Essays on physiognomy. ... for the promotion and the love of mankind
by Johann Caspar Lavater & Thomas Holcroft
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- 19th century
- Languages: English, German
- Content type: Primary source
Lavater was the last of the descriptive physiognomists. cf. Garrison
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| Edition | Date | Publisher | Language | ISBN | Access | Links |
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Internet Archive institutional pre-1900 scan | 1806 | London : Vernor & Hood; Vernor & Hood | English, German | — | Public |
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- Contributing institution: Wellcome Library
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- openlibrary-work:OL17692135W
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