Vivat Vamp! From Mae West to Brigitte Bardot

FLORA, Paul. Vivat Vamp! De Mae West à Brigitte Bardot. Drawn commentary by Paul Flora. Paris: Les Éditions du Temps / Le Terrain Vague, [1960]. 4to, illustrated editorial paperback with original photographic dust jacket. First French edition of this delightful collection of caricatures dedicated to the stars of Hollywood and European cinema, from the golden age of Mae West to the Bardot phenomenon. Paul Flora, internationally renowned Tyrolean illustrator and longtime contributor to Die Zeit, offers his distinctive style — nervous line, subtle irony, graphic elegance — in a tribute to the icons of cinematic seduction. Published by Le Terrain Vague, the legendary publishing house of Éric Losfeld known for surrealist and transgressive editions. Copy in generally good condition, dust jacket with normal wear from use. A fascinating document of the erotic imagination of the 1960s.