Mayfair, Volume 4, Number 9, [September] 1969

Burroughs contributes “Days of Great Luxury Are Coming Back”, pp. 54-56. This is Burroughs Academy, Bulletin #21. 

There is also a short note about Burroughs at page 4: "William Burroughs celebrates two years' Continuous contribution to Mayfair with a vivid article on the rich men of the future and their outlandish over-indulgences."

Published in London, England by Mayfair in September, 1969.

This copy was formerly in the collection of Darin Scope.

Bibliographic Information:

• M&M C237
• Shoaf III.141
• Schottlaender v4.C245
• Raven 19690900MAYF.4.9, b14

Selected Contents:

• news
• unstated: "Brian Fisk" (memorial)
• letters
• Dodger Maddocks: "What to Tell the Taxman" (comics)
• Arthur Pottersman: "Books" (review)
• David Quinlan: "Films" (review)
• Kenneth Dowd: "Nightlife" (review)
• Alberto: comic
• multiple photoseries
• Denny Johnston: "For a Million Pounds You Might Live Forever" (prose)
• George Underwood: illustration
• Leary: comic
• Sir William Lyons: "Lyons on Jaguars" (interview)
• Fieldvole: comic
• Raymond Lowry: comics
• unstated: "What Did You Strip off in School Today?" (photoessay)
• John Adams: photography
• Edward Knox: "Squeeze into My Mini, My Love – The All-round View is Superb" (prose)
• Raymonde: comic
• Ian Penn: "Up There, It Looks no Bigger than My Snuff-box" (essay)
• William S. Burroughs: "Days of Grand Luxury Are Coming Back. Hire Me a Bodyguard for When the Poor Find Out." (prose)
• Pichon: comic
• Nic Francis: "Forget the Merry Widow – Here's the Naked, Passionate, Desirable, Ecstatic Widow" (photoessay)
• Erica Crome and John Adams: "A Pride of Hides" (fashion)
• Caz: comic
• William Boddy: "Yes, Minis Took Us up to New Heights but Are Maxis too Much of a Comedown?" (essay)
• Raz [or Maz?]: "Lindy Leigh" (comic)

Publishing Information:

• Editor: Kenneth Bound
• Deputy Editor: Graham Masterton
• Art Director: Jim Bunker
• Photography: John Adams
• Fashion: Erica Crome
• et al