3 volumes in 5, 4to (342 x 270). Half-titles, 172 engraved plates (of 173), numerous illustrations, list of subscribers. (Some soiling and spotting, occasional offsetting, a few short marginal tears.) Modern calf-backed contemporary russia, black leather lettering-pieces gilt, edges marbled (rebacked with hinges reinforced, some light wear, some scuffing). Provenance: Harry Arnold Arnbarrow (bookplates); T. Harrison Surgeon (redacted signatures, 1834); Thomas Gough (signatures, 1863). 

FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH IN BOOK FORM of this treatise on the pseudo-science of Physiognomy related to the assessment of character or personality from an individual's outer appearance, including depictions of notable figures such as Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, and Seneca.