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Auction History Result 2j166 ESQUIRE linen 28x40 special poster 1940s art of man with pickup in theater that he abandons! Date Sold 12/11/2018 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. A Linenbacked Special Poster (measures 27 3/4" x 39 1/2" [70 x 100 cm]) (Learn More) Esquire ("The Magazine for Men"), the magazine that was essentially a precursor of Playboy, which meant that it was filled with scholarly articles on a wide variety of subjects, but which also had pictures and artwork of sexy women (in the 1940s, they had art by Alberto Vargas, and Ernest Chiriacka in the 1950s). Once Playboy kind of took over that market, Esquire became more of a literary and scholarly magazine, with less emphasis on overt sex, but still aimed specifically at men (especially upscale ones). If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that this is a really cool 28" x 40" special poster advertising a specific issue of Esquire. It would have been displayed at newsstands or drugstores selling that issue. Posters like these are extremely rare (especially the full sized ones, because they were also made in a window card size and half-sheet size format). We are currently auctioning three different examples of this type of poster, and they are the only 28" x 40" size posters we have ever auctioned. What IS linenbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: very good to fine. The poster was never folded. It had minor wear in the borders. Overall, the poster was in very good to fine condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was nicely backed, and displays well! Learn More about condition grades 
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