The Fabulous Mark Eden Bust Developer (Vintage enhancement product catalogue, June Wilkinson cover, 1965)

Self published, 1965. Very Good. Vintage enhancement product catalogue & workout manual digest booklet, w/ tips on how to use the product, a female "bust developer," popular model & actress June Wilkinson showcasing various techniques for effective uses on the cover & throughout.The device was widely marketed in California, particularly via periodicals aimed at the female community, promising to transform "flat bustlines into firm, shapely fullness." The product can be seen in pornographic films & magazines of the 1970s, mainly used as a gag prop. As far as its medical applications, one is left to wonder. Mark Eden's company eventually folded after a lengthy interaction w/ the US Postal Service, beginning about the time of this publication. This product even had a sequel: Mark Eden II Bust Developer. After several indictments of mail fraud, the company and its distributor, Feather, a figure salon kingpin of California, finally disappeared in the early 1980s. Other variants of the bust developer manual have been seen, & then accompanied by actual bust developers, this being the only variant featuring Wilkinson.24pp, 4 x 6.25 inches, saddle-stapled, B/W throughout. Very Good, toning, dampstains, edge wear.