Leonard Burtman (4 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good. BETTIE PAGE Exotique Photo Album No. 5 - 1957 Burmel Publishing - Te Te Red - Rare Digest Published in New York by The Burmel Publishing Co., this issue belongs to the fascinating Exotique family of publications associated with publisher Leonard Burtman. Burtman was an important figure in the underground pin-up and specialty publishing scene of the 1950s and published—and personally photographed—Bettie Page. The interior identifies this edition as: EXOTIQUE PHOTO ALBUM No. 5 - "Presenting Bettie Page" The publication describes itself as devoted to "Fashions, Fads and Fancies," and the photographs showcase Page in the distinctive corsets, stockings, gloves, heels and elaborate fashions associated with the Exotique aesthetic. Also featured is Te Te Red, advertised directly on the cover. Publication Details: Exotique Photo Album No. 5 Featuring Bettie Page Additional Te Te Red feature Published by The Burmel Publishing Co. 1576 Broadway, New York 1957 Digest-size format Original vintage publication — not a modern reproduction Condition: Good vintage condition with visible cover rubbing, edge and spine wear, small creases and general handling consistent with a publication approaching 70 years old. Interior shows natural age-related toning. Please examine photos carefully for exact condition. A particularly desirable piece for collectors of Bettie Page, 1950s pin-up photography, Exotique, Burmel Publishing and vintage underground print ephemera. Carefully packaged with backing board and protective sleeve. All sales final. If unsure, contact us for additional information before purchasing.…

M-4, First printing, stapled softcover 8vo, b/w throughout, [64]pp, color wraps. Vintage adult digest magazine featuring articles, cartoons, fiction, and pinup photography. Art by Eugene Bilbrew and Eric Stanton, Vangie Johns 1pp, lingerie models and high-heeled boots.Hundreds of similar digest magazines were produced by fly-by-night operations, mainly around New York, notably Burmel Publishing (Lenny Burtman's enterprise). Many were published as photography and/or art "studies" booklets, w/ technical camera data, exposure chart, & the standard emphasis on sexual liberation; early issues featured several models per issue & many maintain airbrushing techniques rolled over from nudist magazines, much of the posing naturally obscures otherwise censored areas. Still scarce institutionally. Very Good Plus, light foxing, moderate rubbing and toning. For mature audiences.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. In great shape, clean text, tight binding, no stickers.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 21cm x 13.5cm. [64] pages, black and white illustrations. Pictorial saddle-stapled wrappers. Fetish photobook of dominating pinup looks in leather, lingerie, and other exotic attire, also featuring Bettie Page, produced by Leonard Burtman's Selbee Connoisseur, C-24. Minor shelf wear and soiling to wrappers, a small vertical rub line to wrappers upper panel. Category: Sexuality; Sexuality::Art & Erotica; 20th Century: 1960s; Inventory No: 0037457.…