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The bawd: a poem. Containing All the various Practices those diabolical Characters make Use of to decoy Innocent Beauty into their Snares, with their Behaviour to them, and the Means they are made to employ to entertain their numerous Gallants, many of whom are here described in the most glowing Colours. -And is, in the Whole, a high-seasoned Dish cooked up for the Bucks, Bloods, Choice Spirits, and Demy Reps, of the present Age. By a distinguish'd worshipper in the Temple of Venus.
Distinguish'd worshipper in the Temple of Venus.Date: [1782?]- Books
My beauty secrets / Hedges (Chemists) Ltd.
W. R. Hedges and Son Ltd.Date: 1915?]- Books
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The charms of beauty; or the grand contest between the fair Hibernians, and the English toasts, a poem: occasioned by the marriage of his Grace the Duke of Hamilton with Miss Elizabeth Gunning; and the expected Marriage of her elder Sister with a certain noble Earl.
Date: [1752]- Ephemera
Beauty ephemera. Box 12.
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Glycerine and cucumber cream : a most elegant preparation for beautifying and preserving the complexion.
Date: [between 1890 and 1899?]- Books
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A discourse concerning the beauty of Providence. By John Wilkins, D.D. [Three lines from Psalms]
Wilkins, John, 1614-1672.Date: 1720- Books
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Hair shop : a zine about Black hair stories.
Anyimadu, KorantemaDate: [2022]- Ephemera
New Knight's Castile! : look your loveliest with new Knight's Castile! : in the shops now!.
Date: [1964?]- Ephemera
Beauty ephemera. Box 11.
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Beauty ephemera. Box 6.
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A woman carries a fan box and other boxes, delivering goods from the shop in the background, at Atami station. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1830/1835.
Utagawa, Kunisada, 1786-1864.Date: [1830/1835]Reference: 37063i- Books
The Accomplish'd lady's delight in preserving, physick, beautifying, and cookery : containing, I. The art of preserving and candying fruits & flowers and the making of all sorts of conserves, syrups, and jellies. II. The physical cabinet, or, Excellent receipts in physick and chirurgery ... and also some new and excellent secrets and experiments in the art of angling. III. The compleat cooks guide, or, Directions for dressing all sorts of flesh, fowl, and fish, both in the English and French mode, with all sauces and sallets.
Date: 1675- Books
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The toy-Shop. A dramatick satire, to which is added, Beauty: or, the art of charming. A poem. Both by Robert Dodsley.
Dodsley, Robert, 1704-1764.Date: MDCCXXXV. [1735]- Books
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Conjugal love and duty: a discourse upon Hebrews xiii. 4. Preached at St. Ann's September 11, 1757. With a dedication to the Right Hon. Lady Caroline Russel. Asserting the Prerogative of Beauty, and Vindicating the Priviledges of the Fair Sex.
Brett, John, Rector of Moynalty.Date: [1757]- Books
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A lecture on the generation, increase, and improvement of the human species! Interspersed with precepts for the preservation and exaltation of personal beauty and loveliness; and For prolonging Human Life, Healthily and Happily, To the very longest possible Period of Human Existence! This curious, most eccentric, most important, and most cordially concentric Lecture, is begun with enumerating the safest and most efficacious Ways and Means of producing A Numerous, a Healthy, a Beautiful, and a Virtuous Offspring; And is closed with a glowing, brilliant, and supremely delightful Description of the Structure, and most irresistibly Genial Influences of the Celebrated Celestial Bed!!! The whole illustrated and embellished with A just and spirited Review of the Candour of News-Paper doers; of the present Professors and Administrations of Politics, Law, Physic, and Divinity; and with a Naked Exhibition of Asses, stripped of their Ermine, namely, of country just-asses, Mares, Alderwomen, and Whippers-In! By James Graham, M.D. President of the Council of Health!-Sole Proprietor, and principal Director of the Temple of Health! in Pall-Mall, near the King's-Palace.
Graham, James, 1745-1794.Date: [1783]- Books
Natural health & beauty / Weleda.
Date: [Between 1990 and 1992?]- Pictures
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A hairdresser holding a bust of a woman with an elaborate hairstyle. Coloured engraving by A. Joly, ca. 1813.
Joly, Adrien Jean Baptiste Muffat, 1772-1839.Date: [1813?]Reference: 29551i- Ephemera
Beauty ephemera. Box 10.
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The beauties of Harrogate and Knaresbro' A poem.
Date: [1798]- Books
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The Accomplish'd lady's delight in preserving, physick, beautifying, and cookery : containing I. the art of preserving and candying fruits & flowers ..., II. the physical cabinet, or, excellent receipts in physick and chirurgery : together with some rare beautifying waters, to adorn and add loveliness to the face and body : and also some new and excellent secrets and experiments in the art of angling, 3. the compleat cooks guide, or, directions for dressing all sorts of flesh, fowl, and fish, both in the English and French mode.
Date: 1675- Ephemera
Beauty ephemera. Box 7.
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For sale, at Miss Goldthwait's shop, no. 18, Cornhill, a beautiful assortment of brocades ...
Goldthwait, Martha, 1764-1839.Date: between 1782 and 1795]- Books
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The psalm-singer's choice companion, or an imitation of Heaven on earth; and the beauty of holiness. Being a compleat composition of church musick, containing variety of tunes for all the common metres of the psalms, ... To which is added, An alphabetical dictionary, ... The second edition, carefully corrected and amended by the author; ... All set and composed by John Barrow, ...
Date: [1740?]- Books
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Il convito amoroso! or, a serio-comico-philosophical lecture, on the causes, nature, and effects of love and beauty, At the different Periods of Human Life, in Persons and Personages, Male, Female, and Demi-Charactêre; And in Praise of the Genial and Prolific Influences of the Celestial Bed! As delivered by Hebe Vestina! The Rosy Goddess of Youth and of Health! from the Electrical Throne! in the Great Apollo-Chamber, At the Temple of Hymen, in London, Before a Glowing and Brilliant Audience of near Three Hundred Ladies and Gentlemen, who were commanded by Venus, Cupid, and Hymen! to assist, in joyous Assembly, at the Grand Feast of very Fat Things, which was held at their Temple, on Monday Evening, the 25th of November, 1782; but which was interrupted by the rude and unexpected Arrival of his Worship, Midas Neutersex, Esq; and his Bum-Possé, just as the Dessert was about to be served up. Published at the earnest Desire of many of the Company, and to gratify the impatient and very intense Longings of Thousands of Adepts, Hibernian and British;-of the Cognoscenti;-et de les Amateurs ardens des delices exquise de Venus! To which is subjoined, a Description of the stupendous Nature and Effects of the Celebrated Celestial Bed!
Hebe Vestina.Date: MDCCLXXXII. [1782]- Books
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The beautiful shepherdess of Arcadia.
Date: [1775?]