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Published by Published by H. Symonds, London, 1797
, [ii], pages 187-388, illustrated with 68 [of 70] engraved plates accurately copied from the originals, translated from the last Paris edition, title page incorrectly states this to be volume III, lectures XVIII to XXXII New Edition , lacking covers, front free endpaper detached and with owner's inscription, rest of textblock held by spine which is rubbed and missing title label, loss at head and tail of spine, 2 plates missing (no.150 & 174), some pages and plates lightly foxed, in good- condition , only calf spine of binding remains Octavo, 21 cm x13 cm Hardback ISBN:
Published by Reprinted by T. and J. Swords, for Berry and Rogers, Hanover-Square, New York, 1790
Book
Full-Leather. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Third Edition stated on title page. Top two inches of leather spine missing. First free endpaper is taped through the middle. Name in ink on front endpaper. Also a signature on the border of page 40. No frontispiece but not know if one was published with this edition. Light foxing throughout text. 114 pages and two pages of advertisements for Berry and Rogers to rear.
Published by J. Johnson, Ldn, 1788
Seller: Larry W Price Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 224 pp.+ Engraved Frontis Plt, Full Brn Period Leather, 12mo (3.75 x 6 Inches), Red Label tipped on spine & Gilt title with Elaborate Gilt Pattern occupying all of spine, damp stain affecting back side of Engraved Plt but not front nor any of the text, hinges reinforced, else Good & Tight with High Quality, Clean Paper, Binding is Attractive, 1st ed (note at back says, end of Vol 1. Explanation is found in editor's note: "intention is to add another volume of Aphorisms on Art, With Characters and Examples, not indeed by the same author, which the reader may expect in the Course of the Year" Thus this vol is complete and stands alone as single volume.
Published by H.D. Symonds, London, 1797
Seller: Alcuin Books, ABAA/ILAB, Scottsdale, AZ, U.S.A.
Octavo. The physiognomic classic that dominated the 18th and early 19th centuries with Bronte, Dickens, Hardy and even Oscar Wilde in this now discredited interpretation. Three volumes in four translated from the last Paris edition by Rev. C. Moore, Vol. 1: 243, Vol. 2 & 3: 186, 187-288 and Vol. 4: xi-[15]16-334pp., illustrated with several hundred engravings (356 full page engravings including the three frontispieces and one folding facsimile letter with a repair), bound in full tree calf, board edges decorated with a gilt roll, raised bands, double red morocco labels gilt, fully gilt decorated, top edges gilt, with the bookplate of Earl of Cromer (Evelyn Baring, 1841-1917) the British Consul-General in Egypt and a member of the influential Baring banking family. Joints lightly rubbed, closed tear to upper margin of page 90, monkey plate following page 125 has half of the folding plate lacking. A few small chips to heads but still quite nice.