[Ågentßacardi]

Can anyone please provide a brief overview of what's in the latest edition of W&P? I have the older one, but am considering buying the new one if there's going to be lots of new stuff. Sorry if this is slightly off-topic and/or it's already been posted before

[gordy]

Agent B, I don't know if you have seen the thread but there is a book being published by the guy who does the banksy tours. I was in the queue with one of the people involved and they have had 1500 printed. They are £10 each and look well worth the money. Also 20% of the money is going to the big issue foundation.

[Ågentßacardi]

gordy said:

Agent B, I don't know if you have seen the thread but there is a book being published by the guy who does the banksy tours. I was in the queue with one of the people involved and they have had 1500 printed. They are £10 each and look well worth the money. Also 20% of the money is going to the big issue foundation.

Thanks for that gordy! ;D But yeah, I'm aware of the book. Have put in my order already, even Ta!!

[Run Pig Run]

agentbacardi said:

Can anyone please provide a brief overview of what's in the latest edition of W&P? I have the older one, but am considering buying the new one if there's going to be lots of new stuff. Sorry if this is slightly off-topic and/or it's already been posted before

I've flicked through it and there is a few extras pages randomly put in throughout the book, can't remember exactly what though. The Napalm picture has changed back to the old version (same as the website) it's now a paperback and is cheaper at around £9.99
I'd say just look at it in the shop or steal it if you already own the hardback.
Or if you are buying purely for the print quality avoid it like the plague.

[andrewd]

The Sunday Times had Wall and Piece listed as the highest selling art book of 2006, selling 37,000 odd copies. I actually thought it may have sold more but it's quite a respectable number for an art book.

[rockhopper]

corblimeylimey said:

I've got the book, even though I'm in the graphic repro business I'm happy enough with it.
I do understand what you're saying though, it's printed digitally and some pics really are 'pixely'.

Wall and Peace is definately not printed digitally
To produce a 240 page, perfect bound book, with a print run in excess of 37000 copies, would require a far more economical process, probably web offect litho.
Some of the images are pixelated, but this is down to the source photo or poor quality reproduction, not the printing

[senna]

sorry, but talking about pixels & print quality of W&P is like complaining the tower of Pisa is bent

[corblimeylimey]

rockhopper said:

corblimeylimey said:

I've got the book, even though I'm in the graphic repro business I'm happy enough with it.
I do understand what you're saying though, it's printed digitally and some pics really are 'pixely'.

Wall and Peace is definately not printed digitally
To produce a 240 page, perfect bound book, with a print run in excess of 37000 copies, would require a far more economical process, probably web offect litho.
Some of the images are pixelated, but this is down to the source photo or poor quality reproduction, not the printing

Take a look at it under a magnifiying glass, there is no litho dot pattern, so it's not litho.

[ajuk]

I wasn't saying the print quality should be perfect, like with a lot of picture books the pictures have been taken with a large format camera, but a digital compact seems to be the other extreme.

I know a lot about photography and I think if the photographer couldn't use a DSLR because he needed a stealth camera, then he would have probably of been better of with a high end film compact camera.

[Aza]

ajuk said:

I wasn't saying the print quality should be perfect, like with a lot of picture books the pictures have been taken with a large format camera, but a digital compact seems to be the other extreme.

I know a lot about photography and I think if the photographer couldn't use a DSLR because he needed a stealth camera, then he would have probably of been better of with a high end film compact camera.

perhaps at the time the photos were taken, they were not expecting them to end up in a book

[RetroCanvas]

I know i'm slow but how long has Wall & Piece been SOLD OUT on POW for???


Retro

[ricosg11]

i bought this at borders over the weekend. Great read. great photos. Real happy

[rolyateel]

you want to buy the re-printed softcover vsn with "10% more crap"

[RetroCanvas]

Yep, I have too, very good.

But when did the old one sell out?

rolyateel said:

you want to buy the re-printed softcover vsn with "10% more crap"

[corblimeylimey]

You can still get the old one, the hardback issue, but its been sold out at POW for a while.

[Ågentßacardi]

I think it was sold out on POW ever since they relaunched in February (correct me if I'm wrong).

If you want to get the original hardback, I know that in the US they still have plenty of it at Urban Outfitters... I'm clueless about the UK though, sorry

[BK83]

Ab is right, as soon as the site relaunched all the Banksy books on POW were sold out, so it must've been from sometime before xmas last year.

[andrewd]

It's still iin the shops, just that POW don't have any. Whatever you do don't pay over the odds for one, it was the best selling art book last year, so rare it aint!

[Strange Al]

Interestingly, Wall & Piece is about the only Banksy item which I can think of that's currently selling for under its original retail price. £20 at launch and now widely available for around £10. It's an awesome book and an absolute must have for any Banksy fan!

If you make a trip to the highstreet - I think Fopp have them for a tenner or thereabouts. Alternativey, you can get both the Hardback and the Softback version for around that price on Amazon. Bargain!

[corblimeylimey]

The hardback you can get for about £11.80, the new edition paperback with extra crap is about £8.50

[Oliver Garland]

Im lloking for it in America as Im here on holiday, what shops here stock it?

[ctc2]

barnes and noble, urban outfitters

[Oliver Garland]

Thankyou

[Ågentßacardi]

ollieollieollie said:

Thankyou

Where in America are you?

[Francis]

Which is the version to get? Or, it doesn't matter?

Also, what other books you guys recommend? Perhaps something you got for xmas that you like?

[G-Man]

Doesn't really matter... I personally like the hardback as it wears better with lots of pawing

All Banksy's early books are worth a look as is the tours one

[Francis]

Thank. I guess I'll get the hardcover

[snakes]

just out of interest there are currently about 10 hardback copies of wall and piece in the Virgin store in Bromley (Kent).

[shower]

if you buy wall and piece you have to get home sweet home! got home for christmas and its a must have to understand where he has come from! very good book!

other i would advise are...
supply and demand - shep fairey
subway art
art of rebellion 1 and 2
graffiti world
dondi white: style master general

[foreman]

i have the soft cover with a 10% more crap sticker on it! :-)