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Thames & Hudson brought graffiti to the masses with the publication of Subway Art in 1984. Twenty-five years on, our street art list goes from strength to strength, with striking books on urban culture by the best writers and graf-artists from all over the world.

Street Logos
  • Paperback with flaps
An essential source book for all art and design professionals – The Daily Telegraph

Street Art Chile
  • Paperback with flaps
  • Distributed on behalf of 8 Books

Street World

Street World

Urban Culture from Five Continents

  • PLC (no jacket)
From New York and Los Angeles, to the Brazilian mega-cities, South African townships, and Mumbai, the authors highlight cultural hotspots around the world – in more than 100 topics and more than 1,000 colour photographs

Street Graphics Cuba
  • Paperback
As vivacious as Cuban music – iD

Street Fonts

Street Fonts

Graffiti Alphabets from Around the World

  • PLC (no jacket)
Excellent value … a real education in the use of lettering as a design source. A colourful and inspiring book – Workshop on the Web

Street Sketchbook Journeys
  • PLC (no jacket)
Beautiful … both a great collection of unseen art and a fine anthology of some of the most interesting street artists working today – Creative Review

Street / Studio

Street / Studio

The Place of Street Art in Melbourne

  • Paperback
  • Distributed on behalf of Thames & Hudson Australia

Subway Art
  • PLC (no jacket)
A groundbreaking book that became the bible of the genre – The Big Issue

The Urban Cookbook

The Urban Cookbook

Creative Recipes for the Graffiti Generation

  • PLC (no jacket)
Really great stuff. Quirky, idiosyncratic, but mostly it gave a great feel for the complexities of hip, web-driven urban culture – Eric Hansen, author of 'Motorcycling with Mohammed'

The Urban Traveller's Sketchbook
  • PLC (no jacket)
This is the perfect gift for anyone inspired by the energy and originality of the street – an endless source of ideas and inspiration.