Mayfair Magazine July 1980 Vol 15 No 7 Melinda Annabel Nancy SKU 1469

Original vintage Mayfair – Entertainment For Men, Volume 15 Number 7, published July 1980.

This is a substantial period issue with the classic large yellow MAYFAIR masthead across the top and an original UK cover price of 75p. The front cover has a rustic bath-time photographic theme and promotes several of the models and pictorial features contained inside.

The model-related cover lines include:

• Melinda – described on the cover as a “Top Model”
• Annabel – promoted as the issue’s bath-themed beauty
• Nancy – a returning featured model

The contents page provides further detail on the female pictorial features and confirms the following named models:

• Nancy – page 28
• Annabel – page 42
• Melinda – page 52
• Frances – page 68
• Jackie – page 84

The contents-page teaser above the listings specifically highlights “Magnificent Melinda”, while another photograph previews the issue’s vintage commercial-vehicle feature.

Magazine Contents

Alongside the photographic model features, the issue contains a broad mix of the editorial material typical of Mayfair during this era.

Visible contents include:

Special Features

• an article concerning the theft of the Crown Jewels
• a camping-themed feature
• classic commercial vehicles / lorries

Model Pictorials

• Nancy
• Annabel
• Melinda
• Frances
• Jackie

Humour

• a feature based around song titles
• Henley Regatta humour
• Mayfair’s regular joke material

Motoring / Informers

• a period feature on classic commercial vehicles

Fiction

• a separate illustrated fiction feature

There are also the usual period reader-service sections including letters, back numbers, film material and other magazine offers.

This combination of 1980 glamour photography, period advertising, humour, motoring, fiction and lifestyle editorial makes it a particularly representative Mayfair issue from the beginning of the 1980s.

Condition

This is an original magazine dating from 1980 and shows clear age-related storage and handling wear. It is not a mint copy, but it remains complete-looking and presentable from the photographs supplied.

Front Cover

Visible condition points include:

• noticeable rubbing and wear along the spine/left edge
• small areas of surface loss and whitening along the spine
• top-left corner wear
• noticeable top-right corner wear and creasing
• rubbing around the outer edges
• several light surface scratches and handling marks
• some minor impressions/creases through the darker cover background
• light lower-edge wear
• bottom-left corner shows some rubbing
• slight general waviness from age and storage
• cover colours and main artwork remain strong
• masthead and cover text remain clearly readable

The front cover still presents well for its age, but buyers should expect visible vintage wear rather than a pristine surface.

Interior

The photographed contents page appears in comparatively good condition.

Visible points include:

• pages remain bright and readable
• text and photographs are clear
• no obvious writing or annotations visible
• no large tears apparent in the photographed interior
• binding appears to be holding the pages securely
• normal light page-edge wear associated with age and previous reading

The contents page is particularly useful for collectors because it confirms the issue number and the featured pictorials.

Rear Cover / Spine

The rear photograph shows further normal vintage wear:

• rubbing along the spine
• edge scuffing
• several small surface creases
• corner wear
• slight waviness/bending to the magazine
• general handling marks consistent with a copy more than four decades old

There do not appear to be any major sections missing from the photographed exterior.

Overall I would describe this as a good, collectable vintage reading copy with noticeable age and handling wear. Please examine all photographs carefully because they show the actual item being sold and form an important part of the condition description.

Postage & Packaging

The magazine will be packed carefully for transit. Depending on the final parcel size, it will be protected using a sturdy cardboard box and/or bubble wrap, with particular attention paid to the covers, corners, spine and outer edges.

Additional internal protection will be used where appropriate to help prevent movement inside the parcel and reduce the chance of bending, crushing, corner knocks or other transit damage.

SKU 1469