Collector's Editions
 Mark Ryden, Pinxit
Relié sous coffret, 14.8 x 19.7 in., 366 pages, $ 1000
Le carnaval kitsch de Mark Ryden. Édition limitée à 1000 exemplaires
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À paraître !
Harry Benson. The Beatles
Hardcover in clamshell box, 12.3 x 17.3 in., 272 pages, $ 700
Cinq garçons dans le vent. Dans les coulisses de la Beatlemania. Édition limitée à 1764 exemplaires
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 Inez van Lamsweerde/Vinoodh Matadin: Pretty Much Everything
Relié, 3 vol., en étui, 12.2 x 12.2 in., 984 pages, $ 700
Deux artistes, une vision. Édition limitée à 1000 exemplaires
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 The Pedro Almodóvar Archives, Art Edition
Relié sous coffret, avec un morceau de pellicule d'une copie de 'Volver' et un tirage signé, 16.2 x 11.8 in., 410 pages, $ 1000
Une exploration en profondeur des œuvres complètes d’Almodóvar. Édition limitée à 500 exemplaires
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 Norman Mailer/Bert Stern: Marilyn Monroe
Relié sous coffret, 14.4 x 17.3 in., 278 pages, $ 1000
Monroe, par Mailer et Stern. Édition limitée à 1716 exemplaires
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Big, bold, bright!
Alas, we cannot take credit for inventing the folio book,
or as we like to call it, the XXL book (commonly referred to as the SUMO). But thank heavens (and Helmut Newton) we were able to make a modern success story by reintroducing this rare species, that has been known among bibliophiles well over 500 years.
This new direction may seem to clash with our roots and our company credo: to democratize "great" books and make them affordable and accessible all over the world at unbeatable prices. Worry not, dear friends—read on for an explanation of how we start out with XXL books and end up with affordable books.
Since the TASCHEN adventure began in the early 1980s, it has been our goal to make the greatest books in the world. Whatever the subject and whatever the retail price—from $10 to $10,000—we strive to produce, design, and package each of our books beautifully, with a great deal of care and attention to detail. The collectors who buy an XXL limited edition book early on will have, in addition to a rare and exceptional book, the added benefit of seeing their asset appreciate; our XXL books have been known to have their value tripled, quadrupled, or even quintupled and even more within a short lapse of time. A few examples: Helmut Newton's SUMO, whose market value went from $1,500 in 1999 to $15,000 today, Peter Beard, which went from $1,800 to $6,000 within two years, and Jeff Koons, which shot up from $1,000 to $4,000 within a few months.
Small, smart, smashing!
While the production of these books requires a no-limit budget policy, they make their proud owners feel good about their investments and their astute buying policy. They also allow us to let book lovers with less extravagant budgets benefit from the generous and lavish production cost that went into making the XXL book. Once the limited edition is sold out, we offer a smaller, condensed, yet equally well-produced edition with a much gentler price tag. It's a win-win situation, and we all live happily ever after.
Peace,
Benedikt Taschen