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Phrenology within the reach of all : to the lady or gentleman of this house, with Mr. Moores' compliments / Thomas Moores.

Apollo presiding over a gentleman of sensual appetite; representing the sanguine temperament. Etching by J.D. Nessenthaler, ca. 1750.

The goddess Diana presiding over military figures representing the choleric temperament. Etching by J.D. Nessenthaler, ca. 1750.

A man woos a woman in a garden; representing the sanguine temperament. Engraving by R. Sadeler after M. de Vos.

A depressed scholar surrounded by mythological figures; representing the melancholy temperament. Etching by J.D. Nessenthaler, ca. 1750.

Neptune presiding over a businessman making money through investment and a man drinking beer; representing the phlegmatic temperament. Etching by J.D. Nessenthaler.

A man woos a woman in a garden; representing the sanguine temperament. Engraving by after M. de Vos.

The psychology of character / by Rudolf Allers ; translated, with an introduction by E.B. Strauss.

The characters of Theophrastus / translated from the Greek, and illustrated by physiognomical sketches. To which are subjoined the Greek text, with notes, and hints on the individual varieties of human nature. By Francis Howell.

Sex & character / by Otto Weininger. Authorised translation from the 6th German ed.

Dr. Klages' Entwurf einer Charakterkunde : für Erzieher allgemeinverständlich besprochen und auf die Heilpädagogik angewandt / von Oskar Hermann.

A lecture on heads / by Geo. Alex. Stevens, with additions, by Mr. Pilon, as delivered by Mr. Charles Lee Lewes. To which is added, an essay on satire. With forty-seven heads by Nesbit, from designs by Thurston.

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The psychology of character / by Rudolf Allers ; translated, with an introduction by E.B. Strauss.

The characters of Theophrastus / translated from the Greek, and illustrated by physiognomical sketches. To which are subjoined the Greek text, with notes, and hints on the individual varieties of human nature. By Francis Howell.

Sex & character / by Otto Weininger. Authorised translation from the 6th German ed.

Dr. Klages' Entwurf einer Charakterkunde : für Erzieher allgemeinverständlich besprochen und auf die Heilpädagogik angewandt / von Oskar Hermann.

A lecture on heads / by Geo. Alex. Stevens, with additions, by Mr. Pilon, as delivered by Mr. Charles Lee Lewes. To which is added, an essay on satire. With forty-seven heads by Nesbit, from designs by Thurston.