Brighton, East Sussex, England: The Wildcat Collection, 1996. Staplebound wraps. 7 3/4" X 8 1/4". 47pp. Moderate wear to staplebound pictorial wraps, with creasing, surface scuffing, bumping to corners, and small nicks to head and tail of spine. Slight lean to spine. Binding is firm and sound. Pages are clean... More about Beyond Belief
![Folklore of Tattooing] Shisei no minzokugaku / Koishikawa Zenji hencho /](/pictures/thumb/4576_1.JPG?v=1554514554)
Tokyo: Hihy sha, 1997. Hardcover. 8 7/8" X 6 1/4". 335pp. All text in Japanese. Mild wear to slipcase with original paper band as issued, with small tears to band. Publisher's onionskin dust jacket show moderate bumping and creasing. Tan cloth over boards, with spine lettered in orange. A touch... More about Folklore of Tattooing] Shisei no minzokugaku / Koishikawa Zenji hencho /
Tokyo: T ky Shinbun, 1973. Paperback. 9 1/8" X 7 3/8". All text in Japanese. Unpaginated, approximately 110pp. Moderate wear to pictorial wraps, with rubbing to extremities, edgewear and sunning to spine, light soiling and spotting to rear, and soft creasing to corners. Binding is firm and sound. Pages are... More about Ikiteru Ukiyo-E Horimono-ten (Living Ukiyo-e Horimono Exhibition
Tokyo: T ky Shinbun, 1973. Paperback. 9 1/8" X 7 3/8". All text in Japanese. Unpaginated, approximately 110pp. Moderate wear to pictorial wraps, with rubbing to extremities, edgewear and sunning to spine, light soiling and spotting to rear, and soft creasing to corners. Tattooed image loose and laid in to... More about Ikiteru Ukiyo-E Horimono-ten (Living Ukiyo-e Horimono Exhibition
[Tokyo]: [Kuroda publishing], 1995. Paperback. 8 1/4" X 5 7/8". 127pp. Text in Japanese kanji only. Mild edgewear to dust jacket over plain wraps. Binding is firm and sound. Pages are clean and unmarked. A nice copy of this completely pictorial exploration of Japanese tattoo in 1995, including traditional irezumi... More about Tattoo Catalogue '95
New York: Shami Production, Inc., 2009. Hardcover. 11 1/2" X 8 5/8". Unpaginated. Glossy pictorial paper over boards. Moderate edgewear to binding, with hard bumping to extremities and corners turned in. Binding is firm and sound. Pages are clean and bright. A solid copy of this collection of erotic photography featuring tattooed women. More about Tattooed Girls Rock!
Santa Rosa, California: 43 Cherry St. Productions, September 1983. Staplebound wraps. 10 7/8" X 8 3/8". Unpaginated, 20 pages. The faintest touch of wear to extremities. Binding is sound. Pages are clean and unmarked. A pristine copy of this fun 1983 tattoo shop "fun book" out of Cherry Street in... More about A Visit to the Tattoo Shop "Fun Book" #1: Color the Flash, Dot to dot, Crossword...
![Irezumi (bunshin) no jinruigaku [Anthropology of Tatooing]. Yoshio Atsuo, Ikuo Yoshioka](/pictures/thumb/4575_1.JPG?v=1554514486)
Tokyo: Y zankaku; Oyamakaku Publishing, 1996. Paperback. 7 3/8" X 5 1/8". 276pp. All text in Japanese. Mild edgewear to dust jacket and plain wraps. Binding is firm and sound. Pages are clean and unmarked. A very nice copy of this Japanese book on traditional tattooing from an anthropological perspective... More about Irezumi (bunshin) no jinruigaku [Anthropology of Tatooing
Newport Beach, California: Action Publishing, 1994. Paperback. 10 3/4" X 8 3/8". 211pp. Mild edgewear to pictorial paper wraps, else fine, firm, tight, and sound. Pages are clean and bright. A very well preserved copy of this 1994 directory of tattoo artists and studios worldwide, by state and city, and... More about A. S. C. Tattoo Directory 1994
Paris: Brodard et Taupin, 1974. Hardcover. 9 1/4" X 9 1/2". 239pp. Text in French. Signed by Bruno at front free endpaper. Mild wear to original dust jacket wrap, with 2" closed tear to front panel, small tears to edges, and scattered rubbing. Mild edgewear to dust jacket, with spot... More about Tatoués, Qui Êtes-Vous...?
London: Oldbourne Book Company Ltd., 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. 8 3/4" X 5 5/8". 222pp. Moderate edgewear to unclipped dust jacket, with British Book Centre label to front flap, presumably covering price. Small tears to edges and extremities of dust jacket, with light dust soiling to rear panel. Red cloth... More about Memoirs of a Tattooist
Paris: La Roulotte, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4". 54pp, plus 80 photographs on glossy paper bound at rear. Text in French. Original edition after 50 numbered copies. Appears to be a binding variant, with what is customarily the pictorial dust jacket instead forming the binding as... More about Les Tatouages du "Milieu"
Berkeley: Tattoo Archive, 1990-1998. Staplebound wraps. 8 1/2" X 5 1/2"; 11" X 8 1/2"; 11" X 8 1/2". 12-18pp each. Each catalog in staplebound wraps showing a touch of shelfwear and rusting to staples. Bindings are sound. Occasional red ink marks to pages, else clean and unmarked. A very... More about The Tattoo Archive, Three Catalogs: July 1990, February 1996, and Spring 1998
Berkeley, California; Louisville, Kentucky: Privately Printed, 1987. Loose_leaf. 13 loose leaf prints, with Terry Kaegin's black and white illustrations to rectos and C. W. Eldridge's text to versos, housed in a 11 1/4" X 9 1/4" black folder, with pictorial title label to front cover, and Eldridge and Kaegin's business... More about The Illustrated History of Tattoo
Minsk, Belarus: Met Publishing, 1997. Hardcover. 9 3/4" X 6 1/2". 231pp. Text in Russian. Pictorial paper over boards. Moderate edgewear to binding, with slight lean to spine. Binding is sound. Pages are clean and unmarked. A solid copy of this Russian book on the art of tattooing, fully illustrated... More about Tatuirovka
Tokyo: Haga Shoten, 1977. Hardcover. 11 7/8" X 8 1/2". 211pp. Text in Japanese. Publisher's pictorial slipcase shows moderate edgewear. Several long open tears to publisher issued glassine dust jacket. Deep blue cloth over boards, with upper board and spine lettered in gilt. Gentle wear to binding, firm and sound... More about / Genshoku Ukiyoe Shisei Hanga
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1927. First American Edition. Hardcover. 8 7/8" X 5 7/8". 346pp. Original publisher's deep red cloth over boards, with spine lettered and stamped in gilt. Moderate wear to binding, with corners bumped and turned in, gilt dulled, small tears to head and tail of spine... More about The History of Tattooing and Its Significance, with Some Account of Other Forms of Corporal Marking
The Hague, The Netherlands: Hunter Media, 2002. Hardcover. 12" X 9 1/2". 108pp. Moderate edgewear to pictorial paper over boards, with bumping to corners and head and tail of spine. Binding is firm and sound. Pages are clean and unmarked. An attractive copy of this moving photographic exploration of moko, Maori... More about Dedicated by Blood - Whakautu ki te toto: Renaissance of Ta Moko
Paris: Editions La Musardine, 2000. Paperback. 9 7/8" X 7 1/2". 199pp. Text in French. Mild edgewear to pictorial wraps, else fine. Binding is firm and sound. Pages are clean and unmarked. A very nice copy of this exploration of body modification, from body-building, tattooing, piercing, to genital surgical procedures... More about Changer le Corps?
Bowling Green, Ohio: Bowling Green State University Popular Press, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. 9 1/8" X 6 1/8". ix, 161pp. First printing, no later printings noted. A touch of edgewear to dust jacket with bumping to top corners. Brown cloth over boards, with spine lettered in black. Very gentle bumping... More about Mutilating the Body: Identity in Blood and Ink
N.P. Creation Books, 2006. Paperback. 11" X 8 1/4". 96pp. Mild edgewear and surface scratching to pictorial wraps. Binding is firm and sound. Pages are clean and unmarked. A nice copy of this study of extreme body modification in Japan, including Japanese tours by scalpel master Lukas Zpira and implants... More about Scar Factory: Extreme Body Modification in Japan
Tokyo: Gentosha, 2005. Paperback. 8 1/2" X 5 7/8". 163pp. Text in Japanese kanji only. Mild edgewear to dust jacket over printed wraps. Binding is firm and sound. Pages are clean and unmarked. A very nice copy of this exploration of the modern art of tattoo, including Japanese traditional, cover-up... More about Tattoo Age
Los Angeles: Museum of Cultural History, University of California, Los Angeles, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. 11 1/4" X 8 3/4". 279pp. Signed by Adrienne Kaeppler and dated 1988 to front free endpaper. No later printings noted. Tan cloth over boards, with upper board stamped in black and spine lettered in... More about Marks of Civilization: Artistic Transformations of the Body
Honolulu, Hawaii: Mr. Flash, Michael Malone, 1993. First Edition. Spiral bound. 11" X 8 5/8". 40pp. Moderate edgewear to stiff combbound pictorial wraps, else fine. A wonderful collection of over 150 Sailor Jerry hearts, flowers, banners, crosses, birds, and blades. A scarce title in the Sailor Jerry collection from his protege Michael Malone. More about Mr. Flash Presents Sailor Jerry Sketchbook Vol. III: Hearts & Flowers
Honolulu, Hawaii: Mr. Flash, Michael Malone, 1996. Spiral bound. 10 7/8" X 8 1/2". 40pp. A touch of edgewear to stiff combbound pictorial wraps, else fine. A well-preserved selection of 40 iconic Sailor Jerry pin-up girls. A scarce title in the Sailor Jerry collection from his protege Michael Malone. More about Sailor Jerry Sketchbook Vol. # 4
