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PIN-UP'S PROGRESS: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE IMMODEST ART, 1870-1970. by Wortley, Richard. Assisted by Jeremy Gibson - 1971

by Wortley, Richard. Assisted by Jeremy Gibson

PIN-UP'S PROGRESS:  AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE IMMODEST ART, 1870-1970. by Wortley, Richard.  Assisted by Jeremy Gibson - 1971

PIN-UP'S PROGRESS: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE IMMODEST ART, 1870-1970.

by Wortley, Richard. Assisted by Jeremy Gibson

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  • Paperback
  • first
London: Panther, 1971. 175 pp, 7 3/4" H. B&w and colour illustrations. A social history of the pin-up. Contents: Introduction; Postcard Peeps and a few magazine suprises; Stars and Starlets 1918-39; The Girls Who Won the Wars; Magazine Mania 1945-63; Whiplash or Backlash 1963-70; Man and Superman; Who Buys and Why; Advertising Extra; Just for the Record. Interior - light to moderate browning to pages - mostly in margins, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - one spine crease; fading to colour at top edges, on spine and on hinges; tiny orner creases on fron cover; small old price label on rear cover.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good -.
  • Bookseller Independent bookstores CA (CA)
  • Format/Binding Paperback
  • Book Condition Used - Very Good -
  • Edition First Edition
  • Binding Paperback
  • Publisher Panther
  • Place of Publication London
  • Date Published 1971
  • Keywords Pin-ups, Naked, Sex, Knickers, Can-can Dancers, gaiety Girls, Gibson Girls, Varga Girl, Playboy, Playmates, Film Stars, Social History, Postcards, Peep Shows, Magazines, Advertising, Nudity.