Description: HEFNER, HUGH (PLAYBOY MAGAZINE). The Art of Playboy. From the First 25 years. An Exhibition of Illustrations Commissioned by Arthur Paul. With a Preface and Catalog Notes by Ted Hearne. Chicago: Playboy Magazine, 1978. First Edition. Playboy Magazine Founder Hugh Hefner's Copy with his bookplate affixed to the inner front cover and a letter of provenance from the Hugh M. Hefner Foundation. Illustrated catalogue issued to accompany an exhibition of illustrations, artworks, and photographs that have appeared in Playboy Magazine over its first 25 years of publication, selected by longtime Playboy Magazine Art Director Arthur Paul. Illustrated throughout in color and black & white. 8” x 8”, staplebound, unpaginated. About fine condition with just a hint of handling to the covers and a faint bit of discoloration (4” x 2”) to the upper right corner of the front cover in printed wrappers. Hugh Hefner was an avid book and art collector, movie aficionado and print lover. The first issue of Playboy was October 1, 1953 with Marilyn Monroe as the first centerfold and its final printed issue was released on March 17, 2020, with the magazine now available online. The magazine played an important part in the so-called ‘sexual revolution’ and still remains one of the most recognizable brands in the world. Notable for its nude and semi-nude centerfolds, the magazine also published a wide variety of short stories by such significant writers as Arthur C. Clarke, Ian Fleming, Vladamir Nabokov, Ray Bradbury, Saul Bellow, P.G. Wodehouse, Chuck Palahniuk, Roald Dahl, Haruki Murakami, and Margaret Atwood. Then there were the interviews and terrific cartoons by Jules Feiffer, Shel Silverstein, Gahan Wilson, and more.
Price: 665 USD
Location: Santa Barbara, California
End Time: 2024-09-10T18:28:50.000Z
Shipping Cost: 6 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Year Printed: 1978
Topic: Playboy Magazine
Binding: Softcover, Wraps
Subject: Art & Photography
Original/Facsimile: Original
Place of Publication: Chicago
Special Attributes: From Hugh Hefner's Library wi Bookplate, and COA from Hugh M. Hefner Foundation, 1st Edition, Illustrated
