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Susana Cocroft

Susana Cocroft, author of "Beauty a Duty" poses for the first page of her book.

Bernarr Macfadden

Bernrarr Macfadden, and American publisher and strongman poses as Michelangelo's "David" statue.

1895 Guidebook, Talks Upon Practical Subjects

This is a small, green, hardcover, book. It is intended to provide instruction for women on how to care for one’s body.

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Cover, The Woman Beautiful: A Practical Treatise On The Development and Preservation Of Woman's Health and Beauty, and The Principles Of Taste In Dress

8.6x11 mossy green cloth covered book with red ink accenting. Ella Adelia Fletcher’s The Woman Beautiful represents a meaningful concern to how women…