Descriptions: Esquire © Calendar
for 1954 with illustrations by Ernest Chiriaka, promo for the Perolin Company,
NY. with six pages/images (two months calendars per page). Spiral bound. Size: 11⅞” x
15”.
Ernest Chiriaka is best known today for his famous Esquire pin-ups. In 1952, he was commissioned to paint two pin-ups for the Esquire calendar. The following year he was asked to paint all twelve pin-ups. He continued working for magazines and pulp publishers (doing book covers) for many years afterward. His noir art stands as a pillar in the genre.
Condition: Very good. All pages intact; cover with toning appropriate with age, other pages bright; edges by spiral with creasing (see photos); wrapped in glassine; light handling and storage wear