New York: Fawcett Books, (Fawcett How To Book 363), 1958. First edition. Octavo (9.25" x 6.75"), 144 pages, profusely illustrated from photographs. Publisher's pictorial, stapled paper wraps.

Condition: Covers moderately rubbed & lightly soiled, internally toned, a few leaves with shallow diagonal corner crease, otherwise very good. Please see photos.

Provides wonderful information about technique, lighting, etc. but primarily is a showcase for fine art female nude photography.

“Peter A. Gowland (1916 – 2010) was a famous American glamour photographer and actor. He was known for designing and building his own studio equipment and was active professionally for six decades with his business partner, Alice Adams Gowland, whom he married in 1941.
Gowland shot more than 1,000 magazine covers, mostly glamour shots of female models but also portraits of celebrities including Rock Hudson and Robert Wagner. His covers included Rolling Stone, Playboy, and Modern Photography. He invented elite cameras and equipment that he used to shoot pinups and magazine covers. In the late 1950s, Gowland also invented the twin-lens Gowlandflex camera, which used 4-by-5 inch film for high-quality pictures. The camera has since been used by such photographers as Annie Leibovitz and Yousuf Karsh.”
~Courtesy Wikipedia.