Pin Up: A Modest History

by Mark Gabor

Book Overview

This illustrated history of pin-ups ranges from their origin up to the early 1980s, and includes special spreads from "Mayfair", "Penthouse" and the Pirelli calendars. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0517144352
• Release Date: August 1987
• Publisher: Random House Value Publishing
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 2.68 lbs.

Customer Reviews

The best pin up book I own

This is the BEST pin up book I own (and I own a LOT). Highly recommended.

Great American sexual evolution

This book is great for educational purpose. If you're some pervert and thinking this book is some Playboy Magazine, then this isn't for you. However, this book goes back as far as 100 years of displaying nudity images/ pin-up and calendar girls for all sorts of reasoning, marketing or even personal pleausre. Understanding Vintage nudity andthe culture of the 60s or even the 1930s...sex sells! Of course there werent photoshop in those days and hairy women with some meat on their bones was the idea of beauty. It's a great book for references and understand the sex culture of America in the early days. Great photos and drawings from some of the best Artist of the time. Excellent book, should always be in an artist or photographers collection.

Glad I stumbled across this book.

The Pin-Up is a history book with an artistic flare. Through well written text and 100's of photos, Mark Gabor describes the history of a pop icon; the pin-up girl. From Cheescake to fetish it's all described in accurate detail.