Limited Edition Books
Where Books Meet Art. Curate Your Dream Collection.
The Taschen adventure began in 1980 and since then they have aimed to make the greatest books in the world. Whatever the subject, Taschen strive to edit, design, produce and package each book beautifully, with a great deal of care and attention to detail. Collectors who buy a Limited Edition early on will have, in addition to a rare and exceptional book, the added benefit of seeing their asset grow – these books have been known to have their initial value often tripled, quadrupled or even more within a short period of time.
Stimulate your imagination and indulge your passions. Taschen books are museums without restrictions. Books you can browse from home whenever you want. Subjects include Art, Architecture, Design, Fashion, Classics, Photography, Film, Nudes, Music and Comics.
Mario Testino, Private View
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.
Limited Collector’s Edition of 1,500 signed copies, each with a lenticular cover portrait of Lady Gaga and delivered in an injection-moulded plastic box.
Issey Miyake
We are deeply saddened to learn of Issey Miyake’s passing in August 2022. The revolutionary Japanese fashion designer was known for his innovative style and for working with both traditional and groundbreaking techniques. We are honoured to have worked with Miyake’s iconic designs have been immortalised in several books cherished by a wide audience around the world.
This limited Collector’s Edition offers a definitive history of Issey Miyake design. Initiated and conceived by Midori Kitamura, the monograph traces Miyake’s material and technical innovations since the earliest days of his career, including the Body Series of the 1980s and such practical, everyday designs as Pleats Please pieces.
Annie Leibovitz
One of the most influential photographers of our time. She began working as a photojournalist for Rolling Stone in 1970 while she was still a student at the San Francisco Art Institute. By 1983, when she left Rolling Stone for the revived Vanity Fair, she was already closely identified with the conceptual, theatrical style that is her hallmark. In subsequent decades, at Vanity Fair and Vogue and in independent projects, she has worked across many photographic genres and developed a large body of work—portraits of actors, directors, writers, musicians, athletes, and political and business figures, as well as fashion photographs.
The Annie Leibovitz SUMO a limited edition of 9,000 signed and numbered copies, presents some of the most famed actors, musicians, artists, writers, athletes, and businesspeople of our time. Available in four different cover photos, this at once intimate and iconic portrait collection is presented with Marc Newson-designed book stand and a supplementary essay compendium.
Ferrari
This massive book 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 aluminium display case designed by Marc Newson this unique work features a complete appendix gathering all of Ferrari’s victories since 1947.
Mick Rock. David Bowie Changes Lenticular
Four classic Mick Rock portraits of the scene-shifting David Bowie blend seamlessly together in a single, framed lenticular portrait of the glam-Rock superstar. It is an experience that propels you right into the centre of the Ziggy Stardust universe. edition of 500 signed by Mick Rock.
“David Bowie was (and still is) a man who had a profound effect on modern culture. He was my friend and we both loved the book which was produced and launched just before he died.” Mick Rock, 2021