The Pin-Up: A Modest History by Mark Gabor

London: Andre Deutsch, 1972.

First UK edition, first impression. Quarto. Original cloth, spine lettered in gilt, burgundy endpapers. With original, unclipped dust jacket. Lavishly illustrated throughout.

The book traces the history of the pin-up girl from its pre-20th century origins, and explores the use of the pin-up girl tradition in cheesecake photography, posters, magazines, calendars, the cross-over with Hollywood, and its exploitation in soft porn.

Adult content. Parts of the photos were blurred for obvious reasons.

CONDITION REPORT

Light bump to upper front board and very slight rubbing to extremities. Some fold-out prints partially cut where they fold, but none detached. Else a very good copy in like jacket, with very light rubbing and creasing to extremities, and a very small, 1/2 cm tear to rear flap.

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