Description
The limited edition of The Faith of Graffiti, signed by Norman Mailer, Mervyn Kurlansky, and Jon Naar.
Quarto, [80pp], [16pp text]. Full brown leather, title stamped in gilt on the spine, stamped in blind on front cover. Stated “First Printing” on the copyright page. This limited edition preceded the first trade edition, published the same year. Housed in the publisher’s brown cloth slipcase.
From a limited edition of 350 copies, this being number 272, signed by Norman Mailer, Mervyn Kurlansky, and Jon Naar. This work features 80 photographs by Jon Naar, with design work by Mervyn Kurlansky.
“The Faith of Graffiti” examines New York City’s graffiti movement as a legitimate and expressive art form rather than mere vandalism. Mailer argued that graffiti represented the voice of urban youth asserting identity and rebellion amid social decay, positioning it within a broader dialogue about art, politics, and public space.
