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479 - LAVATER, Johann Caspar *The Art of Knowing Men Through Physiognomy*. New edition, corrected and arranged in a more methodical order [...]. Paris: L. Prudhomme, 1806. 9 vols., 8vo (no title page, occasional spotting). Contemporary marbled sheepskin, flat spines, bleached edges (some joints beginning to split, some heads and tails slightly damaged). French translation of Lavater’s (1741–1801) best-known work on the idea that physiognomy relates to the specific character traits of individuals, rather than general types. Illustrated with numerous engraved plates depicting heads, silhouettes, and facial details of humans and animals, etc. Ref. BnF. Formerly owned by Karel van Hulthem (bookplate). - Théodore de Valenzi (bookplate).
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LAVATER, Johann Caspar *The Art of Knowing Men Through Physiognomy*. New edition, corrected and arranged in a more methodical order [...]. Paris: L. Prudhomme, 1806. 9 vols., 8vo (no title page, occasional spotting). Contemporary marbled sheepskin, flat spines, bleached edges (some joints beginning to split, some heads and tails slightly damaged). French translation of Lavater’s (1741–1801) best-known work on the idea that physiognomy relates to the specific character traits of individuals, rather than general types. Illustrated with numerous engraved plates depicting heads, silhouettes, and facial details of humans and animals, etc. Ref. BnF. Formerly owned by Karel van Hulthem (bookplate). - Théodore de Valenzi (bookplate).
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