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![[TATTOO]. EBENSTEN, Hanns (1923 - 2005). Pierced Hearts and True Love: The History of Tattooing. Derek Verschoyle: London, 1953. First Edition.](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/xl/3835/38353691.jpeg?t=1WTwQs)
Lot 181
[TATTOO]. EBENSTEN, Hanns (1923 - 2005). Pierced Hearts and True Love: The History of Tattooing. Derek Verschoyle: London, 1953. First Edition.
Estimate: $200 - $400
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$540
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[TATTOO]. EBENSTEN, Hanns (1923 - 2005). Pierced Hearts and True Love: The History of Tattooing (An illustrated History of the Origin and Development of European Tattooing and a Survey of its present State.) Derek Verschoyle: London, 1953. First edition. 8vo., 94, (2) pp. Cloth over boards with original dust jacket, and illustrated with a color frontispiece and black and white drawings and photographs in the text.
The first book in English to describe the history and intricacies of the modern tattooing process.
Condition
Scattered tears to covers, most notably to spine and edges.
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