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<dl><dd>Bound as 1 vol. in old marbled paper-covered boards; gilt green leather label on spine; sprinkled edges; armorial bookplate of Paul Scherrer-Bylund on front pastedown</dd>
<dd>Author's name comes before title on title-page</dd>
<dd>Both parts were read by Lavater before the Naturforschende Gesellschaft in Zurich. The editor, J.G. Zimmermann, originally published pt. 1 without the author's permission in the Hannoverisches Magazin (Feb. 3, 7 and 10, 1772). In a preface to this edition of pt. 1, Zimmermann states that he omits his own notes, to which Lavater had objected</dd></dl><br>Subjects: Physiognomy</div>
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<dl><dd>Lavater, Johann Caspar, 1741-1801</dd>
<dd>Zimmermann, Johann Georg, 1728-1795</dd>
<dd>Weidmanns Erben und Reich</dd></dl></div>
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