| Author | Lavater, Johann Kaspar |
|---|---|
| Title | The Pocket Lavater, or, The Science of Physiognomy |
| Publishing Location | New York |
| Year | 1817 |
| Publisher | Van Winkle & Wile |
| Edition | |
| Number of Pages | 140 |
| Publishing Country | GBR |
| Publishing Language | ENG |
| Notes | COMPLETE TITLE: The Pocket Lavater, or, The Science of
Physiognomy: to which is added, An Inquiry into the Analogy existing
between Brute and Human Physiognomy, from the Italian of Porta.
Embellished with 44 Copperplate Heads.
Second edition: New York, C. Wiley & Co., 1818. Online text: GOOGLE BOOKS - INTERNET ARCHIVE English version of Le Lavater portatif, ou Précis de l'art de connaître les hommes par les traits du visage [1808] (see), abridged version of L'art de connaître les hommes par la Physionomie (see), translation of Physiognomische Fragmente zur Beförderung der Menschenkenntnis und Menschenliebe (see). The Comparison of Man with other Animals (pp. 99-140) consists of extracts from the second book of Della Porta's De humana physiognomonia (see), translated into English from the Italian version (Della fisionomia dell'uomo (see)). LATER EDITIONS: Third edition: New Haven [Conn.], Baldwin & Treadway, 1829. - Hartford, Andrus & Judd, 1832. Online text: INTERNET ARCHIVE - New York, N.C. Nafis, 1841. |
| File pdf | The Pocket Lavater, or, The Science of Physiognomy - 1817 |
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