Playboy: The Complete Centerfolds, 1953-2016

(Hardback)

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With the first Centerfold, the radiant Marilyn Monroe, Hugh M. Hefner masterminded a cultural icon: Playboys Playmate of the Month. This stunning volume contains all 734 nude centerfolds from 1954 to 2016, as well as an intro from Hefner and essays from literary luminaries, including Dave Hickey, Robert Coover, and Maureen Gibbon, amongst others. Updated to include an essay by Elizabeth Wurtzel (Prozac Nation), this collectors edition captures the entire cultural and aesthetic arc of the Playboy centerfold.

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Author Bio

Hugh M. Hefner is editor-in-chief of Playboy magazine. Hefner received the 1996 International Publishing Award from the International Press Directory in London and was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the American Society of Magazine Editors at its 1998 ceremonies in New York. Playboy products are sold in over 180 countries and is one of the top 20 brands in the world.