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Lavater's looking-glass, or, Essays on the face of animated nature, from man to plants

by Charles Grignion, Allen and Co Lackington, Johann Caspar Lavater, Millar Ritchie, Charles Reuben Ryley, Jean Joseph Sue & W. J. and J. Richardson

  • First published:
  • 18th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: Primary source

Signatures: pi² a⁴ B-O⁸ P⁴ Engraved frontispiece by Charles Grignion after Charles Reuben Ryley Includes index ESTC The imprint of the frontisipiece plate has been erased away. It originally read: Publish'd by T. Bellamy 1 July 1793 Binding: old tree calf; gilt borders on boards; gilt spine; armorial bookplate of Arthur Clifton Hansard on front pastedown

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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Divination and oracles.

  • Divination and oracles

    Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive matched “Physiognomy”. Retained metadata contains “Physiognomy” in the subject metadata.

    • Physiognomy· via Internet Archive
    • Physiognomy· in subject

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1800-01-01T00:00:00ZLondon : Printed by Millar Ritchie ... and sold by Messrs. Richardsons ..., Lackington, Allen, and Co. ... and Geisweiler ...EnglishPublic digitized item

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  • Contributing institution: Getty Research Institute
  • Digitization sponsor: Getty Research Institute
  • Discovery required Internet Archive search metadata to report a PDF format; the exact direct-file URL is added only after the item's file listing confirms an unrestricted PDF filename.
  • Internet Archive institutional collection: americana
  • Scanner: gri-digital-services
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internet-archive:gri_33125008793438
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