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Excerpt from The Toilet and Cosmetic Arts in Ancient and Modern Times: With a Review of the Different Theories of Beauty, and Copious Allied Information, Social, Hygienic, and Medical
HE present volume is not intended to instruct T the learned, nor to amuse the idle, but simply to impress the reader with the importance of paying reasonable attention to the matters of which it treats, to enforce this as well as to interest him by historical facts and references, and to furnish him, in a popular form, with directions and information for his guidance. The aim has been to make the work useful and practical, rather than learned, showy, or sensational; and to address society at large, rather than any select class of it.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
HE present volume is not intended to instruct T the learned, nor to amuse the idle, but simply to impress the reader with the importance of paying reasonable attention to the matters of which it treats, to enforce this as well as to interest him by historical facts and references, and to furnish him, in a popular form, with directions and information for his guidance. The aim has been to make the work useful and practical, rather than learned, showy, or sensational; and to address society at large, rather than any select class of it.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Author(s) - Arnold James Cooley
Hardback
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780266760382
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 4.7 cm
Page Count - 816
Paperback
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ISBN - 9781527735873
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 4.4 cm
Page Count - 818
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