Essays on physiognomy; designed to promote the knowledge and the love of mankind.. Written in the German language by John Caspar Lavater, and translated into English by Thomas Holcroft; yo which are added one hundred physiognomical rules, a posthumous work by Mr. Lavater; and memoirs of the life of the author, compiled principally from the life of Lavater, by G. Gessner
Johann Caspar Lavater (Zurich 1741 - Zurich 1801)
Category
Books
Date
1869
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Vyne Estate, Hampshire
NT 3184820
Summary
Bibliographic description
cxxviii, 507, [1] p., frontis. plate, plates. ill. 8vo Provenance: Inscribed: ‘Chute / The Vyne’ Binding: Calf, raised boards, gold-decorated spine, brown spine-panel, gold-lettered
Makers and roles
Johann Caspar Lavater (Zurich 1741 - Zurich 1801) Johann Georg Gessner (1765-1843) Thomas Holcroft (1745-1809)