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Pin Ups (TASCHEN Icons Series) (Paperback)

by Taschen (Creator, Editor), Gilles Néret (Author)
3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)


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Gracing the walls of automobile repair shops, army barracks, bedrooms and the like, pin-ups were once the epitome of "All-American" female beauty and sexuality. This title brings together the best covers and highlights from our Girlie Magazines klotz.

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  • Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Taschen (March 15, 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 3822855677
  • ISBN-13: 978-3822855676
  • Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.7 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #370,602 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars Never show everything., September 22, 2002
The contents of Robert Harrison's pulp girlie titles, Beauty Parade, Eyeful, Titter, Wink, Whisper and Flirt form the contents of this book They were published between 1942 and 1958 and they mostly showed black and white photos of scantily clad ladies (Harrison did not approve of nudity) in slapstick situations, with copy written to accompany the photos as puerile and clichéd ridden as you will ever read. These photos are all very tame by today's standards. The book reproduces covers and spreads (and some of the down-market ads) from these magazines.

The contents of these titles are basically trash but they do have one thing of interest, their covers, these were paintings rather than photos. Pin-up artist Peter Driben painted hundreds of covers for the six titles and dozens are shown in this book, some other pin-up artists are included as well.

Before you rush out and buy the book you need to know that all the covers and the spreads have been sized slightly bigger than the book. This does not matter too much with the reproduced spreads but all the covers have been ruined because of this enlargement, the title logos and coverlines run of the side of the page.

Two better Taschen cheesecake titles are 'The Rottenberg Collection', seven hundred pages of American pin-ups (mostly nudes) from the forties to the sixties from the collection of Mark Rottenberg. European pin-ups are covered in 'Serge Jacques' by Gilles Neret. Both these titles are far superior to `1000 Pin-Ups' BTW, the book was originally published under the title of 'The Best of American Girlie Magazines' by the same author.

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars better than nothing, May 18, 2005
This book is flawed but if you want the covers from Robert Harrison's magazines by famous pin-up artists this is good. One problem is the cropped covers that prevent the reader from seeing the whole effect. The images also cover the full page so there is no white margin to absorb finger marks and other edge damage from use without harming the image. Taschen should have focused on the pin-up artists rather than trying to make a book cover all of Robert Harrison's magazines. By changing focus to the artists they could have dumped the black and white photos and shrunk the book. They then could have published full covers in an oversized book.

Taschen has published the same material in two other books but they are also flawed. First, is the original volume "Girlie Magazines." With 60 fewer pages it is a significantly thicker volume because the pages are thicker. While "1000 Pin-Ups is a good value, in my opinion "Girlie Magazines" remains the better book, with better paper quality. Second, is a small selection of covers from "Girlie Magazines" titled "Pin-Ups" in the Icons Series by Giles Neret. I would just buy a good used version of "Girlie Magazines" for a little more and get 3-4X the illustrations.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Pin-up art and photography from the 40s and 50s, June 24, 2001
By "kopfkissen" (Auckland, North Island New Zealand) - See all my reviews
When I saw this book, I was expecting (and hoping) to see only pin-up art, and that is all I saw when I quickly browsed through it. However in a more thorough look through, this book is an equal mix of pin-up art and pin-up photography from the 40s and 50s.

The book starts off with a brief history of pin-up magazines in the US during the 40s and 50s. In the usual Taschen style, it is given in English, German and French.

The magazines covered in the book are Wink, Eyeful, Beauty Parade, Flirt and Titter. Each magazine is allocated a section in the book, and start of with full pages replications of some magazine covers, then some black and white pictorials with extremely corny captions. The pictorials are by todays standards tame, and there is almost no nudity.

Pin-ups was worth my while just for the pin-up art, but the pictorials, I thought were not my cup of tea, although it did give me some sort of insight into glamour of the 40s and 50s.

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3.0 out of 5 stars OK
I expected to use the graphics in this book for a project, but the graphics were cropped too much to scan them and tweak them... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Sara E. Perry

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun coffee table book
This book is very nice- full of charming high quality images of old pin ups.
Published 3 months ago by shellybean

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect Little Collection of Pin-Ups
I was wanting to start a library with different pin-up collections and this was the perfect one to start with. It's a small book but has plenty of eye candy. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Very Happy Mom

3.0 out of 5 stars Good drawings by Peter Dreben
Lot's of pictures and good drawings by Peter Dreben. The book is quite thick for a small size so it's difficult to keep it open without holding it's pages apart. Read more
Published 4 months ago by D. Kissling

5.0 out of 5 stars 1000 pin-up girls 925 anniversary special edtn0
I just love the old pinup girls.
THe girls look so sexy in the dresses and stockings. And then, that little bit of wind the dress goes up and you see that bit of stocking... Read more
Published 4 months ago by C. J. Hepburn

5.0 out of 5 stars Not nearly enough
This book originally was planned for 1956 but somehow the gallies [no pun?] wound up buried beneath Ed Norton's collection of books on Astrology. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Phil S.

5.0 out of 5 stars Another great collection of colorful pinups from Taschen
There are very few books on the subject of men's magazines that are perfect. Yes, the printer over-trimmed this title--it has its flaws. Read more
Published 18 months ago by gobo books

2.0 out of 5 stars Taschen should be ashamed of this poor edition!
Pin-ups, by well known publisher of erotica and photo books Taschen, contains generally well scanned and well printed covers of 40's and 50's mens magazines: Wink, Eyeful,... Read more
Published on January 15, 2005 by S. loe

3.0 out of 5 stars Boring overall
This is for the pin-up artist fan and for anyone curious about the ages of yore. These aren't nudes - they are pretty much just pin-up paintings or little silly skits of women in... Read more
Published on September 27, 2002

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