Dian Hanson's History of Pin-Up Magazines Vol. 1-3 by Dian Hanson (2013,...

Description: Volumes 1-3, sealed in a slipcase. Seal is partially separating on one side. Birth of the newsstand pin-up: The definitive annotated and illustrated history of pin-up magazines1900-1969Open your notebooks, sharpen your pencils, andget ready for a history lesson like none youve ever experienced. Youre about to learn everything you could ever want to know about the world history of mens magazinesnot magazines about sports, not fashion, not hunting or fishing or how to build a birdhouse in ten easy steps, but those titillating periodicals embracing the subject dearest to all heterosexual mens hearts and other body parts: the undraped female form. EditorDian Hansontraces the fascinating development of the genre from 1900 to 1969 in three compact, informative volumes. InVolume 1youll learn about the first magazines that appeared around 1900 in France, Germany, and the U.S., and follow the development of the genre through the First and Second World Wars. Covered are mens magazines masquerading as movie magazines, humor magazines, art magazines, nudist magazines, and spicy fiction.Volume 2documents the proliferation of pin-up magazines following World War II, most notably a little item calledPlayboythat debuted in December 1953 and spawned dozens of imitators. This volume also charts the emergence of English mens magazines, fetish magazines, and the top five cover girls of the 1950s.Volume 3begins with an explosion of new American pin-up magazines following the loosening of U.S. obscenity laws, and continues with French titles in decline, England going pervy; nudists going hippy, and Germany going pervy, hippy and political. Text in English, French, and German

Price: 77.99 USD

Location: Carbondale, Illinois

End Time: 2024-12-23T04:10:27.000Z

Shipping Cost: 9.99 USD