Lavater's Essays on Physiognomy, London, 1797, Vol. 1, Loaded with Engravings made in India and its boldness in red

and its boldness in red and tan

presumed early 20th century

All of this adds up to one of my very favorite finds of late

near-horizontal branch coming in from the right is of a very old Oak

Lavater's Essays on Physiognomy, London, 1797, Vol. 1, Loaded with Engravings made in India and its boldness in redThis is a very rare 1797 first edition English translation (published in London) of Johann Kaspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy Calculated to Extend the Knowledge and the Love of Mankind" volume one (of four volumes.) Lavater (1741 1801) was a Swiss poet, writer, philosopher, theologian, and physiognomist, credited with being the first to introduce the idea that physiognomy related to the specific character traits of individuals, rather than