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London: Published by the author, 1859. 7 x 5". viipp., [1]p.(contents),viipp. (analytical index), 101pp., [1]f. (Pears advertisments). Contemporary marbled boards, leather back and corners, the backstrip reads, "The Skin" and at the foot, "Owen." As opposed to a disbound pamphlet, this work is the only item left in what was once a larger volume. Naturally, the binding is somewhat frail. Bookseller's ticket of W. Crofts, Oxford Street. Contents: "The skin and its functions"; "The skin - its dependencies and properties"; "The skin and its diseases"; "Greek and Roman baths"; "Ancient anointing"; "Perfumes of the bath"; "Importance of perspiration. Hydropathic and medicated baths"; "Ancient soaps"; "Manufacture and constituents of modern soap"; "Hard soap"; "Yellow or resin soap"; "Soft soap"; "Toilet soap"; "Ordinary soft toilet soap"; "Pearl soft soap"; "Hard soap for the toilet"; and "Transparent soap." Collated and complete. A former owner has noted, "'Pears soap' Curious," in pencil on front free endpaper. Seller Inventory # 004738
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