International Cover Girls Magazine Issue 13 July 1979 Mary Millington Vintage SKU 1535

Original vintage International Cover Girls Magazine – Issue Thirteen, dating from July 1979.

A scarce late-1970s British men's magazine combining period glamour photography with entertainment, sporting features, interviews and contemporary adult-cinema material. The front carries the familiar strapline “The Magazine for the Sporting Man who likes Sporting Girls” and is marked as an adults-only publication.

The striking cover features a blonde glamour model photographed in a bright yellow bikini and matching sun hat, against a darker outdoor backdrop. The original cover price is shown as £1.00 UK / $2.50 Canada.

Featured in This Issue

The cover and photographed editorial pages highlight a particularly interesting selection of late-1970s material, including:

• Beauty Queen Bonanza Issue
• Mary Millington feature/promotion
• “Confessions From The David Galaxy Affair”
• Debbie Visits Birkenhead
• Interviews with beauty queens
• Vintage aircraft
• Horse racing
• Golf
• Shooting
• General British sporting and lifestyle editorial

The inside editorial gives considerable period context and discusses contemporary cinema and entertainment releases. Of particular collector interest is the material concerning Mary Millington, including contemporary appearances connected with the David Galaxy Affair and cinema dates at venues including the Eros Cinema, Piccadilly Circus, Studio Cinema in Blackpool and the Empire Cinema in Great Yarmouth.

An original period advertisement also promotes several adult-film related titles including Emmanuelle Meets the Wife Swoppers, Come Play With Me, The Playbirds and The David Galaxy Affair. These pages make the magazine an interesting surviving piece of British late-1970s publishing and cinema ephemera.

The photographed interior also confirms substantial full-colour glamour pictorial content typical of the publication.

Condition

Pre-owned vintage condition with noticeable age-related and handling wear.

From the supplied photographs:

• Front cover is complete and still presents strongly.
• Noticeable surface rubbing, scratches and fine crease lines are visible across the cover.
• Several more pronounced marks/creases can be seen around the model and darker background areas.
• Edge wear is present, particularly along the spine and outer edges.
• Corners show rubbing, softening and minor bending.
• Some general surface marking and age-related dulling is visible.
• Interior pages show age toning/discolouration, especially around the margins.
• The photographed editorial page has some light staining/foxing and handling marks.
• Upper outer corner of the interior pages shows some curling/creasing.
• Pages appear securely bound in the areas photographed.
• Colour photography remains bright and attractive considering the magazine's age.
• No major missing sections are apparent from the supplied photographs, although the entire magazine has not been individually page-checked.

Overall this is a genuine vintage collector/reading copy rather than a mint example, retaining plenty of period character.

Please inspect all photographs carefully as they form an important part of the condition description.

Important – Original Extras

Any gifts, supplements, inserts, promotional material, loose photographs or other items that may originally have accompanied the magazine are no longer included unless clearly visible in the supplied photographs.

This listing is for the magazine itself only.

Packaging

UK orders: Magazine will be securely sent in a hardback envelope.

International orders: Magazine will be securely packed in a cardboard mail-size box for additional protection in transit.

SKU: 1535