Lavater's Essays on Physiognomy, London, 1797, Vol. 1, Loaded with Engravings african basket with a little surface scratching

with a little surface scratching on a couple of the cards and light wear/aging to the brass

though I'd keep it there year round

I really love a utilitarian box like this

Hill blocks I just listed

and also the ones I like tend to have really strong graphic appeal

Lavater's Essays on Physiognomy, London, 1797, Vol. 1, Loaded with Engravings african basket with a little surface scratchingThis is a very rare 1797 first edition English translation (published in London) of Johann Kaspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy Calculated to Extend the Knowledge and the Love of Mankind" volume one (of four volumes.) Lavater (1741 1801) was a Swiss poet, writer, philosopher, theologian, and physiognomist, credited with being the first to introduce the idea that physiognomy related to the specific character traits of individuals, rather than