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The Human Face
by Liggett, John
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0812817427
- ISBN 13
- 9780812817423
- Seller
-
melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Stein and Day, New York, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good/Good. Illustrator: Photographic and Illustrations. (10), XI-XXII, 287, (3) pages, acknowledgements, list of illustrations, and index. The text is illustrated with copious black-and-white photographs, sketches and illustrations. Black textured coloured cloth covered boards with silver titles to the backstrip. A little rubbing to the backstrip corners and the book corners. Foxing to the text block edges. Age toning of the internal text. Colour photographic dustwrapper with orange and purple titles to the front panel and blue and yellow titles to the backstrip. Creasing to the top backstrip edge and rubbing to the dustwrapper panels. " What's in a face? To Aristotle, the phrase was a sure indicator of character, and Renaissance sages considered ' face-reading ' a signs. Today we may no longer believe that people with small heads are fickle, or that large years are a sign of the tendency to chatter. Yet we are still inclined to like people -- even fall in love with them -- because of their faces, and we may dislike them just as smoothly and irrationally. We are is fascinated as our ancestors with the most human of all averages: the face. This slightly and provocative book explores the mysteries of the face." -- From the front fold over panel blurb. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic and Illustrations. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Psychology & Psychiatry; Social History; ISBN: 0812817427. ISBN/EAN: 9780812817423. Inventory No: 0111482. . 9780812817423
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0111482
- Title
- The Human Face
- Author
- Liggett, John
- Illustrator
- Photographic and Illustrations
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0812817427
- ISBN 13
- 9780812817423
- Publisher
- Stein and Day
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1974
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Psychology, Facial Recognition, Human, Faces Psychology & Psychiatry; Social History; Photographic and Illustrations Unbranded ISBN: 0812817427 EAN: 9780812817423 Liggett, John The Human Face
- Bookseller catalogs
- Social History;
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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