Chronicle Books
Available: 11/15/07
11 x 22.75 · 720 pages
978-0-8118-6059-8 CDN $550.00 · cl

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Playboy: The Centerfolds

introduction by Hugh M. Hefner

Talking about the centrefold at a Playmate reunion, Hugh Hefner said, “Without you, I’d be the publisher of a literary magazine.”

For the first time ever, Playboy has collected together every single centrefold from every single issue—that’s over 600 beautiful images, starting with Marilyn Monroe in 1953—reproduced in their original print size of one foot by nearly two feet tall. Housed in a handsome linen-covered clamshell art box carrying-case with foil die-cut stamping, this chronological collection comes with an introduction by Hugh Hefner and chapter openers from highly regarded writers such as Robert Stone, Jane Smiley, Robert Coover, Thom Jones and Jay McInerney.

The Centerfolds is a striking, must-have addition to Playboy’s popular photography collection, which includes 50 Years: The Photographs, Celebrities and Brunettes. It’s the ultimate indulgence for any passionate Playboy aficionado and collector.

HUGH HEFNER is editor-in-chief of Playboy magazine, the world’s best-selling men’s magazine at a global readership of almost 15 million. Playboy is read by 10 million North Americans every month. Winner of several awards, including the 1996 International Publishing Award from the International Press Directory in London, Hefner was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the American Society of Magazine Editors in 1998.