Bernard of Hollywood

Pin-Ups: A Portfolio of .... Breathtaking Beauties (First Edition)

Hollywood, CA: Self published, 1950. First Edition, quarto, $1 cover price, 64pp, b/w throughout, color wrapper, saddle-stapled. Presumably also issued in spiral binding. A monograph of glamour and pin-up photography, with Bernard chiming-in on cameras and shutter speeds, composition and execution. Notable models featured: Barbara Nichols 2pp (same session seen in her arcade card appearance), early Marilyn Monroe 1pp (he'd snap her again in 1955 on "The Seven Year Itch"), Val Njord, Joi Lansing 2pp, Laurette Luez 2pp, Lili St. Cyr 2pp, Maila Nurmi, Minka Diaz, June McCall, Ava Norring, Jane Greer, Pat Hall, Gwenn Caldwell, Dardy Orlando, Jo Jordan, and more. Very Good, a few short tears, light toning, spine stress, brief ink and dampstains. [Book ID 126671]