(Hardback, Multilingual edition)

Daredevils and scantily clad starlets, fearless animal trainers and startling "freaks": This behind-the-scenes look at the American circus brings together original posters and lithographs as well as remarkable circus photography to explore the glamour and the grit of what was once the largest showbiz industry on earth.

(Hardback, Multilingual edition)

From analog to digital, mainframes to mobile phones-with photos, ads, and concept drawings of inventions that ushered in the digital era, this visual survey of the Information Age reveals how the computer and the Internet irreversibly transformed our world.

(Hardback, Multilingual edition)

With more than 400 canine portraits, this book is both a picture tribute to our favorite four-legged friend and a unique history of dogs in photography. From the 19th century right through to today, we see how the camera has been the key witness to our timeless affection for dogs, capturing their beauty, character, joy, and abiding friendship.

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Discover an exciting new compilation of Hans Christian Andersen's world-famous fairy tales; a return to childhood with the whole family in mind. The collection features 23 classic stories, vintage illustrations from artists such as Kay Nielsen and Lotte Reiniger, artist biographies, and silhouettes specially commissioned for this edition which bind all the magic together.

(Hardback)

For generations, children and adults alike have loved the timeless storytelling of Hans Christian Andersen. This sumptuous collection of eight of his best-loved stories is presented with sparkling vintage illustrations from artists including Kay Nielsen, Josef Paleek, and Lotte Reiniger.

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A must for every family home, this precious hardback anthology brings to life the most beloved fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm in a vibrant new translation and with exquisite vintage illustrations from Kay Nielsen, Walter Crane, Arthur Rackham, and more.

(Hardback)

This precious anthology presents 14 of the most beloved fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm in unique pictorial splendor, combining exquisite vintage illustrations from Kay Nielsen, Walter Crane, and Herbert Leupin with delicate historic and contemporary silhouettes.

(Hardback, Multilingual edition)

Frank Frazetta has reigned as the undisputed king of fantasy art for 50 years, with his fame only growing in the years since his death. His high-energy oils of Tarzan, Conan, Vampirella and his signature Death Dealer define not just fantasy worlds, but the bodies that occupy them: fleshy, muscular, tactile and sensual.

(Hardback)

As Dal's muse, Hitchcock's nightmare, and humble ingredient, the eternal egg weaves a fascinating tale back to antiquity. The first volume in TASCHEN's series with The Gourmand, sumptuously illustrated with exclusive photography and historic artworks, celebrates the link between food and art through original recipes and stories.

(Hardback)

Join the culinary experts at The Gourmand on an in-depth exploration of the literary, linguistic, historic, and gastronomic legacy of lemons, where the line between food and art is happily blurred. Featuring original recipes that celebrate the versatility and complexity of the king of citrus in the second volume of the best-selling series.

(Hardback, Multilingual edition)

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 like Jules Verne or F. Scott Fitzgerald, this book recalls such classic trips as the Orient Express, the Grand Tour, and the Trans-Siberian Railway.

(Hardback)

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 illustrations, EC fans are sure to find something new.

(Hardback, Multilingual edition)

In this volume, Jens Mller traces 130 years of graphic design, designers, and developments from the late 19th century through the economic boom after World War II until today. Year-by-year spreads are combined with in-depth features on dozens of landmark projects and industry-leader profiles.

(Hardback, Multilingual edition)

In this second volume, Jens Mller rounds off the most comprehensive exploration of graphic design to date. With around 3,500 seminal pieces and 78 landmark projects, year-by-year spreads, and profiles of industry leaders, discover how graphic design shaped contemporary society from the 1960s until today, from the hippie movement to new forms of visual language.

(Hardback, Multilingual edition)

In this mighty first volume, Jens Mller traces 70 years of graphic design, designers, and developments from the late 19th century through the economic boom after World War II, spanning designs that would form the basis for further revolutions.

(Hardback)

For all those who thought digital heralded the end of an era: illustration is alive and kicking, and new tools have given the art renewed vigor and the illustrator greater stamina. Steven Heller & Julius Wiedemann present a snapshot of "the new golden age of illustration," rounding up the most talented artists around the world. Pick your favorites!

(Hardback, Multilingual edition)

Don't let the compact size fool you: Within these modest covers waits a wealth of soft, natural, superlative breasts proudly displayed by top glamour models of the 1950s, '60s and '70s. Compiled from the original 398-page edition of The Little Big Book of Breasts as well as subsequent Big Breast Calendars for 40% new content.

(Hardback, Multilingual edition)

Over 150 of the best photos from the original volume are now in this compact book. From Betty Grable to Bettie Page, the greatest legs of the 20th Century are here, shot by Irving Klaw, Bunny Yeager and Elmer Batters. Silk stockings, high heels, curvy calves, taut thighs, playful toes - and no troublesome text - could leg love get any sweeter

(Hardback, Multilingual edition)

The origin of the world for pocket change! Gustave Courbet got it right in 1866 when he painted a voluptuous woman's furry cleft and titled it L'Origine du monde. We all come from the pussy and half of us spend our lives trying to climb back in-now you can carry 150 of the best right in your back pocket.

(Hardback, Multilingual edition)

This devoted compendium to the female derriere packs a whole lot of big booty into one petite treat of a book. Featuring more than 150 images of the biggest and best rears from The Big Book of Butt, including 30 new mouth-watering images, it's one irresistible ode to voluptuous curves from the 1950s to today.

(Hardback, Multilingual edition)

Compact in format but no less magnificently endowed, The Little Big Penis Book will delight even the most hardened aficionado of the male member. No half-cocked measures here, as we celebrate the rampant hardware of 150 models from the 1940s to the '90s, including photos by Bob Mizer of AMG, David Hurles of Old Reliable, and Rip Colt of Colt Studio.

(Hardback, Multilingual edition)

Tom of Finland fell for Marlon Brando as The Wild One and created a fantasy world of hyper-masculine motorcycle outlaws - loving other hyper-masculine outlaws. Get your hands on his avatar Kake, and over 200 more leather-clad hard riders - and we mean hard - in 192 compact pages.

(Hardback, Multilingual edition)

Get beneath the tight jeans of Tom of Finland's working-class heroes with this pocket-sized package of blue-collar lovers. With a brawny lineup of multi-panel comics and single-panel drawings and paintings, as well as photographs and sketches, this neat little book explores the tough physical types who fascinated Tom since his very first crush.

(Hardback, Multilingual edition)

Criminal justice never looked so good as in this pocket-sized collection of Tom of Finland's favorite tightly uniformed cops and suitably butch criminals. Multi-panel comics and single-panel drawings and paintings are contextualized with sketches, reference images, and personal photos of Tom.