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Photography Books to Add to Your Coffee Table

1. Gentlemen of Bacongo (Trolley)

An inside look at the exclusive club of the Sapeurs. These men of the Congo are some of the most stylish ever photographed — Cool, colorful and elegant. Plus there's a preface by design icon Paul Smith.

2. LeRoy Grannis, Surf Photography (Taschen)

Grannis captures images in technicolor and black and white of the birth of Southern California surf culture in the 60's. These are some of the most iconic images on and off the waves.

3. William Claxton, Jazz Life, The Collector's Edition (Taschen)

A beautifully packaged collection of photos by the legendary jazz photographer William Claxton. There are only 1,000 of these signed copies  available. It includes four signed prints and comes packaged in a clothed covered box.

4. Take Ivy, (Powerhouse) 

Fashion bloggers have been buzzing about this book for the last couple of years and at last this reissue is finally available to the public. First published in 1965, Japanese photographer Teruyoshi Hayashida documents Ivy League Style on the campuses of America's elite universities.

5. It's a Boy, It's a Girl, ( Taschen)

Here's a photography book for all you expectant fathers. This is a new take on the quest to find the perfect name for your soon to be son or daughter. Kirsten Dietz has taken over 300 hundred photos of names used on store fronts in America, Asia and Europe to help you decide what names sound and look the best.