Strippin' the Night Away

Here's a couple of good ole stripper books for you. Vintage paperbacks ranging from the early 1950's into the mid-1960's. Back in the day when stripping was a tease, and burlesque was the name of the game. Now in an era in which Dita Von Teese would be considered sexy as hell, yet quaint, I present you with some similar cheesecake. Burlesques costumes are really cool-- sexy, feminine, form-fitting, and the women are similarly attractive. However, I'm going to say it....I saw a burlesque show once and was a bit bored...okay, waiting to be flamed for that one. Artist on "Sin Strippers" is Eric Stanton-- unsure about the rest.

"Showgirls" Who Didn't Work the Pole

In the late 40's, a magazine called "Showgirls" was published for just a few issues. The magazine was dripping with sexiness thanks to the splendid cover illustrations by pulp artist extraordinaire George Gross. His ladies were always clothed in tip-top, classic 40's fashion-- Veronica Lake pulled out of reality and painted onto the page. In this case, sexy bikinis were his choice. It wouldn't have went over well with the censors had the "showgirls" been naked. Our collection consists of four issues of this delightful magazine. Ahh, "Showgirls" before it was tainted by a bad Elizabeth Berkley movie.