'Graphic Novels' that could belong on any bookshelf.

[Rorschach]

I have friends etc who don't even read comics but have certain books like Watchmen or V For Vendetta on their bookshelves along with other regular books. What other comics can you think of that might fit this criteria?

[victorxd1999]

Maus, Dark knight returns, Sandman, Preacher, Planetary, Transmetropolitan, Enigma and a lot of other early 90s Vertigo titles

[Balakin]

Maus, Dark knight returns, Sandman, Preacher, Planetary, Transmetropolitan, Enigma and a lot of other early 90s Vertigo titles

+ Daytripper (that is really a book that everybody should read), Criminal, Sleeper, From hell, LoEG.

[victorxd1999]

+ Daytripper (that is really a book that everybody should read), Criminal, Sleeper, From hell, LoEG.

Yes, Daytripper, very underrated. It's one of my books I give to everyone who's interested. Sleeper and Criminal are Brubaker's awesomeness so yes indeed. And of course From hell and LoEG, how could I forget those? To be honest, most Moore works fit. Like Top ten, Swamp thing etc.

[Black Iron Tarkus]

In addition to what's already been mentioned:

Bone, The Incal, Metabarons, Sin City, Batman: Year One, Solo, WE3, Black Hole, Ghost World, and pretty much anything by Darwyn Cooke or Paul Pope.

[canadianaidan64]

On a purely visual level, The graffiti designs watchmen, leather bound frank millar batman, and absolute sandman are some very classy looking books that wouldn't even look out of place in the White House library.

As far as literary graphic novels go, the only book I have to add to the afore-mentioned lists (excluding We3 which I hated) is Essex County by Jeff Lemire.