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Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500
BEEFCAKE
A long run of the popular Physique Pictorial magazine. 40 different issues plus a duplicate. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers, generally minimal to minor wear. Chicago and Los Angeles, 1957-1990.
Includes Spring and Summer 1957; Volumes 8:1; 10:1,2; 11:1; 12:4; 13:1,2,3,4; 14:1,3; 15:1,2,3,4; 16:1,2,3,4; 17:1,2; 18:1; 21, 22 (plus a duplicate), 24, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, and 34-41. Most of the content is photographic, primarily by editor Tom Mizer, but several issues feature art by Tom of Finland, including nine of the covers. The Spring 1957 issue is thought to be his first published work, and introduces him on page 3: "'Men of the Forests of Finland' is the theme of a new series of drawings being prepared by Tom, an artist who lives in Finland and draws directly from life. . . . Only the picture above and the cover picture available at this time." Issues 15:1 and 15:2 have cover art by Harry Bush.
