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Lew Alberts Tattoo Pioneer

Tattoo Pioneer: This is another superb book on the history of Traditional tattooing as we know it in the west. The book is on the pioneer that was Lew "the Jew" Alberts a very important man in the history of American Traditional. The book is a collection of his sketches which it seems were all drawn in 1944. They are done on the backs or scraps of paper and were found in the collection of Walter Cleveland. This is fantastic history and reference for all those into modern day Traditional tattooing! Fantastic!!

Softcover, 104 Pages, 15 x 15cm

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