Harper's Bazaar Beauty Book

New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, Inc.. Near Fine in Very Good dj. (c.1959). First Edition. Hardcover. [good sound copy, minor shelfwear, modest bump to lower front corner; the jacket shows a little edgewear, with a short tear and some associated creasing at the bottom of the front panel, light scuffing to front panel, a bit of soiling on the rear panel]. (pen & ink drawings) "Every woman has at least one acquaintance who seems to ride the years with grace, acquire admirers effortlessly and even teach her children to have a well-groomed look from cradlehood up. How does she manage to do it? What is the secret which makes her unique among her friends? Now at last the editors of America's greatest fashion magazine give you the answer, explaining just how you can build confidence and make the most of your natural assets [and achieve] that air of naturalness and unawareness which is the very essence of chic." (Got that, ladies? You too can be natural and unaware -- but you really gotta work at it!) "There is no conceivable beauty problem that is not treated [in this book] -- from skin, to nails, to hair, to posture, to tension, to voice and mannerisms. But most of all the editors tell you how to surround yourself with an aura of beauty." For some reason this book is quite scarce today (even the Popular Library paperback edition); maybe all those who divined its secrets, back in the day, decided to keep it to themselves. .