The Strange Story Of False Hair by Woodforde, John

New York: Drake Pub., 1972. Hardcover. Good/good-. New York: Drake Pub., 1972. Good/good-.

Paperback. Very Good.

London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1971. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. A light-hearted social history of false hair. 126 pages, b/w illustrations.; 5 3/4 x 8 3/4

Paperback. Acceptable.

Paperback. Good.

Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1971. Hardcover. Good.

Drake Publishers, 1972. Hardcover. Good.

NY: Drake Publishers Inc., 1972. Wigs have seemingly been worn throughout history, even on the genitals; the ancient Egyptians, for instance, wore them to shield their hairless heads from the sun. Other ancient peoples, including the Assyrians, Phoenicians, Greeks and Romans, also used wigs. Curiously, they are principally a Western form of dress — in the Far East they have rarely been used except in the traditional theatre of China and Japan. Some East Asian entertainers (Japanese Geisha, Korean Kisaeng) wore wigs (Katsura and gache respectively.) as part of their traditional costumes. After the fall of the Roman Empire, the use of wigs fell into abeyance in the West for a thousand years until revived in the 16th century as a means of compensating for hair loss or improving one's personal appearance. They also served a practical purpose: the unhygienic conditions of the time meant that hair attracted head lice, a problem that could be much reduced if natural hair were shaved and replaced… Read More

London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1971. xiv, 126pp, index, notes, bw ills. Or purple cloth in jacket. Slight fading to spine, light edge wear to price-clipped jacket. Some toning to endpapers, bookstore stamp with blacked out price on front free endpaper. The social history of wigs.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

(RKP, 1971). Hardback. Lacks fly leaf, otherwise good in dustwrapper. 126pp.