History of Men's Magazines: 1960 At The Newsstand (3) Hardcover – 30 Jun. 2005

I've had volumes 3 & 4 for a couple of days and have been thrilled and very amused by them. I haven't particularly been conscious of the chronological order of things, perhaps because I'm mostly rather aimlessly flicking through them.I'm far more interested in the way the girls themselves look, behave, dress/undress etc. than the development of these magazines. The 1960s is characterised by a typically voluptuous figure at the beginning to middle of the decade and there's lots of long hair throughout. The posing tends to be of a generally passive, cute nature and I enjoyed that. The underwear is important because in the mainstream US publications, pubic hair couldn't be displayed in the titles on sale in newsagents throughout the decade. That shouldn't put you off! For me, burlesque makes it more exciting. It's easy to get very nostalgic about the whole thing.The writing is intelligent and incisive, but unlike Playboy (in my opinion), that doesn't get in the way of the girls. Note that all the text is in English, French and German throughout. Mostly side by side. Publisher Taschen does a lot of that.The books are large, so make sure you can think of a place to put them when not in use. I wouldn't recommend the coffee table unless your visitors are broad-minded. Other than that, don't think twice - buy them. You won't regret it.