New Illustrated Self Instructor in Phrenology and Physiology; with Over One Hundred Engravings
by Fowler,O.S. and L.N
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Vg/No Jacket
- Seller
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Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Samuel R.Wells, 1875. Later Printing . Hardcover. Vg/No Jacket. 12mo. 176 pgs.plus four pages of publishers ads at the end. b/w illustrs.Charts.Green blindstamped and gilt decorated cloth with little wear.Spotty foxing in the text.....not unsightly.Enables the reader to determine the character of a person by interpreting the shape and bumps of the head.....
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dale Cournoyer Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- VM6500
- Title
- New Illustrated Self Instructor in Phrenology and Physiology; with Over One Hundred Engravings
- Author
- Fowler,O.S. and L.N
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Vg
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Later Printing
- Publisher
- Samuel R.Wells
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1875
- Size
- 12mo
- Keywords
- Cranium Skull Shapes Character Types Heads Science Vintage Text Medical Book
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science & Technology;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Dale Cournoyer Books
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Victoria, British Columbia
About Dale Cournoyer Books
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...