WALKER, Mrs. A. Female Beauty, As Preserved and Improved by Regimen, Cleanliness and Dress. London: Thomas Hurst, 1837. 8o. 9 (of 11) plates, some with overflaps showing various ways to manage certain physical traits (i.e. yellow complexion, broad jaws, short neck, short limbs, etc). Contemporary blind-tooled black morocco (rebacked preserving original spine). The plates reveal alternative modes of presentation.

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WALKER, Mrs. A. Female Beauty, As Preserved and Improved by Regimen, Cleanliness and Dress. London: Thomas Hurst, 1837. 8o. 9 (of 11) plates, some with overflaps showing various ways to manage certain physical traits (i.e. yellow complexion, broad jaws, short neck, short limbs, etc). Contemporary blind-tooled black morocco (rebacked preserving original spine). The plates reveal alternative modes of presentation.

[With:] WILLIAMS, Gertrude. Women and Work. London: Nicholson & Watson, 1945. 8o. Pictorial charts and photographic illustrations in text. Original cloth. A book in "The New Democracy" series, the charts depict the relative differences between men and women with regards to employment, membership in trade unions, births, etc. (2)

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