style books on Norse Gods and mythology, fairies, and a book of monsters from around the world."
#69
Roderick Cannon
4.0
(1)
"A great read interspersed with some good photos! Provides a great vintage asthetic if you can get ahold of a copy in good condition."
#70
H.R. Giger and Roger Dean
4.0
(1)
"I was going to suggest artists books, especially: H.R. Giger (alien franchise concept artist), Roger Dean (prog rock album covers), or your fave album art/horror film concept art"
#71
Jim Shedden and Britt Salvesen
4.0
(1)
"Guillermo del Toro: At Home with Monsters: Inside His Films, Notebooks, and Collections"
#72
Robert D. Ballard and Rick Archbold
4.0
(1)
"One I keep handy is "The Lost Ships of Guadalcanal: Exploring the Ghost Fleet of the South Pacific" by Robert D. Ballard and Rick Archbold"
#73
James Nachtwey
4.0
(1)
"Inferno - James Navhtweys book of his award winning photographs. Not for the faint of heart coffee table."
#74
Bob McGreevy
4.0
(1)
"Lost Legends of the Lakes by Bob McGreevy"
#75
Rachel Sussman
4.0
(1)
"The Oldest Living Things in the World by Rachel Sussman"
#76
CommonC
4.0
(1)
"A coffee table book for Communist children (brainwashed by CommonC"
#77
Robert D. Ballard
4.0
(1)
"'Lost Liners' by Robert D Ballard!"
#78
Angie Quaale
4.0
(1)
"Not necessarily Surrey specific, but there’s the 'Eating Local in the Fraser Valley by Angie Quaale'."
#79
Ken Marschall and Robert D. Ballard
4.0
(1)
"Lost liners by Ken Marschall is on my coffee table, along with a Lusitania book by Bob Ballard with Ken Marschall paintings"
#80
E.B. Hudspeth
4.0
(1)
"The Resurrectionist: The Lost Work of Dr. Spencer Black by EB Hubdspeth. A very short book with an amazing series of many anatomical drawings of extinct occult/magical creatures."
#81
Shadow of the Demon Lord
4.0
(1)
"Shadow of the Demon Lord."
#82
Worlds Without Number
4.0
(1)
"Right now on my coffee table (stacked on the Go board) are: Worlds Without Number."
#83
Flames of Freedom
4.0
(1)
"Flames of Freedom."
#84
Goose Lane Editions
4.0
(1)
"305 Lost Buildings of Canada is cool, written by Canadians, published with a Canadian company."
#85
Main Gauche
4.0
(1)
"Main Gauche."
#86
Kathe Kollwitz Charcoal Drawings
4.0
(1)
"Kathe Kollwitz charcoal drawings"
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