35 beautiful coffee table books to give as gifts in 2021

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• A good coffee table book is a decor piece that's filled with stunning images and entertains guests.
• We compiled a list of 35 coffee table books that will make great gifts for everyone in your life.

Unlike the dog-eared, beaten-down tomes inhabiting the bookshelves of a home, coffee table books are a more refined species.

They have license over the prime tabletop real estate and are typically used as both an accent piece, a personal thesis statement, and entertainment for guests patiently waiting for their host to emerge from some other room.

Coffee table books have the visibility, exclusivity, and freedom to mostly consist of beautiful, mesmerizing photos. Below are 35 of the very best ones that work as host or hostess gifts, holiday gifts, or treat-yourself gifts to yourself.