Lavater's Essays on Physiognomy, London, 1797, Vol. 1, Loaded with Engravings african basket and also the ones I

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

Ideal for playing on a pool table

you can almost read the hand of cards held by the young man to nearest to the right of the tent

though I'd keep it there year round

Lace measures 9 5/8" long

Lavater's Essays on Physiognomy, London, 1797, Vol. 1, Loaded with Engravings african basket and also the ones IThis 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