London / Chicago: Nichols & Co. / Rand, McNally & Co., 1901. Fourteenth Edition (Revised and enlarged). Hardcover. Small quarto (10.25 x 8.25 inches). xvi + 164pp. + lv [55] b/w plates + x pages Appendix and adverts at rear. White cloth lettered in black on spine & with titling..... More
Boston, MA: Marsh, Capen,and Lyon, 1835. Third Revised. Hardcover, large 8vo, xvi + 664 pp. Original brown cloth, paper spine label with title etc, frontis, b&w illustrations, index. Boards lightly chafed, extremities rubbed, corners and spine ends a bit worn and chipped at both ends, spine label faded and slightly..... More
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1955. First edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. 604pp. Black cloth gilt-lettered on spine, gilt head design on front board. B/w frontis. & illustrations. Bibliography & index. Slight wear to spine ends & corners of boards, page-edges lightly browned, boards a little rubbed, previous owner's name stamp..... More
Baltimore, MD: Warwick and York, Inc., 1919. First Edition. Hardcover, sm.8vo, 142pp. Original green cloth with gilt title, etc. to spine, blind rules, charts and tables, references. Ex-library with all usual markings, pocket on rear endpaper, otherwise just light surface soil and rubbing to edges of boards, binding sound and..... More
York Beach, ME: Weiser Books, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover, sm.4to, xiv + 348 pp. 'A practical guidebook for physical, psychological and spiritual diagnosis through hand analysis focusing on the fundamental metaphysical teachings of the Wu-Hsing method practiced within Chen Yen Esoteric Buddhism'. An unused copy. Fine in Fine dustjacket... More
London: Faber, 1971. Reprint. Hardcover. Large octavo. 108pp. Blue cloth lettered in gilt on spine. Color frontis. B/w illustrations. Index & bibliography. An authoritative introduction to the art, development and tools of handwriting, from its origins in ancient Egypt and Sumer through mediaeval times and into the twentieth century. Page-edges..... More
Francofurti: Joann. Baptistam Schonwetter, 1665. First Edition. Hardcover. Small quarto. (x) + 259 pp (+ 1pp). [supplementary pages 249 - 251 pasted in at rear] Contemporary full vellum binding, with author and title ("Flisco De Fato") handwritten in red ink at top of spine. Engraved portrait frontispiece, title page with..... More
New York: L. N. & O. S. Fowler, 1842. First Edition. Hardcover. 16mo. 136pp. Decorated cloth lettered in gilt on front board. B/w illustrations. Page-edges browned, small white marks (paint?) on front board, previous owner's name (elborately signed with decorations) on front free endpaper, heavy foxing to some pages throughout..... More
New York: Fowler & Wells, 1890. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Small octavo. 152pp. Half-leather, lettered & ruled in gilt on spine, marbled papered boards. Marbled endpapers. B/w illustrations. Leather quite worn, small piece lost from top of spine, leather corner pieces worn from boards, large fore-edge sections of paper lost from..... More
New York, NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1922. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. xiv + 226pp + 4pp ads. Green cloth gilt-lettered on spine & front board. Inscribed by the author on second blank page. Bottom of spine rubbed, spine lettering dulled, top-edge lightly browned, else a solid, clean VG copy..... More
New York, NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1922. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. xiv + 226pp + 4pp ads. Green cloth gilt-lettered on spine & front board. Slight fraying to spine ends, cover lettering dulled, slight bumps to corners of boards, page-edges browned, previous owner anme on front free endpaper, else..... More
London: Peter Owen, 1959. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 184pp. Light blue cloth gilt-lettered on spine. Index. B/w illustrations (handwriting samples). The first edition of this comprehensive look at hand-writing analysis and interpretation. Spine ends chafed, bumps to corners of boards, minor foxing to page-edges, otherwise a clean VG + copy..... More
Boston, MA: James Munroe, 1850. First Edition Thus [ Revised ]. Hardcover. Octavo. 252pp. + viii + 122pp. Original black cloth, boards decorated in blind, gilt-lettered on spine, b/w illustrations, appendix. The author, J. Stanley Grimes, was a committed phrenologist, who believed that phrenology was the principal science of human..... More
London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Inc., 1910. First edition. Hardcover. Small octavo viii + 295pp + 25pp publisher's catalogue. Original red cloth with gilt lettering to spine and upper board, index. Vienna born Bernard Hollander (1864 -1934) became a British citizen in 1894 and practiced psychiatry, hypnosis and phrenology..... More
New York, NY: Grosset & Dunlap, 1966. Hardcover. Small octavo. 96pp. Brown papered boards lettered on spine. Bibliography. Top-edge foxed, bumps to bottom-corners of boards, previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown, else a solid, clean VG copy in VG dust jacket (dust jacket a little rubbed). More
Big Rapids, MI: The Ferris-Windsor Company, 1921. First edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. 604pp. Original cloth gilt-lettered on spine & front board. Index & glossary. B/w illustrations & frontispieces. Several color plates. Inscribed by Woodbridge N. Ferris on first blank page. Top of spine chafed, bottom of spine frayed, spine darkened..... More
New York, NY: Fowler & Wells, 1905. First English language edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 150pp + 4pp ads. Maroon cloth gilt-lettered on spine & front board. Spine ends rubbed, spine lettering dulled, minor discoloration to boards, top-edge foxed & dusty, previous owner's name on title-page, else a solid, clean VG copy..... More
Heidelberg, Germany: Zweite Auflage Niels Kampmann Verlag, 1928. German edition. Hardcover. Slim octavo. 104pp. Brown cloth lettered in gilt on spine & front board. German text. "Mit 23 Figuren." Spine lettering dulled, boards slightly rubbed & discolored, slight foxing to pages, otherwise a solid near-VG copy (no dust jacket). More
New York, NY: Galahad Books, 1971. Hardcover. Octavo. 158pp. Red papered boards lettered in white on spine. Index. A tight, clean VG+ copy in VG dust jacket (dust jacket lightly rubbed, small edge-tear). More
Paris: Garnier Freres, ND. Abridged edition. Softcover. Small octavo. 284pp. Bound in crude purple wrappers. French text. B/w illustrations. Spine creased, wrappers rubbed, title-page slightly marked, small tears at ends of title-page in gutter, small piece of brown paper glued to inner margin of first text page, otherwise a solid..... More
New York: Bell Publishing Company, ND [ 1963 ]. First Edition. Hardcover. Small octavo. 144pp. Original bright green cloth with gilt lettering to spine, b&w frontis and illustrations by Murray Kershner. Using words and diagrams, the author gives her meanings to the shapes of the hands, the mounts, the major..... More
Philadelphia, PA: David McKay, 1923. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 368pp. Original cloth lettered in black on spine & front board. B/w illustrations (handwriting samples). Spine ends slightly frayed, bumps to corners of boards, minor discoloration to boards, page-edges lightly browned, previous owner name on title-page, otherwise a solid near-VG copy..... More
Philadelphia, PA: The Blakiston Company, December, 1945. Reprint. Hardcover. Octavo. viii + 344pp. Grey cloth lettered in black & yellow on spine. B/w illustrations. A clean VG+ copy in VG dust jacket (dust jacket slighty rubbed, a few edge nicks). More
New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1953. Seventh Printing. Hardcover. Small quarto. 104pp. Brown papered boards lettered in black on spine & front board. "A useful and entertaining book which puts graphology entirely in the hands of the layman, enabling him to analyze any handwriting quickly and accurately without any..... More
New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1953. Eighth Printing. Hardcover w/ dust jacket, sm.4to, 104 pp, very good - condition, brown papered boards, black title, etc. to spine and front cover, pages 25--44 are tissue paper, slight wear and soiling to cover, light staining to cover, minor bumping to top..... More
