RUDOY, Marion and Miriam CORDWELL. The Complete Book of Men’s Hairstyles and Hair Care

(New York): Crown Publishers, 1974. First edition. Hardcover. 21.5 by 14.7cm. 149 pages. Illustrated throughout. A cool comprehensive guide to men’s hairstyling and grooming, published at a moment when changing fashions were reshaping ideas of masculine appearance. The book surveys the history of men’s hairstyles, then turns to contemporary cuts and styling, hair and scalp care, salons, cosmetics, moustaches and beards, wigs, toupees and hairpieces. Illustrated with 117 examples of hairstyles, it captures the variety of looks available to men in the 1970s, from conventional grooming to more adventurous styles. A very good copy in dust jacket. Scarce.