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Helmut Newton Sumo Book by Taschen, Germany, 2009
By TASCHEN
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Helmut Newton Sumo book by Taschen, Second Edition with its original stand, Germany, 2009
Category

Early 2000s German Books

Materials

Paper

"The Big Nude" Large Sumo Book by Helmut Newton
By Helmut Newton
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"The Big Nude" Large Sumo Book with stand by Helmut Newton. Brand new in it's original packaging
Category

1990s German Magazine Racks and Stands

Materials

Chrome

"The Big Nude" Sumo Book by Helmut Newton
By Helmut Newton
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"The Big Nude" sumo book with stand by Helmut Newton. Bound printed paper, signed and numbered to
Category

1990s German Magazine Racks and Stands

Materials

Chrome

“The Big Nude” SUMO Book by Helmut Newton 'Unopened', 1990s
By TASCHEN, Helmut Newton
Located in Renens, CH
“The Big Nude” SUMO book, original edition, signed by Helmut Newton from an edition of 10,000
Category

1990s German Modern Books

Materials

Metal

Sebastião Salgado, Amazônia, Signed Sumo Book, Black & White Photographic Print
By TASCHEN, Renzo Piano, Sebastião Salgado
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This SUMO-sized Art Edition (No. 1–100), designed by Lélia Wanick Salgado and signed by Sebastião
Category

2010s Photography

Materials

Steel

David Bailey. SUMO book and FIne Art Print, Andy Warhol.
By David Bailey
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Art Edition (No. 226–300), with the print Andy Warhol, 1965. The book and print are both numbered
Category

2010s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Sebastião Salgado "GENESIS" Signed, Limited Edition SUMO Book, with stand
By Sebastião Salgado
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Collector's Edition Book measures: 18.4 x 27.6 in. Total weight: 130 lb. The Collector’s
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Books

Materials

Cherry, Paper

Annie Leibovitz, Art Ed, SUMO book, Marc Newson stand, Black & White photography
By Annie Leibovitz
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Annie’s Big Book Famed photographer Annie Leibovitz weighs in with her own SUMO Art Edition (No
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Salgado, Amazônia Art D, Signed Sumo Book with Black & White Photographic Print
By TASCHEN, Renzo Piano, Sebastião Salgado
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Sumo-sized art edition (No. 301–400), designed by Lélia Wanick Salgado and signed by Sebastião
Category

2010s Photography

Materials

Steel

Salgado, Amazônia Art B, Signed Sumo Book with Black & White Photographic Print
By TASCHEN, Renzo Piano, Sebastião Salgado
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Sumo-sized Art Edition (No. 101–200), designed by Lélia Wanick Salgado and signed by Sebastião
Category

2010s Photography

Materials

Steel

Salgado, Amazônia Art C, Signed Sumo Book with Black & White Photographic Print
By Renzo Piano, Sebastião Salgado, TASCHEN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Sumo-sized Art Edition (No. 201–300), designed by Lélia Wanick Salgado and signed by Sebastião
Category

2010s Photography

Materials

Steel

David Bailey. Signed and numbered SUMO book and Fine Art Print, Jean Shrimpton.
By David Bailey
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Art Edition (No. 76–150), with the print Jean Shrimpton, 1965. The book and print are both numbered
Category

2010s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Helmut Newton "Sumo" Edition Hardbound book with Stand
By Helmut Newton
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Helmut Newton’s SUMO - Edition 08065 of 10,000 Hardcover with book stand, size 28'H x 20.5"W x 3
Category

1990s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Metal

Helmut Newton Sumo Taschen Book, Philippe Starck Stand, Signed Limited Edition
By Helmut Newton, Philippe Starck, TASCHEN
Located in Miami, FL
Helmut Newton Sumo Taschen Book, Philippe Starck Stand, Signed Limited Edition Offered for sale is
Category

Late 20th Century Monacan Modern Books

Materials

Metal

Annie Leibovitz Sumo, XXL Edition Book
By Annie Leibovitz, TASCHEN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
her pictures in a SUMO-sized book, she was intrigued by the challenge. The project took several years
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Books

Materials

Paper

Annie Leibovitz Sumo, XXL Edition Book
Annie Leibovitz Sumo, XXL Edition Book
H 14.9 in W 10.7 in D 3 in
SUMO
By Helmut Newton
Located in Tokyo, 13
LOT:20230825S01 Helmut Newton [SUMO] Hardcover, book stand designed by Philippe Starck Artist
Category

1990s Nude Prints

Materials

Paper

SUMO
SUMO
H 27.56 in W 19.69 in
Amazônia. SUMO
By Sebastião Salgado
Located in Toronto, ON
irreplaceable treasure of humanity. In the book’s foreword Salgado writes: “For me, it is the last frontier, a
Category

Late 20th Century More Art

Materials

Other Medium

Amazônia, SUMO, Limited Edition Signed Book & Exclusive Renzo Piano Bookstand
By Renzo Piano, Sebastião Salgado, TASCHEN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Collector’s Edition Book (No. 401–2,400), numbered and signed by Sebastião Salgado, with
Category

2010s European Books

Materials

Steel

Helmut Newton Sumo - Enormous Limited Edition Book with Philippe Starck Stand
By Helmut Newton, Philippe Starck, TASCHEN, Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
Experience the unparalleled grandeur of the Helmut Newton Sumo, the biggest and most expensive book
Category

1990s German Post-Modern Books

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Custom Made Lucite Oversized Coffee-table Book Stand for Taschen Sumos
By Iconic Design Gallery
Located in Miami, FL
Custom Made Lucite Oversized coffee-table book stand for Taschen Sumos This large, free-standing
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

Materials

Brass

Helmut Newton, Baby Sumo, Limited Edition
By Philippe Starck, Helmut Newton, TASCHEN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
BABY SUMO, welcome to the world! The legendary Helmut Newton SUMO in a spectacular new edition
Category

Late 20th Century Books

Materials

Stainless Steel

Annie Leibovitz Sumo, Keith Haring Collector's Edition
By Annie Leibovitz
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Edition: Keith Haring Sumo-size: 50.0 x 69.0 cm (19.7 x 27.2 in.), 476 pages, hardcover (incl
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Photography

Materials

Paper

Annie Leibovitz Sumo, Whoopi Goldberg Collector's Edition
By Annie Leibovitz
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Edition: Whoopi Goldberg. Sumo-size: 50.0 x 69.0 cm (19.7 x 27.2 in.), 476 pages, Hardcover
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Books

Materials

Other

David Hockney, A Bigger Book
By David Hockney
Located in Los Angeles, CA
designed by Marc Newson, plus an illustrated 680-page chronology book A Bigger Book, TASCHEN’s SUMO
Category

21st Century and Contemporary European Books

Materials

Paper

David Hockney, A Bigger Book
David Hockney, A Bigger Book
H 27.5 in W 19.6 in D 4 in
XXL Japanese Woodblock Prints Book
By TASCHEN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
such masters as Hokusai, Utamaro, and Hiroshige in the early 19th century. This book lifts the veil
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Books

Materials

Paper

XXL Japanese Woodblock Prints Book
XXL Japanese Woodblock Prints Book
H 15.6 in W 11.4 in D 5 in
Robert Alice, TASCHEN, On NFTs. Limited & Numbered Collector's Edition Book
By TASCHEN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
pixelated mystery. The book, presented in TASCHEN’s iconic grand-scale BABY SUMO format, covers a wide
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Books

Materials

Paper

Thomas Laird's Murals of Tibet Signed by the Dalai Lama with Bookstand
By Shigeru Ban, TASCHEN, Thomas Laird
Located in Vancouver, BC
A World Heritage landmark, this SUMO-sized publication presents the most precious surviving murals
Category

2010s German Tibetan Books

Materials

Paper

Murals of Tibet
By Thomas Laird
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A world heritage landmark, this SUMO-sized publication presents the most precious surviving murals
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Tibetan Books

Murals of Tibet
Murals of Tibet
H 27.6 in W 19.7 in D 6 in
The Four Seasons: Spring Japanese Woodblock Triptych ink on Paper Tales of Genji
Located in Soquel, CA
book illustrations and single-sheet ukiyo-e. He was known by various names: he called himself
Category

Early 19th Century Edo Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Ink, Woodcut

Sensational Japanese Wood & Lacquer Octopus Group - Iki Ningyo
Located in Christchurch, GB
commission life size studies of people, including Samurai , with a pair of 224 cm high Sumo wrestlers now
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

What a Life
Located in Los Angeles, CA
. “Ergo Sumo Ego” (which translates to “Therefore, I chose”) is written on the book binding at the base of
Category

1920s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Annie Leibovitz Sumo, Patti Smith Collector's Edition
By Annie Leibovitz
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Edition: Patti Smith Sumo-size: 50.0 x 69.0 cm (19.7 x 27.2 in.), 476 pages, Hardcover (incl. 6
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Books

Materials

Paper

Annie Leibovitz Sumo, David Byrne Collector's Edition
By Annie Leibovitz
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Edition: David Byrne Sumo-size: 50.0 x 69.0 cm (19.7 x 27.2 in.), 476 pages, Hardcover (incl. 6
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Photography

Materials

Paper

Life-Size Helmut Newton Exhibition Poster Henrietta Allais, 1982
By Helmut Newton
Located in Tarnowskie Gory, Sląskie
Tanit Munchen. This image was used at the cover of famous 'Sumo' book. Screenprint. Good condition
Category

Vintage 1980s German Modern Posters

Materials

Paper

Naomi Campbell, Cap d' Antibes Helmut Newton 1998 Color Coupler Print
By Helmut Newton
Located in Miami, FL
life, he started to focus on personal projects from the 1970s onward. In 1999, his now-famous book SUMO
Category

1990s Color Photography

Materials

C Print

"Sie Kommen, Dressed, Paris 1981" Vintage Silver Gelatin by Helmut Newton
By Helmut Newton
Located in Los Angeles, CA
dressed, photographs appear in Newton's famous book, Sumo, as well as several others. Models (L to R
Category

1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

"David Bowie, Monte Carlo 1893" Vintage Silver Gelatin by Helmut Newton
By Helmut Newton
Located in Los Angeles, CA
to include in his famous book, "Sumo". Photographed in Monte Carlo in 1983, this is a rare
Category

1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

"The Big Nude" Sumo Book with Stand Helmut Newton
By Helmut Newton
Located in Atlanta, GA
Taschen collector's edition 3631/10000. with Stand designed by Philippe Starck.
Category

20th Century German Modern Books

Materials

Chrome

Contemporary Modern Helmut Newton Big Nude Sumo Book Stand Signed Numbered
By Philippe Starck, Helmut Newton
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is an incredible, sumo art print book, "The Big Nude," signed by Helmut
Category

1990s Books

Sumo Book Helmut Newton on Philippe Starck Chrome Stand Taschenen Montecarlo
By Helmut Newton
Located in Lucca, IT
Sumo is photographic Book by Helmut Newton, for the volume Philippe Starck has designed a unique
Category

1990s French Mid-Century Modern Books

Materials

Chrome

David Bailey SUMO Art Edition Book by TASCHEN
By David Bailey
Located in Napa, CA
This SUMO-sized retrospective celebrates one of the world’s most influential photographers and the
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Paper

Annie Leibovitz Sumo Taschen Book, Patti Smith Cover
By Annie Leibovitz, TASCHEN
Located in New York, NY
Leibovitz. The book spans her work beginning reportage style photography following The Rolling Stones around
Category

2010s Italian Books

Materials

Paper

Helmut Newton SUMO Photoprint
Located in NYC, NY
Rare SUMO PHOTOPRINT. - First print on strong printing stock for the production of the Newton Book
Category

Late 20th Century German Photography

Materials

Paper

Helmut Newton SUMO Photoprint
Helmut Newton SUMO Photoprint
H 12.21 in W 15.75 in
Helmut Newton's SUMO, Collector's Edition
By Helmut Newton
Located in Los Angeles, CA
book contains 464 pages, breaking any previous record. SUMO is a truly unique publication. SUMO
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Books

Helmut Newton Sumo Big Nude Art Book on Starck Chrome Stand Signed 3114/10000
By Philippe Starck, Helmut Newton
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
pound book is one of the largest ever created. Each of the edition was numbered, (ours is 3,114 / 10,000
Category

1990s Moroccan Books

Materials

Paper

The David Hockney SUMO Collector's Edition
By TASCHEN, Marc Newson, David Hockney
Located in Antwerp, BE
foldouts, plus an illustrated 680-page chronology book with an adjustable book stand. Book stand designed
Category

2010s Magazine Racks and Stands

Materials

Metal

The David Hockney SUMO Collector's Edition
The David Hockney SUMO Collector's Edition
H 31.5 in W 27.56 in L 31.5 in
Annie Leibovitz Sumo, Keith Haring Collector's Edition
By Annie Leibovitz
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Edition: Keith Haring Sumo-size: 50.0 x 69.0 cm (19.7 x 27.2 in.), 476 pages, hardcover (incl
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Photography

Materials

Paper

Japanese Woodblock Prints. 40th Ed. Book
By TASCHEN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
compositions—alongside depictions of sumo wrestlers, kabuki actors, or enticing courtesans—rock stars who
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Books

Materials

Paper

David Hockney, A Bigger Book, Art Edition B, No. 251–500
By David Hockney
Located in Los Angeles, CA
; and an illustrated 680-page chronology book. A bigger book, Taschen’s SUMO-sized David Hockney
Category

21st Century and Contemporary European Books

David Hockney, Bigger Book, Art Edition D, No. 751–1, 000
By David Hockney
Located in Los Angeles, CA
; and an illustrated 680-page chronology book. A Bigger Book, Taschen’s Sumo-sized David Hockney
Category

21st Century and Contemporary European Books

David Hockney, a Bigger Book, Art Edition C, No. 501–750
By David Hockney
Located in Los Angeles, CA
; and an illustrated 680-page chronology book. A bigger book, Taschen’s sumo-sized David Hockney
Category

21st Century and Contemporary European Books

David Hockney, a Bigger Book, Art Edition a, No. 1–250
By David Hockney
Located in Los Angeles, CA
; and an illustrated 680-page chronology book. A bigger book, Taschen’s sumo-sized David Hockney
Category

21st Century and Contemporary European Books

Rolling Stones: Collector's Edition
By TASCHEN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sumo-size edition of 1600 copies. Signed by Mick, Keith, Charlie, and Ronnie. This book isn’t
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Other Books

Rolling Stones, Art Edition D
By Guy Webster, TASCHEN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, this Sumo-sized book charts the Stones’ remarkable history and outrageously cool lifestyle. With one-of
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Books

Rolling Stones, Art Edition D
Rolling Stones, Art Edition D
H 20 in W 20 in D 4 in
Rolling Stones, Art Edition E
By Ethan Russell, TASCHEN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
collaboration with the band and signed by all four members, this SUMO-sized book charts the Stones’ remarkable
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Books

Rolling Stones, Art Edition E
Rolling Stones, Art Edition E
H 20 in W 20 in D 4 in
Rolling Stones: Art Edition A
By David Bailey, TASCHEN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Richards Produced in collaboration with the band and signed by all four members, this SUMO-sized book
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Books

Rolling Stones: Art Edition A
Rolling Stones: Art Edition A
H 20 in W 20 in D 4 in
Rolling Stones Art Edition C
By Gered Mankowitz, TASCHEN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, this sumo-sized book charts the Stones’ remarkable history and outrageously cool lifestyle. With one-of
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Books

Rolling Stones Art Edition C
Rolling Stones Art Edition C
H 20 in W 20 in D 4 in
Rolling Stones, Art Edition B
By Bent Rej, TASCHEN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, this Sumo-sized book charts the Stones’ remarkable history and outrageously cool lifestyle. With one-of
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Books

Rolling Stones, Art Edition B
Rolling Stones, Art Edition B
H 4 in W 20 in D 20 in
Japanese Woodblock Prints, '1680-1938'
Located in Los Angeles, CA
; and where sumo wrestlers, kabuki actors, and courtesans are rock stars. This extra large book lifts
Category

Antique 18th Century Books

Materials

Other

Japanese Woodblock Prints, '1680-1938'
Japanese Woodblock Prints, '1680-1938'
H 15.6 in W 11.4 in D 2.5 in
The Rolling Stones: Limited Collector's Edition
Located in Westwood, NJ
Mick, Keith, Charlie and Ronnie. Published by Taschen this 518 page Sumo size Hardcover book comes in
Category

2010s Other Art Style More Art

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Sumo Book For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic sumo book available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of paper, metal and chrome, every sumo book was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the sumo book you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A sumo book made by Modern designers — as well as those associated with Mid-Century Modern — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made sumo book over the years, but those crafted by Helmut Newton, Philippe Starck and TASCHEN are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Sumo Book?

A sumo book can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $11,500, while the lowest priced sells for $3,500 and the highest can go for as much as $18,539.