The BookMistress sells books related to the art and history of tattooing, including out-of-print and hard-to-find books. We currently carry the books listed below (organized alphabetically by title). If you're looking for a specific book that we don't usually carry, please let us know and we would be happy to try to locate it for you. All books are new (unless otherwise noted).

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2000 Dragons (Hardcover) by Don Ed Hardy

2000 Dragons (Paperback) by Don Ed Hardy

A Novel Idea? The Art of Dave Fox by Dave Fox

American Tattoo: As Ancient as Time, As Modern as Tomorrow by Alan Govenar

Antique Tattoo Flash by Professor Eddie Poferl

Art by Tattooists by Jo Waterhouse

Art for Life by Don Ed Hardy

Art, Sex and Symbol:The Mystery of Tattooing by R. W. B Scutt and Christopher Gotch

Bad Boys and Tough Tattoos (A Social History of the Tattoo with Gangs, Sailors and Street-Corner Punks, 1950-1965) by Samuel M. Steward

Bad Boys and Tough Tattoos (A Social History of the Tattoo with Gangs, Sailors and Street-Corner Punks, 1950-1965) by Samuel M. Steward - USED - SOLD OUT!

Beyond Skin by Don Ed Hardy

Bodies of Subversion by Margot Mifflin - NEW!

Body Type: Intimate Messages Etched in Flesh by Ina Saltz

Bonzini! The Tattooed Man by Jeffrey Allen, Illustrations by James Marshall - SOLD OUT!

Brooklyn Joe Lieber Flash Book by Brooklyn Joe Lieber

Bulls-Eyes & Black Eyes: The Art of Michael Malone by Michael Malone

Capt Don Leslie, Sword Swallower, Circus Sideshow Attraction 1937-2007 by Madame Chinchilla

Circus and Carnival Ballyhoo: Sideshow Freaks, Jaggers and Blade Box Queens
by A.W. Stencell

Classic Flash In 5 Bold Colors by Jeromey "Tilt" McCulloch

Classic Flash 2 In 5 Bold Colors by Jeromey "Tilt" McCulloch

Classic Tattoo Designs Coloring Book by Eric Gottesman

Danish Tattooing by Jon Nordstrøm

Dedicated by Blood / Whakautu ki te toto / Renaissance of Ta Moko by Gordon Toi Hatfield, llustrated by Patricia Steur

Done With Electricity by Bugsy and Adam Lockman

Dr. Lakra by Dr. Lakra

Dragon Tattoo Design by Don Ed Hardy

Drawn From the Well by Greg Craola Simkin

Ed Hardy 2009 Tattoo Calendar

Eddie Peace Vintage Acetate Pin-Ups, Volume 1, by Eddie (Tex) & Ann Peace

Ed Hardy: Tattoo the World - DVD

Electric Tattooing By Men, 1900-2004 by Madame Chinchilla

Electric Tattooing By Women, 1900-2003 by Madame Chinchilla

Encyclopedia for the Art and History of Tattooing by Henk Schiffmacher

Eye Tattooed America by Don Ed Hardy

Flash From Italy - NEW!

Flash from the Bowery - by Cliff White - NEW!

Forever and Ever by Shawn Barber

Forever Yes, Art of the New Tattoo by Don Ed Hardy

Freak Parade by Thomas Woodruff

Freaks, Geeks & Strange Girls by Randy Johnson, Jim Secreto & Teddy Varndell

Full Coverage - 2nd Edition by NewSkool

Graffiti Tattoo by Kings of Skin

Hanamichi by Hori Benny

Haunted by Dave Fox

Homeward Bound: The Life and Times of Hori Smoku Sailor Jerry

Hori Smoku Sailor Jerry Movie - DVD

Ichibay by Ichibay

Innerstate (Book & DVD) by Guy Aitchison & Michele Wortman

Japanese Tattoo Designs & Sketches, Vol. 1 by Aaron Bell

John Entwistle - Tattooist - Melbourne, Australia by Jane Laver & Danny Young

Kustom Japan by Mike McCabe

Last of the Bowery Scab Merchants by Walter Moskowitz

Lee Roy Minugh Flash Book by Lee Roy Minugh

Les Gars de la Marine (in French) by Jérôme Pierrat & Éric Guillon

Les Hommes Illustrés (in French) by by Jérôme Pierrat & Eric Guillon

Joe Lieber & Pop Eddy Stencil Book by Joe Lieber & Pop Eddy

Life as a Sideshow Tattoo Artist: Stoney Knows How by Alan Govenor

Lost Art From Tattooings Past by Jason Schroder - SOLD OUT!

Maori Tattooing by H. G. Robley

Memoirs of a Tattooist (Hard Cover) by George Burchet

Memoirs of a Tattooist (Paperback) by George Burchett - SOLD OUT!

Mitch O'Connell Tattoos by Mitch O'Connell

Modern Primitives by V. Vale and Andrea Juno

Motivtafeln (Flash Designs) by Herbert Hoffman


Mystery of the Whale Tattoo by Franklin W. Dixon

Nordic Tattooing by Jon Nordstrøm

Orlando's Punk Rock Flashback & Tattoo Art Book by Orlando Januar

Owen Jensen Flash Book by Owen Jensen

Permanent Curios by Don Ed Hardy

Pierced Hearts and True Love, A Century of Drawings for Tattoos by Margo Demello, Alan B. Govenar, Don Ed Hardy, Michael McCabe, Mark C. Taylor

Rocks of Ages: Being a Celebration & Manifestation of the Historic & Enigmatic Epidermal Icon As Seen by Various Artists by Don Ed Hardy - SOLD OUT!

Ron Ackers, Tattoo-Artist by Ron Ackers

Rosie - Folk Art Tattoo Flash by Don Ed Hardy

Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopaedia Volume I by Dandiz BaldaEev

Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopaedia Volume II by Dandiz BaldaEev - NEW!

Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopaedia Volume III by Dandiz Baldaev - SOLD OUT!

Sailor Jerry Collins: American Tattoo Master by Don Ed Hardy

Sailor Jerry Sketchbook, Vol. 1 - Pin-Ups by Michael Malone


Sailor Jerry Sketchbook, Vol. 5, Pin-Ups by Kandi Everett

Sailor Jerry Tattoo Drawings by Don Ed Hardy

Sailor Jerry Tattoo Flash by Don Ed Hardy

Sailor Jerry Tattoo Flash, Volume 2 by Don Ed Hardy

Sailor Jerry Tattoo Flash, Volume 3 by Don Ed Hardy - SOLD OUT!

Sailor Jerry Treasure Chest by Don Ed Hardy

Skin & Bones, Tattoos in the Life of the American Sailor by Independence Seaport Museum

Smilin' Buddah Tattoo, A 25 Year History by Paul Jeffries

Stewed, Screwed & Tattooed by Madame Chinchilla

Stoney Knows How (DVD) by Alan Govenor & Bruce "Pacho" Lane

Suits Made to Fit: Tattoos From the NewSkool Tattoo Collective (2nd Edition) by NewSkool; Adrian Lee, editor

Suits Made to Fit: Tattoos from the NewSkool Tattoo Collective (4th Edition) by NewSkool, Adrian Lee, Editor

Take What You Can...Give Nothing Back by Martin LaCasse - NEW!

Tatowiervolagen (Tattoo Flash) by Christian Warlich - SOLD OUT!

Tattoo 70 by Lyle Tuttle

Tattoo Art by Alan Weller

Tattoo Artist byJill "Horiyuki" Mandelbaum

Tattoo Book of Days by Lyle Tuttle

Tattoo City by Don Ed Hardy, Editor

Tattoo Darling: The Art of Angelique Houtkamp by Angelique Houtkamp

Tattoo Designs of Japan by Horiyoshi III

Tattoo Flash by Jason Phillips

Tattoo Flash: My Life My Way by Bill Loika - SOLD OUT!

Tattoo Flash by Don Ed Hardy

Tattoo Mystique by Angelique Houtkamp

Tattoo Parlour by Martin McIntosh, Gemma Jones - NEW!

Tattoo: Secrets of a Strange Art (2006 Reprint) by Albert Parry

Tattoo Travel Book by Ben Corday

Tattooing in the Marquesas by Willowdean Chatterson Handy

Tattooing the Invisible Man:Bodies of Work, 1955-1999 by Don Ed Hardy

Tattooing From Japan to the West by Horitaka Kitamura

Tattooing the World Over by Milton Zeis - SOLD OUT!

Tattooing the World Over, Second Edition by Milton Zeis

Tattoos of the Floating World: Ukiyo-E Motifs in Japanese Tattoo by Takahiro Kitamura & Katie Mitamura

TattooTime #1: New Tribalism by Don Ed Hardy

TattooTime #2: Tattoo Magic by Don Ed Hardy

TattooTime #3: Music & Sea Tattoos by Don Ed Hardy

TattooTime #4: Life & Death Tattoos by Don Ed Hardy

TattooTime #5: Art From the Heart by Don Ed Hardy

TattooTime: Complete Set #1-5 Plus Index by Don Ed Hardy

TATZ - Sin on Skin by Stefano Mazzotti & Vincenzo Silvestroni

Temporary Tattoos by Authentic Models Inc.

The Art of Ed Mironiuk by Ed Mironiuk

The Art of the Tattoo by Henry Ferguson and Lynn Procter

The History of Tattooing by Wilfrid Dyson Hambly

The Illustrated Woman by William deMichele

The Japanese Tattoo by Sandi Fellman

The Life & Times: Betty Broadbent by the Tattoo Archive

The Life & Times: August Bernard Coleman by the Tattoo Archive

The Life & Times: Percy Waters by the Tattoo Archive

The Life & Times: Charlie Wagner by the Tattoo Archive

The Sign Upon Cain by Alterocca Editore

The Skull Project by Matthew Amy

The Tattoo by Tony Cohen

The Tattoo Book by C.H. Fellowes - SOLD OUT!

The Tattoo History Source Book by Steve Gilbert

The Tattooed Lady, A History by Amelia Klem Osterud

The Tattooists by Albert Morse

These Old Blue Arms: The Life & Work of Amund Dietzel by Jon Reiter

These Old Blue Arms: The Life & Work of Amund Dietzel, Volume II by Jon Reiter - NEW!

Traditional American Tattoo Designs by Jerry Swallow

Traditionelle Tattoo-Motive by Herbert Hoffmann

True Love Tattoos by Henk Schiffmacher

Underway is the Only Way by Grime and Horitaka

Vintage Tattoos: The Book of Old School Skin Art - (European Edition) by Carol Clerk

Wood Skin Ink - The Japanese Aesthetic in Modern Tattooing curated by Paul Mullowney

You Call This Art? A Greg Irons Retrospective by Patrick Rosenkranz - SOLD OUT!