Young Women Past Forty; A Modern Sex and Health Primer of the Critical Years
New York: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, ca. 1940. Reprint. Hardcover. 8vo. [6], vii-xiii, [3], 17-250, [4] pp. Blue cloth with gold lettering on the front board and spine; blue topstain. Price of $1.00 on the front flap of the dust jacket. With a contemporary pamphlet advertising a product called the "Bend-Easy Belt", a slimming device worn on the abdomen. An advertisement in contrast to the book's dedication, which thanks women in history who believed that fulfillment and achievement did not end at age forty. First published in 1934, this is a reissue by Grosset and Dunlap. Podolsky's primer covers menopause, anxiety in women aged forty and over, marriage, widowhood, living single at age forty, exercise, and healthy habits for women forty and above. Very Good / Very Good+. Item #000010298
A Very Good book with toning to the preliminaries and a tiny puncture to the rear gutter; jacket shows a small nick to the rear panel and a bit of rubbing.
Price: $75.00