Estimate: $400 - $450
Offered for sale by Peter Austern of 'Brooklyn Books' - for more information please contact him via email at info@brooklynbooks.us
'With best wishes for a "beautiful" life' - inscribed by Helena Rubenstein.
1930. 1st edition, 2nd printing. SIGNED & INSCRIBED by HELENA RUBENSTEIN on back of frontis page. Publisher, Horace Liveright.
'The Art of Feminine Beauty' benefits from Helena Rubenstein's life-long study of beauty culture. Miss Rubenstein shares her many artistic and professional experiences of traditional and modern beauty ideas-- there's a chapter on yoga and breathing techniques (with b&w photos for stretching exercises), a chapter on 'quaint formulas' for cosmetics of ancient vintage using plants, herbs and barks and 'modern' formula ideas.
HELENA RUBENSTEIN (1872-1965), of humble origins in Krakow, Poland, created her amazing life as a businesswoman, art collector and philanthropist-- all from her global empire selling Helena Rubenstein cosmetics to women.
Cover shows overall wear-- however the book presents very nicely. 286 pages. A probable secretarial inscription appears on the ffe.
[keywords: cosmetics, perfume, yoga, diet, wellness, self-help, skin care]
