The first lavish, full-color collection of the sensationally popular art of Alberto Vargas, whose scintillating Varga Girls became the 1940s feminine ideal. More than 150 full-color plates.
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The first lavish, full-color collection of the sensationally popular art of Alberto Vargas, whose scintillating Varga Girls became the 1940s feminine ideal. More than 150 full-color plates.
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Seller's Description:
Very good+ in Very good+ jacket. Gray cloth boards in dust jacket, quarto [9.5" x 12.5"], illustrated in color, including one that folds out. Book has mild sun and wear to edges of boards and spine, binding tight, text clean and unmarked. DJ gently rubbed, front flap price clipped.
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Very Good. Size: 12x1x15; Alfred Van Der Marck Editions (St. James Press); New York, 1987. First Printing. Hardcover. A Very Good, grey cloth binding, blind stamped lettering on boards, silver lettering on spine, binding sturdy and intact, small abrasion top front board corner, bit of age toning to pages, mild crimping to spine edges, trace sunning to spine, missing Dust wrapper. A nice, clean and unmarked copy. 4to[quarto or approx. 11.5 x 13.5 inches], 176pp., color and b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
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As New. 0912383488. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-FLAWLESS COPY, BRAND NEW, PRISTINE, NEVER OPENED--176 pages. [Alberto Vargas, Catalogue Raisonne, Catalog Raisonné, Complete Works, Life and Work, Raisonnee]--with a bonus offer---May be EITHER: out of print (OOP) and extremely rare in this pristine condition; signed by author or contributor; or a first or special edition; (inquire for details)
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. Book First Ed. Near fine/Near fine condition, slight over all wear to book and dustjacket. 176 pp. Light grey cloth with Varga's name blind stamped into the cloth in a decorative pattern. Silver lettering on spine. Color illustrated dustjacket. Color illustrations throughout with only an occasional black and white photograph reproduction. Includes a couple of fold-out illustrations. Every "Esquire" Varga girl will be found in this volume, including the gatefolds, calendar girls and Esky by-products such as the playing cards and date books, along with a biographical essay accompanied by many previously unavailable reproductions of paintings and photos. Most of the illustrations in this book are reproduced by contemporary methods for the first time, thus providing the quality level these delicate works deserve to showcase the artistic expressions of one of the legends of American Pin-up pop culture.
