Skin Deep: The Mystery of Tattooing

First edition. 4to. 205pp. + [xvi] plates. Hardback in dust jacket. Publisher’s red cloth boards with gilt to spine. Slight chip to leading corner of upper board. Jacket age-toned and slightly soiled; creased to edges with some tears and minor chipping. Tape repair to reverse of head of spine/lower panel. Lavishly illustrated throughout, including a 16-page section in colour. *** A comprehensive illustrated history on the art of tattooing. The authors cover the historical, geographic, artistic, technical, social, sexual and medical aspects of tattooing. A landmark publication. Extremely scarce.