Books on Books Books in Order
Books on Books contains 8 books, published between 2009 and 2017. The first book is Sophie Ristelhueber: Fait (2009) and the newest is Long Live the Glorious May 7 Directive (2017). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 2009–2017
- Pages on record
- 780 in 7 of 8 books
- Reading time
- 13–20 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 780 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 8 titles with a page count on record.
Books on Books is a photography series of 8 volumes published between 2009 and 2017. Jeffrey Ladd is credited on 7 of them, and Marc Mayer, Pierre Mac Orlan, David Chandler, Ivan Vartanian, Rune Gade, Peter Turner and Thomas Weski each appear once. The titles name individual photographers and their books: Sophie Ristelhueber: Fait (2009), Atget: Photographe de Paris (2009), Beyond Caring (2010), David Goldblatt: In Boksburg (2010), Nobuyoshi Araki: The Banquet (2012), Krass Clement: Drum (2012), Martin Parr: Bad Weather (2014) and Long Live the Glorious May 7 Directive (2017). Subjects record artistic, aerial and war photography. Counted volumes run to about 112 pages.
How many Books on Books books are there?
Books on Books has 8 books, released between 2009 and 2017.
Books on Books Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 Books on Books books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Sophie Ristelhueber: Fait2009 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/42009961/4
- 2Atget: Photographe de Paris2009 · 112 pages · confirmed 1/420091121/4
- 3Beyond Caring2010 · 104 pages · confirmed 1/420101041/4
- 4David Goldblatt: In Boksburg2010 · 112 pages · confirmed 1/420101121/4
- 5Nobuyoshi Araki: The Banquet2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 6Krass Clement: Drum2012 · 120 pages · confirmed 1/420121201/4
- 7Martin Parr: Bad Weather2014 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/42014961/4
- 8Long Live the Glorious May 7 Directive2017 · 140 pages · confirmed 1/420171401/4
Do you have to read Books on Books books in order?
You should read the Books on Books books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Books on Books book also stands alone.
Where to start with Books on Books
Start with Sophie Ristelhueber: Fait (2009), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Books on Books book?
Long Live the Glorious May 7 Directive (2017) is the newest Books on Books book released so far.
Is there a new Books on Books book coming?
No next Books on Books book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Books on Books at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Books on Books title on record dates from 2017, 9 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Books on Books books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 780 pages across the 7 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 112 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Books on Books books, 6 of 8, were published in the 2010s.
- Attribution
- Of the 8 titles, 7 are credited to Jeffrey Ladd, 1 to Pierre Mac Orlan, 1 to Marc Mayer and 1 to David Chandler. A further 6 writers are credited. One title carries no credit.
What the Books on Books books are about
All 8 Books on Books books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: pictorial works is tagged on 7 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Pictorial works 7 of 8 books
- Artistic Photography 2 of 8 books
- Photography 2 of 8 books