This vintage 1986 edition of The Journal of Love presents a classic example of mid-eighties adult entertainment featuring a cover model in black lace lingerie and sheer black stockings posed against blue patterned bedding.

As issue number 123 of this long-running British publication it serves as a nostalgic look back at the era of personal contacts and adult social networks before the digital age dominated the landscape. The cover promises readers great explicit erotic entertainment and emphasizes the community aspect of the title with bold red text inviting them to make new fun-loving friends through its personal contacts section.

Priced at two pounds seventy-five pence in the United Kingdom and three dollars ninety-five cents in the United States this magazine highlights the international reach of adult periodicals during the decade. Collectors of vintage erotica will appreciate the distinct aesthetic of the eighties and the cultural snapshot this issue provides of the adult industry and its readership from the mid-1980s.

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