Banksy Books • Existencilism, Cut it Out, Banging Your Head

[Existencil]

Hey,

I've just found a book that was supposed to be self published by Banksy in 2004, but I've never heard of it. It has a simple blue cover and is called 'Banging Your Head Against A Brick Wall'. Is this authentic and does anyone have any pictures?

[Montubu7]

Yes, got mine from pow £5 i think.

[menace2sobriety]

Yeah they are just small little books

They were a series of 3 - banging your head, exstensilism and cut it out were the titles - good little books - still going fairly cheap on evil bay

[Existencil]

I'm trying to get hold of the first edition but there are a lot of different colours knocking about. The one I've seen is blue.

[Neverwork]

mines black, purchased in 2001 isbn 0-9541704-0-7

[gerry]

Friend of mine reckons he has three different versions of it, all same colour, but with slight changes inside. Not seen them but must check them out sometime...

[menace2sobriety]

Stuey - i have a scanned copy PDF if you just want to check out the pictures. PM me your e-mail and i'll send you a copy if you want

[woodsman]

very reasonable for black and white pocket diary size thing......i'm just gutted that i never picked up Cut it Out when i purchased the other two and I'll be buggered if I'm forking out 60 squid for it!

Good holiday Plurker?

[alcat82]

Picked up my copies at Santa's Ghetto for £3 each i think!

[kentkid]

Hi there, I'm looking to buy a new copy of the Banksy Cut it Out book.

I've watched a few come and go on eBay, and the last one went for £43, which is a bit out of my price range!

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Please PM me if you have a new copy of the book for sale, or if you know someone that does.

Thanks,

Dan

[danvnuk]

£43?
Blimey - never realised they were so sought after. POW not selling them anymore then?

They had these last time I looked (quite a while back admittedly) on the counter in the Waterstones in Camden High Street - for about a £5 - Seeing that price, I doubt thats still the case, but might be worth ringing around some Waterstones Branches and see if you can still bag one.

[kentkid]

Cheers mate. I'll give Waterstones a try, but I'd be really surprised if they still have any.

I'm pinning my hopes on a forum member...

[ABC]

They also had them in Boarders @ £4, this was a couple of weeks ago.

[dogb]

Check out ebay item number 180125414531

Do you think I'd win with a bid of around £100.00?

Thanks guys!

[manchestermike]

I'd imagine so

Keep in mind "Pictures of Walls" is not a Banksy book, it is postcards of graffiti done by various artists

[carlito]

dogb said:

Check out ebay item number 180125414531

Do you think I'd win with a bid of around £***?

Thanks guys!

don't mention how much you're going to bid...if the seller reads these posts and is feeling unscrupalous (spelling!) they may try to manipulate it so u get pushed up to that amount....

[dogb]

There is a reserve & I was wondering how much I'd possibly need to bid to go over the reserve you see.

[Montubu7]

I dont think that seller would be happy with you promoting them all over the forum, they seem to be trading as a business but its unlikely they are registered as one...........

[ABC]

IMO £100 is too much to pay. I collect Art books and have those, I still picked up an extra one from Boarders for £4 for my brother last week, have a look around there are still some lurking in shops.

[Run Pig Run]

aveage price for all three £70+

on ebay for £45

go!

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[dave313perry]

who ruined it, i was going to BIN!!!! arrrgh! never mind you can have them, cheers for the heads up

[Run Pig Run]

I hate bastards like that, spoil everything. bad luck

[ell]

i dont understand?!

the three books are on there for £20 +5postage at the moment

[buddings]

you could but it now for £45 but as soon as someone makes a bid in auction format, the BIN price dissapears. that BIN price was very good and i expect it will easily exceed the £45 in auction format.

[ell]

ohh right i get it! lol thanks for explaining. i didnt realise BIN meant buy it now lol.
thanks!

[craigmccluskey]

Eh sorry it was me who bid

[dave313perry]

man i feel like shittin your karma!!!! -1! only joking its all good, if you want them i got a feeling (as said above) that they will go for more than the buy it now 45 tho! i was just going to get them out of interest as i only have the recent 'wall and peice' book, just fancied a gander!!! happy bidding

[ABC]

I was in Boarders last week and picked up one of the books for £4.

[dave313perry]

dearest mother runs a charity shop, i will have her on the lookout! she already llokds for prints! got it covered from every angle because all members of my family are now aware of B!

[ABC]

Most of my family Know who Mr B is but Im having trouble teaching the dog about him.