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THE POWER AND BEAUTY OF SUPERB WOMANHOOD

THE POWER AND BEAUTY OF SUPERB WOMANHOOD

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The American bodybuilder known as the 'Father of Physical Culture', turns his attention to exercises for women wanting to improve their body shape, with suggested routines and a remarkable series of photographs of women stripped to the waist with accompanying captions detailing their defects and the methods by which these might be addressed. Unlikely to be reprinted!

8vo. 277pp. Cloth-covered boards. Covers lightly scuffed and worn to edges. Pages clean. A good copy.

Date
1901
Publisher
New York: Physical Culture Publishing Co.
Author
Bernarr A. MACFADDEN

£30.00 (Code: 103124)

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