#323 - Focus on Bettie Page Selbee 1963

Focus on Bettie Page
A Selbee Publication
New York, New York
1963
digital replica

The ebook consists of a page-for-page replica of the original magazine. Every photo, cartoon, word and ad is included. For some, the ebook will serve as a useful reference when deciding to buy the rare, high-priced original.

Some page layouts have been revised slightly to make better use of space and reduce empty margins. E. Stanton is listed as art director and his illustrations brighten several pages.

Good photography by Lawrence Boyer shows cheerful Miss Betty in various costumes and stages of dishabille. Her accessories include corsets, garter belts, dresses, bras and assorted lingerie. Hosiery ranges from FF nylons to gartered opera-length stockings to fishnets. She poses her pretty feet and legs in boots, mules, sandals and pumps.

Fluff text opens the volume, followed by Notes from Betty Page's Secret Diary. Three pages of Bettie's Boosters look and read like letters to the editor with photos from fans.

The ebook is based on 200 dpi scans. Although we were able to correct specks, blemishes, and scratches and reduce unpleasant shadows, the photos are grainy when magnified. The low resolution files do not contain enough pixels for optimization.


Considering photography, costumes and direction, Focus on Bettie Page endures as one of the best collections of pictures from her short modeling career.

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