Essays on physiognomy, designed to promote the knowledge and the love of mankind. By John Caspar Lavater, citizen of Zurich and Minister of the Gospel. Illustrated by more than eight hundred engravings accurately copied; and some duplicates added from originals. Executed by, or under the inspection of, Thomas Holloway. Translated from the French by Henry Hunter, D. D. Minister of the Scots Church, London- Wall.

Language: English

Published by London, printed for John Murray; H. Hunter,; and T. Holloway 1789-1798, 1798

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5 Teile in 3 vol. 34x28.5 cm. 18 n.n. Bl., 281 (recte 285) S.; XII, 444 S.; XII, 437 S., 4 n.n. Bl. Index, 2 n.n. Bl. directions to the binder. Mit 173 gestoch. Tafeln, 3 gestoch. Titelvignetten und ca. 360 gestoch. Vignetten im Text. Rote Lederbände der Zeit mit goldgepr. Rückentiteln, Rückenvergoldung, doppelter Deckelfiletierung, Ganzgoldschnitten. Erste englische Ausgabe, von Henry Hunter aus der französischen Ausgabe übersetzt. - Mit der Subskribenten-Liste im 1. Band. Ohne die erwähnten 2 Halbtitel für die jeweils zwei Teile im 2. und 3. Band. - Komplett mit 173 Tafeln (15 + 92 + 66), im Verzeichnis "directions to the binder" sind 174 Tafeln gelistet, die Tafel 29 mit dem Vermerk "This number was passed over in marking the plates, of course, it has no subject belonging to it". Im ersten Band wurden die Seiten 175-178 doppelt und mit * paginiert. - Einbände und an den Kapitalen beschabt, Band 1 und 3 mit kleine Kapitalfehlstelle oben, Gelenke teils etwas schwach. Band 3 auf Seiten 254-261 mit Wasserrand ausserhalb des Textes/Bildes. Tafeln teils stockfleckig und Anfangs und am Schluss jeweils etwas stockfleckig. Im Ganzen recht gutes Exemplar.…

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Essays on physiognomy, designed to promote the knowledge and the love of mankind. By John Caspar Lavater, citizen of Zurich and Minister of the Gospel. Illustrated by more than eight hundred engravings accurately copied; and some duplicates added from originals. Executed by, or under the inspection of, Thomas Holloway. Translated from the French by Henry Hunter, D. D. Minister of the Scots Church, London- Wall.
Author
Lavater, John Caspar (Johann Caspar)
Publisher
London, printed for John Murray; H. Hunter,; and T. Holloway 1789-1798
Publication year
1798
Language
English
Item weight
14,000 grams
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