The Tattoo Baron
by Carol Nightingale

This is said to be a fictional story written in 1979 by the Man with the Golden Needle, Carol "Smokey" Nightingale. This tragic-comic novella includes a description of the house of Hanover Schmaltz, one of the all-time great tattooists. Nightingale, a child of the Great Depression, was born in a swamp in Northern Ontario, Canada. He tattooed in both Canada and the United States. Published in 1979. Slim paperback, 8 x 5 1/2, 44 pages. Out of print.

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