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Essays on Physiognomy. Designed to Promote the Knowledge and the Love of Mankind (in 5 vols.)

Essays on Physiognomy. Designed to Promote the Knowledge and the Love of Mankind (in 5 vols.) by Lavater, Johann Caspar; William Blake (illustrator); Henry Hunter (translator)

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Title
Essays on Physiognomy. Designed to Promote the Knowledge and the Love of Mankind (in 5 vols.)
Author
Lavater, Johann Caspar; William Blake (illustrator); Henry Hunter (translator)
Seller
Whitmore Rare Books (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
London: Printed for John Murray, 1798. First edition in English. Near Fine. Three folio volumes bound in five (12 7/8 x 10 1/4 inches; 327 x 260 mm). [ii, half-title, verso blank], [ii, vignette title-page, verso blank], [ii, translator's preface], [vi, advertisement], [iv, contents], [x, list of subscribers], [ii, dedication], [vi, author's preface], [ii, French translators' preface], [3]-280; [iii]-xii]; [1-3], 4-238; [1, half title vol II. part II, verso blank], [239]-444; [iii-iv, title-page, verso blank], [v]-xii, contents, [1]-252; [2, half title vol III. part III], 253-437, [1, blank], [1]-xi index, [1, blank] pp. Complete with 174 engraved plates after Rubens, Fuseli, Bartlozzi and Blake. Bound ca. 1830 in full dark green diced calf, covers with double ruled gilt line and decorative corner-pieces in gilt. Spines with five raised bands, elaborately tooled in gilt, two brown morocco labels lettered in gilt. Gilt ruled board edges and turn-ins, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. With the engraved armorial bookplate of Viscount Birkenhead on front paste-down of each volume. Some light foxing and offsetting throughout but still an incredible set of this landmark work. Near Fine. Johann Caspar Lavater (1741 - 1801) "was the last and most influential of the descriptive physiognomists, a class of pseudo-scientists who attempted to ascertain character on the basis of physical features...Von der Physiognomik [1772], an unillustrated two-volume book, was Lavater's first work on the subject; this was later expanded, with the help of Goethe, into the four-volume Physiognomische Fragmente (1775 - 1778), and further perfected in a French translation, Essais sur la physiognomie [1781]...supervised by Lavater himself. Lavater's physiognomy differed from those of his predecessors in that he paid special attention to the structure of the head, particularly the forehead - a form of psychological indexing that exerted some influence on the development of phrenology and brain localization theories in the early nineteenth century. Lavater's work also influenced artists of the period, both in the overall creation of portraits, and in the use of his physiognomical theories to construct individual faces in historical paintings" (Norman Library). Among the portraits included in Essays on Physiognomy are those of Descartes, Locke, Milton, Newton, Vesalius, Voltaire, and George Washington. Osler 3178. Near Fine.
Moriyama Zoo No. 1: Tribute to Daido Moriyama

Moriyama Zoo No. 1: Tribute to Daido Moriyama by MORIYAMA, Daido

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Title
Moriyama Zoo No. 1: Tribute to Daido Moriyama
Author
MORIYAMA, Daido
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Harper's Books (United States)
Condition
New in the publisher's shrinkwrap.
Description
Tokyo: Powershovelbooks, 2009. New in the publisher's shrinkwrap.. First Edition. Square quarto in box. Edition of 1000. Includes two vinyl LPs, a CD, 10 prints, and pop-up card in a box. (The item is sealed in shrinkwrap and has not been examined; this description is based on online sources.)
FOLLOW THE DREAM

FOLLOW THE DREAM by Sis, Peter

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FOLLOW THE DREAM
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Sis, Peter
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Type Punch Matrix (United States)
ISBN
9780679806288
Condition
Fine in near fine dust jacket.
Description
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1991. First edition. Fine in near fine dust jacket.. Signed first printing of this simple story of Christopher Columbus's career, with fantastic illustrations by Peter Sis - winner of the NEW YORK TIMES Illustrated Children's Book Award. Hans Christian Andersen Medal-winning artist Peter Sis's entrancing, joyful, and detailed illustrations mix technical prowess with a love for the medium. His work boasts man accolades, including seven NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW Best Illustrated Book of the Year awards, Society of Illustrators gold and silver medals, and three Caldecott Honors. 11.75'' x 9.75''. Original color pictorial boards. Original unclipped ($15.00) color pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated in color. Unpaginated. Signed by Sis to verso of flyleaf, with drawing of an angel emerging from an egg. NEW YORK TIMES Illustrated Children's Book Award medallion to front of jacket. Clean and sound. Vibrant overall.
Tabeau's Narrative of Loisel's Expedition to the Upper Missouri.

Tabeau's Narrative of Loisel's Expedition to the Upper Missouri. by ABEL, Annie Heloise (editor).

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Tabeau's Narrative of Loisel's Expedition to the Upper Missouri.
Author
ABEL, Annie Heloise (editor).
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Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Condition
Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
Description
Norman:: University of Oklahoma Press,. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1968. Hardcover. Translated from the French by Rose Abel Wright. Second printing. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. .
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Arte Tantra. Mario Tazzoli. Milano

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Arte Tantra. Mario Tazzoli. Milano
Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
Condition
VG, some soiling to cover.
Description
Milan, Italy: Gallery Mario Tazzoli, 1972. Softcover. VG, some soiling to cover.. White embossed wraps, stiff paper. [20] pp. 10 color illustrations. Text in Italian. After a 3-page introduction, lists 67 works., 10 of which are illustrated.
Daniel Blum's Screen World 1953 (Volume IV)

Daniel Blum's Screen World 1953 (Volume IV) by Blum, Daniel

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Daniel Blum's Screen World 1953 (Volume IV)
Author
Blum, Daniel
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ReadInk (United States)
Condition
Very Good-
Description
New York: Greenberg: Publisher. Very Good-. (c.1953). (Volume 4) First Printing. Hardcover. (no dust jacket) [shelfwear and light bumping/fraying to all corners, small light stain at right edge of front cover, internally clean and unmarked]. (B&W photographs) Provides cast/production credits for all films released in the U.S. during 1952. The "Promising Personalities" of the year contained quite a few actors who actually did fulfill their promise; those singled out (with full-page photos of each) included Richard Burton, Marilyn Monroe, Robert Wagner, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Tab Hunter, and Grace Kelly. (The lesser lights were Aldo Ray, Anne Francis, Dewey Martin, Jeffrey Hunter, Julia Adams, Keith Andes, and Allyn McLerie.) This year's "Portrait Dolls of Famous Film Folk" (thankfully confined to a single page) gives us a group shot of dreadful doll versions (created by Mary Green, "New York Artist") of John Barrymore, Marlene Dietrich, Ben Turpin, Clara Bow (particularly unlike the real thing) and Robert Stack. The volume is dedicated to Harriet Parsons, producer (and daughter of Louella). .

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