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Captioned "J is for Jupiter, king of the night," the letter J, drawn by Jester, is reproduced from
CORY REYNOLDS | DATE 2/2/2019

Graffiti alphabet 'The ABCs of Style' is "a Baby Einstein-like book for the streetwise set"

A is for Apple, Asia, & Air.
B is for Basketball, Baby, & Bear.
C is for Cat, as everyone knows,
And D is for Dog, 'cause that's how it goes…


So begins The ABCs of Style: A Graffiti Alphabet, the new children's abecedary penned by old-school writers Blade, Bio, Ces, Cey, Chino Byi, Daze, Dondi, Doc TC5, Fuzz One, Haze, Jester, Keo, Lee, Nicer, Part, Queen Andrea, Beas, Revolt, SP One, Stem, Team, Trike, Wane Cod and Web. Authored by Dana James of Testify Books and edited by graffiti artist and historian David Villorente, The ABCs of Style has been called "a Baby Einstein-like book for the streetwise set" by The New Yorker. Featured here, the letter J, by Jester, is captioned, "J is for Jupiter, king of the night."

The ABCs of Style

The ABCs of Style

Testify Books
Hbk, 8.25 x 10.25 in. / 64 pgs / 30 color.

$25.00  free shipping





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