Gaspard Lavater - L'Art De Connaitre Les Hommes Par La Physionomie - 1835

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Lavater's theories influenced contemporary artists, the science of phrenology and the criminology of Cesare Lombroso -

Gaspard Lavater - The Art Of Knowing Men By Physiognomy - 1835 - Volume Ninth -

Good condition of the binding, work in its original brown half-leather, good condition of the covers and the spine, friction from use, corners, crowns and joints rubbed, decorated spine, gilt title -

Good condition inside, light foxing, 72 superb plates out of text engraved on copper in sanguine, executed under the inspection of the painter Vincent, marbled flyleaves -

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