Lavater's Essays on Physiognomy, London, 1797, Vol. 1, Loaded with Engravings gerson bahia Frame measures 14 1/4" x

Frame measures 14 1/4" x 10 1/4"

it was clearly made from one piece of brass

marker on lightweight card

Jackstraws average about 4 1/2" l

Each one of these is different

Lavater's Essays on Physiognomy, London, 1797, Vol. 1, Loaded with Engravings gerson bahia Frame measures 14 1/4" xThis 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