Humans have always depicted erotica - among the oldest surviving examples are Paleolithic cave paintings and carvings. The ancient Greeks did it; the Romans did it; on the opposite side of the Atlantic the Moche of Peru did it. Before the middle of the nineteenth century these images generally consisted of paintings and drawings. But Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre changed all of that by inventing the first practical process of photography.Daguerreotypes did not fade with time and as with so many advances in image capture¿polaroids, cine film, video and digital cameras¿artists quickly used the new technology to depict the undraped feminine form.The French pioneered erotic photography, producing nude postcards¿although the cards were never sent by post, it was illegal. Nudes were also marketed in magazines. And so the pinup was created. The ¿pin up¿images could be cut out of magazines or newspapers, or be from postcards. Such photos often appear on calendars, which are meant to be pinned up anyway. Later, posters of ¿pin-up girls¿ were massproduced. Peep Show Pinups: The Golden Age looks at the wealth of images that have survived from the end of the nineteenth and the start of the twentieth centuries.

This lovely gift book--available in three striking cover options that will be shipped to customers at random--will beguile a new generation with flirtatious representations of femininity from the 1940s and 50s. Illustrations of irresistible pinup models bring teasing frivolity to a range of everyday situations, organized thematically from morning to evening. From sun-kissed beauties at the beach to ski bunnies hitting the slopes, bedside nurses ready to take your temperature to scantily clad runaways, rakish shipmates to not-so-conscientious secretaries, these smiling cuties are ready for fun. Representations of women who embrace their sexuality--flirtatious but never vulgar--have been around since the late nineteenth century, but the pin-up genre skyrocketed into popularity during World War II. The penny arcade trading cards originally viewed on a peep-show style reel and reproduced here as detachable illustrations feature both established pin-up artists and those waiting to be rediscovered. Each illustration is accompanied by a humorous and memorable celebrity quote.

Forty-eight beautiful full-color stereoscopic pin-ups from the 1950s come to life when viewed with the book's 3-D glasses.

During the 1940s, the International Mutoscope Reel Company began to manufacture coin-operated vending machines that served up 5-1/4" x 3-1/4"cards for collectors, usually of "pin-up" material. This comprehensive collection of more than 250 highly-collectible images includes work by noted artists Zoe Mozert, Earl Moran, and Gil Elvgren, among many other signed and unsigned, talented portrayors of the female form.

This 80 plus page Special Edition of Pink Peacock Pinup features the performers & pinups of Pasties 4 Paws 2014. Every one of our 35 plus performers & pinups are featured plus exclusive links to videos from the show! Order your copy today!Photography by Pinup by Liz & Lady Carli Photography.