Betty Bettie Page

Fantastique Photo Album, Number 6
featuring Betty Page
Sheba Pub. Co.
N.Y.C.
ca. 1962

optimized for ebook viewing

In February, 2022, a copy of Fantastique Photo Album, No. 6 sold online for $192.

The booklet consists of 66 full-page monochrome photographs plus the covers. There is no text.

About half the pictures show flirty Bettie Page showing off the face and figure that has enduring allure for oglers of all ages. In some poses, she smiles in a way that suggests satisfaction that she and her parts are objects of desire for the viewer. In a few, she looks like she has some empathy for those (males on the other side of page) who fantasize about her. She seems to enjoy being admired. Modeling was a good job for the pretty 20-something for a few years.

She's not a girl. Here, Bettie presents herself as a woman, so worldly that she may even understand the irresistible charm provoked by the fetish attire the photographers had her wear, and for which her splendid curves served as ideal mannequin.

We see Miss Bettie in panties and low-cut bras with ruffled trim, strapless lace bras, full-fashioned nylons with fancy tops and textures, fishnets, garters, garter belts, and long leather gloves. She stands in low heels, high heels and shiny black boots with platforms and white laces. In a few pictures, she has a long cigarette holder between her fingers.

The other half of the magazine mixes photographs of four other models, both slender and zoftig. They pose in black and white bustiers, full-fashioned hosiery, high-heeled pumps, boots and long gloves.

In the original, all photos bleed off the edges of pages. In the ebook, little cropping was done at the edges. After 60 years of use, the back cover has a few scratches.

The ebook contains all content of the booklet, presented in the original page sequence. The optimized presentation first shows the model complete, as she appears on the page. Virtual enlargements of figure features and fetish details follow. This editing technique is intended to reduce the need for zooming and scrolling. 180 pages.

Brightness, contrast and levels were adjusted, shadows reduced and many specks re-touched. The visual quality of all photos was improved by ebook processing, but some photographs were not properly lit when they film was exposed.

All new scans of the original booklet. No nudity.

One optimizedebook, delivered by download from your 30th Street Graphics account.