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an old book with a drawing of a man ' s face and a drawing of a man ' s headan open book with a drawing of a human head and a diagram of the brain
Jeschke Jádi Auctions Berlin

Estimate €250 - €350
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Medicine Spurzheim, Johann Gaspar The Physiognomical System of Drs. Gall and Spurzheim. Based on an Anatomical and Physiological Examination of the Nervous System in General and of the Brain in Particular. With a frontispiece and 18 plates. London, Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, 1815. XVIII, 571 pp. Large 8°. Cloth with gold-stamped fillets and a spine label (worn and bumped). With a handwritten ownership inscription by Ernst Zikl (?). – Driven by a desire to understand how the brain and its individual parts function, Gall and Spurzheim devoted themselves to the study of the brain. In doing so, they put forward the theory that one could infer the behaviour of humans and animals from external physical characteristics. - Edges browned. Generally well preserved. Medicine - With a frontispiece and 18 plates. Leather with gold-stamped cover fillets and spine plate (rubbed and bumped). – With a handwritten ownership entry by Ernst Zikl (?). – Driven by a desire to understand how the brain and its individual parts function, Gall and Spurzheim devoted themselves to the study of the brain. In doing so, they proposed the theory that one could infer the behaviour of humans and animals based on external physical characteristics. - Edges browned. Overall, well preserved. This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is payable on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This lot is subject to the standard tax regime. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.
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About the sale Valuable books, prints, historical photographs
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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