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Maître Paul PASTAUD

79 - VIMONT (Jh.). Treatise on Human and Comparative Phrenology. …
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VIMONT (Jh.). Treatise on Human and Comparative Phrenology. Second edition. [Atlas.] Brussels, Etablissement encyclographique, 1835. Large oblong quarto, half-calf, with decorated raised bands on the spine (contemporary binding). Binding worn, head and foot corners scuffed. Numerous foxing spots and old water stains. [1] f. 32 pp. and 176 plates engraved in black (compared with 120 in most copies). Included with this volume: POUPIN (Théodore) Phrenological and Physiognomic Characteristics of the Most Famous Contemporaries, according to the systems of Gall, Spurzheim, Lavater, etc. Brussels, Encyclopaedic Establishment, 1837. In-12, contemporary brown half-calf (spine missing, cover detached). 3 anatomical plates and 37 portraits of famous figures of the time, accompanied by diagrams of their skulls and a note explaining their principal character trait based on the skull (secretiveness for Talleyrand, acquisitiveness for Paganini, conscientiousness for Chateaubriand, idealism for Victor Hugo, orderliness for Cuvier, etc., etc.).
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About the sale MONTIGNAC – 31st BOOK SALE – Day 1 of 4 – Nos. 1 to 549
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Auction time 08/19/2026 at 11:00 AM
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