The Book Mistress 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).

2000 Dragons by Don Ed Hardy

A History of Japanese Body Suit Tattooing by Mark Poysden & Marco Bratt

Antique Tattoo Flash by Professor Eddie Poferl

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

Body Type: Intimate Messages Etched in Flesh by Ina Saltz

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

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

Classic Tattoo Designs Coloring Book by Eric Gottesman

Classic Tattoo Designs CD-Rom & Book

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

Dragon Tattoo Design by Don Ed Hardy

Electric Tattooing By Men, 1900-2004 by Madame Chinchilla

Electric Tattooing By Women, 1900-2003 by Madame Chinchilla

Eye Tattooed America by Don Ed Hardy

Flash from the Past by Don Ed Hardy

Forever and Ever by Shawn Barber - NEW!

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

Franklin Paul Rogers, the Father of American Tattooing by Don Lucas

Freak Parade by Thomas Woodruff

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

Full Coverage by NewSkool Tattoo Collective, 2nd Edition - SOLD OUT!

Grandpa Jack's Tattoo Tales by Mark Foreman

Hand Made, Volume 3 produced by Karl Marc

Haunted by Dave Fox - NEW!

Kustom Japan by Michael McCabe - NEW!

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

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

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

Living Picture Books: Portraits of a Tattooing Passion 1878-1952 by Herbert Hoffman

Maori Tattooing by H. G. Robley

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

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

Mitch O'Connell Tattoos by Mitch O'Connell

Mommy Has A Tattoo by Phil Padwe

Motivtafeln (Flash Designs) by Herbert Hoffman

Mystery of the Whale Tattoo by Franklin W. Dixon - NEW!

New York City Tattoo: The Oral History of an Urban Art by Michael McCabe

Revisited: A Tribute to Flash From the Past by Steve Boltz and Bert Krak

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

Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopaedia Volume II by Dandiz Baldaev

Sailor Jerry Collins: American Tattoo Master by Don Ed Hardy

Sailor Jerry Tattoo Flash (Volume 1) by Don Ed Hardy

Sailor Jerry Tattoo Flash (Volume 2) by Don Ed Hardy

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 (4th Edition) by NewSkool, Adrian Lee, Editor

Tatowiervolagen (Tattoo Flash) by Christian Warlich

Tattoo 70 by Lyle Tuttle

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: My Life My Way by Bill Loika - NEW!

Tattoo Flash by Don Ed Hardy

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

Tattoo, Secrets of a Strange Art as Practiced by the Natives of the United States by Albert Parry


Tattooing in the Marquesas by Willowdean Chatterson Handy - NEW!

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

Tattooing the World Over by Milton Zeis

Tattoo-tatoué by Philippe Dubé (in French)

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 and Death Tattoos by Don Ed Hardy

TATZ - Sin on Skin by Stefano Mazzotti & Vincenzo Silvestroni

Temporary Tattoos

The Art of the Tattoo by Henry Ferguson and Lynn Procter

The Illustrated Woman by William deMichele

The Japanese Tattoo by Sandi Fellman

The Japanese Tattoo Design Handbook, Vol. 1 by Cocoro Books

The Sign Upon Cain by Alterocca Editore

The Tattoo by Tony Cohen

The Tattoo Baron by Carol "Smokey" Nightingale

The Tattoo Book by C. H. Fellowes

The Tattooists by Albert Morse

Traditional American Tattoo Designs by Jerry Swallow - NEW!

Tribal Tattoo Designs From India by Maarten Hesselt van Dinter

Tribal Tattoo Designs from Indonesia by Maarten Hesselt van Dinter - SOLD OUT!

Tribal Tattoo Designs From the Americas by Maarten Hesselt van Dinter

True Love Tattoos by Henk Schiffmacher

Underway is the Only Way by Grime and Horitaka

Undigested Kernel by Scott Harrison

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

You Call This Art? A Greg Irons Retrospective by Patrick Rosenkranz

Ordering & Contact Info

For more tattoo history and very cool tattoo collectibles visit Chuck at the Tattoo Archive.

We're excited to announce that we've moved, with the Tattoo Archive, to Winston Salem, North Carolina where we have a bookstore open to the public!




618 West 4th Street,
Winston Salem, NC 27101
336.722.4422

Of course, all of our books are available in our online store.