THE PICTURE NEWSPAPER: Vol IV, Nos 1-3 [set]

New York: The Picture Newspaper, Inc, 1975. Tabloid-format newspaper magazines. Light edgewear; small closed tear to edge of centerfold in fisrt issue, second issue has very minor wear, third issue is near fine. A well-preserved set. Very good. 36pp., 36pp, 40pp. Illustrated throughout with photos and art in b/w and color. A groundbreaking, all-image magazine in newspaper format, featuring some of the most fascinating photographers and personalities of the day. Approx. 14.5 x 22.5, folded (as issued). Each issue comprises two sections. Issue #1 highlights: a set of photos of Jerry Hall playing with a guy's buttocks, leaving playful lipstick marks on it; photos by Antonio Lopez. Male nude by Ken Haak. Drawings of male nude by Antonio Lopez. Marilyn Monroe by Milton H. Greene. Peter Hujar portraits of Divine and John Waters. Richard L. Schaefer. Christian Piper. Chris Callis. Richard Misrach, portrait of street poet Julia Vinogard (this was the cover image of his book, Telegraph 3 AM). Issue #2 highlights: Bill Cunningham. Grace Jones, by Antonio Lopez. Richard Avedon. Peter Beard. Man Ray Patti Smith with Bob Dylan, photo by Danny Fields. Annie Leibovitz. Christian Piper. Wizard of Oz and Richard Bernstein (model in comic strip paper bikini) centerfolds. Issue #3 highlights: Richard Bernstein 'Guggenheim' cover. Bill Cunningham. Edward Steichen. Toscani. Ralph Gibson. Divine illustration by John Mathews. Leni Riefenstahl, Masai women. David Myers. Sylvia Plachy. Jayne Mansfield & Cherry Vailla, Donald Duck centerfolds.