{"product_id":"1789-lavaters-essays-on-physiognomy-3-vols-psuedo-science-800-engravings","title":"1789 Lavater's Essays on Physiognomy (3 Vols) Psuedo Science : 800+ Engravings","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEssays on Physiognomy;\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDesigned to promote the knowledge and the love of mankind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy John Caspar Lavater\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIllustrated by more than eight hundred engravings\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExecuted by, or under the inspection of, Thomas Holloway. Translated from the French by Henry Hunter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLondon: printed for John Murray, H. Hunter, and T. Holloway, 1789-1798. Complete in Three Quarto Volumes. Volumes 2 and 3 are dated 1792 and 1798 respectively, are each in two parts. - With a list of subscribers in vol. 1. Contemporary full leather bindings. 173 Plates and Hundreds of Engravings by William Blake, Rubens, Bartolozzi, Thomas Holloway and Others. The Blake contribution to the book consists of three engraved vignettes signed \"Blake S\" and \"Blake Sc\" {Volume I, pages 127 (attributed but not signed\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCONDITION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll three bindings are worn, missing title labels, and with boards shaken but still holding on by the binder's cords. All contents present. Some foxing throughout which is mostly contained to the outer margins of the plates (see examples of this in images provided). Overall a good complete set.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Gently Mad Book Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63845727502713,"sku":null,"price":485.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0735\/3496\/4020\/files\/lavater.jpg?v=1782572079","url":"https:\/\/thegentlymadbookshop.co.uk\/products\/1789-lavaters-essays-on-physiognomy-3-vols-psuedo-science-800-engravings","provider":"The Gently Mad Book Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}