Author: Lavater, Jean Gaspard [or Johann Casper Lavater].
Title: Essai sur la Physiognomonie, destiné A faire Connoître l'Homme & à le fair Aimer.
Description: La Haye, [1781]-1786. 3 (of 4) vols. Eng. portrait of Lavater, 4 fine large engr. vignets, 145 full-page portraits (o.a. portraits of Da Vinci, Dürer, Erasmus, Rubens) & 390 engravings in the text. Gilt tooled mottled calf. Sm. folio.- - Engr. portrait of Lavater later added (sl. torn along the platemark).Fine large paper copy. - Without the fourth volume which was published after the French Revolution in 1803. - Goed. IV 1,263. - - THIS BOOK IS NOT AVAILABLE IN OUR SHOP IN THE OUDE HOOGSTRAAT. PLEASE MAKE AN APPOINTMENT IF YOU WISH TO SEE THE BOOK. - -

Keywords: Natural History Physionomy Natuurwetenschappen Physionomie