[BUSINESS -- BEAUTY]. LEE, George L., illustrator. Dreams Come True! Picture Stories of Famous People. How to Tell what Dreams Mean. New York and Memphis: Black & White Company, [1940s].
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Feb 28, 2023
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[BUSINESS -- BEAUTY]. LEE, George L., illustrator. Dreams Come True! Picture Stories of Famous People. How to Tell what Dreams Mean. New York and Memphis: Black & White Company, [1940s].
12mo, 4 3/4 x 6 3/4 in. Profusely illustrated. (Light soft fold.) Original illustrated wrappers (right soil, partial separation at hinge).
FIRST EDITION promotional booklet issued by the Black and White Company which sold beauty products intended for an African American audience, including hair products, skin products (including skin whitener), and makeup for Black skin tones. Interspersed with illustrated advertisements for the various products are short illustrated biographies of notable African Americans including Booker T. Washington, Frederick Douglass, and Jack Johnson.
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