You're bidding on a lot with five books on street art. Norman Mailer - The Faith of Graffiti Photographs by Jon Naar Lebowski, 2009 Hardcover, 31 pages, English 31.1x23.6cm New in seal In 1974(!), a unique book was published in America: Watching My Name Go By. Graffiti had only existed for a few years - and then only in the form of tags: writing the artist's name in prominent places and locations in the city. Houses, walls, subway, trains, toilets: nothing was safe from the marker pens of the first generation of writers like Taki 183. Norman Mailer - legendary, omnipresent author - published this now reprinted 15,000-word essay in 1974, under the title The Faith of Graffiti. The book was an important document and benchmark for the first generation of graffiti artists, and is still a feast for the eyes. Graffiti Planet: The Best Graffiti from Around the World LOM Art, 2016 Softcover, 128 pages, English 12.7x20.3cm As new A celebration of the creativity of graffiti artists from all over the world. Ever controversial, graffiti or street art has become a significant art form and continues to evolve and transform urban landscapes in cities around the globe. Compiled by an insider on the New York graffiti scene, KET, this is a collection of the work of some of the world's top graffiti artists. Showcases work from artists such as Banksy (London), Can2 (Munich), T-Kid (New York), Os Gemeos (Sao Paolo) and many more. Graffiti Planet is a perfect companion to this dynamic and vibrant art form. London Street Art Prestel, 2006 Hardcover, 96 pages, English Size: 12x17cm New This first-ever guide to focus solely on London street art proves that the city's graffiti culture is clearly thriving. Shot in a riot of color by press photographer Alex MacNaughton, London Street Art presents a broad spectrum of writers and graffiti artists from crews all over London, including Hoxton, Shoreditch, Camden, and Hackney. Providing a lasting record of the best writers on the London scene, it captures pieces that last only a matter of hours or days before they are removed. From vast free masterpieces on walls, quirky stencils on doorways and pavements, to subtle stickers, tags and signatures, London Street Art is as hilarious as it is political, and showcases some of the most current, exciting and fresh urban art forms in the world. Green Patriot Posters Image for a New Activism Metropolis Books, 2010 Softcover, 128 pages, English 32x24.2cm New in seal A graphic rallying cry for ecological awareness, this collection contains 50 tear-out reproductions of posters based on the theme of sustainability by a variety of contemporary artists. Full color. The Beautiful Walls: Photographic Elevations of Street Art in Los Angeles, Berlin, and Paris Publisher: Fowler, 2010 Hardcover, 100 pages, English Size: 18.3x33cm New in seal Photography by Larry Yust Text by Patrick A. Polk “Readers will find something new each time they unfold the panels.” Publishers Weekly, starred review Graffiti is a forceful way of inscribing presence or “being” in the world as well as a means of creating affective links to the potency of natural wonders, religious shrines, and ancient ruins as well as the contemporary cityscape. The photographic elevations presented in this volume represent a graffiti-punctuated pilgrim’s progress built around the aesthetics of defacement. Graffiti- and mural-covered walls, buildings, automobiles, and railcars are the artful wonders, the vibrant shrines, and the dynamic ruins that structured Larry Yust’s pilgrimage to some of the most famed metropolitan centers of the world. He has brought back panoramic souvenirs; vistas that let us be there in a way that is perhaps better than being there. This book celebrates the artistry and audacity of the taggers and uncommissioned muralists who decorate and deface contemporary cities. Photographer Larry Yust lives in Los Angeles. Patrick A. Polk is curator of Latin American and Caribbean popular arts at the Fowler Museum at UCLA.