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With the first centerfold image of the radiant Marilyn Monroe, Hugh M. Hefner masterminded a cultural icon: Playboy''s Playmate of the Month. This voluptuous new edition celebrates every nude centerfold from every issue of Playboy, from 1953 to February 2016. Initially published a decade ago, and now comprehensively updated, this must-have edition boasts 734 nude centerfolds and decade openers from literary luminaries, including an all-new essay by Elizabeth Wurtzel on the last decade of centerfolds, and a redesigned package that perfectly captures the complete cultural and aesthetic arc of the Playboy centerfold.
With contributions by:
- Robert Coover
- Paul Theroux
- Robert Stone
- Jay McInerney
- Daphne Merkin
- Maureen Gibbon
- Elizabeth Wurtzel

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Playboy The Complete Centerfolds 19532016

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      Publisher: Chronicle Books
      Publication Date: 1/12/2017 12:09:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781452161037, 978-1452161037
      ISBN10: 1452161038

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      With the first centerfold image of the radiant Marilyn Monroe, Hugh M. Hefner masterminded a cultural icon: Playboy''s Playmate of the Month. This voluptuous new edition celebrates every nude centerfold from every issue of Playboy, from 1953 to February 2016. Initially published a decade ago, and now comprehensively updated, this must-have edition boasts 734 nude centerfolds and decade openers from literary luminaries, including an all-new essay by Elizabeth Wurtzel on the last decade of centerfolds, and a redesigned package that perfectly captures the complete cultural and aesthetic arc of the Playboy centerfold.
      With contributions by:
      - Robert Coover
      - Paul Theroux
      - Robert Stone
      - Jay McInerney
      - Daphne Merkin
      - Maureen Gibbon
      - Elizabeth Wurtzel

      Trade Review
      “I'm here to tell you that this book is legit. It's incredibly nice (super heavy, high-quality pages, smells great) and the content is fascinating…Trust me on this one.” Buzzfeed

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