Phrenology Applied To Painting and Sculpture
Combe, George
£65.00
Phrenology Applied To Painting and Sculpture
By George Combe
Paperback. Published by Simpkin, Marshall, and Co., London, 1855. Believed to be the First Edition. Approx size: 22cm H x 14.5cm W (8 ¾” H x 5 ¾”W). xx 158pp. Light green covers; Appendix; 5 b/w line drawn illustrations. Condition: Covers are grubby and rubbed, with a stain to the rear and spine; Owner’s name to the outer front cover; Bumping to the head/tail of spine & corners; Dust stained outer page edges; Pages are clean; No inscriptions; Seldom and minor foxing; Tight binding; No tears.
An extremely scarce title in good condition.
“In 1844, 1846 and 1847, several letters on the application of Phrenology to Painting and Sculpture, were published by me in the Phrenological Journal. They attracted some attention at the time, and were translated into Italian. Their contents are now rearranged; a few illustrations have been added; and, with these alterations, they are reproduced in the following pages.”
Taken from the opening paragraph of the Preface.
Overall condition: Good