Adelina is the American Edition of the Italian magazine PLAYMEN. v14 #1. Elisabeth Norfolk FC + 10 pgs inc a 3 pg foldout CF. Also 5 pgs of celebrity nudes - Ursula Andress, Laura Antonelli & Catherine Deneuve each have 1 pg w/ multiple pics, Joan Collins & Glenda Jackson each have 1/2 pg w/ a single pic and more. Girlfriends Jeanne & Martha share 8 pgs and a 6 pg feature on 'Supermacho' - an Italian play about Casanova. An Interview w/ Marcello Mastroianni, What Europeans think of Jimmy Carter and Ted Kennedy plus 'A Martian Interlude' by Carl Sagan, an article by Henry Miller about his friend 'Max' and a 1 pg book review by James T. Farrell. VG+ copy is bright & glossy - a bit of spine wear. VG copy has clean crease in upper right corner, 2" split at bottom of spine.

Adelina is the American Edition of the Italian magazine PLAYMEN. v14 #4 Rosemary (was FC of 4/80) has 10 pgs inc 3 pg foldout CF, Florance has 8 pgs, a couple 'Tarzan & Jane' have 8 pgs, plus an 8 pg feature of nudes on rocks by photographer Pino Dal Gal. Also 4 pgs of celebrity nudes - Anna Moffo has 4 pics on 1 pg, Charlotte Rampling, Natalie Delon, Jackie Collins & Jane Birkin each have 2 pics on 1/2 pg and Karen Black has 1 pic on a 1/2 pg. Plus Henry Miller 'A Brooklyn Memoir', an Interview w/ Ray Bradbury and 'The Magic Lantern' 8 pgs of B&W Comix by Guido Crepax. Also has a feature article 'Playmen - How it all Began' w/ 8 of the famous nude pics of Jackie Onassis and a special on video equipment inc cameras, recorders and everything else. Price sticker in upper right corner, Glossy VG++

Adelina is the American Edition of the Italian magazine PLAYMEN. v15 #10 - Florence has 10 pgs inc CF, Candace, Diane and an anonymous pair of girlfriends each have 6 pgs. Ilona Staller (aka Cicciolina) has 6 pgs w/ a John Travoolta look-a-like. Also a Henry Miller Interview, an article about Big Business' Mafia in Washington and 'Emmanuelle' - 8 pgs of B&W Comix by Guido Crepax. Bright & shiny, a bit of normal wear - VG+

(10/66 - AAA) - Several familiar looking girls but names are useless. Dolly Parsons has 4 pgs inc CF, Gerde Jergensen also has 4 pgs and Patricia Donnigan has 3 pgs (she is also in next issue as Jean Masterson). A letter from 1935 by Henry Miller 'Glittering Pie', a couple of long articles about LSD, another about boxing and one more about the outrageous cost of medical care - in 1966! Very light wear, bright & shiny - VG++

Carol Baughman has big 9pg pictorial inc 3 pg foldout CF. She was also the CF in Wildcat 1/65. Henry Miller Interview, articles about Scotch whiskey, exotic cars and kangaroos - how to eat and recipes. Good copy has some light H2O marks in upper right corner.

v1 #3 - Really good issue! Arlene Rogers has 4 pgs inc a 2 pg foldout CF. Diane Webber has 3 pgs of beach pics by Bunny Yeager, Marilyn Maher also has 3 pgs and Arline Novack has 2 pgs. Plus 4 pgs of pics by Zoltan Glass 'Little Red Riding Hood' and a feature on the Crazy Horse in Paris. Fiction by Harlan Ellison 'The Bohemia of Arthur Archer', Nelson Algren 'Stickman's Daughter' and Henry Miller 'These Women I Remember' plus satire by Robert Benchley ' Editha's Christmas Burglar'. Fair copy is warped from exposure to moisture but has no marks or stains and no stuck pages - completely legible.

v1 #5 - Has FC illo of a Can-Can dancer bending over and showing her derriere. Marla English on BC + 2 pgs, Sheree North has 2 pgs and Maria Stinger has 3 pgs in a pool. Also fiction by Somerset Maugham 'The Escape' and Henry Miller 'Mademoiselle Claude' plus humor by William Nolan 'Wheels are Rounder than Heels'

FC of anonymous girl on motorcycle is part of 6 pg feature on 'Bikes & Bods'. Jennifer West has 8 pgs inc a 3 pg foldout CF as 'Elena Morrow'. Angie Barry has 6 pgs as 'Alix', Tillie has 8 pgs and Betsy Starr has 5 pgs. Also an article about John Willie w/ 3 pgs artwork and the 1975 Who' s Who in Sex. Henry Miller fiction 'Joe O'Reagan'. Articles about James Dean, Darold Shipp and Reggae Music.

10/88 - History of Erotic Literature. This 100 pg issue features a wraparound cover by Milo Manara. Book consists of 4 - 6 page excerpts from classic literature with illustrations by contemporary artists plus short bographical notes on each author. Works featured are
'The Satyricon' by Petronius with art by Georges Pichard,
'The Decameron' by Boccaccio with art by Carlo Ambronsini,
'Posie' by Giorgio Baffo with art by Milo Manara,
'Les Liasons Dangereuses' by Choderlos De Laclos with art by Corrado Roi,
'Madame Bovary' by Gustave Flaubert with art by Anna Brandoli,
'My Secret Life' by Henry Spencer Ashbee with art by Leone Frollo,
'Opus Pistorum' by Henry Miller with art by Guido Crepax and a small pic of Bettie Page,
'Women' by Charles Bukowski with art by Angelo Stano.
There is also an article about pornography with numerous classical paintings and illustrations and an outstanding 40 pg bibliography of erotic literature with scores of illustrations - great reference but it's all in Italian.

v1 #3 - Madeline Castle has 5 great pgs inc CF, Shane Lorrie has inside FC + 4 pgs. Carol Hill & Nancy Conway have 4 pgs each and Paula Page has 1 full pg B&W pic. Also a 4 pg feature on French girls and an article about Henry Miller. Great mag in lousy shape! Well read, heavy H2O marks throughout but no stuck pgs - poor

By Henry Miller - 13th Printing 1981 - 4.95? cover price. Black Cat Book #B-326 published by Grove Press, Inc. 316 pgs. Some light H2O marks on top 1/4 of first 20 pgs or so and last 20 pgs or so but no brittleness or stuck pgs. Some rippling throughout and 2 small price stickers on top right corner of FC  - Good

Trudy Wise on inside FC + 4 pgs, Suzanne Ami also has 4 pgs. Long pictorial feature on Soho and an article about San Francisco. Nelson Algren 'Fabulous Istanbul Isn't the Town for Me', humor by Terry Southern 'Apartment To Exchange' and an article about Henry Miller by Gael Greene.

Last issue published under PLAYBOY ownership. Covergirl Faith also has 9 pgs inc CF. Susanne Henrik has 8 pgs, Lynn Cheer has 7 pgs. Jane Seymour has 4 pg Interview w/ pics, Jayne Kennedy and Lesley Anne down each have a small pic. Henry Miller article 'On Women' w/ pics. Interview w/ 5 Kings of Horror (John Carpenter. David Cronenberg, Brian De Palma, Stephen King and George Romero) and a feature on luxury cars. Clifford Irving article 'My Encounters With Ladies of the Evening' - Part 1 (Part 2 next issue). Article about where & how to find Gold.

v3 #12 - Covergirl Brittany Dane (aka Brittany Morgan) also has 1 pg. Jeanette Starion has inside BC + 5 pgs, an anonymous brunette who looks kine of like Rachel Ashley has 4 pgs. Mel Ramos has a 2 pg painting and 'La Rue De Screw' an excerpt from Opus Pistorum by Henry Miller. This one has been read a bit. A couple of cover creases but no really serious defects - Good   

By Henry Miller - 11th Printing 1978 - 6.95 cover price. Black Cat Book #B-100 published by Grove Press, Inc. 640 pgs. A bit of normal wear and small price sticker on top right corner of FC, but nice shape - VG+

Rusty Allen has 5 pgs inc 3 pg color CF - is Playboy Playmate of 4/56 Rusty Fisher. Annie Andrews has 4 pgs and a 5 pg feature on the nudie movie 'Once Upon a Knight'. Robert Bloch has a 1 pg column. Profile of Ray Bradbury by William F. Nolan and 'Big Sur: The Tropic of Henry Miller' by Hunter S. Thompson Sharp, glossy VG+

By Henry Miller - 2nd Printing 1965? - 1.25 cover price. Black Cat Book #BC-99 published by Grove Press, Inc. 634 pgs. Some light H2O marks on top 1/4 of first 20 pgs or so and last 20 pgs or so but no brittleness or stuck pgs. Some rippling throughout - Good

By Henry Miller - 23rd Printing 1981 - 4.95 cover price. Black Cat Book #B-325 published by Grove Press, Inc. 634 pgs. Some light H2O marks on top 1/4 of first 20 pgs or so and last 20 pgs or so but no brittleness or stuck pgs. Some rippling throughout and small price sticker on top right corner of FC - Good

Cassandra has 9 pgs inc CF. Sonya Dortmunder has 5 pgs & Patricia Nixon has 4 pgs. Plus 'Starting out in Brooklyn' a memoir by Henry Miller and How the CIA Blew Away Dominican dictator Trujillo. Also the NFL Football Forecast '75, a full pg color illo by Olivia de Berardinis and lots more. Bright & glossy, has a tear in tear left corner near spine and soft upper right corner - VG

v1 #5 - Mickey Jines has 5 pgs inc CF as 'Mary Collins'. Suzanne Thomas has 4 pgs, Judy Judson has 3 pgs. Articles on author Henry Miller, comedian Jonathan Winters, the casino in Monte Carlo & a feature on topless shows in Vegas.  Clean, white cover - Nice VG+

1959 - Says Venus Annual on inside FC. Covergirl is Shirley Skates, Rita Grable has BC + 6 pgs. French stripper Candida has 5 pgs and another French stripper Simone Claris has 6 pgs and June Wilkinson has 1 pg, An article about Eva Bartok w/ pics and another about Henry Miller - Pornographer or Pioneer? Bright & glossy, lightly read but has a scratch in upper left corner, o/w VG+