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The Little Big Book of Legs
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This book is perfect for enthusiasts of vintage photography, fashion history, and leg art. It appeals to readers interested in mid-20th-century culture and style, as well as collectors of unique art photography volumes.
Over 150 of the best photos from the original volume are now in this compact book. From Betty Grable to Bettie Page, the greatest legs of the 20th Century are here, shot by Irving Klaw, Bunny Yeager and Elmer Batters. Silk stockings, high heels, curvy calves, taut thighs, playful toes - and no troublesome text - could leg love get any sweeter?
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Many loved The Big Book of Legs but some found it just too darn big, weighing in at nearly seven pounds. True, it was packed with shapely legs spanning six decades, from the first shy emergence of the ankle in the 1910s, through the rolled stockings and rouged knees of the 1920s, to the Betty Grable '40s, the stockinged and stilettoed '50s, on into the sexually liberated '60s and '70s, but it could still put a dent in your own thighs if you sat reading for too long.
Fortunately, here at TASCHEN we listen to your groans of agony as well as your moans of ecstasy; thus, this light and portable new edition, The Little Big Book of Legs, packs over 100 of the choicest photos from the original volume, as well as 38 new photos, into a compact (and frankly adorable) package. From Betty Grable to Bettie Page, the greatest legs of the 20th Century can be found within, shot by Irving Klaw, Bunny Yeager, and the incomparable Elmer Batters, father of leg art.
There are silk and nylon stockings, high heels in abundance, curvy calves, taut thighs, playful toes, and towering arches—with no bothersome text to get in the way. Could leg love get any sweeter?
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ISBN: 9783836580366
Publisher: Taschen GmbH
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 30 November 2021
Country: Germany
Imprint: Taschen GmbH
Edition: Multilingual edition
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 18.0mm
Width: 140.0mm
Height: 195.0mm
Weight: 425g
Pages: 192
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