Phrenological Delineation Chart Character by Stackpool Odell (3 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.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Red boards with gilt title and text block edges. No date but all the signatures within are dated 1910. 58 pages followed by 30 pages of written in text by the O'Dells. Signed by owner who had the delineation; on the front endpaper and the cover page where it s dated 1910. Bump with crease to bottom front corner cover. Spine sunned and some dark marks to the spine at the back joint. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. In good to very good condition, red cloth boards with black edging and gilt titles to front. Some discolouration to board edges. Small stamp of Gall-Spurz-Combe, East Sheen, (presumably something to do with the author of the Definitions of Mental Faculties) to the front end paper, otherwise clean apart from the hand written entries by Stackpool O'Dell. A fully completed example of this booklet with 30 hand written pages to the rear, giving the character and advice for the future for one rather wayward youth, a William Barclay. This example certainly gives the implication that O'Dell may well have had the benefit of the Fathers opinion (or rather lack of it) of his Son before compiling his report. The results are certainly disparaging and recommend banishment abroad to work on the plantations should the callow youth not buckle down immediately to some sort of profession. Fascinating reading.