THE CORSET QUESTION.
Davenport, IA: Amazon Drygoods, n.d. Saddle-stapled magazine. Light shelfwear. Very good.
Item #67460
24 pp. A selection of correspondence from “The Englishwoman’s Domestic Magazine 1867-1872” on tight-lacing, figure training, and the wasp-waist utilizing the corset. Includes 4pp. black-and-white photos of a 1970s model with her waist reduced to 19", plus two photos of a modern recreation of an iron corset cover from the court of Catherine de Medici.
Price: $45.00