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The Pirelli Calendar: 40 Years, The Complete Works

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If you were on "the list", you got the Pirelli Calendar, which was filled with stunning photographs featuring some of the top models in the world in exotic locations. This was not an item you could go out and buy. You had to buy or sell a LOT of Pirelli tires to get this calendar, but now you can take a look at what only a select few have been privileged to view in this weighty volume.

The photos are mostly excellent in composition, especially the years when set designers and photographers decided to raise the bar and include an actual reference to the tread of the tires in each photo. Some of the most famous faces from the modeling and acting world are featured here- Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Sienna Miller, Linda Evangelista- most before they became super-famous.

I am a car freak, so it sits on the coffee table in my den, alongside a few other large books filled with 18 point text and lots of photographs. Women admire the beauty of the photos, and men by and large look all over each photo for a reference to tires, while admiring the stunning forms of the models.

Rizzoli did an exceptional job with this book. A big, chunky 8 pound behemoth: sewn binding, heavy paper, 520 pp with quality reproductions of the photographers' work, virtually all shown full-page.

Bravo!

This book is Big! The print quality is above average and the pictures are usually full page. It has everything that the company has published.

Born in MI, raised in South Africa. On return (1990's) my brother-in-law asked for two things. A Pirelli Calendar and a bottle of Blue Label Johnnie Walker - he got neither. But, I did purchase the '40 year Complete Works' for a coffee table book. The book is really something to have... it chronicles the life of the calendar while also offering all of the wonderful/tasteful pictures taken.

I'm looking forward to the day when someone actually takes up the book...so that I can share the history behind.

Absolutely amazing photography, and a great conversation piece. I have a lot of girlfriends who are models and they found the book very intriguing, a nice addition to my loft to say the least.

Book as described and shipped super fast in perfect condition. I would gladly buy from this vendor again.Thank you.

...binding arrived a bit broken - not enough to return, but still annoying. Great photos unavailable elsewhere

First of all, before you purchase this book, you should know that it's huge and very very heavy. I like this book because it shows the real supermodels. The only pictures I don't like are the ones with celebrity actresses.