Schiffer Holiday Gift Book Ideas

A curated list of illustrated books and coffee table books for your holiday shopping inspiration. Browse our site for our complete library. 

The Gentleman's Pocket Knife

$39.99

As elegant as they are practical, pocket knives have long been considered essential equipment for a gentleman. No cleverly programmed app is able to open blister packages, peel a pear, or cut off a thread hanging from a seam. Revealed...

The Beatles: Fab but True

$29.99

The incredible backstories, cosmic coincidences, and colorful characters who loved, supported, exploited, and cheated the Beatles The Beatles: Fab but True examines 16 discrete stories about the Beatles that range from the merely unreal to the cosmically coincidental. Unlike the countless other...

101 Things You Should Know about James Bond 007

$24.99

In this photo-filled compendium of fun facts and fascinating trivia, every aspect of the world's most famous secret agent is explored and celebrated. From Bond's cars and gadgets to his women and villains, the 007 universe comes to life for...

Baked!

$17.99

A bakin' bible for potheads who'd rather eat their weed than smoke it. Serves up 35 easy-to-make, craving-busting recipes packed with every stoner’s favorite secret ingredient. Guaranteed to produce cannabilicious results every time, all the recipes in Baked! have been...

The Wild Alps

$75.00

Large-format collection of photography featuring the flora, fauna, and pristine landscapes of the Alps’ protected regions. Capturing the allure of this grandiose legacy of the ice age is difficult, even in superlatives, but this photo book provides up-close natural experiences...

The Wild Atlantic

$75.00

Nearly 450 awe-inspiring photos present unexpected perspectives of the mighty Atlantic Ocean and the western European coastal areas it touches. The powerful Atlantic Ocean looms off the coast of western Europe as a mercilessly untamed, rugged, and endless expanse. While...

Secret Places

$39.99

Secret Places offers insider tips on extraordinary but less-traveled destinations worldwide! In a post-pandemic world, people are eager to travel again. Yet, popular vacation destinations are far less appealing than they once were. This book is a much-needed alternative to overcrowded...

Useless Knowledge for the World Traveler

$19.99

A fun, funny, and fascinating compendium of trivia, traditions, and advice from around the world—covering all seven continents, from the North Pole to the South Pole, and even the moon! Did you know that a goat discovered the true effects...

Glamping

$24.99

Experience the stunning natural beauty and indulgent luxury of "glamorous camping" in this book featuring the best and most-beautiful glamping locations throughout Europe.   Have the best of both worlds: an outdoorsy, authentic blend of camping in the wild and...

50 Famous Fables and Folk Tales

$9.99

Enjoy  a collection of classical stories, culled from the greatest storytellers of all time, offering up tales of animals and other enchanted creatures to delight readers young and old. As fables, each story demonstrates a moral lesson or a piece...

The Art of Metal

$45.00

Over 400 of the finest examples of metal poster and cover art, spanning the entire 50-year history of metal, and how that art has helped define the genre Without the larger-than-life character and imagination of the art that complements it,...

The Who

$59.99

Who leader Pete Townshend describes this book as an "intriguing and extremely insightful take on the Who and myself." Most know that the legendary English rock band the Who performed concerts at ear-splitting volume, smashed their instruments, and became one...

New Orleans

$45.00

New Orleans: Elegance and Decadence focuses on the interiors, furnishings, art collections, and gardens of a handful of creative people in New Orleans in the 1990s. Dreamers and urban pioneers, they included bohemian artists, artisans, architects, preservationists, activists, antiquarians, restaurateurs,...

Interior Designers at Home

$50.00

This book takes you on a guided tour of 20 leading interior designers’ homes with tips and insights for creating spaces that work and look great. Learn how interior designing is as much about problem-solving as it is about inspiration,...

Mark Candelaria Homes

$60.00

Arizona-based architect Mark Candelaria is recognized for his timeless luxury designs and signature style rooted in classical form and functionality. In Mark Candelaria Homes, the architect presents 12 pivotal projects from the past decade and pulls back the curtain to...

Four Seasons of Entertaining

$50.00

Entertain for every season of the year with Shayla Copas, one of the South's most acclaimed luxury interior designers and tastemakers. Join Shayla as she shows you how to entertain your guests for: Sixteen glamorous celebrations ranging from Cinco de...

Christmas by Design

$45.00

What would Christmas be without lights, color, greenery, and glitter? Join leading professional designers on a tour of well-appointed private residences dressed in their festive best. The one-of-a-kind decorating schemes are a study in the art of using scale, shape,...

Hollywood Celebrates the Holidays

$29.99

Marvelously illustrated with more than 200 rare images from the silent era through the 1970s, this joyous treasure trove features film and television’s most famous actors and actresses celebrating the holidays, big and small, in lavishly produced photographs. Join the...

’Tis the Season New York

$34.99

No other American city dazzles during the winter holidays like New York, with its magical store windows, larger-than-life street decorations, and brilliant, tree-lit plazas. New York City photographer Betsy Pinover Schiff has gone uptown to Harlem, downtown to the 9/11...

Delicious Christmas Decorations at Historic Houses and Your Home

$19.99

Enjoy this historical approach to festive Christmas decorating. Taking inspiration from the wonderful decorations of fruits and greens at Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia, and other historic house museums across the nation, this book provides essential details for creating colorful decorations of...

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