280 x 230 mm

Hermès by Alice Charbin (Abrams) — an illustrated celebration of the house founded in 1837 as a harness-maker and transformed over a century and a half into the world’s most carefully guarded luxury brand: its history, its craft, its iconic objects, and the visual culture it has created. What craftsmanship means at its highest level — the scarves, bags, and leather goods coveted not for their logo but for their making. Published by Abrams.

Louis Vuitton: The Birth of Modern Luxury by Pierre Léonforte (Abrams) — the complete history of Louis Vuitton from its trunk-making origins in 1854 through the development of the luxury goods division to the contemporary fashion house — tracing how a company founded on travel equipment became one of the most recognisable luxury brands in the world. Historical depth and visual richness — the essential Louis Vuitton reference. Published by Abrams.

The Dutch Golden Age by Jp A. Calosse (Lorenz Books) — a comprehensive guide to the most significant school of painting outside Italy: Rembrandt and Vermeer, Frans Hals and Jan Steen, in response to the specific conditions of the Dutch Republic, the rise of a bourgeois art market, and the Protestant tradition that displaced religious subject matter in favour of the everyday world. Historical context and visual analysis of the major works throughout. Published by Lorenz Books.

500 Self-Portraits by Julian Bell (Phaidon) — the complete history of the most intimate genre in the visual arts, from Dürer’s Messianic self-portrait through Rembrandt’s decades of self-scrutiny, Frida Kahlo’s symbolic autobiography, and the contemporary artists who have pushed the genre into entirely new territory. A complete history of how artists see themselves — and therefore of how they see, full stop. Essential Phaidon. Published by Phaidon.

Now Make This by Phaidon Editors (Phaidon) — twenty-four hands-on projects created by the editorial and design team at Phaidon, drawing on the visual vocabulary of artists, designers, and craftspeople whose work Phaidon has documented over its century of publishing. Bookbinding, ceramics, textiles, printmaking, and graphic design — each chosen to introduce a specific material or technique. A beautifully produced invitation to creative practice. Published by Phaidon.

Francis Bacon: Revelations by Mark Stevens (Thames & Hudson) — the most comprehensive account of Bacon’s career available in English, presenting the complete body of work with the scholarly depth and visual richness it demands. Bacon’s distorted, screaming, isolated figures captured something about the modern condition that no other visual art of his era managed to express — works that cannot be looked at with comfort and cannot be forgotten. Published by Thames & Hudson.

Magnum Magnum (Thames & Hudson) — the greatest photographs from the complete Magnum archive, selected by the agency’s own photographers — each choosing the image by a colleague they most admire. A portrait of the world’s most important photographic agency as a community of peers: diverse in style and subject, united by a commitment to the photograph as a vehicle for truth. One of the great photography books. Published by Thames & Hudson.