Books from Phaidon Press

  • This Is Not A Book
    By Jean Jullien

    Selected by Publishers Weekly as one of the Best Books of 2016, Picture Books category This is not a book - it's a laptop, a pair of hands to clap, a toolbox!

  • Going Once: 250 Years of Culture, Taste and Collecting at Christie's
    By Christie's

    A celebration of evolving taste, told through the stories behind 250 objects sold by the world's leading auction house Founded in London in 1766, Christie's is one of the most important auction houses in the world.

  • Side by Side: A Celebration of Dads
    By Chris Raschka

    The pairs vary between stanzas, coming together in a visit to an ice-cream truck. With minimal text and maximum emotion, the book encapsulates Raschka's own passion and nostalgia for being a father to his [now-grown] son. Ages 3-5

  • Eden and After
    By Nan Goldin

    This beautifully produced book features 300 color illustrations and an introduction from Guido Costa, an art dealer and close friend of the artist.

  • Outland

    The seminal work by photographer and artist Roger Ballen, re‐released in an expanded edition with never‐before-seen images from Ballen’s archive.

  • We Are Shapes
    By Melinda Beck

    We are shapes! We balance, we stack, and best of all, we work together! -- cover

  • Any Objections?
    By Mario Testino

    Any Objections? is Testino's first book. Provocative and unexpected, it is a lightning roller-coaster of unpublished images which brilliantly illuminates the vision of one of photography's shrewdest eyes. Fashion and...

  • Australia: the Cookbook
    By Ross Joseph Dobson

    An ambitious new book from Phaidon chronicles three periods of Australian cuisine, from the ancient past to the Anglo era after colonization to the multicultural present - New York Times A celebration of Australian cuisine like never before ...

  • Great Women Artists
    By Phaidon Editors

    This essential volume reveals a parallel yet equally engaging history of art for an age that champions a greater diversity of voices. "Real changes are upon us, and today one can reel off the names of a number of first-rate women artists.

  • Printed in North Korea: The Art of Everyday Life in the DPRK
    By Nick Bonner

    Never-before-seen North Korea - a rare glimpse into the country behind the politics and the creativity behind the propaganda This incredible collection of prints dating from the 1950s to the twenty-first century is the only one of its kind ...

  • Nicholas Again
    By René Goscinny

    US edition. More classic adventures in this sequel to Nicholas.

  • Every Day a Word Surprises Me & Other Quotes by Writers
    By Phaidon Editors

    This collection is full of its own surprises and hard-earned advice - communicated with the eloquence and clarity that only the world's finest writers could summon.

  • On Vegetables: Modern Recipes for the Home Kitchen
    By Jeremy Fox, Noah Galuten

    On Vegetables elevates vegetarian cooking, using creative methods and ingredient combinations to highlight the textures, flavours, and varieties of seasonal produce and including basic recipes for the larder.

  • Management of Art Galleries
    By Magnus Resch

    Based on the results of an anonymous survey sent to 8,000 art dealers in the US, UK, and Germany, Magnus Resch?s insightful examination of the business of selling art is a compelling read that is both aspirational and practical in its ...

  • Louis I Kahn: Revised and Expanded Edition
    By Robert McCarter

    Louis I Kahn was one of the greatest influences on post-WWII world architecture, and in the twenty-first century his significance has skyrocketed.

  • Louis I. Kahn
    By Robert McCarter

    US architect Louis Kahn (1901–74) was one of the greatest influences on world architecture during the second half of the twentieth century.

  • Morphosis
    By Thom Mayne

    This book publishes for the first time all of Morphosis's completed work showcasing 35 buildings and installations in bold documentary-style color photographs with selected plans and drawings.

  • Morphosis
    By Thom Mayne

    The key works by one of the most influential architecture firms of the past 20 years.

  • Design Emergency
    By Paola Antonelli, Alice Rawsthorn

    Alice Rawsthorn and Paola Antonelli, two of the world's most influential design figures, meet the visionary designers whose innovations and ingenuity give us hope for the future by redesigning and reconstructing our lives, enabling us to ...

  • Think of England
    By Martín Parr

    England has been a key subject of Magnum photographer Martin Parr's work since he started taking pictures. Think of England is a comic, opinionated, affectionately satirical, colour-saturated photo-essay about the...