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Exhaustive and absorbing history of the concoctions women ... and men ... have put on their faces to make themselves more attractive. The author describes how, from pre-history, people applied cosmetics and what they looked like as a result.
From before the Egyptian built the Pyramids to the 1970's and a brief fad of painted feet, Corson records the uniquely human effort to put one's best face forward through paint and artifice.
Lavishly illustrated with woodcuts, drawings and photos.
Universe Books, 1972 7 1/2" X 10", 614 pps. Hard cover
No dust jacket Front hinge loosening; cover soiled, several small spots; corners, spine ends bumped. 1"x 3" water mark front cover, bottom text edge, does not affect text except for slight damp swelling at lower corners. Pages unmarked, clean, cracked in several places.
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