Playboy: The Complete Centerfolds, 1953-2016: (Hugh Hefner Playboy Magazine Cent

With the first centerfold image of the radiant Marilyn Monroe, Hugh M. Hefner masterminded a cultural icon: <i>Playboy</i>'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 <i>Playboy</i> centerfold.<br>With contributions by: <br>- Robert Coover<br>- Paul Theroux<br>- Robert Stone<br>- Jay McInerney<br>- Daphne Merkin<br>- Maureen Gibbon<br>- Elizabeth Wurtze<br><br><b>Author:</b> Hugh Hefner<br><b>Publisher:</b> Chronicle Books<br><b>Published:</b> 09/05/2017<br><b>Pages:</b> 844<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Hardcover<br><b>Weight:</b> 8.30lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 13.70h x 8.30w x 1.80d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9781452161037<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br>Hugh M. Hefner was the founder and editor-in-chief of <i>Playboy</i> magazine. <p/>Robert Coover is author of <i>The Public Burning</i>. <p/>Paul Theroux is author of <i>The Great Railway Bazaar</i>. <p/>Robert Stone is author of <i>Dog Soldiers</i>. <p/>Jay McInerney is author of <i>Bright Lights, Big City</i>. <p/>Daphne Merkin is author of <i>Dreaming of Hitler</i>. <p/>Maureen Gibbon is author of <i>Swimming