Penthouse Collection Magazine Vol 5 No 3 1989 Jenny Blythe Marilyn SKU 1518

Vintage The Penthouse Collection – Volume 5, Number 3, 1989, a British adult glamour publication featuring photographic pictorials, editorial material and period features.

Magazine: The Penthouse Collection
Volume: 5
Number: 3
Date: 1989 – no specific month is visible in the supplied photographs, so I would not invent one.
Original Cover Price: £2.95
SKU: 1518

The cover uses a classic late-1980s glamour-magazine design, with a large red Penthouse masthead and a blonde model styled in a Marilyn Monroe-inspired look with platinum hair, jewellery, long gloves and pearls.

Prominent cover lines include “Exposed: The Real Marilyn?”, Jenny Blythe, “Auto Erotica: Beautiful Body Styling” and “Perfect Pam Gets Painted Pink.”

MAGAZINE CONTENT

The photographed contents page confirms a substantial 132-page issue with numerous pictorial and editorial features.

Visible contents include:

• Pictorial – photography credited to B. Linnell
• Going Pink – Stephen Hicks
• Hot For Teacher – Richard Boxer
• Sweet Charity – Fergus Ferranti
• Warm And Wet
• Jenny Blythe – The Picture Business
• Body Beautiful – feature by Ian Kuah
• Gentlemen Prefer Blondes – Harry O.
• High Riser – Earl Miller
• Ecstasy In Exile – Michel Moreau
• Dressing Down – Michel Moreau
• What’s My Line – Carl Wachter
• Going Down – Stephen Hicks
• White Magic – Defrancesco Denys
• Coming Attractions preview section

The issue is very much a period piece from the late 1980s, combining glamour photography, fashion/styling themes and the distinctive editorial presentation associated with Penthouse publications of the era.

CONDITION

This is a used vintage magazine with noticeable age and handling wear.

From the photographs:

• visible rubbing and general surface marks to the front cover
• spotting / small age-related marks visible across the pale cover areas
• noticeable wear to the spine and outer edges
• lower-left front corner has a prominent crease
• additional creasing and scuffing around the bottom edge
• light corner rounding and edge wear
• some age-related discolouration / toning
• cover remains attached and presents reasonably well despite the wear
• internal pages photographed appear generally intact
• contents page remains clear and readable
• no obvious writing is visible in the photographed areas

This is not a mint copy and should be purchased as a genuine vintage example showing storage and handling wear. Please study all supplied photographs carefully as they form an important part of the condition description.

ORIGINAL EXTRAS / FREE ITEMS

Any original supplements, inserts, posters, cards, promotional material or other items that may originally have been supplied with the magazine are no longer included, unless they are specifically shown in the listing photographs.

PACKAGING

The magazine will be packed carefully to help protect it during transit.

UK orders: Sent in a hardback envelope.

International orders: Sent in a cardboard mail-size box for additional protection.