Esquire Magazine April 1955 George Petty Foldout Kurt Vonnegut Jr. w Pinup


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The magazine is in good condition. It is a complete copy but shows moderate signs of age and wear, such as corner creases, spine stress, or light surface wear. The photos show the exact item you will receive. Please review all pictures for full condition details. Combined shipping is available. Each issue ships in a protective plastic sleeve.


Note: The content list below is derived from the issue's directory. Please Note: The only pinups included are those depicted in the photos.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ARTICLES

THREE TIMES ZERO… Gambling casino on the German-Soviet zonal border … Joseph Wechsberg 57
BOND STREET: THE REGAL TOUCH… Short in length, it spans the world … Denis Plimmer 71
DUBLIN: NOT AGAINST THE GRAIN… Anything can happen in a Dublin pub … Robert Emmett Ginna 72
WHITHER THE BEARD?… It has finally lost face, even in Russia … Whit Burnett 75
GLAMOUR FOR RENT… At the Brooks Costume Company … Robert H. Prail & Norton Mockridge 80
ME AND MY SORE THROAT… Put off going long enough and you won’t need a doctor … O. K. O’Keefe 90

COMMENT

THIS MAN’S WORLD… How to beat the Russians at their own games … Paul Gallico 66

PERSONALITIES

SWITZERLAND’S ONE-MAN HOLLYWOOD… Lazar Wechsler, Oscar-winner-on-a-budget … Jean Libman Block 64
THE CRITICAL MR. CROSBY… John, the literate and witty radio columnist … Sam Boal 85

SUPPLEMENT

THE FIX IN SPORTS… Basketball scandal’s Irving Schwartzberg … Alvin Davis 47

FICTION

WEDNESDAY IS GREEN… The color blind never seem to know what day it is … Donald Camelli 58
MRS. GORDON AND THE BLIND MASSEUR… There are times to close one’s eyes … Herbert Kubly 62
DEER IN THE WORKS… His first assignment set him free … Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. 78
ANOTHER RUBE… One thing he couldn’t stand was somebody else being a big shot … Harry C. Nelson 97

PICTORIAL

ESQUIRE’S LADY FAIR… The Petty Girl, Esquire size … Drawing by George Petty 67
ESQUIRE’S AVENUES OF FASHION… Bond Street, London … Water color by Ernest Fairhurst 69
OUTBOARD DREAMBOAT… Speed and luxury … Drawing by Alexis de Sakhnoffsky 86
FOUR CONTINENTAL BEAUTIES… In nine studies … Photography by Peter Basch 92

WEARABLES

BRIGHT LIGHTS: DOUBLE TAKE… Spring’s weight-and-color answer to a city wardrobe … 76
(For stores showing this apparel, see page 158)
SHIRTS À LA CART… For the taking, an array of colorful and comfortable sports shirts … 88
THREE TO GO… Sports apparel for the model younger set … 98
(For list of stores showing these three sports outfits, see page 158)
RAIN CHECKS… Two rain-stoppers that will not look out of place under a rainbow … 99
LINES TO A JACKET… Variations on a theme, U.S.A. to Great Britain to Italy … 106

TRAVEL

VACATION NOW… Suggested itineraries for your time in Spain … 20
SPAIN’S FORTUNATE ISLANDS… The Canaries—Eden’s islands … Richard Joseph 60

DEPARTMENTS

Publisher’s Page: HOW TO TAKE THE FUN OUT … 6
Editorial: “HOW ARE YOU FIXED FOR GRABES?” … 8
THE SOUND AND THE FURY … 10
ESQUIRE’S FASHION FINDS … O. E. Schoeffler 36
DINING IN/OUT WITH ESQUIRE … 39
ESQUIRE ON RECORD … 40

BRIEFS

THE TEN OF SPADES … Scott Corbett 155

ESQUIRE’S BUYING GUIDE
BRIGHT LIGHTS: DOUBLE TAKE … 158
THREE TO GO … 158

TALKING SHOP

SHOPPING FINDS … beginning on 159

CREDITS: Cover photography by Dan Wynn.

ADVERTISERS’ INDEX … 157

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