Collector Grade Playboy Magazine Collection

Collector Grade Playboy Magazine Collection

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Nearly Complete Collection: 1954-2011 CGC Ready Playboy Magazines

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Lot # 1052      

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Playboy November 1954

Lot # 1100      

COVER: Mr. Playboy at the Follies Bergere
PLAYMATE: Diane Hunter
PICTORIALS: Around the World - Paris in New York
FEATURES: Personality - Old Tiger (David Garroway) by Rolf Malcolm; The Persistent Nude by Ernest Leogrande; Boxing on the Ropes by Jay Arnold; Was My Face Red! by Dr. I.Q.; Be an Idea Man! satire by Shepherd Mead; August Afternoon by Erskine Caldwell; The Treating of Mental Illness by Roger Price; Brother Boozers cartoons by Virgil Partch.
PAGES: 52
CONDITION: VG+

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Playboy April 1955

Lot # 1101      

COVER: Leigh Lewin
PLAYMATE: Marilyn Waltz
PICTORIALS: Nude Advertising
FEATURES: Fiction, The Hunger by Charles Beaumont; A Tithe for Charity by P. G. Wodehouse; Cocktail Quiz by Joseph C. Stacey; humor, Modern Art as a Hobby by Roger Price; satire, How to Play Company Politics by Shepherd Mead; humor, The Faithful Servants by George J. W. Goodman; five pages of cartoon drawings by Arv Miller, Worldly Wisdom; two pages of cartoons by Virgil Partch (VIP), Drinking Companions.

PAGES: 56
CONDITION: VG+

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Playboy May 1955

Lot # 1102      

COVER: Horse-drawn Carriage
PLAYMATE: Margueritte Empey
PICTORIALS: Double Exposure, pictorial by Bunny Yeager featuring herself, Terry Shaw and Bettie Page
FEATURES: Fiction, The Eighty Yard Run by Irwin Shaw; personality profile of Steve Allen by Keith Hefner; satire, How to be a Fair-Haired Boy by Shepherd Mead; comic drawings, People at Parties by Abner Dean; satire, The Murder of Conan Doyle by Ray Russell.
PAGES: 56
CONDITION: VG

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Playboy June 1955

Lot # 1103      

COVER: Donna Klime
PLAYMATE: Eve Meyer
PICTORIALS: Eve Meyer, photographed by Russ Meyer; The Society of Illustrators Show
FEATURES: Fiction, In the Cards by John Collier; satire, Handling Your Ad Agency by Shepherd Mead; Playboy's All Time All-Star Jazz band features photo and article on Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Sinatra and others
PAGES: 56
CONDITION: VG

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Playboy July 1955

Lot # 1104      

COVER: Janet Pilgrim
PLAYMATE: Janet Pilgrim
PICTORIALS: Tempest Storm
FEATURES: Fiction, The Crooked Coronet by Michael Arlen; A Steady, High-Type Fellow by Herbert Gold; Ribald Classic by Balzac; satire, High, Proud Hills by Ray Russell; article, A Vote for Polygamy by Jay Smith; Jack Cole sketches, Man About the Beach.
PAGES: 72
CONDITION: VG+

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Playboy August 1955

Lot # 1105      

COVER: Joanne Arnold
PLAYMATE: Pat Lawler
PICTORIALS: Gowland's Cool Pool, photos by Peter Gowland of model Joanne Arnold
FEATURES: Fiction, The Croooked Man by Charles Beaumont; Uncle Fred Flits By by P. G. Wodehouse; article, Don't Hate Yourself by Jules Archer; satire, Sex In Business by Shepherd Mead
PAGES: 56
CONDITION: VG+

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Playboy October 1955

Lot # 1106      

COVER: Marilyn McClintock
PLAYMATE: Jean Moorehead/Johnnie Nicely
PICTORIALS: A Stripper Goes to College - pictorial of Patti Waggin; Swenska Flicka - pictorial of Anita Eckberg.
FEATURES: College Issue; fiction, The Taming of the Rake by Anson Mount, The King by James Jones.
PAGES: 64
CONDITION: VG+

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Playboy November 1955

Lot # 1107      

COVER: Barbara Cameron
PLAYMATE: Barbara Cameron
Interview: Dizzy Gillespie, Coleman Hawkins and J. J. Johnson
PICTORIALS: Gina Lollobrigida; West Coast Strippers
FEATURES: Fiction, Burnt Toast by Mack Reynolds; All Married women Are Bad, Yes? by Herbert Gold; profile of Jonathan Winters by Victor Lownes III
PAGES: 64
CONDITION: VG+

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Playboy December 1955

Lot # 1108      

COVER: Janet Pilgrim
PLAYMATE: Janet Pilgrim
PICTORIALS: A Holiday Evening With Janet Pilgrim; Burlesque in Tokyo
FEATURES: Playboy's Christmas Cards; Fiction, A Classic Affair by Charles Beaumont; The Next In Line by Ray Bradbury; article, Uncovering A Nudist Wedding by Earl Wilson; satire, The First ASap of Manhood by Shepherd Mead.
PAGES: 64
CONDITION: VG+

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Playboy January 1956

Lot # 1109      

COVER: Jean Moorehead
PLAYMATE: Lynn Turner
PICTORIALS: First two dozen Playmates (9 pages), including Jean Moorehead, Margaret Scott, Arline Hunter, Neva Gilbert, Jayne Mansfield, Madeline Castle, Marguerite Empey, Diane Hunter, Marilyn Waltz, Janet Pilgrim, Pat Lawler, Marilyn Monroe, Margie Harrison, Terry Ryan, Dolores Del Monte, Joanne Arnold, Eve Meyer, Anne Fleming, Jackie Rainbow, Barbara Cameron, Bettie Page.
FEATURES: Fiction: Advice About Women by Erskine Caldwell; Last Will and Testament by Rex Fabian; Love, the Healer by Herbert Gold; I Like Blondes by Robert Bloch; 5 pages of illustrations by Jack Cole, Cole's Forecast for 1956; Ribald Classic, A Narrow Escape by Voltaire; Satire: Beware of a Hasty Marriage by Shepherd Mead.
PAGES: 72
CONDITION: VG+

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Playboy February 1956

Lot # 1110      

COVER: Four Ladies w/ Mr. Playboy
PLAYMATE: Marguerite Empey
PICTORIALS: Will Success Spoil Jayne Mansfield - 2 pages of photos with text by Earl Wilson.
FEATURES: Fiction: Mary by John Collier and Crack Of Doom by Don Marquis (full page illustration by Leroy Neiman; Travel: How To Get Stoned on Fifty Cents; Article: The Long Blue Nose of the Law, by Noble and Averbuch; Profile of Stan Kenton by Bill Russo (with great photos by Herman Leonard); Boxing 1956 by Ed Pazdur; satire: Playright on a Hot Tin Roof by Ray Russell.
PAGES: 72
CONDITION: VG

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Playboy March 1957

Lot # 1111      

COVER: Marian Stafford
PLAYMATE: Marian Stafford (first fold-out Playmate)
PICTORIALS: An Evening With Eve- 2 pages of Eve Meyer (photos by Russ Meyer)
FEATURES: Fiction by D. K. Broster, Couching At The Door,and Herbert Gold, The Psychodynamist; Articles: by Ray Bradbury, The First Night of Lent; Jules Archer, The Great Guessing Game; 2 pages of cartoons by Peter Porges, Porges Painters; Ribald Classic by Voltaire, The Pitfalls of Prettiness.
PAGES: 72
CONDITION: VG+

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Playboy April 1956

Lot # 1112      

COVER: Bunny Logo in Black and White (1st appearance of the signature Bunny logo)
PLAYMATE: Rusty Fisher
PICTORIALS: Diana Dors, known as "England's Marilyn" - DD in 3D
FEATURES: Fiction: The Cruise of the Aphrodite by H. E. Heckelmann; Taste by Roald Dahl; satire: Selecting Your First Wife by Shepherd Mead; article: The Sport of Sports Car Racing by Jack Olsen; Goodman a la King - musings on Jazz by Benny Goodman.
PAGES: 72
CONDITION: VG+

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Playboy May 1956

Lot # 1113      

COVER: Dolores Taylor
PLAYMATE: Marion Scott
PICTORIALS: Singer Meg Myles - The Lynx with the Lusty Larynx; Jazz Record Jackets Go Jazzy - pictorial review of some of the more creative LP jackets of the day inclduing Chet Baker, Gerry Mulligan, Hampton and Getz and others.
FEATURES: Fiction: The Splendid Source by Richard Matheson; The Shooting of Judge Price by Erskine Caldwell; The Monster Show by Charles Beaumont; Personality Profile of Victor Borge; Humor from Arv Miller; Satire, Training Your First Wife by Shepherd Mead; article on Jazz Record Jackets.
PAGES: 72
CONDITION: VG+

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Playboy June 1956

Lot # 1114      

COVER: Sally Todd (cover also states: "Now Printing 1,000,000 Copies")
PLAYMATE: Gloria Walker
PICTORIALS: Champagne Flight to Vegas - Playmate Sally Tood and her jet-setting date.
FEATURES: Fiction: A Sound of Thunder by Ray Bradbury; Nunc Dimittis by Roald Dahl; Compendium on Chess with pictorial, fiction and article on how to improve your game and a short history of chess; Humor: The Darendinger Build-Up by William F. Nolan.
PAGES: 72
CONDITION: VG-

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Playboy July 1956

Lot # 1115      

COVER: Suitcase
PLAYMATE: Alice Denham
PICTORIALS: Actress Marla English, "The Girl In The Peek-A-Boo Pants". The pictorial is supposed to be Ms. English's swan song as the Hollywood mavens wish her to keep her clothes on.
FEATURES: George Wein, the original promoter, covers the 3rd Newport Jazz Festival with super photos of Dinah Washington, Pee Wee Russell, Paul Desmond, Dave Brubeck, Duke Ellington, Woody Herman , Chet Baker, Louis Armstrong, Gerry Mulligan and others; early LeRoy Neiman sketches in the attire article; Ribald Calssic is "The Woman in the Case," by Anton Chekhov; three pages of Clemtine cartoons by artist Jean Bellus; satire, "The Catcher in the Wry," by Robert Turner; fiction by Alberto Maravia, "The Truckdriver"; Anthony Boucher, "Nellthu"; Playmate Alice Denham also has a fiction story in this issue, "The Deal."
PAGES: 72
CONDITION: VG+

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Playboy August 1956

Lot # 1116      

COVER: Paintings
PLAYMATE: Jonnie Nicely
PICTORIALS: "The Ekberg Bronze", features three pages plus four page B&W insert of Swedish actress Anita Ekberg in figure studies for sculptor Sepy Dobronyi; pictorial: "Piltdown Painting Party" showcases trendy "bohemian" Chicagoans out on a graffiti painting spree of downtown road underpasses.
FEATURES: Article by novelist Evelyn Waugh, "The Death of Painting," decries the faults of modern art; fiction, "You Can't Have Then All" by Charles Beaumont; "Ad Lib Exit" by Willard Marsh; 4-page insert of cartoons by Shel Silverstein (1st appearance).
PAGES: 72
CONDITION: G+

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Playboy September 1956

Lot # 1117      

COVER: Diane Harmsen
PLAYMATE: Dane Arden
PICTORIALS: "Filming the Follies Bergere" is five pages of the showgirls and stars of the famous Paris theater.
FEATURES: "Hemingway," by Jed kiley, profiles the famous author through personal experiences with him in Paris; a massive 8-page layout on Playboy's Penthouse Apartment, complete with drawings; John Lardner profiles Floyd Patterson, then eyeing the heavyweight crown (with photos); fiction by John Wallace, "Get Out Of My Life"; Robert Sheckley, "Love Incorporated"; two fashion drawings by LeRoy Neiman for the attire section.
PAGES: 80
CONDITION: VG+

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Playboy October 1956

Lot # 1118      

COVER: Joan Bradshaw
PLAYMATE: Janet Pilgrim
PICTORIALS: Janet Pilgrim's date at Dartmouth; For Export Only - scenes from European films.
FEATURES: Fiction: The Right Kind of Pride by Herbeert Gold; Hospitality by Lesley Conger; A Pound of Flesh by Anson Mount; Hemingway: A Ttitle Bout in Ten Rounds by Jed Kiley; A second look at Playboy's penthouse apartment - the bedroom, study and bath; Playboy Jazz Poll.
PAGES: 88
CONDITION: VG+

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Playboy November 1956

Lot # 1119      

COVER: Mr. Playboy in elevator
PLAYMATE: Betty Blue
PICTORIALS: The Lock on the Barroom Door - article by Jonathan Rhoades with photos by Mike Shea details Chicago's Gaslight key club with scantily clad waitresses and upscale acoutrements, a precursor of Hefner's very own Playboy Clubs.
FEATURES: Fiction: A Flourish of Strumpets by Richard Matheson, The Lover of the Coral Glades by Adrian Conan Doyle, and The Flip Side by Charles Einstein; Humor: Falconry: Who Needs It? by P.G. Wodehouse; article on Nat King Cole in the studio; "pastiche" on Hemingway by Jed Kiley; Satire: Selecting Your Second Wife by Shepherd Mead.
PAGES: 88
CONDITION: VG-

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Playboy December 1956

Lot # 1120      

COVER: Lisa Winters
PLAYMATE: Lisa Winters
PICTORIALS: Tallulah's Follies - features the off-Broadway show starring Tallulah Bankhead, Carol Haney and Joan Diener.
FEATURES: 3rd Anniversary Issue; Hemingway, a Pastiche by Jed Kiley; Fiction: The Bitch In Heat by Robert Slater; The Dark Music by Charles Beaumont; The Hundred Dollar Suicide by Henry George Felsen; preview and review of Broadway's season; Jazz Poll Report; Satire: Conceiving Can Be Fun by Shepherd Mead; Confessions of an American Button Man by Shel Silverstein; Etching Revisited.
PAGES: 88
CONDITION: VG+

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