Playboy The Complete Fifties 1953-1959 Cgc 4.5 #1 (1953) & 6 Binders (1954-59)

  
(1) CGC Universal Grade 4.5 v1 #1 (December 1953) PLAYBOY: Featuring Marilyn Monroe Cover & Inside, ONE-AND-ONLY "Sweetheart of the Month" Layout {ORIGINAL NEWSSTAND EDITION} CGC Cert. #:4374216001 (OFF-WHITE TO WHITE Pages). (2) Binder #1: January, 1954 - December, 1954 (12 Issues: Overall Condition is "Fine/Fine+"). "Playmates of the Month Centerfolds & Issue Notes"; January (Margie Harrison): light spine scuff and edge wear, tiny tears pages 18,19, 36, 37, 38 & 39, February (Margaret Scott):split spine, loose centerfold staple repair/replace, March (Dolores Del Monte):small discoloration lower right front cover, April (Marilyn Waltz), May (Joanne Arnold), June (Margie Harrison), July (Neva Gilbert):back cover light scuff, August (Arline Hunter), September (Jackie Rainbow), October (Madeline Castle), November (Diane Hunter), December (Terry Ryan):very light finger bends.

(3) Binder #2: January, 1955 - December, 1955 (11 Issues - No March published that year - Overall Condition is "Fine/Fine+"). "Playmates of the Month Centerfolds & Issue Notes"; January (Bettie Page), February (Jayne Mansfield), NO MARCH ISSUE in 1955, April (Marilyn Waltz), May (Marguerite Empey): minor front cover corner crease, June (Eve Meyer):possible staple repair/replace, July (Janet Pilgrim), August (Pat Lawler):cover corner crease breaks color, September (Anne Fleming), October (Jean Moorhead):back cover and binding scuffs, November (Barbara Cameron):light cover scuff and binding stress, December (Janet Pilgrim). (4) Binder #3: January, 1956 - December, 1956 (12 Issues: Overall Condition is "Fine/Fine+"). "Playmates of the Month Centerfolds & Issue Notes"; January (Lynn Turner), February (Marguerite Empey), March (Marian Stafford):minor corner bump cover and crease centerfold, April (Rusty Fisher), May (Marion Scott), June (Gloria Walker), July (Alice Denham): 1" edge tear on page 35 and centerfold, August (Jonnie Nicely), September (Elsa Sorensen): centerfold has crease along bottom, October (Janet Pilgrim), November (Betty Blue), December (Lisa Winters): light 1" tear in centerfold edge. (5) Binder #4: January, 1957 - December, 1957 (12 Issues: Overall Condition is "Fine/Fine+").

"Playmates of the Month/Centerfolds & Issue Notes"; January (June Blair), February (Sally Todd), March (Sandra Edwards), April (Gloria Windsor): tiny, feint letter "c" written on front cover, May (Dawn Richards), June (Carrie Radison), July (Jean Jani), August (Dolores Donlon), September (Jacqueline Prescott), October (Colleen Farrington), November (Madeline Callahan), December (Linda Vargas). (6) Binder #5: January, 1958 - December, 1958 (12 Issues: Overall Condition is "Fine/Fine+").

"Playmates of the Month Centerfolds & Issue Notes"; January (Elizabeth Ann Roberts), February (Cheryl Kubert), March (Zahra Norbo), April (Felicia Atkins), May (Lari Laine), June (Judy Lee Tomerlin): very light scuffing by spine, July (Linne Nanette Ahlstrand), August (Myrna Weber), September (Teri Hope): light crease long bottom of centerfold, October (Mara Corday), November (Joan Staley), December (Joyce Nizzari):light finger bends. (7) Binder #6: January, 1959 - December, 1959 (12 Issues: Overall Condition is "Fine/Fine+").

"Playmates of the Month/Centerfolds & Issue Notes"; January (Virginia Gordon):3 inch separation front cover spineside (will replace this issue with a CGC 6.5 January'59), February (Eleanor Bradley), March (Audrey Daston), April (Nancy Crawford), May (Cindy Fuller): very minor scrunching bottom of a few pages, June (Marilyn Hanold), July (Yvette Vickers), August (Clayre Peters), September (Marianne Gaba): crinkling near top of a few pages, October (Elaine Reynolds):very slight wear near bottom of pages 44 & 45, centerfold attached by one staple, November (Donna Lynn), December (Ellen Stratton). (8) CGC Universal Grade 6.5 PLAYBOY v6 #1 (January 1959) "Holiday Issue".

{ORIGINAL NEWSSTAND EDITION} CGC Cert. NO Rust, NO Writing, ALL Inserts Present, INTERIOR Pages Very Nice. ALL 6 Cordoba-simulated leather binders show wear. White lines you see in some of the Playboy Playmate of the Month photos are due to camera flash.

These centerfolds are, for the most part, excellent! Thanks for your time and interest.