
Lavishly presented & illustrated Vintage Tattoos" explores the bold colourful & enduringly popular designs that were perfected across two World Wars explains their history symbolism & social significance & delves into the colourful lives of the era's most famous practitioners. The book is arranged thematically beginning with the maritime emblems & circus displays that kickstarted the golden age of vintage design. Interspersed throughout the pages are five st&-alone spreads profiling some of the most influential & fascinating tattooists of the period & authoritative Q&A interviews with old-school tattooists."