A TREATISE ON THE HAIR. PUBLISHED BY R.P. HALL & CO. PROPRIETORS OF HALL'S VEGETABLE SICILIAN HAIR RENEWER, FOR RESTORING THE HAIR TO ITS NATURAL COLOR, AND PROMOTING ITS GROWTH. NASHUA, N.H.
by Hall, Reuben P
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About This Item
[Nashua?, 1866. 24pp, stitched. Original printed title wrappers [as issued] with sketch of a scene at Hall's factory. Near Fine.
Hall began his business in Nashua in the early 1860's. He claimed to have gotten his secret formula from a poor Italian sailor. He was an imaginative advertiser, selling trade cards, key chains, and other items touting his "entirely new scientific discovery, combining many of the most powerful and restorative agents in the vegetable kingdom." This pamphlet explains the science of hair and the restorative powers of his elixir.
OCLC records a number of institutional copies under several accession numbers.
Hall began his business in Nashua in the early 1860's. He claimed to have gotten his secret formula from a poor Italian sailor. He was an imaginative advertiser, selling trade cards, key chains, and other items touting his "entirely new scientific discovery, combining many of the most powerful and restorative agents in the vegetable kingdom." This pamphlet explains the science of hair and the restorative powers of his elixir.
OCLC records a number of institutional copies under several accession numbers.
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- Bookseller
- David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 34207
- Title
- A TREATISE ON THE HAIR. PUBLISHED BY R.P. HALL & CO. PROPRIETORS OF HALL'S VEGETABLE SICILIAN HAIR RENEWER, FOR RESTORING THE HAIR TO ITS NATURAL COLOR, AND PROMOTING ITS GROWTH. NASHUA, N.H.
- Author
- Hall, Reuben P
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Place of Publication
- [Nashua?
- Date Published
- 1866
- Bookseller catalogs
- AMERICANA;
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David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC
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