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LIFEMagazines | (4) Vintage Issues Featuring the Past Years and Decades!
Pre-Owned | Acceptable Condition
Offered here are (3) issues of LIFE Magazine, each featuringa decade—the 50s, the 80s, and the 90s—plus a bonus issue featuring “Nostalgia”. Issues included in this lot:
February 19, 1971 – Volume 70, No. 6; \"Everybody\'sJust Wild About... Nostalgia\". The issue explores the massive early-1970scultural obsession with the fashion, movies, and music of the 1920s, 1930s, and1940s—featuring classic Golden Age Hollywood icons like Rita Hayworth, RubyKeeler, Paulette Goddard, Myrna Loy, Joan Blondell, and Betty Grable on thecover. Also, a deep-dive cultural lookat the return of Art Deco, Broadway revivals, vintage fashion trends, and asudden national yearning for simpler times.
June 16, 1972 – Volume 72, No. 23; leans heavily intocultural nostalgia with its famous cover story headline: \"The NiftyFifties Revival.\" Following up on previous cultural retrospective issues,this special edition documents the massive early-1970s obsession with 1950scounterculture, fashion, and rock \'n\' roll.A massive photo essay photographed by Bill Ray exploring the resurgenceof hula hoops, sock hops, ducktail haircuts, leather jackets, and rock \'n\'roll. It also highlights enduring icons of the era like Elvis Presleyand the legendary \"Marilyn Monroe look\".
Fall 1989 Special Issue – Volume 12, No. 12; a highlycollectible, retrospective edition published by Time Inc. in September 1989. Serving as a visual time capsule, this specialissue was released right at the tail end of the decade to look back at theculture, groundbreaking news, trends, and celebrities that defined the 1980s. The issue heavily features the decade\'sdefining icons—such as Michael Jackson and Ronald Reagan—andcaptures the glamour, politics, and historical turning points of the erathrough LIFE’s trademark photojournalism.
January 1991 Special Issue – Volume 14, No. 1; titled\"1990: The Year in Pictures\". While it marks the dawn of the 1990s, itserves as a visual review of the opening year of the decade rather than aretrospective of the entire \'90s. Thecover features a striking collage capturing major historic turning points andcultural icons of the time, including Nelson Mandela, Julia Roberts,and Greta Garbo. Inside, theissue highlights early \'90s milestones such as the Hubble Space Telescopelaunch, the rise of Twin Peaks, the fall of the Berlin Wall, and themilitary buildup of Operation Desert Shield.
This lot makes a great addition to collectors of LIFE, andmemorabilia of past decades!
The magazines are in acceptable pre-owned vintage condition. The 1971 Nostalgia issue has a cover in poorcondition, but interior pages are very readable. All issues show wear, with some corners bentand yellowing consistent with publications of this age. Please review photos carefully as they arepart of the description and show the exact items you will receive.
Note: purchase of this lot benefits a non-profit senior community library.
