KEN RITCHIE COLLECTIBLES

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AFTER DARK
V.14.3 (08-09/81) Marilyn Monroe foldout FC + 6 pages
[>>VF,NM @ 25.00, #MA-5004086]


AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHER
(07/84) Marilyn Monroe FC (as "Lillian Russell") + 4 pages as other early stars (Jean Harlow, Theda Bara and Clara Bow); photos by Richard Avendon in 1958.
[>>VF @ 15.00, #MA-5005109]


AVANT GARDE
V.2 (03/68, bi-monthly by Avant Garde Media, Inc.) Marilyn Monroe FC + 12-pg. portfolio of Bert Stern serigraphs in day-glo colors. Very cool; square-bound. (View this book open, too!)
[>10.5 X 11>SOFTCOVER>BC a bit rough- corner trimmed, FC & Marilyn OK, VG @ 25.00, #MA-5004975]


CELEBRITY SKIN
V.3 (1980) Marilyn Monroe FC + 7 pages
[>>VG+ @ 30.00, #MA-5003800-A]
[>>GOOD @ 15.00, #MA-5003800-B]


ESCAPADE
V.2.3 (12/56) Marilyn Monroe 2-page color CF calendar
[>>FINE+ @ 50.00, #MA-5000659-A]
[>>FINE @ 40.00, #MA-5000659-B]
[>>GOOD+ @ 25.00, #MA-5000659-C]


ESQUIRE
(07/53) Marilyn Monroe 8-page feature
[>>Book in nice shape - VG+, Marilyn Monroe feature F+,VF @ 50.00, #MA-5005110]


EXOTIC, THE MAGAZINE OF BEAUTIFUL GIRLS
V.1.1 (01/50) Marilyn Monroe BC by Andre De Dienes
[>>Minor water spots, GOOD @ 20.00, #MA-5000721]


FACT
V.2.3 (05-06/65) Marilyn Monroe FC, BC + 2 pages
[>>VG @ 15.00, #BK-5003106]


FOREVER MARILYN
(1992) By Marie Cahill, Smithmark Pubs.; 64 pgs., all photos with minimal text. Lots of nice full-page and color pix
[>9 X 12>HARDCOVER>Book VF,NM & DJ FINE+ @ 15.00, #BK-5005111] (View open!)


L.A. STYLE
(02/88) Marilyn Monroe FC + 20 pages of pix from mid-1950s in New York - most never before published!!
[>11 X 15>SOFTCOVER>VF,NM @ 35.00, #BK-5005112]


LIFE
(08/92) Marilyn Monroe tiny pic on FC (Princess Diana FC + last interview - 7 pages with pix
[>>Magazine incomplete, Marilyn Monroe feature OK @ 3.00, #MA-5005113]


LOW DOWN, THE
V.1.1 (01/55) Marilyn Monroe partial FC
[>>FINE @ 20.00, #MA-5004185]


MARILYN
By Gloria Steinem, photos by George Barris. Nearly 200 pages; loaded with photos - many full-page and color.
(1986) [>OVERSIZE>HARDCOVER>Book VF,NM & DJ FINE @ 30.00, #BK-5005114] (View the inside!)
(11/87, 1st Printing) [>8.5 X 11>SOFTCOVER>NEW @ cover price 14.95, #BK-5005115]


MARILYN MONROE CONFIDENTIAL
(Pocket Books, 1st Printing, 03/80) By Lena Pepitone and William Stadiem; 220+ pages including 16 pages of photos and color foldout of famous calendar pose. Published in several versions - each with a different color FC and a different color photo on BC.
[>>Blue FC, VG has a few small nicks @ 7.50, #BK-5005116-A]
[>>Purple FC, G,VG foldout missing @ 2.50, #BK-5005116-B]


MODERN MAN
V.5.12 (06/56) Marilyn Monroe FC + 2 pages; Anita Ekberg BC
[>>VG+ @ 50.00, #MA-5001456]


MODERN PHOTOGRAPHY
V.18.8 (08/54, Photography Pub. Corp.) Marilyn Monroe color FC
[>>Nice, VG+ @ 35.00, #MA-5003805]


MONROE - HER LIFE IN PICTURES
(1982, a Dolphin Book by Doubleday & Co., Inc.) By James Spada; 194 pages - almost all pix with a 16-page color center section including a 2-page color CF; OCP $14.95
[>8.5 X 11>SOFTCOVER>FINE @ 25.00, #BK-5004932] (View this book open, too!)


OF WOMEN AND THEIR ELEGANCE
(1980) By Norman Mailer, photos by Milton H. Greene. Fictional bio of Marilyn. Nearly 300 pages with over 100 pages of photos (not all Marilyn). (View the inside!)
[>OVERSIZE>HARDCOVER>Book VF,NM & DJ FINE @ 30.00, #BK-5005121]


TEMPO
(04/03/56) Marilyn Monroe BC + 5 pages
[>>FINE+ @ 20.00, #MA-5003527]


3-D MOVIE
V.1.2 (10/53, monthly by Three-D Magazines, Inc.) Debbie Reynolds color FC; 1 page each Marilyn Monroe, Elaine Stewart, Arlene Dahl and Virginia Mayo; article on Marlon Brando with pix; lots of Hollywood stars.
[>>Has original glasses, VG+,F @ 75.00, #MA-5004486]


3-D STAR PIN-UPS
V.1.2 (02/54, Three-D Magazines, Inc.) Jane Powell color FC; Marilyn Monroe gorgeous color BC; Cleo Moore inside FC; one page each Mamie Van Doren, Anita Ekberg, Barbara Nichols, Abbe Lane, Elaine Stewart, Martine Carol, Gloria Pall and Terry Moore; much more.
[>>Glasses missing, otherwise strong FINE @ 100.00, #MA-5004487] (View the back, also!)


TOPS
V.1.8 (11/54) Marilyn Monroe BC + 2 pages
[>>FINE @ 10.00, #MA-5003555]


TRUE
(06/74) Marilyn Monroe small pic on FC + 10-page article including 4 pages pix
[>>VG @ 10.00, #MA-5005124]


ZOOM
V.40 (American edition) Marilyn Monroe FC + 9 pages of pix from her first photo shoot in 1946; nice article on mutoscope cards.
[>9 X 12>SOFTCOVER>VF- @ 25.00, #BK-5005125] (View the inside, too!)


~ CALENDARS ~

1974 WALL CALENDAR Features 12 full-page portraits of Marilyn Monroe by top photographers, 8 color and 4 B&W; commentary by Norman Mailer. Has envelope sleeve featuring color photos front and back.
[>8.5 X 11>SOFTCOVER>Calendar VF,NM & sleeve F+,VF @ 35.00, #CA-5005117]

1974 DATEBOOK Spiral-bound with hard stock covers and pages - features 12 full-page portraits of Marilyn Monroe by top photographers, 8 color and 4 B&W; contains photos not found in the wall-type; commentary by Norman Mailer. Glossy, scarce and very attractive
[>8.5 X 11>HARDCOVER>FINE+ @ 60.00, #CA-5005118]

1990 WALL CALENDAR Twelve full-page color photos
[>12 X 12>SOFTCOVER>Shrink-wrapped, NEW @ 15.00, #CA-5005119]

"POP ART" (1990) Big 13 x 13 full-page color works by various artists including FC + 2 pages of Marilyn Monroe by Andy Warhol, and one Elvis. Comes inside a rigid sleeve
[>13 X 13>SOFTCOVER>Sealed, NEW @ 15.00, #CA-5005120]


~ MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIBLES ~

MARILYN MONROE POCKET KNIFE
Three-inch knife with single blade has a 1-inch "Golden Dreams" replica on the handle; handle is clear-coated to prevent wear
[>>NEW @ 10.00]


MARILYN MONROE "GOLDEN SPOTLIGHT" PUZZLE
#5291 - Beautiful frontal photo of Marilyn Monroe in a gold dress; 550 pieces makes 15.5" x 18" finished size
[>>Sealed, NEW - box has small dent in one corner @ 25.00]


MARILYN MONROE PLAYING CARDS
Famous photo of Marilyn Monroe poolside with dark blue towel. Standard single deck of cards comes in a plastic case and cardboard outer sleeve
[>>Shrink-wrapped deck, NEW @ 40.00]


~ PLAYBOY PUBLICATIONS ~

PLAYBOY MAGAZINE (See the PLAYBOY back-issues price list for availability.)
12/53 Front cover and centerfold
09/55 "Pink Elephants & Purple Hair"
11/55 "Most Beautiful Woman in The World, The"
01/56 "First 24 Playmates pictorial"
12/60 "Magnificent Marilyn" pictorial
01/64 Pictorial
02/64 "Playmates Revisited" pictorial
11/66 "History of Sex In Cinema, The"
01/67 "History of Sex In Cinema, The"
01/69 "History of Sex In Cinema, The"
01/74 "Twenty Years Of Playboy" pictorial
01/74 "Twenty Years Of Playmates" pictorial
01/79 "Twenty-Five Beautiful Years" pictorial
05/79 "Marilyn Monroe - Her Private Life" article
01/80 "Marilyn Monroe - Forgotten Photos" pictorial
06/80 "Marilyn Mystery Unraveled" pictorial
01/84 "Last Nude Of Monroe" pictorial
01/84 "Thirty Memorable Years" pictorial
01/87 "Early Nudes" pictorial
01/89 "Women Of The Fifties" pictorial
01/94 Copy of V.1 (12/53) Front cover
01/94 "Remember Marilyn" pictorial

Please see the PLAYBOY Special Editions / Flats price list for availability of these:

BEST FROM PLAYBOY (V.4, 01/70)
50 BEAUTIFUL WOMEN (01/89)
FOXIEST FEMALES (01/91)
LEADING LADIES (01/81)
PIN-UP, FROM 1852 TO NOW, THE (01/74)
PLAYMATES - THE FIRST FIFTEEN YEARS (01/83)
NEWSMAKERS (03/85)
NUDES V.1 (10/90)
100 BEAUTIFUL WOMEN (11/88)
YEAR IN SEX REVIEWED- 1988, THE (01/89)

Other miscellaneous PLAYBOY publications:

PLAYBOY - THE PARODY 12/83
SHOW BUSINESS ILLUSTRATED V.1 (09/61)
SHOW BUSINESS ILLUSTRATED V.2 (09/61)
SHOW BUSINESS ILLUSTRATED V.8 (01/62)
SHOW BUSINESS ILLUSTRATED V.10 (02/62)



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