Judge this book by its cover—and its size: on the 20th anniversary of *Helmut Newton: Sumo,* Taschen is out with an extra-large edition, weighing in at just under 80 pounds.

Style and substance (*clockwise from top*): Richard Avedon’s little-known advertising work gets its first survey; a biography of Ralph Lauren comes complete with visuals and a Blackwatch-patterned cover; Fabien Baron invites readers into his radical world.

On the move (*clockwise from top left*): Aerin Lauder’s *Palm Beach* is peaceful and politics-free; a dazzling collection resurrects Islam’s golden age; an ode to surfing makes waves; Steve McCurry zeroes in on the animal kingdom.

Home for the holidays: designed by Richard Neutra, the Kaufmann House in Palm Springs, California, *top,* is one of several residences highlighted in an architectural guide to modern style, *bottom left;* across the pond, England’s serene greenhouses claim the spotlight.

Every picture tells a story (*clockwise from top*): essays by Teju Cole and Hal Foster complement the moving artworks of Kerry James Marshall; a new volume focuses on the provocative Italian artist Piero Manzoni; a look at the woman behind New York’s Downtown Gallery, whose passion and taste helped define 20th-century American art; a photojournalist seeks to reconcile the world’s pain and beauty.

Calling the shots (*clockwise from top left*): Arthur Elgort pays homage to the women facing his lens; William Klein rounds up his finest photographs, from New York to Moscow; Harold Edgerton, inventor of the electronic flash, is celebrated through the pictures he helped make possible; 50 years since *Interview* magazine’s inception, a new book features cover stars from Anjelica Huston and Jack Nicholson to Bette Midler.

A day in the life (*clockwise from top*): from Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip to Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin, a new book features the couples who changed history; vivid photographs celebrate the sport that endures in Brazil’s lifeblood; the late Linda McCartney’s Polaroids are intimate and charming; JR captures personality at any age.

Sometimes, Bigger Is Better

Never-before-seen Avedon, a Trump-free Palm Beach, Helmut’s nudes: everyone loves a beautiful coffee-table book, and this year options abound

In order of appearance: Helmut Newton: Sumo, 20th-anniversary edition, edited by June Newton (Taschen); Avedon Advertising (Abrams); Ralph Lauren: In His Own Fashion, by Alan Flusser (Abrams); Fabien Baron: Works 1983–2019, with a foreword by Kate Moss and text by Adam Gopnick (Phaidon); Palm Beach, by Aerin Lauder (Assouline); Mosques: The 100 Most Iconic Islamic Houses of Worship (Assouline); Waves: Pro Surfers and Their World, by Thom Gilbert (Abrams); Steve McCurry: Animals (Taschen); Atlas of Mid-Century Modern Houses, by Dominic Bradbury (Phaidon); Glasshouse Greenhouse, by India Hobson and Magnus Edmondson (Pavilion); Kerry James Marshall: History of Painting, with essays by Teju Cole and Hal Foster (David Zwirner Books); Piero Manzoni: An Artist’s Life, by Flaminio Gualdoni (Gagosian/ Rizzoli); Edith Halpert: The Downtown Gallery and the Rise of American Art, by Rebecca Shaykin (Yale University Press); Conversations on Conflict Photography, by Lauren Walsh, with a foreword by Sebastian Junger (Bloomsbury Visual Arts); Arthur Elgort: I Love … (Damiani); William Klein: Celebration (La Fábrica); Harold Edgerton: Seeing the Unseen (Steidl/MIT Museum, Cambridge); Interview Magazine: 50 Years, by Bob Colacello and Nick Haramis (Assouline); Creative Couples: Collaborations That Changed History, by Angella Nazarian (Assouline); Brazil: The Beautiful Game, by Christopher Pillitz (Prestel); Linda McCartney: The Polaroid Diaries, with an introduction by Paul McCartney (Taschen); Wrinkles, by JR (Phaidon).

Photos: Steve McCurry (elephant at pool); Julius Shulman/© J. Paul Getty Trust. Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles (Mid-Century Modern, top); William Klein: Courtesy of Artbook/D.A. (woman in pink); © Glenn Steigelman (Interview);