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Essays on physiognomy; designed to promote the knowledge and the love of mankind

3 volumes : (4to) · Issued in 41 parts, 1788-1799. Cf. New York. Public Library. The Arents collection of books in parts, New York,, 1957, p. 74 · Inserted in v. 1 are "The English translator's preface" (dated Dec. 24, 1798, and signed: Henry Hunter) and an "Advertisement" by Henry Fuseli · "The translation and engravings were under the superintendence of ... H. Fuseli ... The engravings were executed by Thos. Holloway, Bartolozzi, Wm. Blake, and other eminent artists" - Lowndes, The bibliographer's manual of Eng. lit · According to the "Errata" (v. 3, p. [459]) "upwards of eight hundred" in the title is an error · "List of subscribers": v. 3, p. [447-456] · Translated from v. 1-3 of the French edition of Physiognomische Fragmente printed at The Hague in 1781-87. "The posthumous 4th vol. (1803) of the French ed. was never translated" - Bibliotheca Osleriana

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