Art&DesignSpring2025

It Is What It Is: Tattooing the Brooklyn Way Peter Caruso. This book traces the evolution of the Brooklyn tattooing scene’s iconographic status. Peter Caruso visits over a dozen owners, artists, and customers, relating Brooklyn’s 20th-century tattoo history through biographies of gritty, no-nonsense tattoo artists. Here, they focus on events that shaped their craft and style and what inspired them to follow the path of this often thankless profession in New York’s toughest borough. • 9 1/8" x 8 1/8" (231x206mm) •398 color photos •144pp. •978-0-7643-4787-0•HC•$34.99 / £31.99 / $48.99 CAD Japanese Style Tattoo Art: Revisiting Tradition- al Themes Rodrigo Melo. Explore the art of Rodrigo Melo’s Japanese-style tattoos through more than 150 lush studio photographs of bodysuits, rib pieces, back pieces, and sleeves featuring traditional themes and imagery. See peonies, koi, tigers, dragons, and char- acters from Buddhist mythology presented in authen- tic form and color, but with some modern techniques and stylings, like the use of angry black to increase contrast • 81/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) •342 color photos • 176 pp. • 978-0-7643-3946-2 • HC • $39.99 / £36.99 / $56.99 CAD Japanese Tattooing Now: Memory and Transi- tion Michael McCabe. Classic Horimono to the new One Point style. Breathtaking photos display a vast range of styles. Stories of Japanese masters of the tattoo art, including Senseis Horihide, Horiyoshi III, Horitoshi I, Horiyasu, and Horikoi • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) •538 color photos •176pp. •978-0-7643-2142- 9 • PB • $30.00 / £27.99 / $42.95 CAD Knives and Needles: Tattoo Artists in the Kitchen Molly A. Kitamura & John Agcaoili. With favorite home recipes, striking culinary and tattoo art photos, and personal and colorful bios, Knives and Needles explores foodie tattoo culture from the personal kitchens of tattoo artists. Recipes are easy to follow and range from vegan churros to baked apples • 8" x 10" (203 x 254 mm) • 474 color and b/w images • 224 pp. • 978-0-7643-5814-2 • HC • $29.99 / £27.99 / $42.99 CAD Marked for Life: A Gallery of Tattoo Art Steve Bonge. Captures the best of modern tattoo art world- wide. Enhanced with comments from prominent tattoo artists • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 220 color photos • 160 pp. • 978-0-7643-1436-0 • PB • $29.95 / £27.99 / $42.95 CAD I Love Tattoos Takahiro "Horitaka" Kitamura. Here, in more than 1,400 new images, tattoo artist Takahi- ro “Horitaka” or “Taki” Kitamura presents the tattoo art of nearly 200 of the world’s finest tattoo artists. This visual insider’s reference book presents a wide range of styles, from portraits, to classic Americana, to traditional Japanese, to Polynesian and contempo- rary • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 1405 b/w & color photos • 176 pp. • 978-0-7643-3971-4 • PB • $34.99 / £31.99 / $48.99 CAD Ink & Steel: The Body Modification Photography of Efrain John Gonzalez Efrain John Gonzalez & Judson Rosebush. These portraits of pierced, tattooed, and heavily body-modified people are a celebration by photographer Efrain John Gonzalez. As an artist, Gon- zalez captures the spirit of the special individuals in this colorful book, as well as the richness of their fantastic and radical transformations. This collection is quite unlike anything else you will encounter • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) •215 color photos •128pp. •978-0-7643- 4104-5 • HC • $29.99 / £27.99 / $42.99 CAD Ink in the Hood: Tattoos for Darker Skin Randy Dragon Holder. 380 striking color photos display tattoo colors and designs most effective for use on dark skin. The text recounts experiences that led an artist involved in tattooing since the 1960s to discover techniques and applications that produce effective, clear tattoos on dark skin. This book also displays hundreds of tattoo patterns that the artist has determined best reflect the culture and community of his clients • 81/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) • 380 color photos • 160 pp. • 978- 0-7643-3333-0 • PB • $29.99 / £27.99 / $42.99 CAD Ink ’N Girls Ákos Bánfalvi. A fascinating look into the minds and hearts of gorgeous, intelligent, and confident women hailing from around the world. In candid interviews, these inked beauties open up to the author about their upbringings, first tattoos, favorite and most challenging modeling experiences, and more. Enjoy hypnotic portraits, provocative poses, and inter- esting themes that creatively and tastefully showcase mesmerizing body art. • 9" x 12" (228 x 304mm) •306 photos • 168 pp. • 978-0-7643-4659-0 • HC • $39.99 / £36.99 / $56.99 CAD Ink ’N Girls 2 Ákos Bánfalvi. Following the success of Volume 1, this second installment of Ákos Bánfalvi’s irresistible Ink ’N Girls series reveals facts about the lives of beautiful women adorned with vibrant ink. Interviews delve deep into the minds of tattoo models, revealing stories of pain and glory, resilience and triumph, growth, and transformation. • 9" x 12" (228 x 304mm) •308photos•176pp. •978-0-7643-4814-3•HC•$39.99 / £36.99 / $56.99 CAD Ink ’N Guys Ákos Bánfalvi. Male tattoo models show off their dazzling body art and open up about their backgrounds, interests, and opinions about the world in this collection of studio, open-air, black-and-white, color, and art photography. These hunks, bad boys, and hipsters discuss their careers, first tattoos, and feelings about being models. • 9" x 12" (228 x 304mm) • 300+ color &b/w images •192pp. •978-0-7643-5201-0•HC• $39.99 / £36.99 / $56.99 CAD Inside the Tattoo Circus: A Journey through the Modern World of Tattoos Kristian Misser. The best work of 97 international tattoo artists in words and images. Over 560 color images depict tribal themes, women, botanicals, animals, portraits, horror, organic, Japanese, religion and mythology, and futurism. In addition tattoo-related art, shops, conventions, mag- azines, and the internet are discussed. The contributors represent the US, Canada, Europe, Japan, and Austra- lia • 81/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) •560 color photos •208 pp. • 978-0-7643-3145-9 • PB • $39.99 / £36.99 / $56.99 CAD Filipino Tattoos: Ancient to Modern Lane Wil- cken. Tattooing is a spiritually respected art form in many cultures. The text presents Filipino practices connected with ancestral and spiritual aspects of tattoo markings and how they relate to the process and tools used to make the marks. Through the fasci- nating text and 200+ images, including color photos and design drawings, deep meanings of these markings become apparent • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 93 color & 113 b/w images • 160 pp. • 978-0-7643-3602-7 • HC • $39.99 / £36.99 / $56.99 CAD Bushido: Legacies of the Japanese Tattoo Taka- hiro Kitamura & Katie M. Kitamura. Delve into the elusive world of traditional Japanese tattooing. The Samurai spirit, Bushido, is an integral component of Japanese tattooing, traced through the imagery and interpersonal dynamics of this veiled subculture. • 8 1/2" x 11" (279 x 215 mm) • 220 color & 32 b/w photos • 160 pp. • 978-0-7643-1201-4 • PB • $29.99 / £27.99 / $42.99 CAD AOI! Ink Nymphs: Los Angeles Photography by Nelson Blanton. More than 200 artful, provocative images celebrate the best of Southern California’s tattooed models, a diverse and gorgeous group known as the Ink Nymphs. The two dozen featured women show how tattoos on the female form can serve up an irresistible, edgy cocktail of fashion, beauty, art, and personality • 9" x 12" (228 x 304 mm) • 213 color & b/w photos • 208 pp. • 978-0-7643-4785-6 • HC • $34.99 / £31.99 / $48.99 CAD Your Pinball Machine: How to Purchase, Adjust, Maintain, and Repair Your Own Machine B. B. Kamoroff A guide to purchasing, adjusting, maintain- ing, and repairing your own pinball machine. A step- by-step basic guide, thorough without being confus- ing, that does not require any special knowledge or training in electronics. • 8"x10" (203x254mm) •266 color and b/w images • 180 pp. • 978-0-7643-6180-7 • HC • $39.99 / £36.99 / $56.99 CAD Break Out: How the Apple II Launched the PC Gaming Revolution David L. Craddock. From the perils along the Oregon Trail and the exploits of Carmen Sandiego to the shadowy dungeons of Wizardry, Break Out recounts the making of some of the Apple II’s most iconic games, illustrates how they informed the games of today, and tells the stories of the pioneers who made them • 7" x 10" (177 x 254 mm) • 327 color & b/w images • 256 pp. • 978-0-7643-5322-2 • HC • $34.99 / £31.99 / $48.99 CAD NES Omnibus: The Nintendo Entertainment System and Its Games, Volume 1 (A–L) Brett Weiss. Covers the first half of the NES library in exhaustive and engaging detail. More than 350 games are featured, including such iconic titles as Castlevania, Donkey Kong, Double Dragon, Duck Hunt, Final Fantasy, and The Legend of Zelda. In addition to thorough gameplay descriptions, the book includes reviews, memories, historical data, quotes from vintage magazines, and, best of all, nostal- gic stories about many of the games from programmers, authors, YouTube celebs, and other industry insiders. • 9" x 12" (228 x 304mm) • 1,508 color images • 424 pp. • 978-0-7643-6068-8 • HC • $49.99 / £45.99 / $72.00 CAD The SNES Omnibus: The Super Nintendo and Its Games, Vol 2 (N–Z) Brett Weiss. Volume 2 is a fun and informative look at all the original Super Nintendo games released in the US starting with the letters N–Z. More than 375 games are featured, including such iconic titles as Star Fox, Super Mario Kart, Super Mario World, Super Metroid, Tetris Attack, and Zombies Ate My Neighbors • 9" x 12" (228 x 304 mm) • more than 2,000 color images • 464 pp. • 978-0-7643-5725-1 • HC • $49.99 / £45.99 / $72.00 CAD The NES Omnibus: The Nintendo Entertainment System and Its Games, Volume 2 (M–Z) Brett Weiss Volume 2 of the NES Omnibus is a colorful, fun, and informative look at ALL the original NES games released in the US fromM to Z. • 9"x12" (228 x 305mm) •2,427 color images •424 pp. •978-0-7643- 6248-4 • HC • $49.99 / £45.99 / $72 CAD The SNES Omnibus: The Super Nintendo and Its Games, Vol 1 (A–M) Brett Weiss. Volume 1 of the SNES Omnibus is a fun look at all the original Super Nintendo games released in the US starting with the letters A–M. More than 350 games are featured, in- cluding such iconic titles as Chrono Trigger, Contra III, Donkey Kong Country, EarthBound, and The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. Includes nearly 2,000 color photos • 9" x 12" (228 x 304 mm) • 2,000+ color images • 416 pp. • 978-0-7643-5532-5 • HC • $49.99 / £45.99 / $72.00 CAD CONTEMPORARY BODY ART & TATTOO | 115 VIDEO GAMES • Contemporary Body Art & Tattoo