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ERWIN BLUMENFELD Horst JOHN WARD Vogue Beauty Book magazine 1949 vtg MAKE-UP 40s

ERWIN BLUMENFELD Horst JOHN WARD Vogue Beauty Book magazine 1949 vtg MAKE-UP 40s

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A very beautiful Erwin Blumenfeld silk cover photograph of this extremely rare Vogue Beauty Book from 1949.

More Blumenfeld beauty inside in colour.

These Vogue Beauty magazines were sold separately in a much smaller circulation and are very hard to find.  We rarely see them, they are extremely scarce.

Blumenfeld's imagery was best suited for beauty work with the strong colours and graphic lighting bringing out the best in the makeup and hair there is a full page colour hair & makeup collage inside.

Teenage beauty

Beauty for the older woman

Full page Horst in colour nail varnish image in the garden.

Horst B+W legs and feet

Photography for several articles by Frances McLaughlin

3x full page exquisite drawings by John Ward

Beautiful full page colour painting 'drawing' by John Daley

Hair drawings by Audrey Lewis

Lovely hand feature with gorg photographs illustrating 'Artistic', Executive', 'Practical', 'Youthful etc..

The ads in these beauty books from this period are wonderful illustrated beautiful pages. There are a lot of illustrated lingerie and beauty themed advertisements, the fashion illustration is exceptional.

Very good condition with some wear to bottom corner of spine see photographs.

Shipping includes insurance & online tracking. We are happy to combine post.

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