New York, NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1904. First edition. Hardcover w/ dust jacket, 8vo, vi + 142 pp, good + condition, brown cloth, black title, etc. to spine and front cover, significant wear and soiling to dust jacket, one-inch tear on top of jacket spine, chipping to top and..... More
New York, NY: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1927. Third Printing, Signed. Hardcover, no dust jacket, large 8vo, x + 374 pp, good - condition, maroon cloth, gilt title, etc. to spine, illustrations, author's inscription to previous owner on ffp, moderate wear and soiling to cover, significant staining to cover, minor..... More
New York, NY: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1927. First edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. x + 374pp. Maroon cloth gilt-lettered on spine & front board. B/w illustrations (handwriting samples). As the title suggests - the first edition of this comprehensive look at handwriting analysis. Spine ends slightly chafed, slight scuff to..... More
New York, NY: Pantheon Books, 1952 copyright. Hardcover. Octavo. xii + 382pp. Blue cloth gilt-lettered on spine, lettered in blind on front board. Bibliography & index. Spine ends rubbed, spine slightly discolored, otherwise a clean VG copy in VG dust jacket (dust jacket rubbed, spine ends chipped & creased). More
New York, NY: Pantheon Books, September, 1953. Second printing. Hardcover. Octavo. xii + 382pp. Grey cloth lettered in black on spine & front board. Bibliography & index. B/w illustrations (handwriting samples). Top-edge dusty, spine ends rubbed, bumps to top-corners of boards, slight foxing to front endpapers, else a solid, internally-clean..... More
New York, NY: Bonanza Books, 1965. Reprint. Hardcover. Octavo. xvi + 224pp. Red cloth lettered in black on spine. Bibliography. B/w illustrations (handwriting samples). Spine ends chafed, top-edge foxed, small previous owner sticker on front free endpaper, else a solid, clean VG copy in VG dust jacket (dust jacket rubbed)..... More
London: George Allen & Unwin, 1954. Second impression. Hardcover. Octavo. xii + 288pp + 4pp ads. Includes a 48pp Supplement held by a cloth strip inside rear board; this Supplement is a softcover booklet with many reproductions of handwriting samples. Main book: Blue cloth lettered in white on spine. Boards..... More
Brighton, England: Privately published, nd (circa 1938). First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. xxii + 464 pp + 6 pp of adverts. Original blue cloth with gilt title, etc. to spine, b&w frontis and illustrations. Inscribed and signed by the author: "Brighton, Aug. 15 1938, To our eternal friends...........with the good wishes..... More
New York, NY: Fowler & Wells, 1882. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 414pp. + 12pp. ads. Blind-stamped pebbled cloth with gilt title, etc. to spine. Illustrations. Index. The author, Nelson Sizer (1812-1897), spent over 40 years studying and teaching phrenology; he traveled through New England and the Middle Atlantic states lecturing..... More
New York, NY: The Gregg Publishing Company, 1920. Hardcover. Large octavo. viii + 198pp. Red cloth lettered in black on spine & front board. "For the Practical Use of the Expert, the Student, and the Layman Arranged in Form for Ready Reference. To which is added an Appendix containing a...... More
New York, NY: The Gregg Publishing Company, 1920. Hardcover. Large octavo. viii + 198pp. Red cloth lettered in gilt on spine & front board. "For the Practical Use of the Expert, the Student, and the Layman Arranged in Form for Ready Reference. To which is added an Appendix containing a...... More
New York, NY: Grune & Stratton, 1950. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. x + 276pp. Light grey cloth lettered in red on spine & front board. Bibliography & index. Spine ends chafed, binding slightly skewed, top-edge foxed, previous owner names erased on front free endpaper, occasional marginal pencil annotations & pen..... More
Venice: Per Agostino de Bindoni, 1538. Hardcover. Small Octavo. 344pp. Signatures: A-X8 Y4. Old (eighteenth century?) quarter leather, with varnished patterned paper covered boards, and leather spine with leather title label between gilt rules. Edged speckled. Large woodcut vignettes on title-page, verso of title page, and at colophon. Imprint and..... More
Wellingborough, England: Aquarian Press, 1986. Third impression. Softcover. 12mo. 96pp. "How to assess character and potential from writing." Small top-corner crease to front cover, pages age-toned, else a clean, tight VG copy. More
