"Playboy. Entertainment for Men. Chicago, 1959-1980, 30 vols. 4°, stapled (some covers damaged). Playboy was created in 1953 by Hugh Hefner in Chicago. The first issue comes out on December 1st 1953, with Marilyn Monroe on the cover. It is an immediate success. In a few weeks, the title sells more than 50.000 copies. Some great contemporary authors have published their short stories in Playboy: Arthur C. Clarke, Ian Fleming, Jean-Paul Sartre, Vladimir Nabokov or Margaret Atwood.

Composed of several subsidiaries, the Drouot Group is a major player in the art market. Hôtel Drouot, located in the heart of Paris, has been the world's largest public auction center since 1852. 15 salerooms are available to more than 70 auction houses. The emulation generated by an annual offer of 230,000 artworks from 21 major specialities - from Antiquity to street art - attracts some 3,000 visitors every day. The Group's digital platform, Drouot.com, offers digital sales - Live auctions (live broadcasting and participation in auctions), Online-only auctions (dematerialised auctions) and Buy Now sales (sales of lots at fixed prices). Nearly 2 million items are offered annually by 600 auction houses. Auction news is reported every week in La Gazette Drouot, the leading weekly magazine for the art market and culture published by Auctionspress.