Lavater, Johann Caspar. L'art de connaitre les hommes par la physiomie. Nouvelle édition, corrigée et disposé par J. L. Moreau. 10 volumes. With 603 coppers in the text and on plates. 23 x 15 cm. Red semi-leather ribbons d. Z. (somewhat flaky and rubbed, corners slightly bumped, edges with weak scrap marks) with subtle classicistic gilding. Paris, (Prudhomme), 1806-1809. Brunet III, 887. Schulte-Strathaus 109, 77 e. – Second French edition, compared to the first (four-volume) in changed order and increased considerably both in the text and in the illustrations. "Edition d'un usage beaucoup plus commode que la precedente" (Brunet). Lavater's main work Physiognomic fragments first appeared in 1775 to 1778. – A little sticky and brownish. Uncircumcised specimen in decorative half leather covers. Nice row.