Alberto Vargas: Works from the Max Vargas Collection

This is an amazing book. Initially, I had intended to just look at the pin-ups to gain inspiration for my photography. However, within moments of reading the text, I was completely gripped by the story of Alberto Vargas and his experiences with Esquire and Playboy magazines. For just the images alone, the book would rate 4 stars, but the wonderful biography pushes it over the edge into 5-star territory for me. There are plenty of images, including glamour nudes, so have no fear--the images are there and they are wonderful. Warning: buying this book will make you want to buy more books with pin-ups. This is a great starting point for pin-up images and for learning about Alberto Vargas, creator of the Varga Girl.

Fell in love with Vargas's work when I got some old 60's era playboys. This book tells his amazing story and shows the progress of his beautiful work through the decades.

Book in excellent condition—great value—delivered quickly.

bought as reference for future Tattoo designs. Sits on coffee table and always draws attention. Nicely done. I would recommend this to a friend.

Perhaps my expectations were too high based on the many 5 star reviews. The book is beautifully done and anyone who appreciates Vargas will be pleased with the presentation of his work. But, it seemed to me that it was a much abbreviated representation of his best work. This collection lacks most of his previously published works; these being illustrations in the estate. However, what I think the book needs the most is editing. The pictures are in chronological order, but few offer any biographical information other than the title. On a practical note, the book is very large: 10.25"X13.25" which is over sized even for a collection of illustrations.

If you're into pinups, the works of Vargas and Elvgren are must-haves. Vargas is a particular favorite of mine, and I loved everything about this book. Very entertaining and informative.

This book is a compilation of the life and work from alberto Vargas. Very big edition, well written, and with a reasonable price. Sadly, it could have included more of his artwork; but at this moment is the best and biggest compilation from his work that I have found. Very good for a perfect gift or if you are a pin-up fan from the 30's to 70's

The Max Vargas Collection is an excellent collection of his finest commercial works. The illistrations and the commentary offers excellent backgroung on his life and body of work. The only thing I found wanting was the large collection of Vargas art that invariably made it onto the noses of many warbirds in WW2 and Korea. There's little refernece to this.

A short review of this fine book,the book is quite large in size, which allows some really nice size reproductions. It showcases a large number of his best works.Mostly pre finish paintings,pictures done before the finished version. None the less marvellous, A fine book for anyone interested in the work of Alberto Vargus.

I you loved Playboy magazine in its early days, you always enjoyed viewing a full page of Vargas's work. So classy so beautiful. This book is well worth the price for Playboy magazine lovers, who love art and style as only Vargas can portray.

Ce grand livre est magnifique, avec de nombreuses illustrations en couleurs de ce qui doit faire parti des plus belles oeuvres d'Alberto Vargas. Je le recommande très vivements, j'ai été moi-même très agréablement surpris, je ne m'attendais pas à un livre aussi beau et richement illustré de grandes photos de ses oeuvres !

当初の到着予定から2週間以上も遅れ、その言い訳のメール対応も文章は丁寧なのにこっちの知りたい情報は曖昧で、言い訳も何を言いたいのかが分かりにくく、何度もやり取りして、非常に煩わしい思いをしたので、厳しいかも知れませんがより良くなる様に、この評価です。

Beautiful book, lots of detail, interesting writing, and great selection of works. My only complaint is that it was about half a centimeter too tall to fit on my bookshelf!