Playboy Book Forty Years (Signed by Hefner + 19 more!)

Hugh Hefner

ISBN 10: 1857325869 / ISBN 13: 9781857325867

Published by Mitchell Beazley, 1994

About this Item

RARE-UNIQUE-ONE OF A KIND COLLECTIBLE TREASURE One of my finest personal collectibles now offered for sale. Purchased new from Waterstone Books in Chicago where Hugh Hefner did a signing event. I even have the newspaper ad promoting the event as well as a very cool candid photo of Hefner signing this book. That's only just the start. Book is also hand signed by 19 others.Playmates, authors, etc. Eleanor Bradley, June Wilkinson, Patti Reynolds, Jenny McCarthy, Julie McCullough, Michelle Angelo,Debra Jo Fondren, DeDe Lind, Lisa Baker, Terri Wells, Kathy Shower, Anna Marie Goddard, Sheralee Connors, Elmore Leonard, Gay Talese, Dick Gregory, Roger Ebert, David Lynch and artist/illustrator Gahan Wilson Many of these signatures within the book include photos from the signing events and/or other memorabilia to document. I have been collecting for over 50 years, have visited the Playboy Mansion, gone to many Glamourcon shows, Hollywood Collector's Shows both in Chicago and Los Angeles, attended countless book signings event, etc. You can contact me with any questions but each and every signature was personally obtained by myself over many years The dust jacket has small chip on upper left hand corner and there is tiny paper loss to a couple areas on the spine. Very slight curling to edges of dust jacket. Seller Inventory # ABE-1509921095573

Bibliographic Details

Title: Playboy Book Forty Years (Signed by Hefner +...

Publisher: Mitchell Beazley

Publication Date: 1994

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

A celebration of 40 years of "Playboy" magazine from the 1950s to the present day. The book traces the development of US society through the pages of the famous magazine and is complete with full colour photography.

About the Author:

Hugh Marston Hefner was born in Chicago on April 9, 1926. The first issue of Playboy magazine, featuring the now-famous calendar photo of Marilyn Monroe, was produced in 1953 on a kitchen table in his South Side apartment. Playboy grew at a phenomenal rate and by the end of the decade, the magazine was selling more than a million copies a month. At the start of the 60s, Hef began to live out the "Good Life" depicted in the pages of his publication. He hosted a popular syndicated television show called "Playboy's Penthouse," purchased the Playboy Mansion, and opened the first Playboy Club on the Near North Side of Chicago. Throughout the 60s, Hef and Playboy became what Chicago columnist Bob Greene has called "a force of nature." Hef wrote an extended series of editorials titled "The Playboy Philosophy," championing the rights of the individual and challenging the country's heritage of puritan repression. By 1971, when Playboy Enterprises went public, the magazine was selling 7 million copies a month and there were 23 Playboy Clubs, resorts, hotels and casinos with more than 900,000 members worldwide. Hef established a second residence in Los Angeles, which quickly became known as Playboy Mansion West, and in 1975 decided to settle there permanently. In 1980, Hef championed the reconstruction of the Hollywood sign (then in serious disrepair) and was honored with a star on the Hollywood walk of fame for his efforts.