Phrenological Chart Character by Stackpool Odell Mrs (4 results)

Original Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 21st. Edition. nd. c.1919. Red cloth with black edging and gilt titling; with original pale green wrappers bound in; all edges gilt. Slight wear and soiling to covers; tight and sound binding. Overall, a very copy. It includes a 30 page hand-written phrenological delineation of the character of a Mr T.P.JONES dated October 1919. (as indicated in the title page as well), the entire assessment is in the hand of Stackpool E O'Dell. Included are comments covering every facet of Mr Jones character (sensitiveness, self-confidence, hopefulness, cheerfulness, concentration, resourcing, home-life, recreation.). T.P.Jones went on to become Brirish Consul in Chile. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

56 pages. - Cloth.

8vo. (209x139mm), pp: ii,[1]-56,[2], verso of final leaf being adverts., title page with the name of the patient 'Master Frank Serra' & the date 'January 1910' inserted in ink & on page 6 in the Phrenological Chart of Character his 'Degrees of Faculty' e.g. Friendship, Benevolence, Mental Temperamenty et al also inserted in ink WITH The manuscript 'Phrenological Delineation of Master Frank Serra By Stackpool, E. O'Dell and Miss Florence H. O'Dell, January 1910, 31[1]pp to include title page, neatly written in ink & legible following the printed text. Diet table also completed in ink, bound in original red cloth, gilt title to front cover, double ruled in black, very good indeed. Wonderful reading embracing every school report in its negative appraisal of the boy's abilities & recommending the Army as a profession.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. None (illustrator). A scarce work documenting the research of E. Stackpool O'Dell and his wife in the field of phrenology, with handwritten notes presenting their findings. Scarce work.Bound in the publisher's original red cloth. This fascinating work contains the phrenological research of husband and wife duo, Edward and Florence Stackpool O'Dell. During this study, the O'Dell's presented multiple charts of character through analysing the relationship between skull contours and personality, a practice known as phrenology. This particular study was undertaken with many different test subjects, with this copy assessing Harold Eaton Hart. With thirty pages of handwritten notes detailing the O'Dell's findings, to the rear of the work, with information relating to 'Size of Head', 'Self-Esteem', 'Hope' and more.Gaining popularity in the late nineteenth century, this psychological theory is now largely criticised, with modern MRI studies taken place to disprove it. With the occasional stamp of The O'Dells' London Phrenological Institution. Bound in the publisher's original red cloth. Externally, excellent, with light marking to the cloth, including some small puncture marks, heavier to the rear. Ink inscription to front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. First few pages are age toned, but clean. Otherwise pages are bright and clean, with the odd stamp. Handwritten note to title page and final thirty pages, as is expected. Very Good Indeed. signed by author. book.