Inicio > Humanidades > Historia > The Cream of Beauty - A Little Book of Beauty Culture, Containing Many Recipes for Useful Toilet Creams and Lotions
The Cream of Beauty - A Little Book of Beauty Culture, Containing Many Recipes for Useful Toilet Creams and Lotions

The Cream of Beauty - A Little Book of Beauty Culture, Containing Many Recipes for Useful Toilet Creams and Lotions

H. Stanley Redgrove / HStanley Redgrove

48,60 €
IVA incluido
Disponible
Editorial:
Gallaher Press
Año de edición:
2009
Materia
Historia
ISBN:
9781444651867
48,60 €
IVA incluido
Disponible
Añadir a favoritos
Sobre IBD

This classic, historical book is a detailed look at ladies’ cosmetics, filled with detailed descriptions and recipes forming a complete how-to-guide that is still practical and useful today. A fascinating read this book belongs on the bookshelf of anyone interested in the history of beautification. Contents include - Introduction - The Care Of The Face - The Care Of The Hands - About The Materials Used In Making Cosmetics - Cold Cream, Its History, Compostion And Utility - Modern Vanishing Creams - Emollient And Astringent Creams, (A) Greasy - Emollient And Astringent Cream - (a) Non-Greasy - The Mud-Pack Treatment - Face Powder - Rouge And Lipstick, Their Use And Abuse - Some Useful Toilet Waters And Lotions - The Care Of The Hair - Some Preparations For The Hair - The Problem Of Superflous Hair. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Artículos relacionados

  • It’s All About Muhammad
    F. W. Burleigh
    Why all the car bombs, beheadings, and mass murders in the Middle East? Why the relentless killing of non-Muslims throughout the world by the followers of Muhammad's religion? Why Boston, Chattanooga, Paris, San Bernardino? People blame verses of the Koran for all of this, but it's not about the Koran.Author F. W. Burleigh draws on an academic, investigative, and litera...
    Disponible

    21,08 €

  • Raising Freedom's Banner
    Paul Harris
    World wide history of peaceful street demonstrations from their earliest beginning in eighteenth century England to their use throughout the world in the twenty-first century. Describes why some demonstration movements succeeded and others failed. Contrasts demonstrations within the law with civil disobedience demonstrations. Describes Peterloo, the Chartists, the Suffragettes,...
    Disponible

    23,59 €

  • Gifford Pinchot and the First Foresters
    Bibi Gaston
    In 2005, six tattered blue boxes were unearthed in the Library of Congress’s Pinchot Collection in Washington D.C. Inside were 5,000 pages of letters describing the work of early resource conservation professionals. The boxes were labeled simply “The Old Timers.” Penned between the years 1937–1941 by the first class of American Forest Rangers to serve under President Theodo...
  • Waipi’o Valley
    Jeffrey L. Gross
    Waipi’o Valley: A Polynesian Journey from Eden to Eden recounts the remarkable migrations of the Polynesians across a third of the circumference of the earth. Their amazing journey began from Kalana i Hau’ola, the biblical “Garden of Eden” located along the shore of the Persian Gulf, extended to the Indus River Valley of ancient Vedic India, to Egypt where some ancestors of the...
    Disponible

    18,64 €

  • Floralia
    June Rainsford Butler
    A century characterized by a growing interest in science, the opportunity for travel, and leisure for gardening furnishes the setting for Butler’s book. The rise of landscape gardening in England is traced, and the origin and history of its most famous gardens are given. The close relation between England and America in the field of horticulture is also discussed.Originally pub...
    Disponible

    61,20 €

  • Nyerere and Africa
    Godfrey Mwakikagile
    This is the fourth edition of 'Nyerere and Africa: End of an Era. It is also the largest and includes new material not found in previous editions. The work is a comprehensive study of the political career of President Julius Nyerere spanning half a century. The author takes a critical look at Nyerere's policies and influence in the domestic and international arenas for an obje...

Otros libros del autor

  • Alchemy
    H. Stanley Redgrove / HStanley Redgrove
    Alchemy is the medieval predecessor of chemistry which was based on trying to transform matter, especially changing base metals into gold. This vintage book explores the various alchemistic doctrines, as well as their relationships with mysticism and science. Also included are chapters on the lives and theories of the most notable alchemists. Contents include: 'The Aim of Alche...
    Disponible

    25,77 €

  • Hair-Dyes And Hair-Dyeing Chemistry And Technique
    H. Stanley Redgrove / HStanley Redgrove
    This early works on Hair dying contains a wealth of information on the subject it was originally published in 1929 under the title ’Blonde or Brunette’. In the making of this book, a chemist and a practical hair dresser have collaborated, and we believe that we have produced the most comprehensive treatise on the subject which has been written in any language, and one, moreover...
    Disponible

    49,57 €

  • Hair-Dyes And Hair-Dyeing Chemistry And Technique
    H. Stanley Redgrove / HStanley Redgrove
    This early works on Hair dying contains a wealth of information on the subject it was originally published in 1929 under the title ’Blonde or Brunette’. In the making of this book, a chemist and a practical hair dresser have collaborated, and we believe that we have produced the most comprehensive treatise on the subject which has been written in any language, and one, moreover...
    Disponible

    18,64 €

  • Scent and All about It - A Popular Account of the Sceince and Art of Perfumery
    H. Stanley Redgrove / HStanley Redgrove
    This classic, historical book is a detailed look at the art of perfumery, forming a complete how-to-guide that is still practical and useful today. A fascinating read this book belongs on the bookshelf of anyone interested in the history of beautification. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasing...
    Disponible

    36,29 €

  • Paint, Powder and Patches - A Handbook of Make-Up for Stage and Carnival
    H. Stanley Redgrove / HStanley Redgrove
    This classic, historical book is a detailed and comprehensive look at cosmetics for drama which is perfect for anyone with a professional or amateur interest in theatrical make-up. In this original, unabridged form it contains much information that is useful and practical today. Extensively and beautifully illustrated this is a worthy addition to any book shelf. Many of the ear...
    Disponible

    51,99 €

  • The Cream of Beauty - A Little Book of Beauty Culture, Containing Many Recipes for Useful Toilet Creams and Lotions
    H. Stanley Redgrove / HStanley Redgrove
    This classic, historical book is a detailed look at ladies’ cosmetics, filled with detailed descriptions and recipes forming a complete how-to-guide that is still practical and useful today. A fascinating read this book belongs on the bookshelf of anyone interested in the history of beautification. Contents include - Introduction - The Care Of The Face - The Care Of The Hands -...
    Disponible

    38,43 €