Penthouse Magazine August 1979 Vol 14 No 5 Paula Yates Donna Summer SKU 1518

Vintage UK Penthouse Magazine – Volume 14, Number 5, August 1979, a substantial late-1970s issue combining glamour pictorials, interviews, commentary and general-interest features.

The front cover is headed “Our Sensational Summertime Issue” and features a blonde glamour model posed alongside a classical bust. The cover price is 75p.

This is specifically Volume 14, Number 5, and independent period-reference material identifies this UK edition as August 1979.

COVER FEATURES

Among the principal cover stories are:

• Paula Yates – “The Bishop’s Nudest Daughter”
• Donna Summer – “The Disco Queen’s Erotic Fantasies”
• Pet Of The Year Play-Off – The Fabulous Final Four
• The Naked Pipeline – Will Oil Yield War?
• A Touch Of Class – Wheelchair Willie And The Middle Class Kid

The Paula Yates feature is particularly notable from a collector's perspective, as this was a UK-specific pictorial associated with this issue.

MAGAZINE CONTENTS

The photographed contents page confirms a wide-ranging issue with editorial pieces, pictorials, fiction and interviews. Visible contents include:

• Forum Correspondence
• View From The Top – running commentary
• The Naked Pipeline: Oil in Jeopardy – investigation by Peter Rodgers
• Wheelchair Willie and the Middle Class Kid – profile by Mick Brown
• Paula Yates: The Bishop’s Naked Daughter – pictorial by Robin Schwartz
• Bidette: Murder Most Incompetent – fiction by Philip Cleife
• Jaycee West: Pet of the Month – pictorial by Malinowski
• A Matter of Taste: Off Road with a Rancho – motoring feature by Stirling Moss
• Susan Barnes: Lazy Summer Afternoons – pictorial by Steve King
• Donna Summer: My Erotic Fantasies – interview by Elliott Mintz
• Pet of the Year Play-Off: The Final Four
• Call Me Madam: Advice to the Sextorn – counsel by Xaviera Hollander
• Oh Wicked Wanda – cartoon by Ron Embleton & Fred Mullally
• Classified advertisements

The magazine therefore has considerable period interest beyond the glamour content, including late-1970s celebrity material, motoring, political/current-affairs commentary and entertainment features.

PAULA YATES FEATURE

A major attraction of this particular UK issue is the Paula Yates pictorial. The contents page specifically identifies it as “Paula Yates – The Bishop’s Naked Daughter”, with photography credited to Robin Schwartz, beginning on page 33.

For collectors of British television, music and celebrity culture, this is one of the most identifiable features in the issue.

DONNA SUMMER FEATURE

The issue also contains a substantial Donna Summer feature listed as “My Erotic Fantasies”, presented as an interview by Elliott Mintz, beginning on page 76.

This adds strong disco-era and late-1970s music interest to the magazine.

CONDITION

This is a used vintage magazine from 1979 and shows genuine age and handling wear.

From the supplied photographs I can see:

• noticeable rubbing and surface marking to the dark front cover
• numerous fine scratches/scuffs visible across the black background
• general edge wear around the cover
• wear and rubbing along the spine
• corners show some softening and minor knocks
• lower-left corner has visible rubbing/creasing
• some age-related toning to the paper
• internal contents page remains clean, legible and securely presented in the photographed area
• no obvious handwritten notes or ownership markings visible in the supplied images
• magazine appears complete from the areas photographed, although every individual page has not been checked

Overall this presents as a genuine used vintage copy rather than a mint collector-grade example. Please use all supplied photographs as part of the condition description.

ORIGINAL EXTRAS / FREE ITEMS

Any original supplements, inserts, posters, promotional items, cards or other giveaways which may originally have accompanied the magazine are no longer included unless specifically shown in the photographs.

PACKAGING

The magazine will be carefully protected for dispatch.

UK orders: packed in a hardback envelope to help prevent bending and damage during transit.

International orders: packed in a cardboard mail-size box for increased protection during the longer journey.