PLAYBOY #1 Premiere Issue in a Deluxe Factory Sealed Boxed Set
This makes a Great Fathers' Day Gift
This auction is for an unread Playboy magazine issue #1 sealed in a deluxe-boxed set. The set was licensed and produced by Playboy. It has a suggested retail price of $100.00. The box is still shrink-wrapped & will be expertly packed so that you will receive it in excellent condition. Your hands and eyes will be the first to touch and see the contents inside.
Playboy states that the #1 magazine inside is an exact reproduction of the original December 1953 Playboy 1st issue featuring Marilyn Monroe on the cover and as the centerfold. Only a portion of the 20,000 copies reprinted by Playboy were sold in a deluxe-boxed set making this edition of Playboy #1 the most rare version.
Here are all the items that you will receive inside the sealed box set:
An exact reproduction of the original December 1953 Playboy 1st issue featuring Marilyn Monroe on the cover and as the centerfold. Same paper, same print style with all the original ads and articles!
This exclusive box set of every Playboy Magazine printed in the 1950s' features the Bondi Reader, powerful MAC or PC browsing software that allows you to explore, search, save and arrange multiple reading lists. Includes issues #1-72 every story, feature and interview, and of course every Playmate, can be located in seconds, and then compiled and cross-referenced however you choose.
Also included is a 224–page companion coffee table book chronicling the behind-the- scenes history of Playboy and filled with never-before-published letters, photos, FULL-PAGE COLOR CENTERFOLDS OF MARILYN MONROE & BETTY PAGE and contact sheets of Playboy’s amazing first decade. Including a full-color comic strip drawn by Hef telling the story of how he was going to name this new magazine Stag Party! Pablo Picasso illustrated an article in 1957 and it is in this book. All 3 drawings are on the DVD ROM disk! This book lays bare all the behind-the-scenes excitement of Playboy’s first decade! See how the Playboy empire; a modern day pop culture icon got it’s start. This is the best history book that I have ever read!
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Software Features
· Easy to use and searchable digital archive with every issue, every page (even the ads!) of Playboy from the 1950s on 2 DVD-ROMs
· Includes the powerful Bondi Reader and search engine (Mac or PC). Find and read any award winning cover story, interview, photo or review in seconds
· The browse-by-cover feature lets you visually locate any issue by its cover--simply click the cover and the issue opens to read
Custom reading lists let you organize the collection any way you want
System Requirements
· Platform: Windows 2000 SP2 / XP / Vista, Mac OS X Minimum 512 MB of RAM (1 GB RAM recommended)
· 750 MB of free hard drive space
· Minimum screen resolution 1024 x 768
Media: DVD-ROM
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