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Middleton, A. W. (editor). COSMETIC SCIENCE 1962 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SECOND CONGRESS OF THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF SOCIETIES OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS - LONDON 1962
NY 1963 Mamillan. octavo., 270pp., index, original hardcover. Institution stamps on all fore-edges, no spine numbers, library bookplate small number stamp at lower margin of one page. o/w VG. no DJ. (a104033)
$49.00 Goodman, Herman MD . COSMETIC DERMATOLOGY
NY 1947 1st edition, 5th impression with corrections and additions. With dictionary of ingredients; discussion of anatomic, physiologic and pharmacologic bases of cosmetic application and shelf-tested formulary. Hardcover. Octavo, 592pp., index, cloth. VG plus, light wear, no DJ. no ownership marks. (a15500)
$35.00 (chemistry) . BERICHT VON SCHIMMEL & CO. (INHABER GEBR. FRITSSCHE) IN MILTITZ BEI LEIPZIG
Leipzig Oktober 1903. Fabrik aether. Olele, Essenzen und chemischer Praeparate. In German. Sm.8vo., 157pp., stiff wraps. Small institution label on front. Good, stains on front and rear wrap, old light stain on margin of a few front and rear leaves, some light wrinkling throughout. (a38824)
$50.00 Jessner, S. Dr. . BEHANDLUNG KOSMETISCHER HAUTLEIDEN (SCH�NHEITSFEHLER)
W�rzburg 1914 Dritte Auflage. In German. Sm.8vo., 159pp., illustrations, index, ads, original printed hardcover. (a55935)
$65.00 Weiler, Jacobine . KOSMETHIK DES WEIBLICHEN GESCHLECHTS
Kempten 1833 Job. Dannnheimer (sic. ) Oder die geheime Kunst, Sch�nheit und Gesundheit zu vervollkommnen und bis ins sp�te Alter zu erhalten. Ein Toiletten und hausfchatz fur jedes Madchen und jede Hausfrau in der Stadt und auf den lande, aus vieljahriger eigener Erfahrung geschopft und unter arztlicher Unleitung theils aus Liebe zu ihrem Geschlechte, theils aus Dent sur die treuen Dinste diefer erprobten Regein herausgegeben. Recipes for perfumes, pomades, health remedies for women. In German. Hardcover.Square 12mo., 150pp., (2), original pictorial cloth. Fair, lightly foxed throughout, lower inch of spine chipped, worn on edges, covers browned and worn. Very scarce. (a67040)
$750.00 Beerbohm, Max . A DEFENCE OF COSMETICS
NY 1922 1st Dodd Mead. 12mo., 29pp., bluish-grey shiny cloth hardcover. Good, uneven fading of cloth, spine browning, corners and spine ends somewhat worn. (a69141)
$20.00 Bayle, Victor . L'AMATEUR DE PARFUMS
Cannes 1953 1st Raoul Solar. Petit guide historique, instructif et badin, a l'usage de ceux qui aiment les bonnes odeurs et craignent les mauvaises. In French. Octavo, 147pp., (3), photo illustrations, wraps with later spine. Good, edges a bit frayed, text text toned but still legible. (a72223)
$75.00 (wallpaper) . BRADBURY & BRADBURY ART WALLPAPERS
Benicia 1995. 4to., about 50pp., color plates (rectos only), original 3 ring decorated flexible cover. Near Fine. (a78376)
$35.00 Slater, William C. (editor) . THE INTERNATIONAL PERFUMER, A REVIEW OF PROGRESS AND RESEARCH - NUMBER THREE 1951
Surrey 1951 Lesquire Press. Technical magazine for perfume makers, distributors and sellers. Articles in this issue include: Indian Science of Perfumery and Cosmetics by P. K. Gode; Odours of Minerals by William McCartney; Swiss Aromatic Industry, Odours of Stereoisomers; Matieres Colorante Utilisse en Cosmetique by Jean Morelle (text of this article in both English and in French). Includes two pages of recipes for "Les Cremes Evanescentes" by Raymond Renaud. 4to., xvi, 38p., monochrome and color illustration, about 30 more pages of advertisements, original printed wraps. Near Good, cover worn and toned with one tiny chip and edges frayed; internally text clean and VG. (a85073)
$55.00 Slater, William C. (editor) . THE INTERNATIONAL PERFUMER , A REVIEW OF PROGRESS AND RESEARCH - NUMBER ONE 1950
Surrey 1950 Lesquire Press. Technical magazine for perfume makers, distributors and sellers. Articles in this issue include: "William Shakespeare Perfumer" by Slater; "Biodynes in Cosmetics" by A. G. Arend;" Origin of Odour" by R. W. Moncrieff; Vanishing Creams by Raymond Renaud (text in both English and French for this article) and more. 4to., xviii, 36p.,(2), monochrome and color illustration, advertisements, original printed wraps. Contents Good condition; cover Fair, worn stained and chipped. (a85074)
$69.00 Blumenthal, Saul . FOOD MANUFACTURING - A COMPENDIUM OF FOOD INFORMATION, WITH PRACTICAL FACTORY-TESTED COMMERCIAL FORMULAE FOR THE FOOD MANUFACTURER, CHEMIST , TECHNOLOGIST
Brooklyn 1942 first edition. Chemical Publishing Company "...in the Canning, Flavoring, Beverage, Confectionary, Essence, Condiment, Dairy Products, Meat and Fish and Allied Industries" (complete title). Hardcover. Large octavo, 664p., dark blue cloth. VG, no DJ. No ownership marks. Scarce. (a86309)
$220.00Dickerman, William C. AN ENGINEER LOOKS AT HATS AND COSMETICS
1937 3rd printing. 12p. Hardcover. thin octavo. Good plus. Scarce. (a90805)
$39.00 Jean Amarie Farina . ORIGINAL PRINTED BROADSIDE ADVERTISING EAU DE COLOGNE BY JEAN MARIE FARINA DATED 1835
9X16 inches. Printed in French on one side and same text in German on verso. Engraved view of "La Place Iuliers" on French side and of "Der Fulichs Platz" on German . Text block is dated 1832 but a printed notice along top margin on both sides is dated 1835. Printed calligraphic signature of Jean Marie Farina on bottom of both sides. Location given as Cologne. All the benefits and virtues of the cologne are stated both its usefulness for beauty enhancement as well as its medicinal qualities. Fairly Good, folded in half; all edge quite frayed, a couple of short closed tears and a few spots of soiling in margins only. Text block itself is not harmed- text has no tears or spots or soiling. (a93750)
$290.00Ziegler, Grace M. THE DIUTURNAL USE OF PERFUMES AND COSMETICS - article in one complete issue of Scientific Monthly for March 1932
Lancaster, PA 1932 first edition. Science Press. sm4to wraps. Ziegler article on history of perfume on pp. 222-237 with photo illustrations. Many other articles in issue as well. Library stamp on cover. Cover somewhat worn and frayed on all edges. (a94304a)
$35.00Morris, Edwin T. FRAGRANCE - THE STORY OF PERFUME FROM CLEOPATRA TO CHANEL (in dj)
NY 1984 First edition. Scribners. 304p. Illustrated. Hardcover square sm4to. ISBN 0684181959. Near Fine, no faults, no marks in Near Fine, no faults, price not clipped, dj. Appears to be unused. (a96186)
$44.00Farkas, Alexander. PERFUME THRU THE AGES - A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE CIVILIZING INFLUENCE OF FRAGRANCE
NY 1951 first edition. Psychological Library. Hardcover thin octavo. Blue cloth. 28p. Good plus, just slight uneven cover cloth fading. no dj. Quite Scarce. Farkas was a member of the New York Academy of Sciences. (a97207)
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