$ 40.00
A spellbinding journey through the global history of witchcraft, the third volume in The Library of Esoterica follows this magickal tradition from its ancient roots to its modern incarnations. Through more than 400 artworks, and revelatory essays and interviews with modern practitioners, Witchcraft chronicles a cathartic evolution, from the craft’s emergence in ancient goddess worship to the embrace by today’s diverse witch community.
$ 20.00
Noir is the new black. From dangerous dames to grizzled gumshoes, this book is a couch-side must-have as you explore the grim world of Film Noir. Editors Paul Duncan and Jürgen Müller guide us through the bleak streets of the genre’s key themes and call out the essential flicks from 1940 to 1960. The book’s authors are Alain Silver and James Ursini, known for their Film Noir Reader series, and they provide an expert perspective on the gritty genre. Pages of vintage movie posters and stills will also get you in the mood, so take notes for your next movie binge night!
Alain Silver, James Ursini, Paul Duncan, Jurgen Muller
Hardcover, 5.5 x 7.7 in., 2.74 lb, 648 pages
$ 25.00
In this lush compendium illustrated with full-color images, the author of The Burlesque Handbook chronicles the history of one of the world’s most beloved fashion patterns—leopard print—celebrating its beauty and place in couture, and the women who have dared to wear it. Jo Weldon, an expert in the world of burlesque, reveals how this sexy, playful, decadent, and vibrant pattern once reserved for royalty came into vogue and became a staple of fashion. With a lively narrative, informative sidebars, and stunning images, Fierce is a must have collection for designers and fashionistas of all kinds.
Jo Weldon
Hardcover, 8.3 x 6.3 in., 1.7 lb, 232 pages
$ 60.00
Legend has it that when preparing props for the James Bond film Live and Let Die, producer Albert Broccoli commissioned Surrealist maestro Salvador Dalí to create a custom deck of tarot cards. Inspired by his wife Gala, who nurtured his interest in mysticism, Dalí eagerly got to work, and continued the project of his own accord when the contractual deal fell through.
The work was published in a limited art edition in 1984 that has since long sold out, making Dalí the first renowned painter to create a completely new set of cards. Drawing on Western masterpieces from antiquity to modernity (including some of his own), Dalí seamlessly combined his knowledge of the arcane with his unmistakable wit. The result is a surreal kaleidoscope of European art history.
TASCHEN resurrects all 78 cards in a fresh celebration of Dalí’s inimitable custom set, complete with a booklet by renowned German tarot author Johannes Fiebig offering:
Johannes Fiebig, born in Cologne in 1953, is one of the most successful authors on Tarot and a leading expert of the psychological interpretation of symbols and oracles. His main field of interest focuses on the use of Tarot and other symbolic languages as humanistic, psychological tools.
Deck of 78 tarot cards with booklet in box, 7.4 x 13 in., 1.65 kg (3.62 lb), 184 pages
Multilingual Edition: English, French, German
$ 40.00
Author Jessica Hundley takes on the 600-year history of tarot with a breathtaking first-ever compilation of more than 500 cards and tarot artwork, most of which have not been seen beyond their decks. The book is arranged according to the sequencing of the cards and covers Medieval to modern eras with nearly 100 contemporary artists’ works represented. Hundley includes excerpts from great thinkers like 19th century scribe Éliphas Lévi and psychiatrist Carl Jung. Marcella Kroll, host of the podcast Saved By the Spell, is also an expert contributor. For tarot newbies, there’s a helpful guide to reading the cards by author Johannes Fiebig.
Jessica Hundley, Thunderwing, Johannes Fiebig, Marcella Kroll
Hardcover, 6.7 x 9.4 in., 3.54 lb, 520 pages
Edition: English
$ 40.00
While modern-day horoscopes may be the most familiar form of astrological knowledge, their lineage reaches back to ancient Mesopotamia. As author Andrea Richards recounts in Astrology, the second volume in TASCHEN’s Library of Esoterica series, astronomy and astrology were once sister sciences: the King’s Chamber of the Great Pyramid at Giza was built to align with constellations, Persian scholars oversaw some of the first observatories, and even Galileo cast horoscopes for the Medicis. But with the Enlightenment and the birth of exact science, the practice moved to places where mystery was still permitted, inspiring literature, art, and psychology, and influenced artists and thinkers such as Goethe, Byron, and Blake. Later movements like the Theosophists and the New Agers, would thrust the practice into the mainstream.
Andrea Richards, Susan Miller, Jessica Hundley, Thunderwing
Hardcover, quarter-bound, 6.7 x 9.4 in., 3.54 lb, 520 pages
Edition: English
$ 20.00
Take a truly magical mystery tour with this sparkling compendium of magic and trickery from medieval thaumaturgies to 20th-century showmen. Featuring hundreds of rarely seen vintage posters, photographs, handbills, and engravings, Magic follows this special performing art from the 1400s to the 1950s.
Mike Caveney, Jim Steinmeyer, Ricky Jay, Noel Daniel
Multilingual Edition: English, French, German
$ 20.00
From legendary editor Dian Hanson (Juggs, Outlaw Biker) comes this portable new edition celebrating the female genitalia with insight into the historical and cultural significance of all things pussy. Included are interviews with adult film star Vanessa del Rio (aka The Clit Queen), the inventor of the Fleshlight, and Flower Tucci, squirter extraordinaire. No book about pussy would be complete without photos (of course!) and this scaled-down version of the original is a mere 5.5” x 7.7” - because sometimes size really does matter.
Hardcover, 5.5 x 7.7 in., 2.32 lb, 512 pages
Multilingual Edition: English, French, German
$ 15.00
For those who worry that there can be too much of a good thing, we’ve made a pared down, “best of” edition of The Big Book of Pussy, a petite little kitten of a book that puts those in-your-face photos in proper perspective. Now you can follow the evolution of genital exposure with ease, through 100 years of photos with one thing in common: the exhibitionistic pleasure with which the models present their feminine pulchritude. And with over 150 photos—36 new to this book—of the pet we love to pet, no bothersome text to interrupt the flow, all in a package that won’t stress the mailman’s back, we just may have produced the perfect self-gifter of the year.
Dian Hanson
Hardcover, 5.5 x 7.7 in., 0.91 lb, 192 pages
$ 20.00
We spank it, we kiss it, we ogle it, and TASCHEN’s Sexy Book Editor Dian Hanson has produced a magnum opus to the gluteus maximus. From tiny butterfly buns to athletic perfection (hello, Serena Williams), this portable version features amazing photographs and interviews with John “Buttman” Stagliano, booty legends Coco Austin and Buffie the Body, and Italian filmmaker Tinto Brass. It’s a reverent and at times cheeky deep-dive into all things butt, packed into a smaller version of the original coffee-table masterpiece.
Hardcover, 5.5 x 7.6 in., 2.32 lb, 512 pages
Multilingual Edition: English, French, German
$ 15.00
Compact in format but no less magnificently endowed, The 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, Rip Colt of Colt Studio, Craig Calvin Anderson of Sierra Domino, Hal Roth of Filmco, Jim Jaeger of Third World Studios, Falcon Studios, Mike Arlen, Fred Bisonnes, Carlos Quiroz, and Charles Hovland in a compact and inexpensive format.
Dian Hanson
Hardcover, 5.5 x 7.7 in., 0.91 lb, 192 pages
$ 80.00
You may not know the name Touko Laaksonen, but you’ve probably seen the work of legendary gay icon Tom of Finland. The ultimate collector’s edition, this hefty tome includes more than 1,000 images of incredibly buff men, but with insightful essays by film director John Waters and author Camille Paglia on the range of Tom’s artistic talent, which included tender tributes to men stricken with AIDS. It’s a true time capsule of an era when homosexuality went from out of the closet and onto the dance floor.
Dian Hanson, John Waters, Camille Paglia, Todd Oldham, Armistead Maupin, Edward Lucie-SmithHardcover, 9.6 x 13.5 in., 8.35 lb, 666 pages
(English, French, German)
$ 15.00
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, including Michelle Angelo, Virginia Bell, Roxanne Brewer, Joan Brinkman, Lorraine Burnett, Lisa DeLeeuw, Uschi Digard, Sylvia McFarland, Chesty Morgan, Roberta Pedon, Rosina Revelle, Janie Reynolds, Candy Samples, Tempest Storm, Mary Waters, June Wilkinson, and Julie Wills, plus Guinness Book of World Records bra-buster Norma Stitz in a compact and inexpensive format.
Dian Hanson
Hardcover, 5.5 x 7.7 in., 0.91 lb, 192 pages
$ 200.00
Dian Hanson has assembled a paean to the powerfully sexy ladies and gentlemen of fantasy art with this brilliantly curated collection. Yes, it peaked in the ‘70s, but like a boomerang, it’s back and new audiences are gobbling up the works of legends such as Frank Frazetta and HR Giger. Hanson, who as former editor of Juggs and Leg Show mags, knows a thing or two about the human bod, but she takes it a few steps further with biographies of the greats, rough sketches and numerous photos of completed works. This hefty volume is the ultimate bible for any fantasy fan.
Dian Hanson
Hardcover, clothbound with jacket, 11.4 x 15.6 in., 16.35 lb, 532 pages
Multilingual Edition: English, French, German
$ 70.00
Get down with Marvin Gaye, Earth, Wind & Fire, Stevie Wonder, Donna Summer, Barry White, Funkadelic, Al Green, The Jackson 5, Diana Ross, James Brown, Chaka Khan and many more black music legends in this collection of largely unseen images from the golden age of soul, R&B, and funk.
This volume gathers all of the glamour and groove captured by Los Angeles based photographer Bruce W. Talamon.
Bruce W. Talamon, Reuel Golden, Pearl Cleage
Hardcover, 22.6 x 31.6 cm, 2.67 kg, 376 pages
Multilingual Edition: English, French, German
$ 25.00
A beautiful collection of stories for young and old, each tale is illustrated by legends such as Kay Nielsen, Walter Crane, Arthur Rackman and Herbert Leupin. The 19th century classics endure to this day and this captivating book is a great way to introduce them to a new audience. Edited by Noel Daniel, who has written books on Jacob and Wilheim Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen and Kay Nielsen, the double-sided book has Brothers Grimm fairy tales on one side and Andersen’s tales on the other.
Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen, Noel Daniel
Hardcover, 6.1 x 8.5 in., 3.20 lb, 512 pages
Edition: English
$ 20.00
A must for any David Bowie fan, film historian Paul Duncan’s chronicle of the iconic 1976 film takes us behind the scenes with a galaxy of on-set photos of the young Starman and an interview with still photographer David James. Duncan’s essay explores the making of the film and its legacy some 40+ years on as it establishes itself as a sci-fi masterpiece.
Author: Paul Duncan
Hardcover, 5.5 x 7.7 in., 2.11 lb, 480 pages
Multilingual Edition: English, French, German
$ 175.00
Legendary tattoo artist and historian Henk Schiffmacher takes us on a personal journey through the history of tattooing from the 1730s to the 1970s in this oversized book of stunning tattoo artifacts and designs. Showcasing over two hundred years of worldwide tattoo history, the book brings together the best of Schiffmacher’s renowned private collection with lively personal commentary by the art’s most beloved raconteur and philosopher.
Henk Schiffmacher, Noel Daniel
Hardcover, 29 x 38.8 cm, 6.13 kg, 440 pages
Multilingual Edition: English, French, German
$ 40.00
The Book of Symbols: Reflections on Archetypal Images
This encyclopedia explores the hidden meanings of visual symbols across time and geography, from the sun to whales and the human hand. Spanning different eras and cultures, over 800 beautiful images combine with expert illuminations of symbol history, meanings, and psychic associations, offering readers a precious and fascinating resource for thoughtful interpretations of life, art, and spirituality.
Hardcover, 6.6 x 9.4 in., 3.95 lb, 808 pages
$ 29.00
A visual feast of eclectic artwork informed and inspired by spiritual beliefs, magical techniques, mythology and otherworldly experiences.
Mystical beliefs and practices have existed for millennia, but why do we still chase the esoteric? From the beginning of human creativity itself, image-makers have been drawn to these unknown spheres and have created curious artworks that transcend time and place – but what is it that attracts artists to these magical realms?
From theosophy and kabbalah, to the zodiac and alchemy; spiritualism and ceremonial magic, to the elements and sacred geometry – The Art of the Occult introduces major occult themes and showcases the artists who have been influenced and led by them. Discover the symbolic and mythical images of the Pre-Raphaelites; the automatic drawing of Hilma af Klint and Madge Gill; Leonora Carrington's surrealist interpretation of myth, alchemy and kabbalah; and much more.
Featuring prominent, marginalised and little-known artists, The Art of the Occult crosses mystical spheres in a bid to inspire and delight. Divided into thematic chapters (The Cosmos, Higher Beings, Practitioners), the book acts as an entertaining introduction to the art of mysticism – with essays examining each practice and over 175 artworks to discover.
The art of the occult has always existed in the margins but inspired the masses, and this book will spark curiosity in all fans of magic, mysticism and the mysterious.
$ 16.00
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.
Hardcover, 5.5 x 7.7 in., 192 pages
