Event Details

Join Julien’s Auctions on Friday, November 30th and Saturday, December 1st in Los Angeles and live online at www.juliensauctions.com as we celebrate the pop culture icon and publishing giant who introduced the world to the legendary Playboy brand. All proceeds of the sale will benefit The Hugh M. Hefner Foundation in support of organizations that advocate for and defend civil rights, with special emphasis on First Amendment rights and rational sex and drug policies since 1964.

The sale will feature lifestyle ephemera, memorabilia, Playboy Mansion decorative arts and more. Highlights include: Hugh Hefner’s complete personal set of bound volumes of Playboy magazines (estimate: $20,000 - $40,000); the entrepreneur’s Playboy Legacy Collection Gold, a limited edition set of 48 chromogenic and gelatin silver prints by various photographers in a folio wooden case with gold embossed title, published in 2007 (estimate: $20,000-$30,000); a vintage 1946 coin-operated Wurlitzer jukebox programmed by Hefner from his game house containing 24 original 78 rpm record albums by artists such as Artie Shaw, Frank Sinatra, Harry James, Johnny Mercer, Lena Horne, and others (estimate: $10,000-$20,000); Hefner’s five large folio volumes of Salvador Dali's “Biblia Sacra” (estimate: $8,000-$10,000); a custom 1974 Monopoly board game that includes a pipe smoking Hefner and a Playboy Bunny, among other Mansion regulars, custom Hefner Monopoly money, houses, hotels, cards and more in a custom wooden box marked "Monopoly Parts for HMH" (estimate: $6,000-$8,000); Hefner’s bespoke smoking jacket (estimate: $3,000-$5,000) and silk pajamas (estimate: $1,000-$2,000); his personal copy of the first issue of Playboy magazine, in 1953 featuring Marilyn Monroe on the cover (estimate: $3,000-$5,000) along with a first edition of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby (New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1925) (estimate: $3,000-$4,000); a carved Briar pipe with custom Rabbit Head Symbol (estimate: $2,000-$3,000); Hefner’s leather bound Saturday Night Live script when he hosted the show on October 15, 1977 (estimate: $800-$1,200); a vintage Underwood Standard Portable typewriter used by Hefner in college (estimate: $2,000-$4,000); his Playboy logo cuff links, white captain’s hat, monogrammed playing card deck holder, Playboy VIP card and more.

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Property From The Collection of Hugh M. Hefner - Overview

The Hugh M. Hefner Foundation

Property From The Collection of Hugh M. Hefner - Cufflinks

Hugh M. Hefner - Typewriter and Esquire $5 Bill

Hugh M. Hefner - Norman Lear Script

Hugh M. Hefner - Playboy 1st Edition

The Collection of Hugh M. Hefner - Typewriter

Hugh M. Hefner - Playboy Club Keys

Hugh M. Hefner - Lakers Championship Ring

Hugh M. Hefner - The Great Gatsby 1st Edition

Hugh M. Hefner - Jimmy Carter Signed Issue

The Collection of Hugh M. Hefner - My Sex Life Book

The Collection of Hugh M. Hefner - Clothes/Slippers

The Collection of Hugh M. Hefner - Backgammon

Hugh M. Hefner - Playboy Club Card

The Collection of Hugh M. Hefner - Captain’s Hat

The Collection of Hugh M. Hefner - "Hef" Dice

Collection of Hugh M. Hefner - Monopoly

Hugh M. Hefner - Latin Engraving

Hugh M. Hefner - Smoking Jacket/PJs

The Collection of Hugh M. Hefner - Pipes

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