Slim Aarons: The Essential Collection

Editor's Note: This is the most complete account of Slim Aarons's work to date, covering five decades. It follows him from his early years as an army photographer and his time in Hollywood to the Life bureau in Rome, Holiday and Town & Country.

Hundreds of his best known images appear alongside more than 100 rare and unpublished photographs. Shawn Waldron, who oversees the Slim Aarons archive, writes the biographical essay, with contributions from Lesley Blume, Nick Foulkes and Laura Hawk, his former assistant. Hardback, 416 pages. Published by Abrams.