
This May Collectors Press will publish Calendar Girl, a full color collection of pin-up illustrations from the post-World War II era. With more than 600 full color illustrations from the late 1940s and 1950s, this 10' x 13' hardcover volume is a titillating tribute to the sexy centerfolds of many a classic calendar. Max Allen Collins, who co-wrote the definitive study of pin-up artist Gil Elvgren, Elvgren: His Life & Art (previously published by Collectors Press), is no stranger to the saucy, sexy art of the pin-up. Collins, who has written numerous examples of historical crime fiction (including Road to Perdition), has an excellent feeling for the era covered in this book, and his commentary makes sure that the reader doesn't miss the context or any of the allusions in the often humorous comments that accompanied these sexy 'good girl' illustrations. The 144-page Calendar Girl volume carries a cover price of $39.95.