How to Read Character: A New Illustrated Hand-Book of Phrenology and Physiognomy, for Students and Examiners; with a Descriptive Char [No author attributed but Samuel Robert Wells]
Publishing: 1883 by Fowler & Wells, 753 Broadway, New York
An 1883 edition of Samuel R. Wells' popular handbook on phrenology and physiognomy. The author intended the book as a practical guide to reading character through the features of the face and shape of the head. The Work reflects the widespread Victorian fascination with character analysis, self-improvement, and the emerging pseudosciences of the nineteenth century. An enduring classic of American phrenological literature.
Condition: publishers victorian style cloth binding, gilt title to cover and spine, binding firm, clean copy in Very Good condition