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Title: The Big Book of Legs
Authors: Edited by Dian Hanson
Publisher: Taschen
Year: 2009
ISBN: 9783836501880
Language: English, French, German

Description:
The Big Book of Legs explores how the female leg became central to women’s emacipation, from the French Revolution to the sexual revolution.
Over 400 photos document the first burlesque shows of the 1800s, the silk-stockinged flappers of the 20s, the nylon-mania of the 40s, the dawn of the stiletto in the 50s, and the golden age of leg magazines in the 60s.
Who wore the first high heels, how did nylons become a weapon of war, why were Betty Grable’s the "million dollar legs," where did Elmer Batters get his start, and just what is the deal with feet? The answers are all here, along with vintage photos by Irving Klaw, Peter Gowland, Bunny Yeager, Batters, and other great masters of leg art.

Available at:
Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.fr, Amazon.de, Amazon.co.jp