Electrotype and Printing Blocks Featuring Male Body Building Advertisements from the 1920s-1950s

by MACFADDEN, Bernarr and others

$2,500 · Offered by Between the Covers

[Circa 1920-1950]. Hardcover. A collection of 87 steel or zinc line blocks and copper electrotype blocks illustrated by various artists between 1920 and 1950 featuring body builder advertisements and ads to obtain the “perfect body.” The blocks measure from 2.5” x 2.5” by 10.5” x 7” and are all near..... More

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