About this title: The painted trains you see in this book are as much a part of the past as the nickel fare and the Second Avenue El. The Transit Authority has successfully enforced a "zero-tolerance" policy on subway car graffiti for the past few years, although the tunnels remain canvases for spray-can artists. From the point of view of most riders, the subway is better off without the graffiti, however, some of the work in this book is truly beautiful and one can feel some nostalgia for the run-down subways of the 1970s. Enjoy some the finest urban folk art America has produced and enjoy today's clean ...
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Edition: American ed.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Holt Rinehart and Winston, New York
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780030719639ISBN:0030719631
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. light rubbing on back; a pale yellow name on first page. no other marks. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 104 p. Contains: Illustrations. Subway Art, 1. Audience: General/trade. from the back cover: "ephemeral, secretive, illegal. rebellious, provocative, competitive. this is america's newest folk art. seeded in the gang rivalry of new york's adolescents, it has developed from crude graffiti writing to a highly sophisticated calligraphy that flowers in a ... read more
Description: Like New. Unread. Front cover slightly bent otherwise in great shape. May Have a publisher remainder mark. 1st American Ed. 1988 Paperback. read more
Edition: Reprint. American ed.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Holt Rinehart and Winston
Date Published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780030719639ISBN:0030719631
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Nice and clean, inside and out. Very merest shelfwear, collectible. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 104 p. Subway Art, 1. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Henry Holt & Co
Date Published: 1984-08-01
ISBN-13:9780805006780ISBN:0805006788
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780805006780. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Holt Paperbacks
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780805006780ISBN:0805006788
Description: New. Brand New! Buy with confidence-your satisfaction is guaranteed at B-Logistics! Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. Please note that Expedited shipping is not available at this time. read more
Edition: 25TH ANNIVERSARY ED
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: THAMES & HUDSON LTD Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780500514542ISBN:0500514542
Description: BRAND NEW HARDBACK. 128 pages. Documents the work of graffiti writers who illegally painted subway cars in new york city. this book reports how the lives of the original subway artists have unfolded, and chronicles the end of the subway graffiti scene in the late 1980s and its unexpected rebirth as a global art movement. 150 colour illustrations edition 25th anniversary ed (Hardback) read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Chronicle Books Llc
Date Published: 2009-04-15
ISBN-13:9780811868877ISBN:0811868877
Description: NEW. Hardcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780811868877. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780811868877ISBN:0811868877
Description: New. Brand New! Buy with confidence-your satisfaction is guaranteed at B-Logistics! Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. Please note that Expedited shipping is not available at this time. read more
Description: Near Fine. 1986 Large thin 4to, full color plates throughout and two fold-outs, excellent book covering what the NYC subways looked like in the 70s and 80s. destined to be a classic. some creasing to the rear top corner. read more
"The most notorious book of the graffiti world was finally in my hands, here in Romania. Although is a book full of illustrations and less text, it covers very well the years when this youth movement or art exhibition was at it's best. Also a time full of style and attitude that biters and media people could catch and see. All this before the big buff. Them two photographers (Martha Cooper and Henry Chalfant) did a nice job by putting together some of their best photos with many artists which gain popularity today. I wish I was close enough to feel those times though, but rather than nothing, I have this great book!"
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