Lot 251
RUBENSTEIN Art of Feminine Beauty'. 1930 Inscribed

Estimate: $400 - $450

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Helena Rubinstein, Cosmetics Entrepreneur The Art of Feminine Beauty' - 1930 Inscribed

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]