Eighty Ways to Steal a Book

Eighty Ways to Steal a Book

David Horvitz • Self-published

ISBN not provided · 2013 · 1st Edition

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The artists’ book ‘How to shoplift books’ by David Horvitz is a guide on how to steal books. It details 80 ways in which one can steal a book, from the very practical, to the witty, imaginative and romantic. Originally published in 2013, this paperback reissue is making the sought after title available again at an affordable price (for those who don’t yet know the techniques described within) and is released in multiple languages.This is the Australian English edition, translated by Justine Ellis, Ash Holmes, and Dan Rule. It was co-published with Perimeter Editions.David Horvitz is an American artist whose work is categorised as ‘post-fluxus’ and conceptual art. It includes artist books, installation, performance art and mail art. Edition Taube has already published other books by David Horvitz, including ‘Rain’, ‘Nostalgia’ and ‘Call To A Crow - Appelle Un Corbeau’.

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