Presenting A Pictorial History of Burlesque from A to Z

[Striparama]

Los Angeles

:

Sherbourne Press

,

1964

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First Edition.

27.5cm x 20.5cm. [112] pages, black and white illustrations. Pictorial saddle-stapled wrappers.

An A-Z of American burlesque performers. Each letter of the alphabet presents a short bio and a series of late 1950s / early 1960s pinup portraits of Arlene Stevens, Blaze Starr, Camille, Bubbles Darlene, Dixie Evans, Frantic Carmela, Gilda, Betty Howard, Irma the Body, Jennie Lee, Sharon Knight, Tana Louise, Brandy Martin, Nejla Ates, Liz O’Leyar, Pepper Powell, Queen Murine, Rita Grable, Lee Saron, Tempest Storm, Paula Uhsan, Vicki Palmer, Evelyn West, Miss X (Misty Monaco), Doe May Davidson, and Zorita. Produced by Sherbourne Press in 1964 (publisher of The Gay Cookbook), A Pictorial History of Burlesque is actually a reproduction of the contents of the first two issues of burlesque magazine Striparama published by Selbee Associates, New York in the early 1960s.

. Very Good Condition.