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Lot 208

Sale 5505 - American Furniture, Decorative & Folk Art
Apr 19, 2016 6:00AM ET
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Collection of books on phrenology and related subjects 19th century

Including: Boardman, A. A Defence of Phrenology... (New York: Fowler and Wells, 1847); Bridges, Frederick. Phrenology Made Practical and Popularly Explained (London: Sampson Low, Son, & Co., 1857); Buckly, J. Gillis. An Epitome of Phrenology and Temperamental Physiology… (Cincinnati: Longley Brothers, 1857); Buell, P.L. and N. Sizer. A Guide to Phrenology, Designed to Illustrate the Science of the Human Mind as Manifested Through the Brain... First Edition. (Woodstock, VT: Haskell and Palmer, 1842); {Burton, Warren.} Uncle Sam's Recommendation of Phrenology to His Millions of Friends in the United States (New York: Harper and Brothers, 1842); Combe, George. Elements of Phrenology (Edinburgh: John Anderson, Jun., 1825); Combe, George. A System of Phrenology (New York: William Colyer, 1842); An Epitome of Phrenology; Being an Outline of the Science as Taught by Gall Spurzheim and Combe...(Boston: Marsh, Capen & Lyon, 1835); Combe, George. Moral Philosophy; or, The Duties of Man Considered in his Individual, Social, and Domestic Capacities. (New York: Harper & Brothers, 1861); Fowler, O.S. & L.N. Phrenology Proved, Illustrated and Applied...(New York: W.H. Colyer, 1836); Grimes, J. Stanley. Etherology; or, the Philosophy of Mesmerism and Phrenology... (New York: Saxton and Miles, 1845); Grimes, J. Stanley. Etherology, and the Phreno-Philosophy of Mesmerism and Magic Eloquence…(New York: Saxton and Miles); Horsell, William. Hydropathy for the People: With Plain Observations on Drugs, Diet, Water, Air and Exercise (New York: Fowlers and Wells, 1850); Jones, Silas. Practical Phrenology. (Boston: Russell, Shattuck & Williams, 1836); Levison, J.L. Mental Culture; or the Means of Developing the Human Faculties (Boston: Allen and Ticknor, 1834); Nott, J.C. and Geo. R. Gliddon. Types of Mankind: or, Ethnological Researches, Based upon the Ancient Monuments, Paintings, Sculptures and Crania of Races, and Upon their Natural, Geographical, Philological, and Biblical History…(Philadelphia: Lippincott, Grambo & Co., 1854); Spurzheim, G. Outlines of Phrenology (Boston: Marsh, Capen and Lyon, 1832); Spurzheim, J.G. Examination of the Objections made in Britain Against the Doctrines of Gall and Spurzheim (Boston: Marsh, Capen & Lyon, 1833); The Physiognomist's Own Book: An Introduction to Physiognomy; Drawn from the Writings of Lavater (Philadelphia: James Kay, Jun. & Brother, 1841).

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