*Clockwise from top left: Antoni Miralda: No-Flash Fashion—Miralda &* Elle 1964–1971; *The Christmas Book,* by Phaidon; *Karl Lagerfeld: A Life in Houses,* by Patrick Mauriès and Marie Kalt; *Picasso: Friends and Family—Photographs by Edward Quinn.*

*Clockwise from left: The Atlas of Car Design: The World’s Most Iconic Cars,* by Jason Barlow; Easy Rider Road Book: A Tour Through the Wild and Inspiring Side of Bicycle Culture, by Hatje Cantz; *Chloe Sherman: Renegades—San Francisco, the 1990s*.

*Clockwise from top: The English Gardener’s Garden,* by Phaidon; *Let’s Become Fungal!: Mycelium Teachings and the Arts,* by Yasmine Ostendorf-Rodríguez; More than Cake: 100 Baking Recipes Built for Pleasure and Community, by Natasha Pickowicz; *Bob Dylan: Mixing Up the Medicine,* by Mark Davidson and Parker Fishel.

*Clockwise from top left: Havana Modern: Critical Readings in Cuban Architecture,* by Rubén Gallo; *Nick Waplington: Comprehensive; Luna Luna: The Art Amusement Park,* by André Heller; *Falkland Road: Prostitutes of Bombay,* by Mary Ellen Mark.

*Clockwise from top left: Dacha: The Soviet Country Cottage,* by Anna Benn and Fyodor Savintsev; *Sea Pools: 66 Saltwater Sanctuaries from Around the World,* by Chris Romer-Lee; *Glass Houses,* by Phaidon; *Lee Miller: Photographs,* edited by Antony Penrose.

*Clockwise from left: The Book of Rhyme & Reason: Hip-Hop 1994–1997,* by Peter Spirer; *La Cucina Futurista,* by Filippo Tommaso Marinetti and Fillìa; *Mr & Mrs Clark: Ossie Clark and Celia Birtwell*—*Fashion and Prints,* by Federico Poletti; *The Pleasure of Seeing,* by Joel Meyerowitz and Lorenzo Braca.

*Clockwise from top left: Shaping Surf History: Tom Curren and Al Merrick, California 1980–1983,* by Jimmy Metyko; *Icons,* by Oscar Abolafia; *The Strokes: The First Ten Years,* by Cody Smith, Claude R. Franques, and Mick Rock; *Seafood Simple,* by Eric Ripert.

*Clockwise from left: The Outsiders: Rare and Unseen,* by David Burnett; *Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?,* by William Klein; *The Rolling Stones: Icons,* by ACC Art Books; Picturing Joy: Stories of Connection, by George Lange.

AIR MAIL’s Best Coffee-Table Books of 2023

Dazzling volumes on Karl Lagerfeld’s homes, vintage cars, and an artists’ amusement park, plus photography collections from Mary Ellen Mark, Lee Miller, and Nick Waplington, and a cookbook or two

By Julia Vitale

Our list of the year’s best coffee-table books offers something for everyone. Karl Lagerfeld’s homes—from his Art Deco–inspired apartment, in Saint-Sulpice, Paris, to his gilded 18th-century mansion, Hôtel Pozzo di Borgo—and Pablo Picasso’s family life, snapped by the Irish photographer Edward Quinn over the course of his 19-year friendship with the artist, are immortalized in two new volumes. An atlas of the world’s most exceptional cars joins books on bicycle and surf cultures.

There is also photography (collections by Lee Miller, William Klein, Mary Ellen Mark, Joel Meyerowitz, Oscar Abolafia, Chloe Sherman, George Lange, and Nick Waplington), music (books on Bob Dylan, the Strokes, and the Rolling Stones), and food (delightful new cookbooks from Eric Ripert and Natasha Pickowicz).