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LAVATER, Johann Kaspar. L'art de connaître les hommes par la physionomie. 1820.

Photo LAVATER, Johann Kaspar. 

LAVATER, Johann Kaspar. 

L'art de connaître les hommes par la physionomie. 

Paris, Depélafol, 1820.

Ten 8vo (217x139 mm), vol. 1 : (6)-418 pages. Pl. 1 to 32 / vol. 2: (4)-236 pages. Pl. 33 to 103 / vol. 3: (4)-292 pages. Pl. 104 to 166 / vol. 4: (4)-316 pages. Pl. 167 to 191 / vol. 5: (4)-320 pages. Pl. 192 to 251 / vol. 6: (4)-260 pages. Pl. 242 to 345 / vol. 7: (4)-278 pages. Pl. 346 to 454 / vol. 8: (4)-288 pages. Pl. 455 to 525 / vol. 9: (4)-315 pages. Pl. 526 to 599 / vol. 10: (4)-iii-269 pages.
Plates are in text or separate. In this edition no pl. 10 and 11 (in.t in ed of 1806) aare required. Pl 32 (Diderot Portrait is numbered pl. 352 T6, as on the copy numerised by google).
Some plates misbound (106 at the end of vol. 2, plates 254/255/256 of part 6 are in vol 3 p. 14). Pl. 535 is p. 14.
There are some bis plates : 185 (with pl. 185), 192 and 230 (in.t.) and 192 bis 2 and 3 and 339 (ht.).
Plate 548 of vol 9 is missing.  binding : Modern quarter cloth, flat spine, title and volume number in gilt on lettering-pieces. Waterstains on tomes 3, 5, 6, 7 and 9. Old repairs on 7 pages and 6 plates. Some foxing. 

Photo LAVATER, Johann Kaspar. 

Johann Kaspar Lavater (1741-1801) was a Swiss poet, writer, philosopher, physiognomist and theologian.
He is most well known for this book on physiognomy (Physiognomy is a practice of assessing a person's character or personality from their outer appearance—especially the face.).

Price : 350 €

Photo LAVATER, Johann Kaspar. 
Photo LAVATER, Johann Kaspar. 
Photo LAVATER, Johann Kaspar. 
Photo LAVATER, Johann Kaspar. 
Photo LAVATER, Johann Kaspar. 
Photo LAVATER, Johann Kaspar. 
Photo LAVATER, Johann Kaspar. 
Photo LAVATER, Johann Kaspar. 
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