Girls, gags, and great writing: the life and times of Hugh Hefner Hugh M. Hefner presents an illustrated autobiography with chronological highlights from Playboy magazine's first 25 years. Seven hundred pages chart his life and career--from cartoon-drawing childhood to astonishing success with Playboy--in the most revealing and intimate portrait of Hefner ever. Limited Edition of 1,500 numbered copies, signed by Hugh Hefner, packaged in a Plexiglas box. Each boxed set includes a 5x5cm piece of Hef's legendary silk pajamas, worn by the great man himself. This sumptuous six-volume anthology celebrates the decadence, sophistication and wit of the original men's magazine and its legendary founder, Hugh Hefner. Playboy defined adult publishing and liberated a generation of American men. Hugh Hefner's Playboy highlights the extraordinary years from 1953 to 1979. Each volume includes a selection of each era's spiciest Centerfolds as well as seminal works by literary icons Gore Vidal, Norman Mailer, Jack Kerouac and Ray Bradbury. There is also a wealth of never-before-seen ephemera from Hefner's personal scrapbooks and archives, original artwork, cartoons and correspondence, and 700 pages of autobiographical text about his youth, military service, early career as a cartoonist, numerous girlfriends and eventual success with Playboy. Lavishly illustrated, with a huge selection of personal photos--many previously unseen--including behind-the-scenes shots from the Playboy Mansion, Playboy Clubs, and the Big Bunny jet, this is the definitive history of Playboy and its founder.