De Navarre, Maison G The Chemistry and Manufacture of Cosmetics
London: Chapman and Hall, 1941. 1st Edition. Cloth. Good. "with a chapter on Federal Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act of 1938 (as it relates to cosmetics) by Ralph J. Mill. Foreward by Roland T. Lakey. Tables 88 - 89 are in the pocket on the rear endpaper. Pink cloth cover with gilt lettering to spine. 9 1/4" Tall. Some fading to cloth colour. Previous owner's inscription on front free endpaper. Jacket has a few small tears around top of spine and a corner. Book weighs over 1 Kilo so postage outside UK will be a little extra. (Book ref. 007143) £125.00
ANON.: The Closet of Beauty or, An Old Way to Procure New Loveliness, By N.H. 1694. Prersentation copy.
Fisher's Pond: Grayhound Press, 1925. 1 of a limited edition of 104 copies printed. 8vo, pp.32, original wrappers, sewn as issued. Being extracts from 'The Ladies Dictionary' printed by John Dunton in 1694. Powders, perfumes, oilis, essences & sweet waters, 'How to Beautifie and Adorn the Brows of the Eyes' , 'Apparel or The Ladies Dressing-Room' , etc. Inscribed by the printer, A. W. Mathews, to his father, with two printed prospectuses for the work loosely inserted and newspaper reviews pasted to inside of front wrapper. (Book ref. 10983) £15.00
DE NAVARRE, MAISON G :: The Chemistry and Manufacture of Cosmetics.
London: Chapman & Hall, 1941. Illustrations, folding chart in endpocket. Large 8vo, pp. xix:745, original red cloth. Chart creased, binding in a poor state, scuffed, rubbed and marked, short split to lower outer joint, lean to spine; hence the price. (Book ref. 8892) £15.00
ANON.: The Closet of Beauty or, An Old Way to Procure New Loveliness, By N.H. 1694.
Fisher's Pond: Grayhound Press, 1925. 1 of a limited edition of 104 copies printed. 8vo, pp.32, original wrappers, sewn as issued. Being extracts from 'The Ladies Dictionary' printed by John Dunton in 1694. Powders, perfumes, oilis, essences & sweet waters, 'How to Beautifie and Adorn the Brows of the Eyes' , 'Apparel or The Ladies Dressing-Room' , etc. (Book ref. 284) £10.00
Foote, Cone & Belding Ltd, advertising agency [Toni Home Permanent Wave; hairdressing]: Mimeographed typed report by the firm's London office titled 'The Story of Toni Home Permanent Wave and an explanation of Public Relations'.
London: 1948. 8vo, 26 pp. In very good condition, on lightly-aged paper. Contained within a blue card folder. Preceded by contents: '1. What is Public Relations? [3 pp] 2. Objectives of Toni Public Relations Plan. [6 pp] 3. Background Story of Toni. [7 pp] 4. Public Relations Releases. [10 pp] 5. The Trade Press follow our line.' [cuttings from three periodicals, including 'Hairdressers' Weekly Journal' and 'New York Times'.] From the collection of the Kent businessman Franklyn Rogers. (Book ref. 9181) £75.00
Elizabeth Arden [Florence Nightingale Graham (1878-1966)]: Collection of correspondence from Elizabeth Arden Ltd to agents Franklyn and Doris Rogers, Messrs Titcumbs, Chatham, including an Autograph Letter Signed ('Elizabeth Arden') from Arden, and 40 Typed Letters Signed from director T. Gordon Yates.
Between 1942 and 1956; most items on the letterhead of the Elizabeth Arden Ltd British headquarters at 25 Old Bond Street, London. The collection of fifty-three Typed Letters Signed and six mimeographed circulars, in various formats, is in good condition on lightly-aged paper, with all texts clear and complete, and with a couple of items with closed tears. Providing an interesting sidelight into workings of the English branch of one of the twentieth-century's leading multinational corporations. Arden's letter (8vo, 1 p), dated 8 April 1955, is addressed to the Rogers' daughter 'Miss J. Rogers'. She writes that she is 'always so delightedf to hear from a member of my world-wide 'family'', and is pleased to read the comments regarding the 'Firmo-Lift promotion'. Of interest is the fact that the signature does not correspond with the stylized one on the letterhead. The letterheads of the other items in the collection carry Arden's real name as 'FLORENCE N LEWIS CITIZEN USA FORMERLY BRITISH'. Yates's letters to the Franklyns, mostly in 4to, and almost all signed 'Gordy', range in topics from sales figures, schedules, dates for visits from the firm's representatives. The Rogers' concession was clearly a successful and well-run one. Yates's letter of 24 May 1950 begins 'Mr. Livonius, once a man of steel, girded his loins and charged towards the Chatham, Rochester, Gillingham area [...] The charm that brings birds out of trees reduced him to a mere pulp and his report talks about nothing but what a wonderful Blush Rose window, wan an excellent stock situation, and the trememndous enthusiasm on the part of Mac and the entire staff. I am completely disgusted!' On 27 October 1953 he writes 'Even superlatives seem inadequate when used in connection with the Titcumbs' treatment visits, and one deplores the poverty of the English language.' Yates's playfulness is apparent on several occasions. His letter of 24 April 1951 begins 'Thank you so much for your rude letter suggesting Doris be relieved of the whole burden of my correspondence. She is so attractive, how can I help myself from making every possible excuse to write?' Also present are six circular news releases from Yates, and six letters from Nancy R. Hall of the firm's display department regarding window displays and signs, together with another sixletters from individuals in the Old Bond Street headquarters. Also included are two copies of 'Elizabeth Arden News', the first from October 1969 (with first and last leaves detached) and the second from June 1972. (Book ref. 9180) £325.00
BOESER, Knut (editor) THE ELIXIRS OF NOSTRADAMUS
Moyer Bell, 1996. Hard Cover. Good. 1-55921-155-5 No d/j. 162pp, with colour plates. "Nostradamus' original recipes for elixirs, scented water, beauty potions and sweetmeats." Patch of water-staining/wrinkling to top portion of pages (about 3" wide x 2" deep). Detracts from what is an otherwise VG copy. (Book ref. 018256) £7.00
MacEwen, Ann; MacEwan, Malcolm National Parks : Conservation or Cosmetics? (The Resource Management Series No. 5)
GEORGE ALLEN & UNWIN 1982 Paperback, pp314, indexed. Slight handling wear, reading crease to spine, otherwise VG. (SHELF 201 Bx 13) ISBN: 0047190043 (Book ref. 29700) £10.00
KOLLER, Dr. Theodore. Cosmetics.
London: Scott, Greenwood., 1920. 3rd Edn.. Hard Cover.. VG.. 262pp. A handbook of the manufacture, employment and testing of all cosmetic materials and cosmetic specialities. Book in excellent condition, probably read just once. (Book ref. 011148) £20.00
Hepper, Camilla Herbal Cosmetics. Simple and Effective Natural Beauty Treatments
Thorsons reprint 1987 VG book paperback ISBN: 0722508077 (Book ref. 54694) £10.00
Cullum, Elizabeth A COTTAGE HERBAL
David and Charles, Newton Abbot, ND (copyright 1975), 1st edn., 127pp, 8pp half tone photo ills., line drawings in text, olive green cloth lettered in gilt at spine, coloured photo pictorial dustwrapper, all aspects of herbs from their culinary values to craft uses, with chapters on making a herb garden, harvesting and drying, narural dyes and herbs as cosmetics as well as their uses in cooking and medicine, lightly rubbed at tips, edges sl. tanned, dustwrapper: lightly rubbed at tips, very good plus i a very good plus dustwrapper, (Book ref. 40748) £6.00
W A Poucher Perfumes Cosmetics and Soaps with Special Reference to Synthetics 3 Volumes
London: Chapman and Hall Ltd, 1941. Reprints. Gold Decorated Limp Boards. Very Good/No Jacket. 8 ½ x 5¾ Inches Limp Cover Excellent books on the manufacture of perfumes, cosmetics and soaps, 3 volumes with 459 pages in volume 1 plus adverts, 430 pages in volume 2 and 234 pages in volume 3. Pages are in bright clean condition, many B/w photographs plus very informative detailed text. Volume one is fifth edition 1941 volume two is sixth edition 1941 and volume three is sixth edition 1942. Volume 2 and 3 have thin strip of fabric tape on inner hinges with stiching, not sure if this is original or a later repair, if it is arepair it has been done professionaly and very neatly, books are very sound. Outer covers are limp flexible card slightly rubbed on edges but very attractive with gold letteriong and design. HEAVY BOOKS 2.5 Kg with packing EXTRA POSTAGE REQUIRED FOR OVERSEAS. Nice copies SEE IMAGE. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. (Book ref. 004993) £99.00
EMERALD, Jack, AIBP, ARPS ... foreword by Max FACTOR, Jr.: PHOTOGRAPHIC MAKE-UP ... a Fountain Press Publication ... 1950 First Edition
Published by Fountain Press, London, 1950. Hard cover, large 8vo, 136pp. First Edition. Includes fascinating photographs of sequences involving applying character make-up to Alec Guinness (for Fagin), Agnes Moorehead, Yvonne de Carlo; also contains portraits of Jimmy Edwards, Stephanie Voss and many more. Dust jacket has a great photo of Kimm Kendall. Condition: externally near FINE; contents FINE; dust jacket G, price (18/6 net) not clipped. Packed weight 600g. (Book ref. 19003) £12.50
HOWARD, Clayton: LOOK LIKE A PRINCESS : THE BEAUTY SECRETS OF A MAKE-UP ARTIST ... .
Published by Anaya Publishers Ltd. London, 1992. Hard cover, quarto. First Edition. ISBN 1854701266. Condition: nearly FINE, in nearly FINE unclipped dust jacket. Packed weight 800g. (Book ref. 15397) £8.95
MARSH, Carol: A PRIMROSE FOR SARAH ... FINE Ulverscroft Large Print Edition, .
Published by F. A. Thorpe (Publishing) Ltd., Anstey, Leics. (Ulverscroft), 1989 (First Edition was Robert Hale 1982). Hard cover, 8vo. ISBN 070892042X. Condition: FINE, new and unread. Packed weight 800g. (Book ref. 11355) £12.50
WYSE, Lois: KISS, INC. ... near FINE paperback, .
Published by New English Library NEL 1978. Standard paperback. Condition: almost FINE apart from remainder groove cut through top edge. Weight 300g. SEND NO MONEY! Contact us DIRECT, order this book now, and pay when you've received it (any country!) (Book ref. 8111) £5.00
Carole Maggio: Facercise, give yourself a natural facelift
Boxtree 1996 Collectable large paperback in fine condition. Increasingly hard to find. POST FREE for a limited period in the UK. Search our entire stock with keyword paperbacks (Book ref. 100209) £6.00
Petrina Fridd Natural Ingredients in Cosmetics: 2nd
Micelle Press "This book has hardback covers.Ex-library,With usual stamps and markings,In fair condition, suitable as a study copy., 450g, ISBN: 9781870228138" (Book ref. 2470077) £4.03
"MacEwan, and M" National Parks: Conservation or Cosmetics?
George Allen & Unwin "This book has soft covers.Ex-library,With usual stamps and markings,In good all round condition., 600g, ISBN: " (Book ref. 2417057) £11.50
"Sime, I" Practical Science Projects: Cosmetics Teachers' Notes
Ginn & Company "This book has soft covers.Ex-library,With usual stamps and markings,In fair condition, suitable as a study copy., 150g, ISBN: " (Book ref. 2268013) £32.00