Boston, MA: Marsh, Capen,and Lyon, 1835. Third American Edition, Revised. Hardcover, large octavo. xvi + 664 pp. Original brown cloth, paper title-label to spine. Frontispiece and one plate. A few B&W illustrations and diagrams in text. Index. The author, George Combe (1788-1858), was a Scottish lawyer who became one of..... More
New York: S. R. Wells & Co., 1876. Reprint of the Third edition, with Corrections and Additions. Hardcover. Octavo. 392pp + iv adverts. Original brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine and black borders and rules to upper board and spine, blind rules on rear board, b&w illustrations, appendixes, index..... 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, 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
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
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
New York, NY: Stephen Daye Press, 1951. Second Printing. Hardcover. Large octavo. 208pp. Red cloth lettered in black on spine. "An easy-to-use guide to handwriting analysis with 70 tables and 350 handwriting samples." Bibliography & index. Spine ends chafed, spine edges rubbed, top-edge foxed, else a solid, internally-clean near-VG copy..... More
Philadelphia, PA: Penn Publishing Company, 1923. Hardcover. 16mo. 170pp. Green cloth lettered in white on spine & front board, black decorations on spine & front board. "How to tell your own and your friend's character from the shape of the head.." B/w frontis. & illustrations. Spine lettering & spine ends..... More
London: L.N. Fowler & Co., ND. (circa 1898). Revised. Hardcover. Small octavo. 120pp. + 4pp. ads. Papered boards with photographic portrait & titles printed on front board. B/w illustrations. Some wear & discoloration to boards, paper missing from over spine, chipping around edges of boards, boards weakly attached, offsetting to..... More
Venetia: Presso Christoforo Tomasino, 1644. Tenth Printing. Hardcover. Small folio. (xii) + 570 pp. (+ ivpp.) Contemporary pig-skin (?) over limp paper boards, bound without as spine, so that the bands to which the gatherings are sewn, and the gatherings themselves, are visible. Title page vignette, and two portraits; numerous..... More
