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Hugh Hefner's Playboy, 6 Volumes (GL1036TAS)

Price: £900

This anthology celebrates the original men's magazine & its creator.

An illustrated autobiography with chronological highlights from Playboy’s first 25 years. Hugh M. Hefner presents an illustrated autobiography. His personal life and career—from cartoon-drawing childhood to astonishing success with Playboy—are revealed in the most intimate portrait ever. Limited Edition of 1,500 numbered copies signed by Hefner, in a Plexiglas case. Includes a facsimile edition of Playboy 1 from 1953—featuring the iconic Monroe cover and first nude shots—and a 7 x 7 cm piece of Hef's famous silk pyjamas. This six-volume anthology celebrates the decadence, sophistication and wit of the original men's magazine and its creator. Hugh Hefner's Playboy highlights the extraordinary years from 1953 to 1979, with a selection of each era's spiciest centrefolds and writing by literary icons Gore Vidal, Norman Mailer, Jack Kerouac and Ray Bradbury, as well as some of the most important Playboy Interviews, including Martin Luther King, John Lennon, Richard Nixon, and Roman Polanski. It contains a vast selection of personal photos—many previously unseen—include behind-the-scenes shots from the Playboy Mansion, Playboy Clubs, and the Big Bunny jet. This is the definitive history of Playboy and its legendary founder. • Limited to 1,500 sets, numbered and signed by Hugh Hefner • Six volumes packaged in a 10mm-thick Plexiglas box • Features 59 of the hottest centrefolds in full size, and all 312 covers from the magazine’s first 25 years • Comprehensive overview of artwork and pictorials by all of the important Playboy artists and photographers • Contains a facsimile edition of Playboy’s groundbreaking first issue, featuring Marilyn Monroe’s iconic nude portrait Special bonus: includes a 7 x 7 cm piece of Hef’s legendary silk pyjamas! Hefner, Hugh M. (Editor) Hardcover, 6 vols. in a box, 22.3 x 31.2 cm (8.8 x 12.3 in.), 3506 pages. ISBN: 978-3-8228-2613-3
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    An illustrated autobiography with chronological highlights from Playboy’s first 25 years. Hugh M. Hefner presents an illustrated autobiography. His personal life and career—from cartoon-drawing childhood to astonishing success with Playboy—are revealed in the most intimate portrait ever. Limited Edition of 1,500 numbered copies signed by Hefner, in a Plexiglas case. Includes a facsimile edition of Playboy 1 from 1953—featuring the iconic Monroe cover and first nude shots—and a 7 x 7 cm piece of Hef's famous silk pyjamas. This six-volume anthology celebrates the decadence, sophistication and wit of the original men's magazine and its creator. Hugh Hefner's Playboy highlights the extraordinary years from 1953 to 1979, with a selection of each era's spiciest centrefolds and writing by literary icons Gore Vidal, Norman Mailer, Jack Kerouac and Ray Bradbury, as well as some of the most important Playboy Interviews, including Martin Luther King, John Lennon, Richard Nixon, and Roman Polanski. It contains a vast selection of personal photos—many previously unseen—include behind-the-scenes shots from the Playboy Mansion, Playboy Clubs, and the Big Bunny jet. This is the definitive history of Playboy and its legendary founder. • Limited to 1,500 sets, numbered and signed by Hugh Hefner • Six volumes packaged in a 10mm-thick Plexiglas box • Features 59 of the hottest centrefolds in full size, and all 312 covers from the magazine’s first 25 years • Comprehensive overview of artwork and pictorials by all of the important Playboy artists and photographers • Contains a facsimile edition of Playboy’s groundbreaking first issue, featuring Marilyn Monroe’s iconic nude portrait Special bonus: includes a 7 x 7 cm piece of Hef’s legendary silk pyjamas! Hefner, Hugh M. (Editor) Hardcover, 6 vols. in a box, 22.3 x 31.2 cm (8.8 x 12.3 in.), 3506 pages. ISBN: 978-3-8228-2613-3

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    Benedikt Taschen’s career started in 1984, when he bought 40,000 remainder copies of a Magritte monograph published in English with money borrowed from his family. The books sold through at double the price and he was soon publishing his own books. By the late 1990s TASCHEN had become a household name in publishing. The titles were available in over a dozen languages at prices that finally made art books affordable to students and collectors alike.

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