RARE! 1850's Antique PHRENOLOGY & PHYSIOLOGY Illustrated Book / QUACK MEDICINE

  
1850's Antique PHRENOLOGY & PHYSIOLOGY Illustrated Book / QUACK MEDICINE. The practice of phrenology, or the study of bumps on the skull to predict mental and character traits, began in Germany and spread to the rest of Europe and the United States in the nineteenth century.

Illustrated self-instructors, such as those published by American brothers Lorenzo Niles Fowler and Orson Squires Fowler, taught people how to conduct phrenological examinations without formal training. Now considered a pseudoscience, phrenology was often used to justify racism, sexism, and classism, and was dismissed by many scholars even at the height of its popularity. The Illustrated Self-Instructor In Phrenology and Physiology with One Hundred Engravings and a Chart of the Character. Printed by Fowler and Wells, New York, in 1857.

Measures 7 1/2" by 4 3/4". Book is complete, with no ripped or torn pages. All pages firmly attached at spine, with no repairs, except for scotch tape inside front cover. Wear and soiling, and toning throughout, as shown. No bookplate or library markings, and no writing inside book. All items are from a smoke-free home. I take extra care in packing, and you will never find inked newspaper touching your new treasures. FREE scheduling, supersized images and templates.

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• Binding: Hardcover
• Publisher: Fowler and Wells
• Subject: Phrenology
• Language: English
• Place of Publication: New York
• Year Printed: 1857
• Topic: Medicine
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Author: O.