 | Wall and Piece by Banksy
Buy new: $15.61 / Used from: $12.99 Banksy is certainly one of the most creative street artists. A great book but another one will likely come along soon on this successful artist.
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 | Bruce Davidson: Subway by Arthur Ollman
Buy used from: $249.99 A powerful example of urban photography - Davidson is one of the best photographers of the subject and this title is outstanding.
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 | Barry Mcgee by Patrizio Bertelli
Buy used from: $35.00 One of the first street artists to receive museum/gallery attention post-Basquiat, but the book is too small... until a better option is published, this is the best title on McGee.
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 | Chaos by Robert Delpire
Buy new: $50.62 / Used from: $36.60 Only half of the images are urban but a stunning example of black-and-white photography - one of my favorite books. Oversized publication making the images more striking.
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 | Blek le Rat: Getting Through the Walls (Street Graphics / Street Art) by Sybille Prou
Buy new: $17.21 / Used from: $9.98 A small format paperback featuring hundreds of images - many full page plates. I highly recommend this title by one of the greatest street artists having worked since 1981.
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 | Graffiti World: Street Art from Five Continents by Nicholas Ganz
Buy new: $23.10 / Used from: $15.00 The next two titles are currently the best "survey" books on graffiti...
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 | Graffiti Women: Street Art from Five Continents by Nicholas Ganz
Buy new: $21.45 / Used from: $9.49 excellent second book printed after Graffiti World!
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 | Street World: Urban Culture and Art from Five Continents by Roger Gastman
Buy new: $23.10 / Used from: $16.76 This hardcover title is quite interesting with a broader vision...
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 | Urban Art Photography by Jurgen Grobe
Buy new: $30.50 / Used from: $30.49 Large-format urban photography book - great images from Berlin. Highly recommended.
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 | Kirk Pedersen: Urban Asia by David Pagel
Buy new: $50.00 / Used from: $33.96 A book about Pedersen's wanderings through many Asian cities - surprising images and high production standards - a great title entirely focused on the urban landscape.
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 | City of Darkness - Life In Kowloon City by Ian Lambot
Buy new: $79.50 / Used from: $79.39 One of my favorite books of all time - a document of a place that no longer exists... if you like urban images - buy this one.
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 | Aaron Siskind 100 by Aaron Siskind
Buy used from: $49.99 A great title by an American master of urban subjects - Siskind is one of my favorite black-and-white photographers and certainly one of the best urban photographers... highly recommended and still at a great price.
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 | Freight Train Graffiti by Roger Gastman
Buy new: $19.77 / Used from: $10.25 Of all the small paperback books on graffiti (I own nearly all of them), I do really like this one...
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 | Sticker City: Paper Graffiti Art (Street Graphics / Street Art) by Claudia Walde
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $10.95 I replaced Stencil Pirates with this title because it is better designed and with more color images.
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 | Broken Windows: Graffiti NYC by James T. Murray
Buy used from: $49.99 A comprehensive collection of New York graffiti - one of the best books on the topic.
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 | Phil Frost by Pushead
Buy new: $34.20 / Used from: $22.00 If you like Frost's work than this title is for you - it is an interesting book even if you do not know his work but appreciate street art.
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 | The Complete Works of Daido Moriyama: 4 Volumes (1964-2003) by Daido Moriyama
Okay, this listing is very expensive but Daido's work is possibly the best when considering all photographers that focus on the urban landscape. This title will only go up in price, however, if the price is too scary, then, I recommend any book by this artist if you do not currently own one.
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 | Walker Evans & Company by Peter Galassi
Buy new: $42.54 / Used from: $35.00 An interesting book relating the works by Evans to other artists.
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 | Stencil Nation: Graffiti, Community, and Art by Russell Howze
Buy new: $18.99 / Used from: $29.99 Love the cover - a small paperback but still rewarding.
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 | Kirk Pedersen: Urban Paintings and Photographs (Chinese Edition) (English and Chinese Edition) by Collette Chattopadhyay
Buy new: $28.00 / Used from: $23.38 A great collection of urban paintings and photographs mostly focusing on close up subjects including graffiti and other cryptic city images...
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 | Helen Levitt
Buy new: $37.80 / Used from: $32.00 A Helen Levitt classic - this is her best title.
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 | Alex Webb: Istanbul by Orhan Pamuk
Buy new: $35.00 / Used from: $21.99 A remakable title with a broad range of subjects and points of view... recommended!
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 | Obey: Supply & Demand : The Art of Shepard Fairey by Shepard Fairey
Buy used from: $42.98 Okay, I put this title last but I still like Fairey's early street work... can't say much positive about the past few years.
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 | The Jean-Michel Basquiat Show
Buy new: $53.55 / Used from: $47.98 All of the best books on Basquiat are long out-of-print and very expensive, so I recommend this book if you do not have any of the earlier titles.
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 | Action Painting: Bringing Art to the Trains by Kristian Kutschera
Buy new: $30.36 / Used from: $33.96 Some great captures in this book and well designed - I am a little disappointed in the reproduction quality, however, this book is recommended.
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 | Street Art San Francisco: Mission Muralismo
Buy new: $23.10 / Used from: $19.76 A great subject but a cluttered and over-designed book.... i added it to my list because I feel some viewers will appreciate the title.
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 | Subway Art: 25th Anniversary Edition by Martha Cooper
Buy new: $26.40 / Used from: $21.68 A huge hardcover book with some great photos... recommended. However, not recommended is SENTO: THE FANTASTIC PARTNERS as it is too small and with poor reproductions.
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 | Untitled.: Street Art in the Counter Culture
Buy new: $25.51 / Used from: $20.22 One of the best books on the subject - hardcover with great plates by artists from around the world.
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