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Spine and edges of wraps are sunned and a bit discolored. Minor shelfwear. Clipped obituary of Evans tipped in. ; Looks at ancient physiognomy up to the fourth Century AD. ; Transactions of the American Philosophical Society New Series - Volume 59, Part 5; 101 pages
pp. xviii, 1211. Numerous text engravings. 8vo. Original gold decorated full purple cloth binding. Extremities bumped. Phrenology; its preservation restoration etc. Mental Philosophy, human and self i mprovement, civilization, home, country, commerce, rights, duties, ethics, etc. God, His existence, attributes, laws, worship, natural theology, etc. Immortality, its evidences, conditions, relations to time, rewards, punishments, sin, faith, prayer, etc. Intellect, memory, juvenile and self education, literature, mental discipline, the senses, sciences, arts, avocations, a perfect life, etc. A thorough phrenological guide to every aspect of human life. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! PHREN 1
90p. 12mo. Original decorative printed wraps. Character reading by Prof. Otto Hatry for Edwin R. Kurtz. Prof. Otto Hatry's folded full page advertisement with prices. Small tear on front cover otherwise a nice copy. Very scarce. PHREN 2
Five volumes in one. pp. 41, 46, 58, 63, 65 (12) [Publisher's catalogue]. Numerous text engravings. 12mo. Original full publisher's cloth binding. Text has some staining. PHREN 2
pp. xii, 792. Illustrated by over 500 woodcuts and photo-type images. 4to. Attractive contemporary leather backed marbled boards binding. Armorial bookplate of Sydney Humphries, the great scholar of oriental carpets. Issued as the first volume of the series: 'Les Merveilles de la Nature' edited by A. E. Brehm. Verneau was the preparator at the Anthropological Laboratory, Paris. He is very interested in the physical types represented in the races of the world. He also gives good coverage of various cultures, social customs, habits, clothing, art, and architectures throughout the world. A most remarkable volume. FR4
pp. 148 (4) [Publisher's catalogue]. Numerous text engravings. Large 12mo. Original full publisher's cloth binding. Gilt decorated phrenological head on front cover. Includes a "Reading Given by H.S. Swaim, Sept. 27, 1875." The person who was the subject of the "reading" is not identified. Nice copy. Scarce. Cowan is most famous for his popular seies of medical and health advice books the "Science of New Life." Scarce. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! PHREN 2
pp. ix, 184. Portrait frontis. Twenty-four full page illustrations. *** PLUS Twenty four original ink drawn manuscript versions of these illustrations. A palmist's working copy with several pages of original manuscript marginal annotation. 4to. Original worn decorative full cloth binding. Spine taped. Very unusual. OCC 10
334p. Illustrated with 330 text engravings. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Spine has some loss. Printed label of Dr. W. L. Hays advertising his office hours in Philadelphia. Given to A. Cameron fro m Dr. Hays, 1867. Charming illustrations of birds, beasts and animals. Very scarce and important Phrenological study. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! PHREN 1
pp. (vi), 275 + Plus seven engraved plates, each with six illustrations of heads. 12mo. Uncut. Original marbled boards binding, paper spine gone. Johann Kaspar Lavater (1741-1801), Swiss theologian and mystic is chiefly remembered for this work on physiognomy. Derived from the works of Giambattista della Porta, this is the art of determining character and personality from facial characteristics and shapes. It was a concept that was continued in the phrenological researches of Victorian times. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! OCC 16
Paris, Jules Renouard 1866. In-4 relié demi-basane verte. Dos lisse à faux nerfs, titre doré. Faux titre, titre, 508 pages contenant 539 figures dans le texte. Edition originale avec ex-Libris. Quelques rousseurs pâles, sinon bel exemplaire.
In 8° (mm 225x140); pagg. 380, sedici tavole fuori testo (su quattro fogli ripiegati). Bellissimo esemplare con barbe, freschissimo. Mezza pelle coeva di gusto neoclassico con angoli, doppio tassello arancione e nocciola al dorso, filetti e fregi dorati<BR>
This undated edition was published by L. Rene in London, probably in the late 1890s. "Complete Edition, with engravings." - title page. Colour plates. A fascinating nostalgic presentation of the birds and the bees, and the development of the child from conception to birth, and beyond. "Erection is chiefly caused by scuraum, eringoes, cresses, crysmon, parsnips, artichokes, turnips, asparagus, candied ginger, acorns bruised to powder and drank in muscadel, scallion, sea sheel fish, etc... The act of coition being over, let the woman repose herself on her right side, with her head lying low..." - p.10. Hinges open. Some plates loose but present. Above-average but not excessive wear. Tiny binder's tag inside back board, otherwise unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Book
viii + 295pp.+ 1 tableau dépliant, brochure ancienne marbrée, Edition originale de 1797, 20cm., texte frais, très bon état, W88822
In-4°; pp.(4), 255, (1), con quattro illustrazioni, di cui una applicata a p. 65. Legatura coeva in mezza pelle con angoli. Edizione originale dell’opera di Cesare Lombroso (1835-1909) considerata fondamentale per la nascita dell’antropologia criminale. Lombroso fu un convinto seguace del positivismo francese, che applicò ai suoi studi di medicina sociale; riallacciandosi a tesi già percorse relative alla criminalità innata e biologicamente condizionata, Lombroso si spinge nell’Uomo delinquente a sostenere che i comportamenti criminosi possono essere determinati da predisposizioni di natura fisiologica, che si manifestano in particolari conformazioni anatomiche del cranio. Pesa sugli studi lombrosiani un forte assoluto determinismo. PMM 364. Govi 317.
